Project Tag: Public Urban

Ballarat Station Precinct Redevelopment

Ground Control was engaged in 2018 by Pellicano Builders to provide landscape design and documentation services to the public open space for the Ballarat Station Precinct Redevelopment.

The redevelopment centred on the Heritage Goods Shed immediately north of the Ballarat Train Station.  As part of the urban renewal of the precinct, the Goods Shed, built in 1863, has been converted into a conference and exhibition centre with an associated public plaza and external events area.

Completing the precinct redevelopment is a 77 room apartment hotel, a multi-storey secure commuter carpark, a bus interchange/public transport hub, other parking areas, access roads, pedestrian spaces, shade trees and amenity landscape.

The multi-storey carpark was completed in 2019, with the apartment hotel and Goods Shed completed in 2021.

Multiple Playspace Projects, Broadford

The Mitchell Shire Council contracted Ground Control in 2020 to detail and document two new playspaces in Broadford, Victoria.

The first new playspace was located in Memorial Park in the Centre of the Broadford township.  The new design replaced an ageing set of play equipment that no longer met the current Australian Standards nor Council’s expectations for this focal point in the township.  Part of the new playspace development was the inclusion of a dynamic shade sail, providing important sun protection to children and parents.

The second proposed playspace was located in an open space behind the Broadford Living & Learning Centre and Broadford Youth Centre, between the existing Community Gardens, the Mens’ Shed and the Broadford Skate Park.  This new playspace was designed to incorporate proprietary play equipment blended with natural play and other bespoke elements in an undulating setting with planting, grass areas and shade trees.

The Council subsequently engaged Ground Control to redesign the Community Gardens playspace at another location within the Broadford township — in an open space area at Wattle Street, Broadford.  This revised playspace was again colocated with existing mature trees for shade and incorporated the same design characteristics as the previous version.

The construction of both playspaces commenced in 2021 and were completed in 2022.