Westshore Playground Renewal – Scoping and Procurement for Design and Build

Key aspects of the project included: Scope development following community consultation Assessment of exisiting play structures Arrangement of site survey and consenting investigations Development of design guidelines for the playground design and build Procurement of contractors for playground removal (including evaluation) Procurement of a playground design and build contractor (including evaluation) Drafting of contracts Comms […]

Hetana Street Reserve Classification, Matamata

We reviewed the background of the proposal and commissioned a land status report and an arborist assessment. We advised Council on the process and prepared the public notification documentation and the hearing and decision reports and facilitated mana whenua engagement and the hearings.

Ashburton Recreation Facilities Utilisation Study

Our team undertook an assessment of the sport and recreation facilities across the Ashburton District, providing key provisions including a gap analysis and trend overview for 17 different sport and recreation activities. To support the analysis we met with different sport and recreation clubs across the District to understand utilisation of their current facilities, potential […]

City of Darebin Playground Performance Assessment

Undertook an assessment of each playground using the Playable Space Assessment Tool, Play England 2009, which has been adapted by Xyst. The tool enabled an assessment to be made of location, play value and ancillary facilities to produce an overall percentage score for each playground, ranking each playground to enable priorities to be identified objectively […]

Waipa District Sports Lighting Assessment

Xyst conducted an evaluation of 372 sports lights in the Waipa District by physically visiting each location to appraise the lights’ condition and evaluate their compliance with relevant lighting standards. A detailed GIS database was established, and a report containing suggestions for enhancement was prepared.

City of Darebin Shade Audit of Open Spaces

Xyst provided a qualitative assessment of existing shade throughout the network and completed ad current condition assessment for structural shade infrastructure. Analysis was provided to assist the council to determine the current and future needs for shade within the facilities, and objective recommendations were made based on results and findings of the audits.

City of Darebin Parks Performance Assessments

The purpose of the parks performance assessment was to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each park from a multi-faceted holistic perspective, particularly from the users perspective. Recommendations to retain, change or assign (where none previously existed) service classifications for each park were made.

Wellington City Open Space Quality Assessments

As part of the development of a new open space investment strategy for Wellington City, Xyst visited 131 parks and assessed each using our quality assessment tool over a range of factors including community integration, inclusiveness, diversity, regeneration, maintenance and opportunity. An individual scored report was prepared for each site as well as a comprehensive […]

Howie Park Concept Plan

Xyst undertook consultation with key stakeholders and the community to understand how the park was used and to identify key issues and opportunities to enhance the park. Consultation included intercept surveys, phone interviews and drop-in sessions. A consultation report was developed, followed by three concept plan options for Council.

Riverside Park – Consideration of park asset re-establishment

Xyst developed a report taking into consideration the affected park assets, CPTED, implications on the flow of the surrounding park and recommendation for relocation of affected park assets. A range of stakeholders were contacted to inform the report.