WAX Design Play Space Wins International Accolade

Leading landscape architecture and garden design firm, WAX Design, has won a coveted International Play Association (IPA) Right to play Award of Excellence at the recent IPA World Conference. The award, one of eight given internationally and the only one awarded to an Australian entrant, was presented for their Hazelwood Park play space project, known as 'Wombat Waterhole', which was completed in August 2011.

Sense of community created for medium density housing residents

May saw the completion of the landscaping for Melrose Park aged housing development. WAX Design in conjunction with Energy Architecture looked to provide a design solution that created a sense of community, engagement and pride for the residents of this medium density SA Housing development.
Open semi private courtyards, shaded seating alcoves and communal areas offer the individual an opportunity to pause, converse and interact.
A native, low maintenance garden with an organic materials palate provides a durable and enduring landscape which links through to the mixed use car park and pedestrian access, bounded by swales and rain water storage.

State Recognition of Hazelwood Park Play Space

WAX Design and Ric McConaghy were the recipients of a LASA Award of Excellence for the Hazelwood Park Play Space. LASA (Landscape Association of South Australia) presented Warwick Keates and Amanda Balmer (pictured below) with the award in the Design of a Commercial Landscape ($100,000 - $500,000 Category) for 2011.
LCS (Landscape Construction Services) also received an award for the construction of the Hazelwood Park Play Space at the same awards ceremony signifying the broad success of the project.