New pictures reveal $1.5b Ripley town centre transformation
New artist renders reveal the future plan of the $1.5b development at the heart of Brisbane’s ever-growing Ripley Valley catchment.
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NEW designs of the 1.5 billion development at the heart of Brisbane’s rapidly growing western corridor have been revealed.
The Ripley Town Centre Masterplan, from Developer Sekisui House Australia, has been revealed, with the stage one of the 10-plus year project operational, and senior living and stage-two retail currently in planning.
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RobertsDay senior urban designer Catherine Simpson said the Ripley Town Centre, located 10km southeast of the Ipswich CBD and 40km southwest of Brisbane CBD, would be as urban as Ipswich, if not more urban.
She said it would set the tone for the greater region.
The project is set to support the Ripley catchment, an area of major growth for southeast Queensland with an expected 133,811 residents by 2036.
The development is expected to cost $1.5 billion and create more than 20,000 jobs.
Southeast Queensland is currently growing at an average annual rate of 2 per cent with the outer west region growing at 4.8 per cent annually.
RobertsDay studio director and project leader Craig Christensen said the development was planned as a “20-minute neighbourhood” with walkable urbanism and cycling.
“You can access everything you need within a 20-minute walk.
“That is a radical prioritisation of active transport and walking, if you live in or around the Ripley development, you can walk, cycle or catch public transport within 20-minutes,” Ms Simpson said.
He said the development was based around the railway station, with the rail line to be extended from Springfield through to Ipswich and loop back to the city.
“Instead of having an open rail line through the town centre, we proposed to build a park over the top to it, currently proposed to TMR, and turn it into a green space, a park.”
Once the proposed train station is delivered at Ripley Town Centre, locals will be able to access Brisbane, the Gold Coast and both airports direct on the train.
“We are exploring the possibility of trackless trams and extending rail from Springfield into the centre,” Ms Simpson said.
Mr Christensen said the plans included “iconic buildings up to 20 storeys high, with most of the town centre between 5-13 storeys”.
But the developer’s focus is ensuring nature blends its way throughout the whole of the town centre, so there is a seamless transition between natural elements and the development.
The Japanese principle of Satoyama has been a guiding principle from Sekisui House.
Ms Simpson said this meant the inclusion of green walls, roofs and areas within the centre, which will also allow for fig trees to be planted — while reducing how much can be developed, reinforces Sekisui House’s vision of a green city centre.
Stage one of the masterplan was delivered in May 2018 with more images set to be released in the month.
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