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moyceyyy wrote:Karl wrote:Knee jerk reaction by me based on one photo but God that looks bleak.
Is this really what we want to live in or are we just at mercy of the volume house builders?
What did you have in mind? I think a slightly higher density could have done the area a bit of good - will take up less land and will allow for more provision of affordable housing. Hopefully, they have something up their sleeve.
In reality I expected exactly how it looks to be turning out (this is of course me basing my opinion on one photo) - but I hoped it might be slightly more contemporary and certainly denser.
The photo looks as though the view from the main road will be featherboard fencing with the backs of detached houses that appear from that angle to be randomly placed. It doesn't really give off that capital city vibe. Even developing a reasonable streetscape with a strong frontage (perhaps taller buildings) would be an improvement.
In terms of what the people want (as per DR O's comment) then I guess people moving to this development will want car parking and gardens back and front. I'm fine with that - its suburbia after all - but I don't think that necessarily precludes density or a more contemporary design. The issue is that the volume house builders all seem to produce variations upon a theme and there appears to be very little pressure on them to offer something different.