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PROJECT

BARLOW PARK PHASE 1

Barlow Park in Sandton is a mixed-use development comprising a residential precinct
accompanied by retail, commercial and educational facilities. A new Curro School
forms the educational component and a short distance away is Innesfree Park, a
public open space managed by Joburg City Parks & Zoo.

Project Team
Development Management: Atterbury
Properties and Divercity
Clients: Atterbury Properties, Divercity,
Twin City Developments, The Moolman
Group, Barloworld
Architects: Gass Architecture Studios
Main Contractor: WBHO
Landscape Architects: DRLA
Landscape Contractor: FSG
Landscaping

he site previously housed
Barloworld’s Corporate, Logistics
Tand Equipment head office. Phase
I of the development is complete, and
features an urban framework with
outdoor spaces and a green spine, around
which two future phases will be built.

Landscape installation
The landscape installation was carried out
by FSG Landscaping, under Carl Kruger
and Marco Hardijzer, and their brief from
the client called for the installation of large
trees and grassland species that would
provide an established look. All planting
is indigenous and low maintenance.
Soft landscaping comprises tree
planting in the retail parking area, around
a children’s play space and in three
constructed circular planters within a
small gathering space. Each of these
planters contains a mature, 1000 litre
Syzigium guineense tree, underplanted
with Plectranthus.
These planters, constructed of brick
and a smooth concrete coping, also serve
as seating. Ascending a flight of stairs
towards the Curro School, small concrete
pots have been placed on the edges
of a colourfully decorated staircase;
on reaching the Curro School level, an
open piazza has four large planters, with
irregular shapes and rounded edges.
These contain Harpephyllum caffrum,
Scabiosa, Aloes, Agapanthus and
Asparagus ferns. One of three circular planters, also serving as seating, contains a 1000 l Syzigium guineense tree

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