Point Fraser is a city foreshore development
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Client: City of Perth
Time frame: 2003 – 2011
Services provided by Syrinx
Bioengineering; Constructed Wetlands and Biofilters; Consultation and Engagement; Ecological Engineering; Ecological Restoration; Graphics and Signage; Innovative Products (Shade Structure); Interpretative Landscapes; Knowledge Integration; Landscape Architecture; Sustainable/Green Infrastructure; Sustainable Masterplanning; Urban Design; Water Sensitive Design
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Point Fraser is a city foreshore development
The project is underpinned by Best Practice approaches to recreational landscapes, biodiversity, restoration ecology and resource management.
Demonstrating an integrated approach to science, engineering and landscape architecture, the project is a contemporary landscape built on a thorough understanding of the site challenges associated with contaminated foreshore in-fill sites. By emphasising the reinstatement of ecological features and the connection between the City and the river’s edge, the multi-objective project provides for a wide-range of dynamic spatial experiences that promote human interaction with the natural environment.
Awards and achievements
- Interpretation Australia Association [IAA], National Award for Best Practice Interpretation, 2008, Winner
- Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture [AILA], National Climate Change Project, 2008, Case Study
- EARTH Award, 2007, Finalist
- Australia Award for Urban Design Excellence, Public Domain Category, 2005
- CASE Earth Award for Environmental Excellence, 2005, State Winner
- Banksia Environmental Award, 2004, Finalist
- IChem Award, 2004, Bronze Winner
- Premier’s Award, 2004, Shortlisted
- SGIO Western Australian Environment Awards – Category 5 Bush, Land and Waterways, 2004, Finalist
Key outcomes
- Delivery of a Best Practice environmental design project that has reduced pollutant loadings entering the Swan River
- Re-establishment of Indigenous Swan River wetland ecosystems
- Provision of an interactive landscape that stimulates community interaction with the local environment
- Successful consultation with a broad range of stakeholder groups, facilitating the implementation of an innovative and culturally sensitive landscape
- Provision of an integrated design that surpassed the expectations of a traditionally conservative stakeholder audience and marked a significant change in the approach to place-making in Western Australia
- Development of a forward-thinking masterplan that allowed for the project to be delivered in multiple stages over eight years, and which led to integration of multiple additional commercial developments on site
