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Scale 1:500 @ A1 / 1:1000 @ A3 May 2018 the Hobsons Bay City Council WILLIAMSTOWN BOTANIC GARDENS MASTER PLAN 0m 125m 50 75 100 40 30 20 10 NEW BUS-STOP MOVE GATE REALIGN FENCE TO ALLOW SCREENING PLANTING STATUE WITH NEW PLANTING TO BASE NEW MINOR ENTRANCE WITH DECORATIVE PLANTING NEW PLANTING OFFICE MAIN ENTRANCE NEW DECORATIVE PLANTING GOLDEN ELM LAWN MINOR ENTRANCE REMOVE MINOR ENTRANCE UPGRADED MAJOR ENTRANCE WITH PERENNIAL DISPLAY BEDS NEW PLANTING FEARON RESERVE (REFER FEARON RESERVE MASTER PLAN) ESPLANADE OSBORNE STREET UPGRADED TREATMENT AS FOR GIFFARD STREET WILLIAMSTOWN BOTANIC GARDENS PINETUM FLAG POLE POND CENTRAL PALM AVENUE DECORATIVE PLANTING TO MOUND MINOR ENTRANCE MINOR ENTRANCE MINOR ENTRANCE HISTORIC DRINKING FOUNTAIN CENTRAL PALM AVENUE ENGLISH ELM AVENUE WITH DECORATIVE BULB UNDERPLANTING LAWN WILLIAMSTOWN BOTANIC GARDENS LAWN LAWN LAWN LAWN GIFFARD STREET UPGRADED TREATMENT WITH SEALED PARKING, BLUESTONE GUTTERS, NEW STREET TREES AND DECORATIVE PLANTING BLUESTONE TOILETS UPGRADED MAJOR ENTRANCE NEW PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AND PLANTING ESPLANADE PUT NEW PICNIC SHELTER / ROTUNDA IN HATT RESERVE NEW WEDDING / PERFORMANCE SPACE LAWN NEW PLANTING NEW PLANTING NEW PLANTING NEW CENTRAL FEATURE AREA (LINKS THE TWO SPACES ENGLISH ELM AVENUE WITH DECORATIVE BULB UNDERPLANTING DECORATIVE PLANTING TO REINFORCE DOMINANCE OF TREE AVENUE NEW LOW PLANTING NEW LOW PLANTING NEW LOW PLANTING NEW LOW PLANTING NEW LOW PLANTING NEW LOW PLANTING NEW LOW PLANTING NEW LOW PLANTING REMOVE MINOR ENTRANCE NEW PROTECTIVE PLANTING BEDS TO PROVIDE WINDBREAK NEW PROTECTIVE PLANTING BEDS TO PROVIDE WINDBREAK GIFFARD STREET UPGRADED TREATMENT WITH SEALED PARKING, BLUESTONE GUTTERS, NEW STREET TREES AND DECORATIVE PLANTING NEW FEATURE CONIFER MATCH PLANTING IN TRAFFIC ISLAND TO GARDENS ENTRANCES UPGRADED FORMER MAIN ENTRANCE NEW PLANTING NEW SCREENING PLANTING NEW SCREENING PLANTING DEPOT LONG TERM TO BE RETURNED FOR BOTANIC GARDENS USE TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR BACK OF HOUSE ACTIVITIES, SERVICE PROVISION AND FACILITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BATEMAN HOUSE RATIONALISE GATES, UPGRADE GARDEN, SCREEN AND PROVIDE ALL ABILITIES ACCESS FROM STREET REALIGN PATH AND MOVE ARBOUR NEW PLANTING NEW FENCE AND HEDGE NEW FENCE AND HEDGE NEW FENCE AND HEDGE NEW FENCE AND HEDGE NEW FENCE AND HEDGE NEW FENCE AND HEDGE NEW FENCE AND HEDGE NEW WIRE FENCE AND SCREENING HEDGE DRINKING FOUNTAIN BIN BIN BIN BIN BIN BIN BIN BIN BIKE RACK BIKE RACK AND REINSTATE HISTORIC ROW OF TREES INCREASE TREE PLANTING TO PROVIDE WINDBREAK FOR GARDENS INCREASE TREE PLANTING TO PROVIDE WINDBREAK FOR GARDENS BIKE RACK CONNECTING PEDESTRIAN PATH ELECTRICITY SUB-STATION Produced by Laidlaw & Laidlaw Design for Copyright DESIGN OVERVIEW Williamstown Botanic Gardens is one of the oldest Botanic Gardens in Victoria. With a sweeping, arabesque path system designed by Edward Latrobe Bateman, magnificent tree canopy, rich shrubberies and a strong Edwardian character, the gardens are an outstanding example of one of Victoria's many 19th century Botanic Gardens. The Master Plan aims to enhance the Gardens' qualities by continuing the reunification of the site, enriching the aesthetic of the Gardens, providing a basis for the scientific management of plant collections and providing the facilities and services expected of a modern Botanic Garden. The northern half of the Botanic Gardens is visually pleasing, with a good structural framework of arabesque paths, open lawns, mature trees and botanically diverse garden beds. Therefore the changes proposed by the Master Plan to these Northern Gardens are minimal ² and are aimed at enhancing the already strong character by improved planting detail and presentation to the surrounding streets. This includes rationalising of the parking, adding new garden beds, and providing decorative entrances. The southern portion of the site, known as the Pinetum, has a strong visual character and it is by enhancing this space and continuing the work of visually reunifying the Pinetum and the Northern Gardens that the Master Plan makes its most substantial recommendations. Pinetum works include removing the fence that divides the site, therefore strengthening