Co-Ordinated Landscapes was awarded Principal Contractor for the construction of the Bicentennial Park Upgrade (Stage 1). The upgrade is 400 – 800m from the Sydney Olympic Park Town Centre precinct and offers local residents with passive recreational needs on a daily basis. Stage one amenities include:
- District scale play-space to accommodate the needs of younger children (2-8 years) and those with physical and cognitive disabilities
- Dog off-leash area primary objective is to accommodate the needs of residents with either smaller-larger dogs and/or several dogs being walked at any one time.
- Coal fire BBQs – provide for tables of variable height to accommodate different types of parklands visitor BYO coal fired BBQs
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Installation of shade sails provide a generous supply of shaded seating areas. An almost 100m long perimeter seating wall capitalises on the “deep shade” of large fig and pear trees, while maintaining surveillance of all play pods.
The use of a natural, heat-resistant materials such as sandstone, and furniture made from recycled plastics create “cool oases”, further enabling visitors to spend more time in the space.
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The Landscape Architect’s elevated (no-dig) bulk earth works approach and Co-Ordinated Landscapes expert site management of the remediated lands and successful installation of a major new stormwater system (in accordance with rigorous EPA imposed consent conditions) was celebrated by the client.
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An innovative installation from the client, data will be collected daily on-air temperatures, and soil moisture levels from this play space as a benchmark for future constructions providing valuable data on climate change design.
