Landscaping and Public Open Spaces

Key features of the landscape plan, which will showcase the history of the site and Western Australia wherever possible, include:

• A grand forecourt of trees and landscape to provide space for large groups of people.
• Courts created to the north of the main building to provide alfresco entertainment, exhibition and breakout spaces.
• Renewal and regeneration of natural local habitats on the river edge.
• The geometry of the central plaza and forecourt will be reminiscent of the flows of electricity and energy through the power grids with a sculptural piece of the old power grid infrastructure at its point. The space will be planted with large trees with views and a continuous green band through the centre of the development.
• A heritage rose garden, originally created by the workers, will contrast with the immense scale of the power station.
• A boulevard of trees along Summers Street; and
• Deciduous trees along the north-south landscape linkages to provide shade in summer and sunlight in winter.

1. Power Station precinct - a grand forecourt of trees and landscaping to provide space for large gatherings
2. Northern gardens - courtyards for alfresco entertainment, exhibition and breakout spaces
3. Swan River frontage - river edges stabalised with reeds to create natural river edge stability and habitat
4. Freeway interface - wetland habitats planted with indigenous species common to the Swan River before settlement
5. Central plaza and adjoining pavements - axial planting to define the grand forecourt space and paved to provide a gathering and multi-function space
6. Heritage rose garden - upgraded with additional rose bushes and ground covers, on a domestic suburban scale as intended by the workers who first created the garden
7. Building courtyards - incorporating the urban landscape theme to bring the plaza trees and paving flow to inner, private spaces
8. Summers Street - a boulevard of trees defining the vista to the river
9. Summers Street bridge - developed as a sculptural element
10. East Parade - lawned areas with trees to provide landscape to fronts of buildings
11. North-South street corridor - each link is planted to provide a treed boulevard of seasonally changing streetscape