Environmental and Sustainability Projects

Water Sensitive Urban Design

Project:Hawkesbury City Council water sensitive urban design DCP                  

Client:Hawkesbury City Council

Services: Hawkesbury City Council is the largest local government area in the Sydney metropolitan region. The Council is flanked by five rivers (Nepean, Hawkesbury, Grose, Macdonald and Colo) and forms part of World Heritage listed wilderness areas. The Council has a population of 66,000 and growing and features a number of historic towns.

Barker Ryan Stewart were engaged by Hawkesbury City Council to create a Water Sensitive Urban Design - Development Control Plan and Engineering Design and Construction Specification.

Environmental Management Plan

Project:EMP – Adventure Golf Panthers

Client:Panthers World of Entertainment

Services: Adventure Golf Panthers is located at Panthers World of Entertainment and provides a unique and fun golfing experience for all ages, abilities and groups. The complex includes three exciting mini golf courses, golf driving ranges and an 18 hole par three golf course.

Barker Ryan Stewart were engaged by Adventure Golf Panthers to a provide an Environment Management Plan in support of the Development Application to Penrith City council for the 18 hole golf course. The land is severed by a meandering watercourse which flows through the site.

Retail Distribution Centre

Project:  Retail Distribution Centre, Rouse Hill

Client:Oz Design Furniture

Services: Oz Design Furniture are building a large head office and distribution centre at Rouse Hill. Oz Design Furniture are a house hold name as a furniture retailer in Australia and New Zealand. As part of the building works a large car parking area, access roads and drainage are to be provided. A watercourse is also to be redirected around the building site.

Barker Ryan Stewart are engaged by Oz Design Furniture to provide an innovative detailed water sensitive urban design and creek creation and rehabilitation works through the site

Wild Hibiscus

Project: Wild Hibiscus - Kurrajong Heights

Client: Wild Hibiscus Flower Company

Services: The Wild Hibiscus Flower Company is a family operated company that currently exports to more than 40 countries worldwide.

The project involved the renewal of a disused nursery with an architecturally designed Rural Industry, Tourist Facility and Commercial Premises surrounding an attractive dam.

Our services included:

• Development Management
• Traffic Report
• RTA Intersection Design
• DA Documentation
• Town Planning Advice
• Statement of Environmental Effects
• Waste Management Plans
• Stormwater Management Plan
• Effluent Disposal Report
• ater Sensitive Urban Design

End of Journey

Project: “End of Journey” bicycle parking station, Town Hall House

Client:City of Sydney

Services: Development application for refurbishment of Level 1 of Town Hall House for bicycle parking station, known as “End of Journey”.

Our services included: DA Documentation; Town Planning Advice; Statement of Environmental Effects; and Waste Management Plan.

East Gosford Catchment Study

Project: East Gosford catchment study and OSD basin designs

Client: Gosford City Council

Services: Gosford City Council engaged Barker Ryan Stewart to review flooding impacts in the Emma Jane Street catchment and undertake trunk drainage modelling and detention designs to reduce flooding impacts on surrounding residential land.

Our services included:

• Flood modelling
• Catchment analysis
• Detention design
• Review of Environmental Factors

Littlefields Road Riparian Zone

Project: Littlefields Road Riparian Zone

Client: Innovation Planning Australia

Services: Certification of riparian zone works for proposed subdivision.