Castlecrag residential estate

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Castlecrag residential estate is a planned residential community in Sydney, Australia, renowned for its innovative integration of architecture and natural landscape by architect Walter Burley Griffin.

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instanceOf planned residential community ⓘ
residential estate ⓘ
suburban development ⓘ
architecturalStyle Prairie School influence ⓘ
organic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Marion Mahony Griffin’s landscape drawings ⓘ
Walter Burley Griffin’s Australian work ⓘ
coDesignedBy Marion Mahony Griffin ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
designedBy Walter Burley Griffin ⓘ
developedBy Greater Sydney Development Association ⓘ
developmentBegan 1920s ⓘ
hasCommunityFacility walking tracks through reserves ⓘ
hasDesignFeature bushland conservation ⓘ
curvilinear streets following natural topography ⓘ
extensive public reserves between houses ⓘ
low building profiles to preserve views ⓘ
stone walls and terraces ⓘ
hasDesignPrinciple buildings subordinate to landscape ⓘ
community-focused planning ⓘ
maximisation of public open space ⓘ
hasLandscapeType harbour foreshore bushland ⓘ
hasMaterialPreference local stone in buildings and walls ⓘ
hasNotableBuilding The Haven amphitheatre ⓘ
hasPlanningObjective harmonious relationship between dwellings and natural setting ⓘ
preservation of natural rock formations and vegetation ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction residential housing ⓘ
hasStreetPattern irregular, non-grid layout ⓘ
hasViewProtectionPolicy controls on building height and siting ⓘ
heritageStatus recognised for heritage significance at local level ⓘ
influenced later Australian suburban planning ideas ⓘ
influencedBy Garden City movement ⓘ
landscape architecture principles ⓘ
knownFor innovative town planning ⓘ
integration of architecture and natural landscape ⓘ
picturesque street layout ⓘ
use of reserve land and green space ⓘ
locatedIn New South Wales ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ
locatedOn Lower North Shore of Sydney ⓘ
overlooks Middle Harbour ⓘ
partOf suburb of Castlecrag ⓘ
planningConcept integration of private lots with communal open space ⓘ
separation of pedestrian paths from vehicular roads ⓘ

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