Bupa Runaway Bay
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Bupa Runaway Bay
The landscape design for the BUPA Runaway Bay Aged Care Facility, designed in partnership with Jackson Teece Architects, balances the recreation and amenity requirements of residents and their families, with the functional requirements of safety and care provisions required for the Facility’s staff and management.
Promoting quality of life for all, the landscape design applies simple geometric forms to legibly arrange a variety of accessible and inaccessible areas for personal and therapeutic use, sensory appreciation, climate control and wayfinding.
The internal landscaped courtyards feature water fountains, moveable furniture, shade trees and planting. Residents are provided with opportunity for passive and active participation outdoors, passive activities include sitting on garden bench seats under vine-covered pergolas and active recreation includes tending to the communal raised productive garden beds, walking and other organised activities on grassed areas like Yoga and Tai Chi.
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
Promoting quality of life for all, the landscape design applies simple geometric forms to legibly arrange a variety of accessible and inaccessible areas for personal and therapeutic use, sensory appreciation, climate control and wayfinding.
METHODOLOGY
The internal landscaped courtyards feature water fountains, moveable furniture, shade trees and planting. Residents are provided with opportunity for passive and active participation outdoors, passive activities include sitting on garden bench seats under vine-covered pergolas and active recreation includes tending to the communal raised productive garden beds, walking and other organised activities on grassed areas like Yoga and Tai Chi.
TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND
The Yuggera People
COMPLETION
2016
LOCATION
Wynnum West, Queensland
CLIENT
Wesley Mission Queensland
PROJECT CONTACT
PHOTOGRAPHY
Guymer Bailey Landscape
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.