La Trobe University
Masterplan Summary
Bendigo Campus
Friday, May 21, 2010 v1.0
Bendigo Campus: Masterplan Summary
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A New Master Plan for
La Trobe University’s Bendigo campus
Agenda
• Project history and status.
• Master Plan Framework Objectives.
• Master Plan projects and Concept Plan.
• Future possibilities.
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Bendigo Campus Master Plan
Framework project status
• Site analysis
(complete)
• Initial consultation
(complete)
• Campus Master Plan Framework development
(complete)
• Bendigo campus Master Plan framework project on hold pending student
and staff capacity review
• Project recommenced following release of
Vice Chancellor’s Strategic Options paper
• Final Framework plan consultation and adoption
(complete)
(under way)
Bendigo Campus: Masterplan Summary
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A New Master Plan for
La Trobe University’s Bendigo campus
Outline
• A Framework to deliver the physical infrastructure required to respond to La Trobe’s
strategic and operational needs.
• Time horizon to 2030; reviewed on a five year basis.
• Key output is a framework for an efficient and effective program of capital works.
• Campus concept plan framework for future development
• Land and space use, management and requirements
• Sustainability principles
• Access, wayfinding, transport and parking
• Habitat and landscaping
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Master Campus
Capacity and Context
• In 2011, 3,700 EFTSL, plus staff.
• Domestic undergraduate enrolments to grow to over 4,500 by year 2020.
• 540 Student residential accommodation beds on and adjacent to campus.
• A consolidated site could support up to 10,000 EFTSL.
• Replacement value of core buildings approaching $140M.
• Cost to upgrade $60M +
• Existing suite of rooms does not match requirements.
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Bendigo Campus Master Plan
Framework key objectives
• To create and sustain competitive advantage for LTU through the differentiation of
the Campus (radical, free thinking, accessible), cost leadership (cost benefit,
amenity return), and by focus on geographic and historical strengths.
• Make the campus a better place to learn, teach, research, work, and live.
• Consolidate activities to the Campus Core to improve efficiency, add to vibrancy
and reduce travel times between locations.
• Better integrate the campus with the local community by facilitating pedestrian
access routes into the campus and attractive development of peripheral lands.
• Reduce LTU carbon emissions with the ultimate goal of making the Campus
carbon-neutral. Maximise the use of existing buildings and infrastructure.
• Improve the external presentation of the campus and provide a visual Gateway to
the Campus from the Edwards Rd and Ellis St intersection.
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Bendigo Campus Master Plan
Implementation Projects
•Develop
Develop mediumareas
to long
(10 to
plus years)
Capital Development
on term
campus
a campus
and
• Create external
a ‘Learning Commons
Lawn’ create
to foster
external form
Informal
and
Space Master Plans.
direction.
Learning. These areas include ‘the Avenue’, ‘the Street’, a
‘Campus Green’ and an external ‘Learning Commons’.
Inputs:
• Develop
non-Core
land
in# aprojections.
sustainable way to provide amenity
•
Detailed
student
and
staff
• Create
a ‘Campus
Green‘
meeting area with food outlets at the
and
a financial
return
toaudits.
LTU.
• Infrastructure
condition
base
of thePlan
Visual
Arts building and direct access to a new library
• Master
Framework.
• entry.
Develop
newStrategic
integration
• University
Plans.to the bushland to form buffer zones and
a wildlife corridor along with an integral storm water retention
• Construct
a new building
north of current line of buildings to create
Outputs
collaboratively):
system.(developed
• Teaching
Learningand
Accommodation
Standards.
a new
publicand
frontage
give definition
to ‘the Avenue’ and ‘the
• Stagespedestrian
Space Master
Plan.for public bus stops.
• Street’.
Improve
links
••
• Staged capital development program.
• Programmed
funding
Consolidation
of
openrequirements.
parking
into multideck
parking.
Reconfigure
the
library
by enclosing
the undercroft
and
creating a
entry
on the upgrade.
west side.
• new
Student
housing
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Campus Concept Plan
Core Campus
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Visualisations
Campus view from cnr Edwards Rd and Ellis St
Concept of a front entrance to the Campus - ‘the Avenue’
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Visualisations
Along the northern side of the SSC and E buildings
Concept of a new building (and ‘Street’) to front the
campus
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Visualisations
Toward the Library building from the south west
Concept of a new ‘Campus Green’ and entry to Library
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Visualisations
From Sharon St across the playing field to the Library
Concept of parking structure, integrated with the streetscape and
campus
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What this means for you…
Campus / Community
• New activated external spaces.
• Improved and centralised amenities with an expanded
heart.
• Safe campus access.
• Improved wayfaring and orientation.
• Integrated with natural environment.
• A campus for pedestrians.
Campus / Community
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What this means for you…
Teaching and Learning
• New facilities driven by requirements for teaching
methods via capital and space master plan
development.
• Teaching spaces accessible and consolidated to
improve utilisation rates.
• Spaces for student interaction and informal learning.
• Updated library.
Teaching and Learning
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What this means for you…
Space management
• Spaces designed to suit their use.
• New space standards to improve consistency across
campus.
• Better utilisation rates and efficiency of space usage.
• Space efficiency to reduce carbon emissions and
running costs.
• Flexible spaces to suit function and future use.
• Better thermal comfort management.
Space Management
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What this means for you…
Campus Residential
• Better Public Transport access.
• Activated campus spaces to improve after hours
lifestyle.
• Improved accommodation standards.
• Integration and connection to natural campus features.
• Improved campus safety with better lighting and
wayfaring standards.
• Increase in accommodation capacity.
Campus Residential
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What this means for you…
Sustainability / Transport
• Encouragement of non car modes of transport.
• Provide pedestrian links to public bus stops.
• Separation vehicle traffic from pedestrian areas .
• Development of sustainability guidelines and design
requirements.
• Consolidation of parking to multi-deck stations.
• Integration of cycleways.
Sustainability / Transport
Bendigo Campus: Masterplan Summary
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Masterplan Summary
Bendigo campus
Prepared by ARINA Consulting
Presenter:
Tony Inglis
Executive Director Infrastructure and Operations,
LTU
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