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for the building across the street. All plant architecture, including planters on the drip system is more water efficient and the
species used were already present within ground floor and rooftop. bark mulch layer limits weed growth and
the Menlyn Maine precinct, allowing the evaporation in extreme heat. A rain sensor
Park Lane West building to integrate into Paving patterns were designed to give ensures that no over-watering takes place
its surroundings. focus to the entry point of the building if precipitation is sufficient.
and parking area. Tactile paving was also
Interior planting used to give direction and information to Initially appointed for a three-month
impaired people, in accordance with the maintenance period, Bertha Wium
Interior planters on the ground, first rest of the Menlyn Maine precinct. Landscape Development has since been
and second floors create an immediate appointed by Menlyn Maine Operations
green backdrop on entering through the Bollards and lighting were also installed Management to undertake maintenance
building’s main entrance. A glass roof to the same specification as the rest of the on an ongoing basis. This allows them to
allows ample daylight to enter, ensuring Menlyn Maine precinct. fulfil all their design goals and to develop
good growth of the interior plants; these the landscape over time to ensure that it
help to ground the vast expanse of the Installation, irrigation and main- becomes the flagship project it is intended
internal seven storey atrium. tenance to be. LSA
The interior planter shapes were designed Bertha Wium Landscape Development Project Team
to mimic the atrium’s architectural lines as a turnkey company was involved from
as one looks down from above onto the the start of the project design, all the way • Client: Menlyn Maine Investment
ground floor. through the construction and installation Holdings
process, and finally to maintenance of the • Architect: Boogertman + Partners
Hard landscaping aspects completed landscape. • Landscape Design and Installation:
Bertha Wium Landscape Development
Hard landscaping was designed All planters were filled with a good quality • Main Contractor: Barrow Construction
in conjunction with the architects, topsoil mix to ensure prolonged growth of
Boogertman + Partners, and comprised plants and trees. Information supplied by
planter shapes, paving pattern design and Walter Language, Bertha Wium
bollard positioning. To limit the amount of water required for Landscape Development.
landscape development, a drip irrigation Photos by Walter Language
Planters were designed to complement system (fully automatic) was installed, in and Karyn Richards.
the shapes and forms of the building conjunction with a bark mulch layer. The

Aristea ecklonii provides seasonal colour in front of the
building, and around a striking sculpture

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