the strong axial design, and introducing a ground plane of decorative planting. This planting will not interfere with the current spatial character of the Pinetum but will simply reinforce the connection between the two spaces. In recent years the SXEOLF·V expectations of Botanic Gardens has changed, and to stay relevant Botanic Gardens are expected to be more than just collections of plants and places to walk and picnic. Visitor services such as educational facilities, information desks and good access to public toilets are also expected, and help build the reputation and popularity of a Garden. In order to provide these resources, it is recommended that the former Williamstown City Council Parks Depot be returned to the Gardens, and redeveloped into a gardens management, education and visitor centre. The Williamstown Botanic Gardens is in a strong position, where due to the success of previous work previously the Gardens can now embark on the next stage of their development - building what is already a valuable resource into one of Victoria's premier Botanic Gardens.
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Scale 1:500 @ A1 / 1:1000 @ A3
May 2018the Hobsons Bay City Council
WILLIAMSTOWN BOTANIC GARDENSMASTER PLAN
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REALIGN FENCE TOALLOW SCREENING
PLANTING
STATUE WITHNEW PLANTING
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PLANTING
NEWPLANTING
OFFICE
MAINENTRANCENEW DECORATIVE
PLANTING
GOLDEN ELMLAWN
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DEPOTLONG TERM TO BE RETURNED FORBOTANIC GARDENS USE TO PROVIDESPACE FOR BACK OF HOUSEACTIVITIES, SERVICE PROVISIONAND FACILITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL
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Produced by Laidlaw & Laidlaw Design forCopyright
DESIGN OVERVIEW
Williamstown Botanic Gardens is oneof the oldest Botanic Gardens inVictoria. With a sweeping,arabesque path system designed byEdward Latrobe Bateman,magnificent tree canopy, richshrubberies and a strong Edwardiancharacter, the gardens are anoutstanding example of one ofVictoria's many 19th centuryBotanic Gardens.
The Master Plan aims to enhance theGardens' qualities by continuing thereunification of the site, enrichingthe aesthetic of the Gardens,providing a basis for the scientificmanagement of plant collections andproviding the facilities and servicesexpected of a modern BotanicGarden.
The northern half of the BotanicGardens is visually pleasing, with agood structural framework ofarabesque paths, open lawns,mature trees and botanically diversegarden beds. Therefore thechanges proposed by the MasterPlan to these Northern Gardens areminimal – and are aimed at enhancingthe already strong character byimproved planting detail andpresentation to the surroundingstreets. This includes rationalising ofthe parking, adding new gardenbeds, and providing decorativeentrances.
The southern portion of the site,known as the Pinetum, has a strongvisual character and it is byenhancing this space and continuingthe work of visually reunifying thePinetum and the Northern Gardensthat the Master Plan makes its mostsubstantial recommendations.
Pinetum works include removing thefence that divides the site,therefore strengthening the strongaxial design, and introducing aground plane of decorative planting.This planting will not interfere withthe current spatial character of thePinetum but will simply reinforce theconnection between the two spaces.
In recent years the public’sexpectations of Botanic Gardens haschanged, and to stay relevantBotanic Gardens are expected to bemore than just collections of plantsand places to walk and picnic.Visitor services such as educationalfacilities, information desks andgood access to public toilets arealso expected, and help build thereputation and popularity of aGarden. In order to provide theseresources, it is recommended thatthe former Williamstown City CouncilParks Depot be returned to theGardens, and redeveloped into agardens management, education andvisitor centre.
The Williamstown Botanic Gardens isin a strong position, where due tothe success of previous workpreviously the Gardens can nowembark on the next stage of theirdevelopment - building what isalready a valuable resource into oneof Victoria's premier BotanicGardens.
