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PROJECT

LANSERIA AIRPORT

Lanseria Airport, situated on Gauteng’s west rand, is internationally accredited and
recently underwent a landscape upgrade by Servest Landscaping. They received
a double gold award in the 2025 SALI Awards of Excellence for their work on this
project, which was entered in the category of Landscape Design and Construction.

Upgraded areas comprised the terminal entrance, management parking and long-
term parking (including the main entrance).

Project Team
Client: Lanseria Airport
Landscape Design and Installation:
Servest Landscaping

The low maintenance, sustainable landscape respects the biodiversity and climate realities of the region. It enhances the environment and is welcoming to visitors.

he client’s brief called for colour in landscape that respects the biodiversity *sustainability and water-wise: given
order to give the airport site a finished and climate realities of the region. The final South Africa’s scarce water resources,
Tappearance, and also for the removal result is a landscape that tells the story water-wise planning was central to the
of dump rock from the site as it was not to of a place that is welcoming to visitors, project. Drought-tolerant and indigenous
their liking. Landscape designer for Servest, supports the airport’s image and quietly plant species were selected as they require
Andile Mostert, says that the client wanted enhances the environment. minimal irrigation once established. This
a landscape that was “beautiful, clean and The design concept was informed by the reduced the impact the landscape would
welcoming, without being overly bold or following principles: have on the environment, while ensuring
distracting”. *aesthetics and realism: Servest’s design year-round attractiveness and resilience;
introduced structured layers of planting *biodiversity and indigenous: a
Design concept using salvia for vibrant, seasonal colour deliberate choice was made to use
Mostert explains that the overall design and grasses to blend seamlessly with the indigenous and ecologically appropriate
concept was to strike a balance between surrounding environment. The idea was to plants to encourage local biodiversity
form and function, creating a sustainable, create a calming, textural contrast that is whilst ensuring that the landscape was
low maintenance and eye-catching visually interesting yet realistic; low in maintenance. The inclusion of

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