West Village
West Village is a mixed-use precinct thatโs transforming the popular Brisbane suburb of West End.
Challenge
Centred around West Endโs iconic 1929 Peters Ice Cream factory and popular Boundary Street shopping and dining precinct, West Village is one of Brisbaneโs most significant urban renewal projects. Developed by renowned Japanese construction firm Sekisui House โ the creator of other landmark urban renewal projects such as Central Park in Sydney โ West Villageโs design centres around the creative mixing of heritage and contemporary materials, aesthetics and spaces.
Our Brisbane landscape architecture team has played a lead role in West Villageโs design โ with a particular focus on the unique green spaces that activate the precinct and bridge the divide between residential, leisure and commercial spaces. The Common is one such space. Opened to the public in late 2018, itโs the first new park to be delivered in Brisbane since 2014 adding 3,300 square metres of public space to West End.
Sekisui House
Solution
Drawing on years of experience designing shared spaces that enhance liveability for residents of the inner city, RPSโ design scheme for The Common focused on maximising amenity for people of all ages at all times of the day.
Using whimsical features to encourage through-traffic and break down barriers to entry, this unique urban forestโs design helps draw people into the heart of West Village to experience the precinctโs growing network of laneways, eateries and event spaces.
Features of The Common include a water play area for kids, open zones for fitness classes and movie nights, public art installations, meandering pathways and a planting scheme that perfectly reflects and responds to Brisbaneโs sub-tropical climate and lifestyle.
Project statistics
Square metres of new public space
lights making up the 'field of lights' in the plaza space
Plants including 44 mature trees and palms
Plant species represented
Design Award for West Village
- Civic Landscape Award, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects 2019 Queensland Awards
Scott Burrows
