ARIA
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The ARIA landscape is conceived as a developing narrative, journeying between two worlds; from an endemic local landscape into a hidden sub-tropical garden ‘heart’

Landscape Project Details
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Swanborne, Western Australia

Completed
2014

Client: Blackburne Property

Architect: Hillam Architects

CAPA Team:

Steven Postmus - Project Director

Chima Mwenda

Photography Copyright © Douglas Mark Black
 

Following local guidelines, the periphery includes a dense carpet of endemic planting, populated by groupings of native trees which providing a filtered screen for residents.

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A sculptural tree to the entrance signals a changing landscape within. Visible from the foyer and adjacent boardwalk, a sub-tropical landscape provides a setting for the communal facilities and pool deck. A landscape covered wall adjacent to the boardwalk screens a hidden garden for the Yoga Pavilion behind.