At a Glance
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$22M
Construction Value
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3
Awards
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4
Hectare Park
- Location
- Durack, Queensland
- Offices
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Client
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Brisbane Sustainability Agency
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Partners
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Image credit: Sue Wang
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Image credit: Tim Murray
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Architect
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Urbis
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Awards
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AILA, QLD Award of Excellence in the ‘Parks and Open Space’ category, 2025
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AILA, QLD Award of Excellence in the ‘Land Management’ category, 2025
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AILA, QLD Landscape Architecture Award in the ‘Playscape’ category, 2025
- Location
- Durack, Queensland
- Offices
- Client
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- Brisbane Sustainability Agency
- Partners
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- Image credit: Sue Wang
- Image credit: Tim Murray
- Architect
- Urbis
- Awards
- AILA, QLD Award of Excellence in the ‘Parks and Open Space’ category, 2025
- AILA, QLD Award of Excellence in the ‘Land Management’ category, 2025
- AILA, QLD Landscape Architecture Award in the ‘Playscape’ category, 2025
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Once a wastewater treatment plant, now a thriving public park, Archerfield Wetlands District Park is part of Brisbane City Council’s Oxley Creek Transformation project. We were engaged to provide civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic engineering services for this project, which reimagines a former industrial site into an environmentally sensitive and community-focused district park.
Designed using natural elements including a eucalyptus forest, grasslands, and wetlands, this parkland features a large adventure playground with water play area, a youth hub with full-sized basketball court, a bush food garden trail and a community lawn for public events.
We provided civil, structural, electrical, and hydraulic engineering services for the design and construction of the park. The site, located on Council-owned land at Bowhill Road, Durack, presented both engineering and environmental challenges—with high value placed on ecological rehabilitation, flood resilience, and adaptive reuse of the site’s existing infrastructure.
A key feature of the park is the sustainable re-use of elements from the original wastewater treatment facility. These preserved structures now form part of a unique interpretive landscape that blends industrial heritage with public open space, offering visitors a one-of-a-kind experience. The park also includes a short Wetlands Discovery Trail, celebrating the site’s ecological character and supporting environmental education.
The project has been recognised with three AILA Landscape Architecture Awards, including two ‘Awards of Excellence’ in the ‘Parks and Open Space’ and ‘Land Management’ categories, and a ‘Landscape Architecture’ award in the ‘Playscape’ category.
Now complete, the park not only restores the natural landscape, but also gives the community a place to connect, play and unwind, bringing new life to a once-forgotten site.
" }At a Glance
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$22M
Construction Value
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3
Awards
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4
Hectare Park
- Location
- Durack, Queensland
- Offices
-
-
Client
-
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Brisbane Sustainability Agency
-
-
Partners
-
-
Image credit: Sue Wang
-
Image credit: Tim Murray
-
-
Architect
-
Urbis
-
Awards
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AILA, QLD Award of Excellence in the ‘Parks and Open Space’ category, 2025
-
-
AILA, QLD Award of Excellence in the ‘Land Management’ category, 2025
-
-
AILA, QLD Landscape Architecture Award in the ‘Playscape’ category, 2025
- Location
- Durack, Queensland
- Offices
- Client
-
- Brisbane Sustainability Agency
- Partners
-
- Image credit: Sue Wang
- Image credit: Tim Murray
- Architect
- Urbis
- Awards
- AILA, QLD Award of Excellence in the ‘Parks and Open Space’ category, 2025
- AILA, QLD Award of Excellence in the ‘Land Management’ category, 2025
- AILA, QLD Landscape Architecture Award in the ‘Playscape’ category, 2025