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ASPECT Studios Pty Ltd ABN 11 120 219 561
Landscape ArchitectureLiving Architecture
UrbanismDigital Media
Environmental GraphicsIntegrated Playspaces
Profile 2018
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Adelaide 9-11 Bailey Street Adelaide SA 5000 AustraliaT +61 8 8231 9985 F +61 8 8231 1859 E [email protected] Person Julia Rowe
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ASPECT StudiosASPECT Studios VisionAt ASPECT Studios we’re committed to providing you with the best in creative design, for landscape architectural, urban design and high-end interactive digital media projects.
Our studios combine to promote a culture of excellence, and passion. We build on our strong foundation of core staff. We work as a multidisciplinary team, always learning, collaborating and debating.
We are innovators. And we are leaders. We are a young, brave, Australian-owned business with streamlined management.
We win awards, not just for what we design but for the way we think. Our project management capacity on complex jobs, and the quality of our built and strategic work, is proven.
Every project requires considered design and process weighted to its needs and specific conditions. Sustainability is central to our practice, and we strive to realise the best possible outcomes in that critical area.
We design for people and places. Our designs acknowledge the entire lifecycle of the project, and outperform both client and community expectations.
Constant change drives us to actively expand in new directions. We’re responsive. We find the opportunities. We work across local, regional and international markets, and our clients include all levels of government, and the private sector.
Brisbane 2/29A Logan Road Woolloongabba QLD 4120 Australia T +61 7 3847 8755E [email protected] E [email protected] Contact PersonSteve LangtonDeb Robbins
MelbourneLevel 1, 30-32 Easey Street Collingwood VIC 3066 AustraliaT +61 3 9417 6844 F +61 3 9417 6855 E [email protected] Person Sara Hastings
ShanghaiRoom 203, 519 Jumen Road Luwan District, Shanghai Peoples Republic of China, 200023T +86 21 5302 8555 F +86 21 5302 0815 E [email protected] Person Cathy Zhao
Sydney Level 1, 78-80 George Street Redfern NSW 2016 AustraliaT +61 2 9699 7182 F +61 2 9699 7192 E [email protected] Person Matthew Shaw
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Hart’s Mill SurroundsPort Adelaide, SA, Australia, 2014
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Jack Evans Boat HarbourTweed Heads, NSW, Australia, 2011
Constant change drives us to actively expand in new directions. We’re responsive. We find the opportunities. We work across local, regional and international markets, and our clients include all levels of government, and the private sector.
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Landscape Architecture
Public and private space Landscape design Master planning Concept design Documentation Site supervision Community consultation Visual impact assessment Design reviews Placemaking
Range of Services
Living Architecture/Green Infrastructure
Green Roofs Green Walls Green Facades WSUD (Water Sensitive Urban Design) Urban Forest Green Streets
Urbanism
Urban research Master planning Development framework plan Urban design framework Urban regeneration and renewal strategies Public realm strategies Urban design guidelines Design briefs Development briefs Urban design advice Design review panel
Digital Media
Real-Time 3D / Virtual reality solutions Serious games Architectural visualisations 2D and 3D animations Photomontages (planning tribunal)
Environmental Graphics
Signage and Wayfinding Strategies Interpretive Signage
ASASPECT Studios
LALANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
LIVINGARCHITECTURE
LvA
INTEGRATEDPLAYSPACES
IP
URBANISM
U
DIGITAL MEDIA
DM
ENVIRONMENTALGRAPHICS
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Integrated Playspaces
Strategic play provision studies Playspace design Water play design Playspace documentation Consultation with children Site supervision
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Directors
Sacha Coles Sydney
Sacha is one of Australia’s leading landscape architects. He has led the planning and design of numerous award-winning public landscapes, high-quality residential, and strategic master planning projects.
His work with ASPECT Studios has been widely published and recognised internationally as industry leading design. Sacha is the founding Director of ASPECT‘s Sydney studio.
Chris Razzell DirectorExecutive
Chris is a landscape architect and urban designer and has been the Director of ASPECT Studios for the past 20 years. He founded the Melbourne practice in 1993 and has been the key point of responsibility for its business development and growth across Australia and internationally. Chris has been the Director of ASPECT’s Shanghai studio since its formation in 2008.
