Broome North District Development Plan
The Broome North District Development Plan involved the masterplanning of a 700ha development for 12,400 new residents across seven neighbourhoods, with numerous schools, a variety of parks and open spaces, a district shopping centre, light industrial and tourism opportunities.
Waranyjarri Estate, the first of the three residential estates to be delivered from the plan, embodies the climate-responsive design moves that characterise the entire structure plan, including the provision of open spaces that combine recreation, preservation, interpretation and natural drainage systems.
UDLA was initially engaged as part of a multidisciplinary team to masterplan the entire development, which, once fully developed, will double the size of Broome’s population. UDLA continued to play a significant role on the Local Development Plan and Broome North Residential Estate Landscape Masterplan, now known as Waranyjarri Estate.
The Concept Masterplan, on which the Broome North District Development was based, prioritises liveability and connectivity via a grid of cardinal neighbourhood connectors and the establishment of a 150m-wide Ecological Cultural Corridor traversing east to west across the entire site.
The Transect – a concept from ecology used to describe the transition of ecological communities across a landscape – was applied in this urban design context as an organising principle to ensure the design of a range of living environments with varying intensities and characters, united by a strong sense of place.
‘Creek style’ drainage swales facilitate the movement of cooling breezes and accommodate for the intense seasonal waterflows that Broome is known for.
The development-wide sustainable initiatives are centred on low-impact, first-principles urban design moves. The 150m-wide Ecological Cultural Corridor, for example, includes a low key path network and ‘creek style’ drainage swales that facilitate the movement of cooling breezes and accommodate for the intense seasonal waterflows that Broome is known for. This corridor runs directly east-west, connecting bay with beach.
At Waranyjarri Estate, a central park situated at the heart of the neighbourhood incorporates play areas that meander through retained bushland, a treetop lookout and public art nodes.
Waranyjarri Estate, the first of the three residential estates to be delivered, embodies the climate-responsive design moves that characterise the entire structure plan. Set amongst 35 hectares of bushland, next to an Ecological Cultural Corridor, the estate preserves the area’s flora and fauna across the peninsula, and retains the integrity of the natural landscape whilst respecting the cultural heritage of the local communities.
The project’s realisation continues, with Stage Two 11 & 12 currently underway within LSP3.
Details:
Client: LandCorp (now Development WA)
Aboriginal Country: Yawuru Country
Location: Broome, WA
Dates: 2009- 2010 (District Development Plan), 2010-2015 (Local Development Plan), 2014 - 2018 (Broome North Residential Estate Landscape Masterplan)
Landscape Architect: UDLA
Collaborators: Shire of Broome, Nyanba Buru Yawuru (Traditional Owners), Society for Kimberley Indigenous Plants and Animals (SKIPAs), Taylor Burrell Barnett, TABEC, GHD, Riley Consulting, CODA
Images: LandCorp/UDLA
