Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174:reg:10:p27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10 (pt 27/99)
Character Range: 420490–423468

open grassed areas, mounding and paving, which allow open views between facilities and serve as a foil to the large scale sculptural quality of the major Sports Halls. This landscape character and visibility is important for visitor and tourist activities and should be retained in new development, subject to screening and micro‑climate needs of building entry, parking, service areas and pedestrian links.

3B. Indoor Facilities Zone ‑ East

Purpose and General Characteristics
The purpose of this zone is to provide comprehensive indoor training, practice and competition facilities for the AIS, together with associated Sports Science, Medicine, Seminar and support facilities. The main AIS Services Centre is also located in this zone.
This zone is extensively developed with few significant vacant sites remaining. The zone is characterised by a mix of large sports halls and support buildings, with relatively contained outdoor landscape areas. The zone is an integral part of the main pedestrian spine and its buildings should consistently maintain a high design standard.
This zone extends full length of the pedestrian spine. It houses a wide range of sports and has active links with most on site facilities. It is strongly related to the outdoor training facilities zone 4B, which provides close support for related indoor activities. Vehicular and service access is provided from the north and west, however, all general access is via the pedestrian spine. This access arrangement should be maintained for new development within the zone.

Building Character
Buildings within the zone are mainly of two to three storey height, but differ markedly in scale due to attached structures and architectural modelling. New development should not exceed the height of adjacent facilities, except where localised height adjustment is necessary to accommodate special design requirements.
New development should be similar in character to existing facilities and be part of an integrated building and landscape group. Alterations or additions to existing structures must closely adhere to the design intent of the original, including form, materials and colours.
New buildings should have a distinctive siting and design approach that defines and reinforces the new pedestrian plaza connecting the existing and the northern extension of the Main Pedestrian Spine. Existing building height and open space relationships are important for outdoor amenity in this area and will require detailed consideration in any new building works.

Landscape Character
The landscape character of the zone stems from its contained pedestrian environment, continuous interface with the pedestrian spine and a diverse mix of semi mature exotic tree and shrub planting. This existing character of landscaping should be maintained and enhanced for new developments in the zone.
Local stormwater drainage, service access and road work changes for future extension of the zone (to the north) should