Kirsten Bauer Melbourne
Kirsten is a leader in landscape architecture in Australia and has held the position of President of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, VIC Chapter. Her reputation is built on contemporary design and commitment to education. She has led significant award winning projects locally, nationally and internationally. She directs and oversees all projects undertaken by the Melbourne studio and works collaboratively across all the studios.
Tim Conybeare Adelaide
Tim is a landscape architect with over 12 years of experience in the industry. He is an experienced collaborator, being involved with numerous large scale and complex public domain projects. He has worked with ASPECT Studios in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and since moving to Adelaide in 2005, has been involved in the design and planning of significant urban and regional projects.
Susan Gao //Shanghai
Susan’s role is to ensure a strong connection between ASPECT Studios and its Chinese clients. With nearly 10 years of professional experience, Susan has been involved in a wide range of landmark commercial developments, including several of the tallest towers in China, high quality residential developments and public realm projects, from the early planning phase through to the completion of construction.
Stephen Buckle Shanghai
Stephen is a dynamic British trained Landscape Architect, recognised for his innovate and contemporary design style and thinking. During his extensive years of experience, Stephen has worked across the diverse cultural and climatic regions designing various type and scale of projects for royal, public and private clients. He has specialist expertise in leading design teams in China and passion for the creative mix of landscape, art and urbanism.
Studio Directors
Ivan Ross CEOExecutive
Ivan is CEO of ASPECT Studios. He has over 15 years of C-suite level experience leading design and technology firms, developing their strategies and building the structure, culture and operating platforms to deliver them. Ivan looks to build on the tremendous foundation that has been laid by the team at ASPECT Studios, continuing to grow around our core specialist capabilities while delivering rigorous and inspiring design outcomes for our clients.
Executive Team
Damian Holmes Chief Technical Director Executive
Damian is a design orientated landscape architect who leads design teams to plan, design, and develop landscapes for various scale projects with private and government clients. He has an international role, responsible for the operation and implementation of various systems to guide ASPECT Studios’ future direction in technical design practice and delivery.
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Simeon King Sydney
Simeon has specific expertise in urban design, strategic planning, project management, photography, writing, research, websites, communications, report writing and information. Over the last decade he has collaborated regularly with design practices on projects including the Sydney Metropolitan Strategies and City of Sydney 2030 Sustainable Sydney Plan.
Matthew Mackay Melbourne
Matthew is an accomplished landscape architect and urban designer who has delivered a number of award winning public realm and landscape projects across Australia. He is driven by a passion to realise project outcomes that exceed client expectations and deliver exceptional places.
Steve Langton Brisbane
Steve leads the Brisbane based practice with fellow Studio Director, Deb Robbins. Steve has over 20 years of landscape architectural experience in both the public and private sector. He has worked on a range of high profile urban design projects including the Southbank Parklands, several Suburban Centre Improvement Projects, the Goodwill Bridge (QUT connection) and Robina Town Centre.
Studio Directors
Peter Phillips Adelaide
As a landscape architect, Peter has over 20 years of local and international project experience and has proven expertise in the documentation and delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary projects. As an accredited EnviroDevelopment Professional, a core focus of his project work is the inclusion of WSUD and other sustainability principles at all levels of the design process.
Deb RobbinsBrisbane
Deb leads the Brisbane practice with fellow Studio Director Steve Langton. She comes to ASPECT Studios with extensive experience in the field of landscape architecture in both the public and private sectors. With just under 20 years of experience she has worked across a vast range of projects from the broad city scale to finer detail of award winning urban design interventions, such as the Arbour on Grey II and Cutters Landing at New Farm.
Kate Luckraft Sydney
Kate has a significant command of design detailing and the construction processes which has enabled her to take responsibility for delivering many of the Sydney studios’ key projects. With her folio of projects and through her professional research into examples of children’s playspaces and child friendly environments, Kate has developed a renowned specialisation in the area of integrated playspaces.
Ian Rooney Adelaide
Ian is a multi-faceted designer working across urban design and landscape architecture with a focus on graphic design, branding and placemaking. He heads up the Urban Graphic studio which has delivered a diverse range of community infrastructure, wayfinding and behaviour change projects and has a passionate belief that collaborative and multi-disciplinary solutions deliver the best outcomes for people and places.
