Felixstow Reserve
Description:
Completed in 2019 and set on 7.5 acres, the multi-award winning Felixstow Reserve Redevelopment Project demonstrates best practice in contemporary design, incorporating considerations of site, water, community engagement and facilities. Together with the preservation and restoration of the natural environment and celebration of rich local Kaurna history and living culture from a bi-cultural perspective.
An existing canoe scar tree features as the major cultural marker and via an interpretive walking trail, links other cultural markers designed by mantirridesign throughout the site. A nature play space in the lower park inspired by the camps the Kaurna people created on the embankments of the nearby River Torrens/Karrawirra Pari also features in the reserve.
Completion Date: 2019
Location: Felixstow Reserve, Felixstow SA
Aboriginal Country: Kaurna
Collaborative Partners: ASPECT Studios, Kaurna Nation Cultural Heritage Assoc.
Photography: Sweet Lime
Awards:
2020 AILA SA Landscape Architecture Award of Excellence - Urban Design
2019 AILA SA Landscape Architecture Award of Excellence - Cultural Heritage
2019 Healthy Parks Healthy People Award
2019 PIA Public Engagement and Community Planning Award
2019 PIA Best Planning Ideas Commendation Award
2019 PIA Great Place Commendation Award
2019 Australian Civic Trust Urban Award
