The new Woburn Apartments, part of the Masonic Villages Wellington retirement village, were completed in September 2017 and feature large sections of Firth FlowPave - permeable paving.
“We were required by Council to use a permeable paver for large areas of hard surfaces to help process surface water run off,” explains Alan Atack, Project Manager for the Masonic Villages Trust. “We had to find a way to deal with water storage on site and Firth FlowPave in Natural was a very good solution. The fact water seeps slowly into the substrate has dramatically dealt with water run-off in high rain events and has reduced pressure on stormwater systems inside and outside the village.”
Alan says that they have also used 600mm diameter drainage pipes on the development which act as underground storage to slow the progress of stormwater which were installed under the areas of asphalt and concrete. “As we were using asphalt for a very large driveway it was decided by the engineers, to use the drainage pipes for these areas and use the permeable paving for the carparks,” adds Allan. “We have also been able to use a different colour paver to designate the various carparks. Now we no longer need to repaint carpark spaces every few years. This has been a very good solution and, although it has been down a few years, it still looks really good, hasn't moved at all, is performing really well and has exceeded our expectations.”
Customer: Masonic Villages Trust
Civil Engineers: Beca Group
Architect: Pynenburg & Collins Architects Ltd
Landscape Architect: David Goodyear
Location: Woburn, Wellington
Product: Firth FlowPave (200(L) x 100(W) x 80mm(D) in Natural
For Firth’s EcoPave Permeable Paving Installation Guide click here.
