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2012-02-22 - Onverwacht Village - Entrance Precinct
Project Designed by:GIBBS SAINT POL Landscape Architects
Project Implemented by:
Vula Environmental and Management Systems
Entrance Precinct
"Tree planting in this precinct breaks with the more austere tradition of designed avenues - which tend to reinforce movement routes – and responding instead to the meandering water courses, thereby creating a more relaxed and inviting introduction to the site." - GIBBS SAINT POL"
Just Trees is one of the selected wholesale nurseries to supply trees for this project.
The species that were chosen:
Ficus natalensis "Natal Fig",
Ficus rubiginosa "Australian Fig",
Platanus acerifolius "London Plane",
Populis simonii "Chinese Poplar",
Rhus/Searsia pendulina "White Karee".
01 March 2012:
These Ficus provide visual termination to the view along the approach roadway
26 April 2012:
The trees instantly add much needed vertical dimension to the site while creating a pivot into the entrance roadway
30 November 2011:
Without planting, the entrance walls are imposing in this vast space
26 April 2012:
Tree planting immediately fills the space, tying the walls back into the landscape and casting shifting shadow patterns onto the wall surfaces
30 November 2012:
The entrance roadway is flat, heavily engineered, barren and windswept
26 April 2012:
The Acacias immediately create visual interest and will provide cooling canopies as they mature
01 March 2012:
Informal groupings of Searsia viminalis compliment the meandering water courses
19 April 2012:
Boulders, harvested from the site are used to stabilise the water courses
11 November 2011:
The site entrance is still poorly defined in the broader landscape context
26 April 2012:
The Ficus frame the entrance gateway, focussing the view into the site and scaling appropriately with the walls
30 November 2011:
The main detention swale is dominated by distracting views towards the highway and service station
02 April 2012:
Rhus and Olea screen the highway and service station focussing the view instead onto the foreground exemplifying space creation though planting
02 February 2012:
The strong winds on site create exposed, dusty conditions along the entrance walkway
02 April 2012:
Ficus rubiginosa are robust enough to withstand the harsh wind and provide a shade canopy across the walkway