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Our Team
CEO
Ivan Ross / Executive
Directors
Kirsten Bauer / Melbourne Sacha Coles / Sydney Chris Razzell / Executive
Capability Director
Tamsin McLean
Studio Directors
Stephen Buckle / Shanghai Tim Conybeare / Adelaide Susan Gao / Shanghai Simeon King / Sydney Steve Langton / Brisbane Kate Luckraft / Sydney Matthew MacKay / Melbourne Peter Phillips / Adelaide Deb Robbins / Brisbane Ian Rooney / Adelaide
Chief Technical Director
Damian Holmes / Executive
Group Financial Controller
Helen Li / Executive
Business Development Manager //
Vivi Xie / Shanghai
HR Manager
Lenae Watson / Executive
IT Manager
David O’Brien / Executive
Senior Studio Managers
Sara Hastings Matthew Shaw
Studio Managers
Megan Haberle Julia Rowe Cathy Zhao
Senior Associates
Natalie Bernuetz Jamie Kemp Andrew Langford Louise Pearson Warwick Savvas Erwin Taal Scott van den Boogaard
Associates
Cameron Archie Sissy Chen Marti Fooks Tim Fowler Nelson Gomes Nick Griffin Nick Ison Qidi Li Jane Nalder Lauren Nissen Jason Packenham Alex Woodside
Senior Staff
Angela Arango Kajsa Bjorne Dan Coppock Aylwen Dennis Michele Farley David Guy Thea Harris Gemma Kleinig Amanda Larsson Orit Meylakh James Millar Duyen Nguyen Bianca Pineda Ying Qian Sarah Rivett Charlotte Waters Georgia Withey Tim Williams Claire Winsor Sean Xiao Suki Ye Angela Zhang
Professional Staff
Zoe Acton Maroof Ansari Georgia Babidge Marguerite Bartolo Simon Batchelder Lachlan Bellach Zeynep Berk Justin Bezzina Georgia Brennan Tiffany Chang Brad Clothier Sean Coughlin Dean Coulson Joy Cui Lexie Dealehr Vivian Deng Leo Ding Daniel Drummond Matthew Drury Ruben Eelbode Dermot Egan Azin Emampour Matthew Feddersen Harry Feng Giuliana Fimmano Brett Frost David Garcia Callum Geeves Josh Gowers Cyrian Guillaume Stasi Hatzis Joey Hays Olivia Hillery Grace Hunt Nicholas Jenkinson Carla Kendall Atsuko Kunugi Tangent Le Bruce Lee Fangyu Lee Sara Leong Xiao Lin James Liu Sifei Liu Marian Long Zoe Loomes Keegan Lovell Robin Lu Yan Luo Linkin Lv Max Ma
Douglas Maeda Michelle Majoos Lidia Morris Siobhain Murphy Thara Millane Danielle Nicolas Clare O’Brien Phannita Phanitpharadon April Rao Christian Riquelme Jane Rumble Niki Schwabe Lyndon Slavin Yi Song Joanna Tanus Tanya Taylor Nicole Teh Kira Teng Nicolas Torney Luna Tran KK Wang Tammy Wang Tingweiwei Wang Kun Wei Edan Weis David Wu Xiao Wu Josh Xiong Sam Xu Jane Yan Emily Zhang Jason Zhang Yoyo Zhang Michaels Zhu
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Bunurong Memorial ParkDandenong South VIC, Australia, 2016
Our studios combine to promote a cultureof excellence and passion. We build on our strong
foundation of core staff. We work as a multidisciplinaryteam, always learning, collaborating and debating.
We are innovators and we are leaders.
