The North Quarter
View Full WidthConsultants from our integrated disciplines are working closely together to deliver the vision for this new community in an under-developed pocket of northern Shepparton, which centres on quality, high amenity and site-specific design.
Services
Civil Engineering Construction Consultancy Electrical Engineering Landscape Architecture Surveying and Spatial Town Planning Urban Design Visual Media Water Engineering
Client
URBAN Land Projects
Location
Shepparton, VIC
Spiire was engaged by URBAN Land Projects to provide our full suite of multidisciplinary services at The North Quarter estate.
From securing planning permission, to providing subdivision and construction set out surveying services, to designing electrical infrastructure including NBN, we’re laying the groundwork for the future community to thrive.
The site’s history as a former orchard presented both challenges and design opportunities. Our Civil Engineering team worked through design challenges including connecting with the existing services on Verney Road, the addition of signals to the intersection entering the estate, and working within the confines of the surrounding properties.
Our designs for Stage 1 of the estate, containing 73 residential lots, included a signalised intersection, sewer and drainage pump stations, respective rising mains, a shared path, and stormwater basin. We continue working together with our client on future stages of the estate.
The Construction Consultancy Services team from our local Shepparton office is working closely with the contractors on site in the delivery of our team’s designs.
The open space, which includes parkland, a drainage reserve, community node and playground, is one of the key features of our Landscape Architecture team’s masterplan. Working closely with our Civil and Water Engineers, the team developed a concept that blends function and aesthetic, with herbaceous planting suited to the fluctuations of the local climate and a viewing platform with picnic seating.
Throughout the development, deciduous trees are a prominent feature that reference the fruits of the old orchard through changing seasonal colours. The tree cover will provide much-needed shade in summer, in keeping with the Greater Shepparton City Council’s goal of achieving 40 per cent urban forest canopy cover by 2037.
