Cocoroc Township Landscape Works – WTP

Cocoroc Township Landscape Works – WTP

Small Scale Capital Program

Key Facts

• Current uses of the Cocoroc Township include
• Heritage tours
• Use as a filming location for television shows and movies
• Art Exhibitions
• The education and vistor precinct at Cocoroc will become the main visitor and education centre for approximately 7,000 to 10,000 visitors.
• The area will need to regularly cater for a range of age groups and levels of mobility, with visitors ranging from grade 3 children through to seniors community groups. Tour group sizes vary from 15 through to 90 visitors at any one time, and WTP open days can see up to 500 visitors on site

Background

• MWC Objectives of the project :
• Create innovative play, learning and interpretive spaces within Cocoroc by reusing existing onsite materials (e.g. large diameter sewerage pipes, etc.) to maximise sustainable resource use and cost savings.
• Create versatile and flexible outdoor spaces that support a range of activities for different user groups, such as primary school children, high school and tertiary students, and mobility impaired seniors groups.
• Shape a wayfinding approach that considers the delicate interplay between the site’s past, present and future. Avoid trite or ‘plonk’ elements as spatial definers.
• Create a world renowned learning destination that is superior in its capacity to support a range of users in the technology age. Support the revival of Cocoroc as the cultural intellectual, and working heart of WTP.

Scope of Service

• Earthworks required to create a wetland within the premises
• Install a Stormwater Drainage System
• Connect stormwater drainage system to the Wetland
• Install paved footpaths around the facility and MOS pipe
• Construction of feature wall at the Cocoroc Precinct entrance
• Upgrade existing grounds to create a safe environment for school tours
• Planting of shrubs and trees within the premises
• Seating arrangement for visitors