Complex cultural site upgrade By Earth & Water
The Perth Cultural Centre is located in Northbridge at the junction between the Western Australian Museum, Art Gallery of WA and the State Theatre. Earth & Water have worked in conjunction with the State Theatre Trust since 2009, when Earth & Water installed the irrigation systems at The Urban Orchard, designed by Landscape Architect Josh Byrne. The most recent changes have been towards the Museum where Deep Green Landscaping has redesigned the landscape and greened up the Museum’s entry using extensive lawns and low maintenance plants. The existing landscaping spread out across the Cultural Centre (pictured), was completed by Landscape & Maintenance Solutions. Their plant palette of hardy, low maintenance plants sit above our updated irrigation system. This combination of subsurface drip irrigation and durable plants results in lower water consumption and softening greenery throughout the year The Perth Culture Centre is large and spread out, creating some interesting challenges. The public nature of the site presented challenges including the threat of vandalism and theft of sprinkler heads. To mitigate damage, the sprinklers were changed to Hunter Industries MP1000, MP2000
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The Overflow - Winter 2020