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Lightsview Estate

An environmentally-sensitive landscape is the basis for a life in touch with nature at the Lightsview housing estate in Adelaide's Northgate. Of particular note is the Precinct 3 Linear Park, a key recreational and biodiversity asset for the estate's residents and the wider community.
  • TRADITIONAL OWNERS AND ONGOING CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND Kaurna
  • CLIENT PEET
  • LOCATION Northgate, Adelaide, Australia
  • YEAR 2015
The foundation of the project were Water-Sensitive Urban Design principles, which were used to form the design of three wetlands, a series of ephemeral basins, a formal lake (fed by filtered stormwater from the wetlands) and a number of raingardens. Activation of the open space was a key goal, with new activities and destinations proposed, including a variety of play spaces along with a dedicated shared youth space.
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  • TEAM Lucid Consulting Engineers, Design Play, Hydroplan
  • PHOTOGRAPHER CREDIT Dan Schultz
  • AWARDS 2022 South Australia Landscape Architecture Awards; Infrastructure - Landscape Architecture Award
    2022 South Australia Landscape Architecture Awards; Parks and Open Space - Award of Excellence
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