Royal Park, Buninyong

Following extensive consultation with stakeholders and the local community, Thomson Hay Landscape Architects, in association with Morton Dunn Architects and Finding North, prepared a master plan for Royal Park in Buninyong. The vision for Royal Park is to develop user friendly and multipurpose spaces that will benefit a variety of community groups and promote sustainability. A key challenge of the design was to create a balance between active / structured and passive / unstructured uses. 
The scope of design works included:

• provision of senior and junior soccer pitches

• siting and lay out of a new community building

• north facing building entrance and plaza to provide a hub for community events

• community gardens and food forest

• community gathering space with shelter and cooking facilities

• children’s natural play space

• consideration of environmental sustainability including reuse of rain water roof run off and stormwater run off

In June 2020 funding for the construction of the 2 pitches, irrigation and drainage, fencing, landscaping and lighting was announced. Construction will continue throughout the year to be ready for next year’s soccer season. See more information here