LACH2001 Landscape Dynamic Studio Unit and Studio Coordinator: Rosie Halsmith ‘Landscape as Infrastructure’
JOYCE VAN LEEUWEN
‘Green Infrastructure Ashfield & Ashfield Flats’ The Green Loop & Green Links Ashfield was built upon precious ancient wetlands and sits on Whadjuk Noongar country. This area has always been an important meeting place for Noongar people and consisted of lakes, fertile wetlands and woodlands. While most of the natural landscape has been replaced by the suburb, the Ash¬field Flats still offer an example of what life and the landscape along the riverbanks may have looked like before European settlement. Today the Ashfield Flats are an important biodiversity hot spot nearby the city of Perth. The implementation of a green infrastructure strategy in Ashfield, allows for the natural landscape to be drawn into the suburb and connects it to the existing green spaces along the river, as well as the Ashfield Flats. The design of the Green Loop & Green Links aims to connect visitors, the community and the suburb, from the train station and various community sites to the wetlands, the Derbal Yerrigan (Swan River) and the surrounding green spaces. It is designed with respect for the natural landscape, ecosystems and the community, past present and future. The Green Loop & Green Links represent a physical and sensory connection to the landscape. Grounded in the trees and vegetation native to this area, supporting biodiverse ecosystems for people, birds and wildlife to enjoy.
Image: Masterplan Green Infrastructure Ashfield & Ashfield Flats - The Green Loop & Green Links.
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