This beachside adventure park in Eglinton WA, designed by Emerge Associates for Stockland, features a Wood Without Worry aluminium woodgrain suite of furniture in Beach Oak Grey.
An 8.5 metre Lighthouse Tower is the centrepiece of the $5 million foreshore precinct, which also features picnic areas, tunnel slides, a ship play structure, rope maze, sand play, basketball court and stairs directly down to the beach.
Emerge has specified Park DDA Seats in key positions around the park. Park DDA Settings with matching benches also provide places to meet, rest and dine.
The seats and tables feature UV and salt-resistant Wood Without Worry aluminium woodgrain battens in Beach Oak Grey, paired with Woodland Grey frames. The grey palette complements the bright colours of the play elements.
“The furniture selection importantly needed to be suitable for the coastal location of the site,” said Zac Fried, Senior Landscape Architect with Emerge Associates.
“Aluminium battens with a woodgrain ‘Beach Oak’ finish were selected, this also matched materials used elsewhere on the site and tied into the theme of the foreshore public open space.
“The park is extremely popular all year round, however particularly in summer, so the furniture selection needed to be hard wearing and low maintenance.
“The furniture caters for large groups of users of the space at the same time, the oversized shelters have multiple picnic settings underneath for larger communal events. The picnic settings were also importantly selected to be DDA compliant ensuring accessibility for all abilities,” he said.
The hollow-extrusion Wood Without Worry woodgrain aluminium battens, insulated with a textured powdercoat, tend to feel cooler to the touch than other materials. See our Batten Temperature Report.
Local playgrounds and green spaces are some of the most important investments Stockland makes in creating new communities, Stockland WA Residential General Manager Col Dutton told The West Australian.
“Our aim at Stockland is to create vibrant, connected areas for people to gather within their communities,” he said.
“Creating attractive open spaces is an important first step in the early days of community creation, as it provides a meeting place and activity centre for new residents.”
Spiral Hoop Bicycle Parking invites cyclists to pause on their journey at a sheltered bike station, complete with air pump for tyres.
An Arqua Fountain, powdercoated in Night Sky, provides fresh drinking water on tap for visitors.
