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PROJECT

The toddler play area is a rubberised play pen The Barn and overview of the play area. The Barn is a signature feature of Westown Square
enclosed by a polished concrete seat

Climbing nets and monkey bars in the play area Listening flutes

africana and Erythrina species. Spekboom coordination between the main contractor, hard surface areas at level 4 (this does not
tree hedges were also introduced and architects, landscape architects, landscape include parking bays and driveways). A
sidewalks feature a mix of indigenous plants contractor and all other contractors second borehole is being drilled to top up
designed to develop into a permanent, involved. Effective collaboration amongst these tanks.
sustainable flowering meadow. all these parties was essential to the
A landscaped stairway connects the project’s success. Noteworthy points
paddock area crossing Saddle Road to link Drainage was another challenge in • Level 4, located on the northwest side, is
with the village. that half the site was in cut (the natural considered the garden area. It features
topography was cut down to create a four 8x8x8 m bridge arbors spanning the
Landscape installation and platform) almost onto bedrock, and the drive ways and marking the main entrances
irrigation other half was filled in with a suitable to the marquee area. Over the next two
The client’s passion for the landscape led to construction sub-base material, but not years, these arbors will be covered with
the establishment of an onsite nursery two necessarily good horticultural material. colourful and trailing greenery;
years in advance of project commencement. For this, the main contractor had to install • Also on level 4, there is a 6x6x8 m rose
This was undertaken by FSG Landscaping in multiple agri-drains in most of the planting arbor, serving as a romantic reference. It is
order to grow the six metre high trees in areas in order to direct excess storm water planted up with Peggy Martin trailing and
large bags, as well as all the groundcovers. away towards the storm water system. standard roses;
Careful co-ordination was required right The irrigation system, mainly drip • The parking area is edged with 8m wide
at the outset so that construction could irrigation in the village, operates and is pergolas, with grapevines and creepers;
continue without damaging the trees. supplied by four x 20 000 litre water tanks • Scattered play spaces have been
A project of this scale requires close that harvest rain water from paved and introduced in different areas and at

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