The Kelvin Grove Urban Village is a master-planned community that demonstrates best practice in sustainable, mixed-use urban development.
The Village is based on a traditional village design, with a town centre and shops on the main streets. It also connects with the existing neighbourhood, providing a new centre for the wider area.
The Village aims to:
- engender a strong sense of community and a safe environment.
- be a visually interesting and attractive place, with its own distinct character, different from other inner-urban suburbs.
- integrate a range of uses together into one exciting urban environment, rather than separate them out into different land-use precincts.
- blend with the existing and evolving Kelvin Grove neighbourhood, and allow growth and change over time.
- deliver on Ecological Sustainable Development principles and leave a small ecological footprint (ie minimal impact on the environment).
The master plan is critical to achieving these objectives.
It hinges around the Village’s main street, Musk Avenue, which is a focus for the community with its rich mix of shops, cafes, restaurants and businesses, as well as housing, a health centre and university facilities. The seamless integration of QUT into the Village creates a vibrant and active environment.
The other parts of the Village, away from the main street, become progressively more residential, with a range of housing types and variety of buildings adding to the character of the Village. The public open spaces, such as the parks, walkways and other landscaped areas, are of high quality and are designed to create variety and visual interest.