www.aspect.net.au
Recent Awards
2017
Victorian Urban Development Institute of Australia’s Awards for Excellence High Density Development Category 888 Collins Street, Victoria Harbour
Planning Institute of Australia Awards for Excellence 2017 South Australia Great Place - Commendation Plant 4/Bowden Town Square
AIA National Architecture Awards Urban Design The Goods Line
10th IFLA Asia-Pac Landscape Architecture Awards: Cultural and Urban Landscape Category – Award of Excellence The Goods Line
10th IFLA Asia-Pac Landscape Architecture Awards; Infrastructure Category – Award of Excellence The Victorian Desalination Project and Ecological Reserve
10th IFLA Asia-Pac Landscape Architecture Awards: Parks and Open Space – Honourable Mention Hart’s Mill Surrounds
10th IFLA Asia-Pac Landscape Architecture Awards: Residential Category – Honourable Mention COHL Foshan La Cite
10th IFLA Asia-Pac Landscape Architecture Awards; Skyrise Greenery Category - Award of Excellence One Central Park (ASPECT|OCULUS)
Australian Urban Design Awards Delivered Outcome; Large Scale - Commendation Junction Place
Australian Urban Design Awards Policies, Programs and Concepts; Small Scale Commendation Parramatta Civic Link (collaboration with SJB)
2017 Successful Design China Award Space Category – Winner Vanke Hefei Light of City Retail Phase 1
Think Brick Awards - Bruce Mackenzie Landscape Award; Finalist Macarthur Place
AILA SA Awards - Award of Excellence; Civic Landscape Category Bowden Main Park
AILA SA Awards - Landscape Architecture Award: Community Contribution Category Haslop Reserve Playspace
NSW Architecture Awards - Urban Design The Goods Line
NSW Architecture Awards - Public Architecture: Commendations Wynyard Walk
NSW Architecture Awards - Urban Design: Commendations Wynyard Walk
NSW Architecture Awards - Commercial Architecture: Commendations Tramsheds Harold Park
Good Design Award - Architectural Design Urban Design and Public Spaces Windsor Plaza
2016-2017 Real Estate Design China Award - Landscape Category, Honourable Award COHL Foshan Uni-Mall
NZILA Award of Excellence - Urban Space Westhaven Promenade
AustCham Westpac Australia-China Business Awards; Business Excellence Award for Creative Industries – Winner ASPECT Studios
PIA National Awards for Planning Excellence Winner for Great Place The Goods Line
PIA National Awards for Planning Excellence Commendation for From Plan to Place The Goods Line
PIA National Award for Planning Excellence Winner for From Plan to Place Monash University Clayton Campus
UDIA National Awards for Excellence Masterplanned Development Blake’s Crossing
Greater Sydney Planning Awards Commendation for Great Integrated Planning Project Lindfield Village Hub
The Chicago Athenaeum & The European Centre; Green GOOD DESIGN Award - Winner The Victorian Desalination Plant & Ecological Reserve
2016
2016 American Cemetery Excellence Awards - runner up Bunurong Memorial Park
Victorian Premier’s Design Awards - Architectural Design; Finalist Junction Place, Wodonga
PIA Victorian Awards for Planning Excellence Award for Excellence Monash University Clayton Campus Master Plan
PIA NSW Awards for Planning Excellence From Plan to Place The Goods Line
PIA NSW Awards for Planning Excellence Great Place The Goods Line
PIA NSW Awards for Planning Excellence Best Planning Ideas – Large Project Quay Quarter Sydney by Urbis Pty Ltd and AMP Capital
PIA NSW Awards for Planning Excellence; Public Engagement & Community Planning - Commendation Sydney Zoo
AILA National Landscape Architecture Awards – Civic Landscape The Goods Line
AILA National Landscape Architecture Awards - Infrastructure Victorian Desalination Plant & Ecological Reserve
AILA National Landscape Architecture Awards - Award of Excellence for Cultural Heritage Port Adelaide Renewal: Hart’s Mill Surrounds
AILA National Landscape Architecture Awards – Civic Landscape UTS Alumni Green
AILA National Landscape Architecture Awards – Civic Landscape ASPECT | OCULUS One Central Park
Australian Civic Trust – Heritage Category; People’s Choice Award Port Adelaide Renewal: Hart’s Mill Surrounds
Australian Civic Trust – Heritage Category; Award of Merit Port Adelaide Renewal: Hart’s Mill Surrounds
Kidsafe National Playspace Design Awards - Winner Public Playspaces Category C >$1m Playford Alive Town Park
Australian Urban Design Awards; Delivered Outcome – Small Scale The Goods Line
AILA VIC Awards - Infrastructure Award of Excellence Victorian Desalination Plant and Ecological Reserve
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The Goods LineSydney, NSW, Australia, 2015
Our designs acknowledge the entire lifecycle of the project,
and outperform both client and community expectations.
We win awards, not just for what we design but for
the way we think.
www.aspect.net.au
ASPECT Studios has grown on the strength of its reputation for design-led solutions. We are recognised as a company with the capability to deliver creative and sustainable urban and regional projects. As a group, ASPECT Studios has seen its landscape and public realm projects realised with multi-award winning results throughout Australia and internationally.
