Projects
Reabold Hill Enhancement
Client: Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
Location: Reabold Hill, Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia
Date: Officially opened 11 May 2005
Category: Environmental / Conservation
Bold Park, managed by the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, is an A Class urban bushland reserve with outstanding conservation, landscape and recreational characteristics and opportunities, located 8 km from Perth CBD.
The aims of the project were to provide improved and safer access for all visitors to Reabold Hill, the highest point on the Swan coastal plain, to improve visitor facilities and to enhance public appreciation of Bold Park’s biodiversity and high conservation values, and to conserve those values during construction and operation.
Environmental conservation and the protection of habitat during construction and ongoing operation was a primary concern of the project. The alignment of the new access road and boardwalk was determined through detailed site analysis and Client consultation to maximize conservation values as well as the visitor experience. The steel and timber boardwalk, designed to provide universal pedestrian and light service vehicle access to the summit, leads visitors through the bushland at varying elevations from natural ground level to a height of three metres. Constructed fully by hand, the boardwalk utilizes steel decking which allows light and water to penetrate, promoting bushland survival and growth. The access road entry wall, required to provide safe site access, employed soil nailing technology to limit the area of excavation behind the wall to within 500mm of the finished face of the wall, conserving a significant amount of valuable native habitat.
The boardwalk and entry is marked with steel sculptures and signs highlighting Bold Park’s biodiversity and the ecological associations of the Tuart tree.
Awards
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Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)
2006 | Reabold Hill, Bold Park - Environmental Excellence
Awards of Excellence, Environmental, Certificate of Commendation
Client: Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
Gallery
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Iconic structure
Steel structure to the summit highlights the ecological associations of the Tuart tree.
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Steel and Timber Boardwalk
The steel and timber boardwalk leads visitors through the bushland at varying elevations.
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Seating
Located at the summit of Reabold Hill timber and steel seating provides views of the Swan Coastal Plain
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Viewing Decks
To improve visitor facilities and enhance public appreciation of Bold Park’s biodiversity.
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Access Road Entry Wall
Ecologically sensitive wall construction methods limited excavation to 500mm behind finished face of wall.
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