Presentation to Woden Valley Community Council
Goodwin Farrer – 3.12.14

INTRODUCTION

The Project Team
Goodwin Stephen Holmes (Chief Operating Officer)
Richard Wilkes (Estate Construction)
AMC Alastair MacCallum (Architect)
Knight Frank Rebecca Stockley (Town Planner)

THE PROGRAM
1. ABOUT GOODWIN
2. THE SITE AND ITS CONTEXT
3. PROJECT BACKGROUND
4. THE MASTERPLAN
5. QUESTIONS?

1. ABOUT GOODWIN
Stephen Holmes – Chief Operating Officer

Goodwin Ainslie

Changing Models Of Delivery
• Consumer demand for:-
o Greater independence into older age
o Opportunities to age in place
o Accommodation that is non-institutional in character
o Resident choice
o High standards of care, irrespective of abilities
o Adaptable units
o Better solar access
o Common social facilities
o More engagement with the local community
o Out reach services
o Seniors community day care
• Goodwin has been running a development program since 2004, aimed at reinvigorating
its facilities to meet these changing demands

2. THE SITE AND ITS CONTEXT
Rebecca Stockley – Director Knight Frank

Goodwin Farrer

View from floodway

Newer apartment block in context

PARRALLELS….
Farrer Goodwin At Farrer
Established in 1967 Established in 1977
Both grown and developed over time
Both well loved, desirable places to be
Both reflect development patterns from 30 years ago

Farrer and ACT profile
• 3,300+ residents – surprisingly stable
population since 2001 Census
• 81% home ownership rate
• Median age of 43 (10 years more than the
ACT median)
• 20% of the population is aged 65+
(compared to 10.6% in the ACT)
• 80% dwellings are separate houses
• 82% of dwellings have three or more
bedrooms
• Average block size 1013m²

Territory Plan and Crown Lease Controls

Site Analysis

3. PROJECT BACKGROUND
Alastair MacCallum – Director AMC Architecture

About AMC
• Established with clear aspirations in 2000
• Understand the balance
• Canberra based - national experience
• Working with Goodwin since 2004
• Broad range experience:
 Masterplanning projects
 Aged Care / Retirement Living / Special Needs
 Residential
 Interior Design
 In the Woden Valley

AMC has successfully delivered over $500 million worth
of new / refurbished building projects in the last 5 years
Retirement Living
o Monash Green, Tuggeranong
o The Central, Crace
o Goodwin Farrer
o Salvation Army Apartments, Narrabundah
o Gungaderra Homestead Redevelopment, Harrison
Residential Development
o Eclipse Mixed Use Development, Bruce
o Aureus Apartments, Forrest
o Mirella Apartments, Gungahlin
o RMC Duntroon, Campbell
Commercial Buildings / Fitout
o Equinox Business Park, Deakin
o Gateway Business Park, Gungahlin Town Centre
o Clinical Services Building, Deakin
o Microsoft Canberra
o Lockheed Martin, Kingston

AMC Designed - The Central, Crace and Monash Green

Recent Projects in the Woden Valley

Goodwin Ainslie

Brian Hadfield and Jim Crane
• The nicest sound is the lawnmower
• The area of our house is similar to our old house
• We understood there was a long waiting period
when we signed up…and here we are in
Canberra
• When you reach the point of time where
everything is a bit beyond you this is a great
option
• We have our immediate family and friends
nearby but this is like an extended family

Existing Housing Stock Liberated

Existing Housing Stock Liberated

Background
• Goodwin Farrer established in 1977
• Goodwin’s 2nd village at the time
• George Sautelle House one of ACT’s first purpose-designed aged care facilities
• New 4 storey apartment block was constructed (2005)
• AMC prepared a redevelopment masterplan to inform a lease variation - approved
in February 2012
• Point Project Management / DWP Suters / Clarke Keller prepared masterplan (2013)
• Goodwin sought proposals for ongoing architectural services (July 2014)
• AMC appointed and have developed the concept since then (August 2014)

Goodwin’s Project Brief
• Committed to providing highest quality services / care to residents
• Goodwin Farrer, despite being well loved, is at the end of its serviceable life
• Looking for new models for retirement living / aged care which:
o Allow for ageing in place and community
o Allow resident choice
o Ensure high standards of care and support are maintained
o Meet the growing demand in Canberra
• As with Goodwin - Ainslie and The Central - Crace:
o Make better use of limited land resources
o Allow for attractive landscaped areas, amenities and services for all residents
o Non-institutional character yet flexible to accommodate ageing in place
o Help support Residential Aged Care
• The site and all ILU’s designed to AS2124 and to be adaptable
• Create common / community areas such including the Clubhouse concept
• Maximise outlook and northern solar aspect
• Develop a staging strategy which protects residents
• Engage with the broader Farrer Community

AMC DEVELOPED MASTERPLAN

Design Principles

Proposed Site Levels

Developed Masterplan

Site Section

Feature Stone Wall

The Clubhouse - The Focal Point

Aerial View – Towards South-West

Initial Unit Break-Up

Basement Plan

AMC Masterplan – Aerial View – Towards West

Height Relative to Existing Apartment Block

What We Are Trying To Achieve For:
• Goodwin Residents (and their families)
• Goodwin Aged Care Services
• The Site and Broader Community

A Better Outcome For Residents
• Ability to stage the development
All residents can comfortably stay on site
• Better street address
All ILU apartment blocks have a street address
• Better accessibility
AS1428.1 compliance for access and mobility
• Better solar access and outlook
Opportunities to maximise(91% of all ILUs have a northerly aspect)and provide
internal amenity
• Attractive ILUs
Well planned, attractive and efficient allowing aging in place
• Better landscaping
More generous, accessible and user friendly
• Better choice
More options for aging in place and community
• Creating a community hub
Delivering a Clubhouse to become the heart of the community as soon as possible

A Better Outcome For Goodwin
• A more sustainable development
Energy efficient
Water efficient (including WSUD)
More efficient use of existing site services
• More cost effective
Civil design
Operational costs
Life cycle costing and on-going maintenance
• Greater flexibility
Easier servicing generally
Efficient servicing of the RACF and Clubhouse – eg. Kitchen
Greater discretion for some RACF functions
• More legible site design, easier servicing, ease of use
• Integrating the existing apartment building

A Better Outcome For The Site / Community
• Steep site slope to inform attractive development character
• Generous setbacks from all boundaries
• Building heights (Like Ainslie)
• Meet growing demand, greater choice and support RACF
• Preservation of significant trees
• Revitalise the site and provide opportunity for meaningful new landscaped areas
• Allows aging in community / aging in place
• Better connectivity
• Clearer entrances
• Road / pedestrian linkages across the site
• Greater safety - outlook to all frontages
• Better community services for an aging population
• More local employment opportunities
• Support local shops
• Rejuvenating Farrer

Trees

Trees that may be removed

Trees that may be removed

Trees that may be removed

Overshadowing Diagrams

June 21st – 9am

June 21st – 10am

June 21st – 11am

June 21st – 12pm

June 21st – 1pm

June 21st – 2pm

June 21st – 3pm

Staging Strategy

5. QUESTIONS?

Presentation to Woden Valley Community Council
Goodwin Farrer – 3.12.14

Berm at corner of Beasley and Marshall

Berm / Landscape at Marshall

Marshall Street

Marshall Street Context

Farrer character study