Kalynda Chase

Townsville, Qld
Urbex, $4.9 million (January 2006 – Current)
The $250 million, 161-hectare development at Bohle Plains will feature nearly 1,500 allotments and, at completion, will house approximately 4,000 residents in a range of ‘busy lifestyle’ and conventional houses.

The development encompasses an innovative array of facilities including tennis courts, exercise platforms for yoga and tai chi, a community sporting field, bocce courts, half court basketball and linked parks combining a fitness circuit and walking trails. Integral to Kalynda Chase is the incorporation of nature and outdoor space - including an ecological corridor featuring observation platforms, bird hides and possum boxes, pocket parks and barbeque facilities to encourage a combination of family fun and healthy living. A key design criterion of the development has been to ensure that there is a park at the end of nearly every street so that access to leisure facilities for every resident is an integral feature. JMAC was engaged on this project to undertake the streetscapes and parklands which included hardscapes of concrete footpaths, entry walls, playground equipment etc and softscapes incorporating irrigation, turf, street trees, garden planting, concrete edge and bollards.