PLACEMAKING: WYNDHAM CULTURAL CENTRE PUBLIC SPACE: WERRIBEE, VICTORIA
A fun, new public square for central Werribee, celebrating arts, culture and events. This is an initial stage to enhance the venue for the city. The new public realm with repurposed shipping containers, playable furnishings, lighting, rigging scaffold, and mural art work by Drez. The Cultural Centre has transformed to re-engage in a new street life and performance extending into the evening economy for the main street. Landscape Architecture & Urban Design & Placemaking
PLACEMAKING: PRAHRAN MARKET, ELIZABETH STREET PARKLET, CITY OF STONNINGTON, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA
Mainstreet Australia award finalist was given to a playful, welcoming and fun popup parklet which opened in June 2022 in collaboration with Rightside Creative. We reimagined parking spaces to improve and generate a better street life creating places to relax, dine and offer vibrant market spill out. Landscape Architecture & Urban Design & Placemaking
We can develop a strategic framework of opportunities and feasibility across precincts. With Wyndham City we have created place led activations, wayfinding, and public realm infrastructure improvements to revitalise local centres and enhance economic development opportunities for community and businesses. These initiatives range in impact from ‘meanwhile’ and temporary to semi-permanent improvements. Photo credit: @peterfosterphoto and @mamam_aus Landscape Architecture & Urban Design & Placemaking
PLACEMAKING: ‘POP UP’ ACTIVATION: TARNEIT, VICTORIA
PLACEMAKING: ‘POP UP’ PLAY: DIGGERS REST, VICTORIA
Little colourful huts were designed as a playful reference to the ‘shelter sheds’ that Caroline Chisholm created in 1855 for the families walking from Melbourne to the Gold Fields in Ballarat. Little bits of gold paint are an accent throughout the space in collaboration with Rightside Creative. Bright colourful stripes have been painted on the footpath around the park in the same palette. Landscape Architecture & Urban Design & Placemaking
Owen Street in Mordialloc has been transformed into a charming mini activation, crafted from recycled local pallets. This cozy spot invites you to grab a bite to eat and relax in a serene setting. As much as possible, existing furniture has been repurposed, with new pieces created from recycled materials.
Playful, vibrant painted pieces and lush plants add a splash of fun, making this pop-up activation a delightful and eco-friendly destination.
Landscape Architecture & Urban Design & Placemaking
PLACEMAKING: OWEN STREET, MORDIALLOC , MELBOURNE
PLACEMAKING: COMMUNITY GARDEN PARKLET, SMALL STREET, HAMPTON, MELBOURNE
Bayside's market gardens inspired the activation at Small Street in Hampton. In 1840, much of the southeastern suburbs were rural growing spaces for fruit and veggies. A community space, with accessible timber decking, outdoor seating, planter boxes and painted stencilled footpaths was created at the end of a street.
Landscape Architecture & Urban Design & Placemaking
A placemaking vision for huge vacant space at Unitt Street in Melton city centre, transformed into a vibrant activation hub, aptly named 'Wallace Green.' This community space is designed to be a lively gathering spot, featuring a play area, pop-up activations, and a delightful place to enjoy a bite to eat. The vision for Wallace Green is to create a dynamic and inviting environment that brings people together and enhances the heart of Melton.
Landscape Architecture & Urban Design & Placemaking
PLACEMAKING: ‘WALLACE GREEN’ UNITT STREET, MELTON , VIC
These montages for 651 Chapel Street showcase early concepts for creating a vibrant street activation. The space is lined with native plants and trees, resulting in a stunning biodiverse landscape. Long grasses and native plants provide a sense of enclosure from the street, creating a cozy and inviting atmosphere. There are various spots where you can sit, relax, grab a coffee, and meet up with friends. Whether you want to watch the world go by or enjoy a lunchtime snack, these spaces offer the perfect setting for a delightful experience.
Landscape Architecture & Urban Design & Placemaking
651 CHAPEL STREET, PLACEMAKING ACTIVATION, MELBOURNE
We have created a series of captivating renders for a temporary pop-up park, offering a unique opportunity to trial a new public realm space. By temporarily closing the street to through traffic, we can create a central hub for people to gather, explore, and enjoy. This destination space will draw footfall and serve as a platform for events, programmed in partnership with local businesses, the community, the Council, and traders, promoting the area's local economy.
The concept is designed to be a lively and fun pop-up space for everyone, with flexible elements that can be reused. The design envisions a comfortable central green space filled with indigenous containerised plants, fostering biodiversity and responding to local climatic conditions. This green oasis will provide a refreshing retreat where people can relax, socialise, and connect with nature.
Landscape Architecture & Urban Design & Placemaking
MELROSE STREET, PLACEMAKING ACTIVATION, MELBOURNE
We embrace the vital role we can play in facilitating the various voices and soundings to enable a shared vision into development, planning and design. We start with a strategic collaborative approach, then facilitate refined engagement methods tailored throughout various implementation stages. We aim to empower stakeholders to collaborate and engender support to contribute and buy-in on shared actions forward. We are thought leaders, place champions and facilitators guiding shared and deliverable visions and collaborate to bring out the best.
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