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PROJECT PROFILE

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ON A HILL Distinctive in design, unparalleled in execution, this community recreation park is a multipurpose masterpiece offering oodles of play value

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n the neverending skirmish fought by developers to distinguish their residential projects in a rapidly expanding market and attract residents to their communities, world-class amenities such as high-quality parks and active open spaces are becoming the field upon which battles are won. The

Located approximately 16 kilometres north of the Canberra CBD, Moncrieff is a planned community comprising 2200 dwellings across a mix of single residential houses and medium- and high-density multiunit dwellings. Set within an undulating landscape, the suburb features

victor in Canberra? Moncrieff Community Recreation Park (MCRP). As a means of establishing a “sense of place” within new developments, community recreation spaces are a crucial element for emotionally anchoring residents to their new home. This understanding bodes well for potential homeowners as it spurs a drive in developers to create bigger and better spaces that benefit the community and feed public need for quality amenities — a fact evident in the new suburb of Moncrieff in Canberra.

significant hilltops and ridges as urban landforms that offer striking outlooks. Prominently placed upon ridgelines and hills, the parks, playgrounds and open spaces of the area act as visual beacons for the local community, drawing them into recreation and play. Commissioned by Suburban Land Agency (SLA), a people-focused developer of residential estates and urban renewal projects in Canberra on behalf of the ACT Government, and outfitted with quality play equipment by KOMPAN, Moncreiff Community Recreation Park


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CITIES ALIVE: RETHINKING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

23min
pages 108-116

REVIEWING URBAN DESIGN

5min
pages 106-107

THE FORUM IN FINE FORM

3min
pages 104-105

WEST END WINNER

2min
pages 102-103

A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

3min
pages 100-101

KEEPIN’ IT UNDER COVER

3min
pages 94-95

ADELAIDE TAKES ON GOLIATH

3min
pages 98-99

REGIONAL SPORTS COVERED

3min
pages 92-93

INCLUSIVE FUN FOR ALL

3min
pages 88-89

EROSION CONTROL MADE EASY

1min
page 97

SMART SOLAR PLACEMAKING

3min
pages 86-87

RIDING HIGH

3min
pages 82-83

BEAUTY BEYOND REFLECTION

2min
pages 84-85

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

3min
pages 76-77

GIMME SHELTER

2min
pages 80-81

PLANNING AHEAD: A CAUTIONARY TALE

3min
page 74

ALL ABOARD

3min
pages 78-79

GREEN & GROWING

3min
pages 72-73

CALL OF THE WILD

2min
page 71

BESPOKE ABOVE & BELOW

3min
pages 68-69

AN ENRICHING PLAY EXPERIENCE

2min
page 70

HYDRATION ON THE MOVE

3min
pages 60-61

WORKIN’ ON THE RAILS

4min
pages 64-67

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

3min
pages 62-63

SCULPTURAL CREATIONS WITH A NATURAL LEANING

3min
pages 56-57

TROPICAL PLAY

3min
pages 58-59

THE PLANTING TERRACE & EXPERIENCE PAVILION

3min
pages 54-55

STORMWATER CRISIS

2min
page 53

A LANDMARK LANDSCAPE

2min
page 52

AROUND THE BEND

2min
pages 50-51

NATURAL IS BEST

3min
pages 42-43

PLAYSCAPE WITH A VIEW

2min
pages 48-49

THE VERTICAL VILLAGE

2min
pages 38-39

FURNITURE WITH A PURPOSE

2min
pages 40-41

AT PLAY IN THE TREES

3min
pages 36-37

BETWEEN LAND & SEA

3min
pages 32-33

FAUNA-FRIENDLY FURNITURE

2min
pages 34-35

HIGH & DRY

3min
pages 30-31

REMAKING HISTORY

2min
pages 14-15

A COLOURFUL COMMUNITY

4min
pages 24-25

THE GOODWILL BRIDGE

2min
pages 20-21

BRONZED & BEAUTIFUL

2min
pages 22-23

HIGH ON A HILL

3min
pages 18-19

PLAYTIME 3

3min
pages 12-13

SAILING INTO PLAY

4min
pages 26-29

THRIVING IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS

1min
pages 16-17
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