Mt Isa Neighbourhood Centre
Guymer Bailey’s landscape design of the Mount Isa Neighbourhood Centre addresses the community’s social requirements and celebrates the many uses of the building through a series of flexible and robust landscape spaces.
A functional and inclusive outdoor setting has been created for the visitors of the Mt Isa Community Centre through the design of an external garden path that connects the various outdoor spaces including a yarning circle, children’s play area, shaded outdoor seating and vegetable garden.
The curvilinear design of the landscape allows flexibility in the layout with outdoor spaces, pathways and retaining walls meandering around three large trees on the northern boundary of the site. Retaining these trees and minimising the impact on root zones was vital due to the shade and green amenity they provide. Due to Mt Isa’s regional location and climatic conditions, landscape materials and planting selections prioritise durability, though where possible we have also incorporated native plant life and local materials.
Stage A works included the refurbishment and extension of an existing two-storey classroom block as well as the construction of a new covered walkway through the centre of the school.
PROCESS
A functional and inclusive outdoor setting has been created for the visitors of the Mt Isa Community Centre through the design of an external garden path that connects the various outdoor spaces including a yarning circle, children’s play area, shaded outdoor seating and vegetable garden.
METHODOLOGY
The curvilinear design of the landscape allows flexibility in the layout with outdoor spaces, pathways and retaining walls meandering around three large trees on the northern boundary of the site. Retaining these trees and minimising the impact on root zones was vital due to the shade and green amenity they provide. Due to Mt Isa’s regional location and climatic conditions, landscape materials and planting selections prioritise durability, though where possible we have also incorporated native plant life and local materials.
TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND
The Kalkadoon People
COMPLETION
2015
LOCATION
Mount Isa, Queensland
CLIENT
Department of Community - Child Safety and Disability Services
PROJECT CONTACT
PHOTOGRAPHY
Scott Burrows Photography
VALUE OUTCOMES
“GB-A were an absolute pleasure to work with. The team on site and in the office never cut corners and were committed to delivering a very high quality project.”
Jim Spainard, Golburn Enterprise
Designing for a sustainable future is a core part of our organisational philosophy. Drawing on the knowledge from our Greenstar accredited team members and specialist consultants in environmentally sustainable design, we ensure our project teams integrate creativity with scientific rigour, to create designs that are conscientious of the natural environment and local ecology. Designing for a sustainable future is a core part of our organisational philosophy.
PRINCIPLES OF PASSION
During the design process, our project team not only considers the physical context of the designs but also examines the social and cultural context. Through every design, we look for ways to inspire positive attitudes, behaviours and emotional responses in people to encourage the responsible use of resources, increase cooperation among occupants, and communicate the values of society and cultural diversity.
Designing for a sustainable future is a core part of our organisational philosophy. Drawing on the knowledge from our Greenstar accredited team members and specialist consultants in environmentally sustainable design, we ensure our project teams integrate creativity with scientific rigour, to create designs that are conscientious of the natural environment and local ecology.
We design built environments from a holistic, sustainable perspective: each project reconciles ecological and social impacts within the current economic climate. We holistically evaluate environmental, cultural and financial sustainability in every task we undertake.