Covering more than 100 hectares, University Hill offers a rare opportunity to establish a new, mixed-use urban village within
20 kilometres of Melbourne’s CBD. Located on the old Janefield Hospital site, the urban design of University Hill is a direct response to the social and economic needs of the north of Melbourne and
to the physical and contextual influences of the adjacent Plenty
River. The master plan responds to the natural characteristics
of the land and addresses the important interface between the
natural and urban environments.

The recreation and open space network will provide for high-quality, well-integrated and multi-functional landscaped areas of open space, accommodating a range of recreational and leisure facilities to meet the needs of the local community and also to provide for attractive visitor nodes.

      Awards

2008 UDIA (VIC) Awards for Excellence – Water Sensitive
Urban Design (awarded to MAB Corporation & Dalton
Consulting Engineering)

2005 PIA (VIC) Awards – Award for Planning Excellence –
Urban Design Plans and Ideas

2005 AILA (VIC) Awards – Award for Excellence in Planning

      Publications

University Hill / by Dimity Reed
Landscape Architecture Australia, no 119, Aug 2008, pp. 50 – 53