Archerfield Park, Bushmead

Plan E

Aboriginal Nation

Whadjuk Noongar

Client

Cedar Woods Properties

Location

Fortitude Vista, Bushmead, Western Australia

Jury comment

Archerfield Park lives up to the overarching aim of its landscape design as a “community shaped by nature.” Surrounded by residential development, this is a special park with a real point of difference and a direct connection with a walking and cycling trail. It has a distinctive aesthetic and uses contemporary design language and natural materials to provide a range of opportunities for exploratory play, health and fitness, and nature escape for community members of all ages. It is a gathering place for picnics, pump track adventures and bushland contemplation. The versatility of the spaces demonstrates the design’s creativity; for example, a beautiful white hit-up wall at the multi-court play space also serves as a screen for outdoor cinema.

Design practice Plan E Landscape architect (Stages 1–3) EPCAD Landscape architect (Stage 4 onward) and contract administration Plan E Town planner Hatch Roberts Day Communication consultation Creating Communities Civil engineer Stantec Surveyor MNG Geotechnical engineer Golder Associates Hydrology consultant JDA Consultant Hydrologists Environmental consultant Strategen JBS+G Arborist Arbor Logic Water supply strategy and irrigation consultant Newground (formerly Total Eden) Landscape construction and maintenance Horizon West Revegetation (Kadina Brook Reserve) Tranen Photographer Joel Barbitta