Bourke Gardens Extra Care, Walkden

Client


City West Housing

Architect


John McCall

Year


2016

Project Type


Landscape Design

Status


Completed

Intro

The public garden layout and planting plans were designed by Natural Dimensions as part of the development of a new 56 apartment extra care facility to provide a high quality communal outdoor public garden space for residents.

  • Bourke Gardens lawn area with shrubs and trees.
  • View of Bourke Gardens garden shrubs and lawn including santolina, hydrangea and parrotia
  • Bourke Gardens pedestrian entrance with pergola, seating, shrubs and trees.
  • Bourke Gardens pedestrian entrance with walkways, benches, shrubs and trees.
  • Bourke Gardens view of pergola, seating, shrubs and trees.
  • Bourke Gardens garden planting, lawn and pergola.
  • Bourke Gardens car Park, landscape and row of carpinus betulus Frans Fontaine.

THE DESIGN

The gardens are contained by remodelled landform to separate the gardens from the adjacent road visually and audibly to create a quiet contained sanctuary for residents. The design provides a beautiful sunken garden with a central fountain pond, a pergola and seating. Planting includes a large number of new trees, a range of grasses and perennials with a strong evergreen structure. Designs also include the soft landscape around the car park on the northern side of the building.