INTENSIVE ROOF GARDEN UWS SKY PARK & GARDENS.
2017 winner of the “National Urban Green Space Award”

A project is my one (1) acre Sky Park and Gardens being constructed on the 5th and 6th levelof the UWS project the corner of Lonsdale and Spencer St. Melbourne.  A project commenced in 2011 and Completed in 2017. 

The one Acre “Sky Park and Gardens” is located on the 5th and 6th floor of Far East Consortium’s Upper West Side Development.  The “Garden Oasis” in the heart of Melbourne for the some 4,000 plus residents that occupy the four (4) towers.  The gardens provide not only a connection to nature, but also to provide food resources, such as herbs, edible plants and fruits.  The garden contains some 232 species of plants and 25 environmental conditions.

The garden is designed to provide such environmental benefits as:

• Greenhouse gas sequestration,
• City Island cooling,
• Minimal potable water demand,
• Recreational facilities on site.

• Community meeting spaces.

• Fitness and wellbeing.

• Seasonal Planting.

• Edibles.

Various views of different sections of the UWS Sky Park and Gardens providing opportunities for quiet contemplation or groups