Awards.
2017
Immanuel Early Learning Centre
AILA QLD Landscape Architecture Award for Play Spaces
‘The Immanuel Early Learning Centre play space showcases the value a landscape architect brings to creating a unique children’s playground packed with exciting and risk-taking challenges. The variety and range of nature-themed and bespoke design overcame challenging site conditions whilst embracing the natural backdrop.’
Excerpt Comments from the AILA QLD 2017 Award Judging Panel
2016
Palmview Forest Residential Estate
AILA QLD Landscape Architecture Award for Landscape Conservation
‘Palmview Forest residential estate showcases a rigorously detailed level of ecologically sensitive revegetation, coupled with the conservation of significant natural assets. In a time of substantial population expansion in South-east Queensland, Palmview Forest demonstrates the capacity of Landscape Architects to balance the conservation of significant natural landscape typologies with the demands of human inhabitation.’
Excerpt Comments from the AILA QLD 2016 Award Judging Panel
2016
New Leaf Early Learning Centre
Nominated in top 45 National Projects for AILA’s ‘Australia’s Best Playground’ Award
2016
Green Beginnings Child Care Centre
Nominated in top 45 National Projects for AILA’s ‘Australia’s Best Playground’ Award
Innovation & Sustainability.
In our daily work we look to enhance a project through exploring innovative and sustainable solutions in order to offer value add outcomes. Some examples are:
- Retention of significant vegetation and mature trees
- Harvesting and reusing timber from site
- Salvaging, storing and reusing site topsoils
- Using decomposed site mulch as organic compost to enrich site soils
- Engaging local artists to improve place making outcomes
- Maximising the use of endemic plant species in our schemes
- Developing designs that are responsive to place and community