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PROJECT

Looking out to the stone amphitheatre from the shaded seating
space and approach path

Existing Natal Mahogany trees provide a natural backdrop to the
seating space

Stone clad seating tucked into the existing slope with many uses Sandstone boulders frame the scramble path up to the next level

connect levels, meandering through mixed interact. Circular seating walls under mature experience of creating an inter-generational
indigenous vegetation. trees provide cool spaces in a semi-private and user-friendly facility.
setting and the 2.5 metre wide pathway
Activities in the nodes sinuously links all these elements together, Environmental factors and planting
Play is arranged in three clearly identifiable providing access east and west of the park. With the estate bordering the Tygerberg
zones, i.e toddler, pre/mid-school and teens. A rock scramble path provides an alternate Nature Reserve, careful plant selection was
The kick-about space is a multi-purpose area link between levels, for those who are more required to reinforce this connection as
for play and community activities, while the adventurous ! much as possible. The introduction of bird,
asphalt cycle track encircling the kick-about While the layout of the park is clear and bee and butterfly-friendly plants was key,
is ideal for youngsters on push bikes, scooters activities are not specifically sign-posted, and the planting approach was to buffer the
and skate boards. the park should be seen as multi-purpose in immediately adjacent homes by using mixed
The stone-clad amphitheatre looks out all respects. It remains the responsibility of species and large shrubs which both frame
to Table Mountain and provides additional adults to supervise younger children. the park and absorb the sterile boundary
seating for movie nights, wide terraces to The client body was actively involved in all walls. Understorey planting is a mixture of
lie on and spaces for residents to meet and design elements, which added to the overall indigenous material in combinations that

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