Central Park Development Mandurah
Westcross Projects engaged us as architects, urban designers and sustainability consultants for a 21Ha Mixed Use, TOD (Transit Oriented Design) project adjacent to the new Mandurah Railway Station in 2011.
The client was keen to provide a diversity of housing choices in a mixed-use development, guided by water-sensitive urban design principles, contemporary design approaches and natural vegetation and landform retention strategies.
The integration of consultants was a key component of the scheme’s success. We formulated a briefing and design process where the client and consultant team participated in a pre-design workshop to contribute to and expand the development possibilities around the following:
identification of Opportunities and Constraints (including detailed assessments/surveys/investigations);
examination of case studies for best practice similar developments; and
brainstorming ideas and innovations for a Project Sustainability Matrix.
This process ultimately informed a holistic, innovative brief. We laid down each consultant’s input as a layer over the site plan to ensure a well-researched, robust, concise assessment of the site would form the basis of the design. Our approach was a great success, streamlining the process, reducing the cost, and maximising the value of each specialist’s input for consideration by the others.
