Master Planning Projects
Geelong Arts and Cultural Precinct Master Plan
Revitalising Geelong’s Arts and Cultural Precinct
- Key Cultural Precinct in the revitalisation of Central Geelong;
- Urban design proposal for Lt Malop St and adjacent laneways;
- Context analysis, issues and opportunities, masterplan, design guidelines;
- Facilitates potential full or partial road closure for events;
- Public art, tree planting, catenery lighting, wayfinding, WSUD and lanesways;
- A key part of the vision of Geelong as an ‘arts and events city’.
Campus Environment Design Standards
Deakin University management tool
- Across five campuses, the challenge is balancing consistent treatments with the individual character of each;
- Identifies the history and landscape characteristics of each campus;
- Defines the style and materials palette to be used and where the ‘rules’ should be relaxed;
- Provides clear guidance to facility managers and external consultants;
- Become a key tool to minimise maintenance costs, streamline the approvals process and to manage the landscape values.
Smythesdale Botanic Gardens Master Plan
Preserving a loved community asset
- Changing focus from horticulture to recreational use, including RV's;
- Opportunity to increase visitors as an overnight RV stopover;
- Need to balance the historic and recreation values of the Gardens;
- Our role was to help the community identify issues and opportunities and then agree on priority actions and a plan for improving and managing the Reserve.
Warrnambool Community Garden
Quarry Event Space Redevelopment
- Vision to rehabilitate a quarry as a performance space;
- Collaborative design process allowed stakeholders to steer the direction of the project;
- Implementation Plan provided the Committee with clear steps forward in what is a complex and long-term project;
- The Quarry Performance Space project has been recognised with local, state and national awards;
- “We chose Perry from a field of candidates who expressed interest. He proved to be just exactly the right person for us and we loved the process he took us through“ Julie Eagles, WCG Deputy Convenor.
Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus
Union Green & Delacombe Court Landscape Assessment
- Review 10 years after major landscape refurbishment;
- Research of the site history and periods of development, interviewing key players in its evolution and conducting detailed onsite investigation;
- Identified major issues such as lack of shade, under-utilisation, and poor understanding of the original design intent;
- A detailed report was prepared that identified issues, suggested opportunities, and recommendations.