The massive scale of the built elements – the walls, buildings, steps and pavements, essential because of the intensity of use and challenging topography, and with their formal references to the site’s industrial past – is now softened and framed by this rich palette of vegetation. The rainforest gardens include fern gullies, palm groves and an “Angiopteris ravine.” It is these plantings, both in their established and developing forms, that now provide the core character of the Parkland and unique experiences for users.
Groves of pandanus and bottle tree, crescents of Queensland maples and paperbark forests coexist with the more traditionally laid out but equally interesting avenues of hoop pine and themed display gardens (there are over fifty of them). Its design challenged and extended, for the first time, the local tradition of exotic display planting, incorporating plants not only from the world’s subtropics but from many of Queensland’s forgotten or ignored ecosystems.
The Parkland provides sixteen hectares of recreational space for the north of the CBD and provided the impetus for the recently developed surrounding commercial and residential precincts. While the designers (a consortium including Gillespies Australia, Landplan Studio, DEM Design and Civitas Urban Design, and familiar names such as Mark Fuller, the current Queensland Government Architect Malcolm Middleton and Lawrie Smith) might bemoan the fact that certain aspects of the project did not come to fruition in the rush for its completion, Roma Street Parkland has made a significant contribution to urban character, connectivity and recreational life in the city. Until the parkland was established, with its associated pedestrian connectors to its surroundings, these wastelands divided the city and prevented the development of nearby land for successful residential and commercial development. It was inaccessible and, even more significantly, spatially divisive. Roma Street Parkland was constructed in an important part of the central city that was occupied by old railyards and cuttings. The amphitheatre is used for community events and festivals. How this is to happen is yet to be detailed, but it raises some important questions about the future of these open spaces, both of which have been so important for the development of Brisbane over the last two decades that is, to its identity as a city with a definable and vibrant cultural heart to complement its cluster of suburban centres. Shortly after the election, as one of his first pronouncements on change in the state, the premier (and former lord mayor of Brisbane), Campbell Newman, announced that the parklands at Roma Street and South Bank would be handed over to the care of Brisbane City Council. First planned in the mid 1990s and opened in 2001 as a state government project, Roma Street Parkland remained in state, rather than local, government care and management until the change of government in Queensland in March 2012. Their mission is to build quality workplaces and instill integrity into the workforce.Roma Street Parkland was one of the first parks to challenge the norm, following on from South Bank Parklands, where more recent projects have reworked the Expo ’88 fabric, introducing contemporary recreation settings such as streets, restaurant precincts, waterfront lawns and playgrounds to complement the more traditional swimming pools and barbecues. HASC are a leader in training, workforce development, occupational health and more. The Zodega team is certified by the Houston Area Safety Council. You can expect detail oriented, top notch service every time we are on site.Ĭontact us today for a quote on your commercial or residential lawn care or landscaping services job. Our reputation is built on quality service and responsiveness. In addition to providing services for a number of high volume residential property management companies, we provide commercial lawn care services to some of the largest industrial complexes, office buildings, and apartment complexes across the Houston metropolitan area. Industrial and Apartment Complex Lawn Care Company in Houston Lawn Maintenance (Robotic & Traditional).Our unique model allows you to bundle all of your landscaping, irrigation system, and many maintenance needs into one predictable monthly cost. When you partner with Zodega you’re not just hiring a landscaping company, you’re aligning your home or business with a residential and commercial services provider. Full-service Landscaping and Lawn Care Contractor in Houston All-inclusive Houston home and commercial lawn maintenance service for a predictable monthly cost
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