Key challenges:
Marrickville Water Play Park creates opportunities for educational water play, illustrating how water flows and plays; incorporates sustainable water concepts, including water sensors, flow forms, water aeration and cleansing mechanisms as well as manually operated pumps.

Site planning and contract design & documentation for new water play park, salt marsh, regional cycleway, bush tucker garden and carpark. Design integrated water sensitive design elements including salt marsh in location of existing carpark, bio-filtration areas, swales and low water use planting.

Innovative holistic plan to achieve value for money and to create environmental showcase. Integrated water / landscape design concept illustrating recycling, cleaning and distribution of rainwater.

Subconsultants included: Northrop Engineers, Geoff Sainty, Gary Seeto, Waterforms International (Waterplay Hydraulics).

The Daily Telehragraph Article:

Cooling off at Marrickville’s Steel Park Waterplay Park