Gateway 1 is an important entry point to Ramsay Place from the north, accommodating extensive car parking areas and public transport.

Presently, the entry point is unattractive with a concentration of hard surfaces and lacks a sense of place and safety. The upgrade is seeking to transform the entry point into an intimate and welcoming laneway.

To see what we're proposing for Gateway 1, click on the different hotspots on the map below.

  • Road interface

    ISSUES

    • Entrance and pathway are poorly defined
    • Little room to invite people into the space
    • Many objects clutter the space
    • Little visual cohesion between the path and other elements


    STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES

    • Located in a high traffic area near bus tops and car park
    • Many established gum trees
    • Existing garden beds, including the adjacent median can be planted to soften and frame entry

  • Interior

    ISSUES

    • Feels unsafe and lacks a sense of place
    • Tight buildings create a wind tunnel effect
    • Poor lighting
    • Apart from mural, space is dull and uninteresting
    • Lacks a sense of visual harmony
    • Little greenery or soft edges
    • Space feels exposed, with no areas for refuge


    STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES

    • The blank walls and ground surface could be uplifted with colour and vibrancy
    • Opportunities to integrate lighting for ambiance and safety

  • Entrance

    ISSUES

    • Many objects clutter the small space
    • Unsafe and unwelcoming feeling
    • Limited wayfinding
    • Infrastructure and services intrude in the space
    • Poorly defined and lack of character


    STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES

    • Opportunity to define space through screening to transformers, new fencing and wayfinding elements
    • Opportunity for integrated ambient lighting
    • Opportunity for new kerb to retain mulch and strategic planting to existing garden bed

  • Ramsay Place interface

    ISSUES

    • Pavement in laneway doesn't match red brick in other areas of Ramsay Place
    • Harsh paving transition
    • Space is indistinct and uninviting
    • Many competing and uncomplimentary colours and materials within Ramsay Place


    STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES

    • Develop a common design style through the entrances
    • Repaint existing walls and hand rails for low budget high impact wayfinding
    • Opportunity to celebrate the cultural importance of Ramsay Place in the community