LATE RFI Attachment 3 - Visual Impact Assessment

                                                                                                     Leslie Grahame Curtis
                                                                architect | urban designer | visual assessment consultant




Statutory Planning Assessment

Experience as the City of Gold Coast’s Principal Architect and Urban Designer in advising and liaising with
development applicants and undertaking specialist architecture and urban design assessments of major
development proposals including:
                                                                        •    “Nirvana”, High-rise/mixed use development, Kirra
                                                                        •    “Solaire”, High-rise/mixed use development, Surfers
    •   “The Oracle”, High-rise/mixed use, Broadbeach
                                                                             Paradise
    •   “The Wave”, High-rise/mixed use, Surfers Paradise
                                                                        •    “Artique”, High-rise/residential development, Surfers
    •   “Jade”, High-rise residential, Surfers Paradise
                                                                             Paradise
    •   “The Hilton”, High-rise/mixed use, Surfers Paradise
                                                                        •    “Cova”, Master Planned Community, Hope Island
    •   “Soul”, High-rise/mixed use, Surfers Paradise
                                                                        •    “Victoria Towers”, High-rise/mixed use, Southport
    •   “Southport Central”, High-rise/mixed use, Southport
                                                                        •    “Seachange”, Aged Care Community, Arundel
    •   “Brighton on Broadwater”, High-rise/mixed use,
                                                                        •    “Marina Mirage”, Shopping Centre extensions, Main
        Southport
                                                                             Beach
    •   “Ultra”, High-rise/residential, Broadbeach
    •   “Emerald Lakes”, staged Residential/mixed use master            •    “Hope Island Master Plan”, Master Planned Community,
        planned community, Carrara                                           Hope Island
    •   “Reflections 1&2”, High-rise/mixed use development,
        Coolangatta


Architecture and Urban Design
Experience as the project/design architect and/or urban designer in preparing design proposals and/or
leading design teams for a range of projects including:

Master Planning and Urban Design

    •   Hope Island Residences, Gold Coast Qld, Master plan for nine residential apartment building ranging in height from 3 to 14-
        storeys and comprising of 943 apartments and commercial tenancies
    •   Toowoomba Regional Sports Centre Master Plan, Preparation of a master plan, urban design strategy and conceptual
        architecture for a major sports complex at Toowoomba.
    •   The Town of Carmichael, Preparation of a conceptual master plan for the staged development of a new township for 10,000
        people to service the proposed Adani mine in central Queensland.
    •   Kadamba Master Plan, Goa, India. Preparation of a master plan and urban design strategy for an integrated mixed use
        development encompassing over 800 residential apartments, a hotel, 11,000 sqm of retail space and 70,000 sqm of
        commercial office space.
    •   Redland Bay Centre and Foreshore Master Plan. Preparation of a centre master plan strategy to address long term land
        use, open space, recreation and transport issues.
    •   Capalaba Town Centre and Streetscape. Design management of a new public square and town centre streetscape works.
    •   Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island Streetscape works. Design management of Point Lookout town centre streetscape
        enhancements.
    •   Putatan Mixed use Development, Sabah, Malaysia. Master plan and Urban Design for a mixed-use land reclamation project,
        including a residential estate, specialised university, shopping centre, marina and two tourist hotels.
    •   Asia Pacific Space Centre, QLD., Australia. Preliminary Master plan and prototype housing study for a remote residential
        community.
    •   Nosoko Resort, Ishigaki Island, Japan. Master plan for an integrated golf course resort on a coastal site.
    •   Miyazaki Residential Estate, Japan. Master plan for 32 Ha, 600 unit residential project including detached houses and
        condominiums.
    •   Residential Resort, Isu Shirahama, Japan. Master plan and Urban Design for an integrated residential resort that included
        a 100room hotel, 650 residential units, sports centre and 2 golf courses.
    •   Miho Resort, Ibaraki, Japan. Master plan and Urban Design for an integrated resort including a 300 room hotel, 50 room
        boutique hotel, 200 residential units, conference centre, commercial retail and cultural centre, recreational gardens and golf
        course.
    •   Seihi Resort, Nagasaki, Japan. Master plan and Urban design of 360 ha coastal site including 850 room hotel, conference
        centre, water park, entertainment centre, commercial and retail centre, marina, 240 residential units and 2 golf courses
    •   Chikura Residential Resort, Japan. Master plan and Urban design for 100 ha development including 440 high rise
        apartments, 380 medium rise condominiums, 250 room hotel, 400 residential allotments and village shopping centre.
    •   Tokyo Bay Marina, Tokyo, Japan. Master plan for 21 Ha land fill project in Tokyo Bay including a 250 room hotel, 120
        residential allotments and over 100 apartment units.
    •   Tomigusuku Community, Okinawa, Japan. Master plan, Urban design and Building Design Guidelines for a 200 Ha land
        reclamation project including a 60 Ha Industrial Park, 54 Ha Recreational Park, commercial and cultural centre and residential
        accommodation for 8,000 people.
    •   Urban Resort, Osaka, Japan. Master plan and Concept proposal for a 135 Ha island reclamation project including marina,
        hotel, golf course and sporting facilities.




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