Works Approval Report.pdf - the National Capital Authority

Campbell Section 5 - Works Approval Project Ref: 110029Prepared for the Land Development Agency7.3.4 The ParkDesign of the park has built on the existing form of the landscape – topography and retainable trees;to create a simply laid out, gently moulded landscape that is amenable and flexible in its functionalpotential.The broad swale and path that form the baseline for the park follow roughly the existing drainagelines that have been left over from a pre-existing drainage system. The layout of paths takes thepatterns of natural stream orders, in a thematic reflection of the movement of water through the site.The paths and swale symbolically and physically connect the upper catchment of Campbell withLake Burley Griffin.The park accommodates a range of uses, which have been determined and refined with input fromthe Campbell community and the ACT Government. The region is already well provided withrecreation facilities, with sports fields provided at the Campbell Neighbourhood Oval and Reid Oval,and the extensive network of passive recreation facilities of the lake foreshores within easy reach.The new park caters for local and informal use, with the flexibility to adapt to different uses. A varietyof areas provides:a broad open grassed area for informal games, which may also accommodate gatherings forevents;walking and cycling, including toddler cycling;a series of play and exercise spaces;intimate shaded spaces for picnics and retreat;a more formal green, within a contained and more intimately scaled space.The use of some spaces could be expected to evolve with the growth of the community.The park generally has a naturalistic and informal character, with sinuous paths and swales, and agently sculpted topography. This character will be reinforced through the random patterns of treeplanting, which will combine locally native trees with colourful deciduous exotics. The existing roughgrass forest floor will be maintained beneath existing trees, and enhanced with a broader planting oflocal native grasses and wildflowers.Very large deciduous trees, and conifers, will be used to define points along the path, and along themain terrace edge.Figure 7.1 shows a sketch of the how the park area could look.November 2012 Cardno 41