Original source · versioned page text
Noosa Botanic Gardens Master Plan · Noosa Botanic Gardens Masterplan Draft Design Report
Plans and drawings: the text below has words only, no drawings.
Plans Detail Plan Views
Key Design Moves
Key Plan
VIEW 1 - ARRIVALS ZONE
Creation of a legible arrivals experience including:
A generously sized area of both soft and hard
landscaping including a Community Facility/Kiosk/
Shelter with accessible amenities, gathering spaces for
View 1 large and small groups and an entry lawn
1. Creation of a Friends of NBG Multi-use Zone. This
LAKE MACDONALD area will be a focus in the arrivals zone for botanical
education, sharing and storage of specimens.
View 3 2. Amalgamation of Northern Parklands with the
View 2
current Botanical Gardens creating a generous lawn
connected to the arrivals platform
3. Re-alignment of the Boat ramp road to improve
pedestrian safety
4. A maximum 4m wide accessible ‘Garden promenade’
5. Development and consolidation of a climate relief
ARRIVAL ZONE
zone along the waters edge through the creation of
ft
terraces below the arrival gathering platform facing
the Lake, pockets of lawn, decks and boardwalks
6. Rejuvenated Amphitheatre including additional
shade, terraforming of embankment to create
accessible terraces and an accessible path to the top
of the Amphitheatre
VIEW 2 - THE GREEN
1. Creation of an open, sunny ‘Green’ space
incorporating some existing trees and thinning
ARY
AMPHITHEATRE understorey to promote views to the Lake
Y BOUND
2. Multiple opportunities for picnicking on lawn and
under accessible shelters
3. Additional carparking
ra 4. Rainforest Pavillion
PROPERT
LOWER LAKESIDE 5. Creation of a Botanic Playground adjacent to the
lawn and picnic facilities.
THE GREEN
VIEW 3 - LOWER LAKESIDE
1. Multiple opportunities for picnicking on lawn and
under accessible shelters
2. Broadened pathways and gathering zones to
facilitate weddings/other significant ceremonies
3. Reduction of pathways creating opportunities for
botanical collection consolidation and strengthening
4. Creation of a formal accessible path around the Fish
pond including a viewing deck
5. Creation of a ‘hidden’ bird hide tucked into the
lakeside vegetation
FISH
POND
KEY
D
North of Maintenance Access Road.
Vegetation character is a mix of sub-
tropical, natives and exotics with some
open woodland in the far north.
LILY
POND South of Maintenance Access Road.
PR
Vegetation character is predominantly
OP
rainforest with some dry sclerophyll
ERT
patches in the south-east.
YB
LA K
OU
Open Lawn zones with scattered shade
EM
N
trees
LAKE MACDONALD
DAR
ACD
Y
ON
AL
DD
RIV
E
PROPER
TY BOUN
DARY
1:1000 - A1 0 5 10 20 50 75m
NOOSA BOTANIC GARDENS
MASTERPLAN
05
See the original
The page text is free to read. Viewing or downloading an original file needs an account.
Log in to see the originalLog in to download the original file
The download may take up to a minute.