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PROJECT PROFILE

A COLOURFUL

managing and coordinating the civil contractors, engineers and service providers in the delivery of this landmark project, superior communication and teamwork were necessary for Eureka to meet the constrained timeframe of the job. As the landscape contractor, the scope of works delivered by Eureka encompassed all soft and hard landscaping elements, including pavements, furniture, landscape structures, a skate facility, open space areas and planted gardens. In addition, Eureka delivered rehabilitation and wetland conservation works in the surrounding landscape. The company also managed a sub-grade profile, drainage, irrigation and lighting installation, pavement network and carpark facility for the adjacent sports field. As the central hub of the larger development, the positioning of the features forming Baringa Town Square relate back to the adjacent school, community centre and retail precinct. The adjoining 700-hectare conservation reserve also influenced the project, with a flow of nature into the constructed elements encouraged in order

orking hand-in-hand with the project’s landscape architects, Eureka Landscapes has helped to bring to life a vibrant hub in Australia’s beautiful Sunshine Coast. Set within Aura, the largest masterplanned residential development in the region, Baringa Town Square is one of the main centres of the project, serving as a key public destination. Part of the first stage of the Aura development — a city predicted to house 50,000 people upon completion — the Baringa Town Square project

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feasting tables with barbecue facilities, and seating pods that house acoustic speaker boxes. Bespoke sign-sculptures, charging stations, a ceremony space and a celebration lawn that can accommodate over 1000 people are other feature elements of the scheme. Engaged during the design phase, Eureka Landscapes was commissioned to work with the planning team to deliver the full scope of works for the project. Collaboration between Place Design Group, Stockland and the local

to promote integration with the landscape. This was achieved through soft, feathered edging on the softscaping and a boardwalk viewing platform that helps to promote the Melaleuca character of the project; resulting from the abundance of native Melaleuca greenery surrounding the site. A unique visual feature that gives the project its own personality, comes in the form of a vibrant, faceted steel-framed shade structure. This multicoloured, sweeping canopy shelters a gathering space below and connects the main elements of the park. The use of distinctive colours act as a deliberate contrast to the surrounding vegetation and amplifies the vibrancy of the City of Colour. Incorporated into the hardscaping is a bespoke furniture range and matching bollards, paired with off-form concrete seating and plinths. Timber elements in the seating bring in warmth and a natural richness, while pavements are created in alternating dark and light hues

is a promise of things to come. The Square “showcases Stockland’s urban promise of a green, distinctive, healthy and happy place that engages the entire community through inclusive humancentric design,” according to landscape architects Place Design Group. An ongoing commercial concern, Aura has been years in the planning. The completion of Baringa Town Square and adjacent sports field in 2018 was a landmark moment in the development. In close consultation with Place Design Group, Eureka Landscapes was instrumental in the implementation of the community hub, which features a skate park,

governing authorities provided the framework for development of the plan and the final construction details, in addition to specification of project materials and the customisation of the landscape package. Throughout construction, Eureka continued to work with the team to refine buildability and quality requirements to ensure standards were met throughout the entire build. Priding itself on building strong relationships and working collaboratively with the entire delivery team, from client to consultant, contractor to subcontractor, is a hallmark of Eureka’s mode of operation. Responsible for

that add visual interest and provide a neutral backdrop for the coloured canopy and vividly painted brick highlights. The Square is also the first public space on the Sunshine Coast to incorporate skateable public infrastructure. This results from a project focus on the integration of youth activities within the district centre and surrounds. These integrated structures will be built over the next five years. Offering something for everyone in the community, Baringa Town Square is an integrated public realm with distinct conservation values that will serve the area steadfastly for years to come.

COMMUNITY Dubbed the City of Colour, Aura represents a new community-based project set to become Australia’s first six-star Green Star city

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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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