Victorian Desalination Plant & Ecological Reserve

Victorian Desalination Plant & Ecological Reserve

Victorian Desalination Plant & Ecological Reserve

225 hectares of the 268 hectare site have undergone one of the largest ecological restoration projects of its kind ever undertaken in Victoria, transforming cleared landscape into a rich mosaic of wetlands, coastal and swampy woodlands, and sand dune vegetation types across a constructed dune system that repurposes construction and tunnelling spoil.

The iconic element of the landscape is the camouflaged desalination plant's 26,000m² green roof, which seamlessly integrates with the Ecological Reserve.

By leading and delivering such an ambitious site plan and detailed design, the landscape architects have demonstrated new roles and directions of which the profession is capable.

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Authors
Collaborators
ARM Architecture
peckvonhartel
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Fytogreen Australia
Year of the project conception
2012
Year of completion of the project
2016
Price subcategory
Parques no urbanos
Surface
225 hectares – ecological reserve, 26,000 sqm – green roof
Customer type
Administració pública
Customer Name
AquaSure
Construction company
Thiess Degremont Joint Venture
Works management
AquaSure
Maintenance manager
AquaSure
Address
Lower Powlett Road
Coordinates UTM
55H 371647,5727925
City / Place
Wonthaggi
Region
Victoria
Country
Australia