ASPECT Studios practice in a culturally aware studio environment where projects are resolved through discussion of ideas, research, design and technical expertise. Our designs are based on ethical responsibility, responsiveness to the client and an approach that embraces the ‘total landscape’ - one comprising social, economic, and ecological considerations. Design quality is the ultimate achievement of these pursuits.
ASPECT Studios supports a healthy culture of research and education through design tours, competition entries, teaching and strong links with universities and professional associations.
Landscape ArchitectureThese connections keep all of ASPECT Studios’ practices engaged with current thinking and techniques.
Technology also forms part of this contemporary approach, and is an evolving tool for research, visualisation, testing and design.
Good management of a project is not limited to its timely delivery. We see our role as continually reviewing the objectives of the project, changing processes to suit each project, and seeking and providing advice and input to/from other disciplines.
The practice’s ability to consistently provide in this field stems from our ability to integrate ecologically balanced solutions and a contemporary design approach with excellence in facilitation, consultation and inclusive participation.
Buluk Park, Victoria Harbour, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, ASPECT I OCULUS, 2014
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The Goods Line, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2015
Bowden Main ParkBowden, SA, Australia, 2016
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MLC Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2015
Metcalfe ParkSydney, NSW, Australia, 2015
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Placemaking‘Placemaking’ is a term used to describe the process of creating meaningful and layered places. As designers of the public realm our training and design process is focused on bringing together and expressing the essential qualities of place, the landscape, its history, social rituals, and cultural significance into the design of place.
Placemaking is about designing cities that cater to people. It aims to promote human interaction, connection to the street, and allow people to participate in their public domain. Our approach creates lively neighbourhoods and inviting public spaces that attract people because they are comfortable, pleasurable, culturally appropriate, and interesting.
The most successful examples of placemaking operate and succeed on a number of levels and benefit from close engagement with the client and a highly collaborative process, including artists, architects, the local experts, and end users of place - the public.
Successful placemaking extends beyond the physical design and delivery of the projects, integrates long lasting ‘Place Management’, and ongoing activation through curated events and day to day activities which facilitate vitality, interest, civic pride, and social interaction.
As both places and people are increasingly exposed to a singular global expression, our desire for authentic place-based qualities has increased. ASPECT Studios craft designs that respond to the local identity and values of place, we design places that people want to be.
Vanke Chongqing Xijiu City Plaza, Jiulongpo, Chongqing, China , 2013
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Living ArchitectureASPECT Studios is leading the way in the emerging area of “Living Architecture” in Australia. Put simply, Living Architecture is the integration of plants and water with built form. It includes green roofs, green facades, and green walls.
Living Architecture has risen in popularity in both Europe and North America, and is now being recognised in Australia as a critical concept in responding to climate change and the increased demand of water and energy in our cities. ASPECT Studios is at the forefront of this movement in Australia. Our command of the technical requirements and systems suited to Australia, combined with our design expertise is helping to lead the integration of greening and architecture.
ASPECT Studios’ vision is of a city where natural processes are integrated into the very fabric of the urban environment - where plants, water, soil and built form are as one - and together these elements promote a healthy community and resilient environment – a Living Architecture!
Key benefits of Living Architecture include:• Contribution to human wellbeing
through the provision of green space • Improvement in the thermal
performance of buildings• Regulation of the urban heat island effect
on the wider city• Regulation of storm water impacts on
both buildings and the surrounding environment
• Integration of water recycling and reduced usage in buildings
• Contribution to biodiversity values in cities
• Clear statements of commitment to sustainable design
• Increased property values and improved amenity
• Achieving environmental ‘stretch targets’ such as ‘net zero water, energy, waste
UFURBANFOREST
WSUDWATER SENSITIVEURBAN DESIGN
IWCMINTEGRATED WATER CYCLE MANAGEMENT
LIVINGARCHITECTURE
LvA
LWLIVING WALLS
GSGREEN
STREETS
GRGREEN ROOFS
ASPECT Studios understands that the key to a successful implementation and widespread up take of Living Architecture is brought about through the collaboration of a diverse group of professionals, from landscape architects, engineers, policy makers, architects, ecologists, soil scientists, and horticulturists.
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One Central Park Sydney, NSW, Australia
ASPECT|OCULUS with Patrick Blanc, 2013
Sustainability is central to our practice, and we strive to realise the best possible outcomes in that critical area.Our project management capacity on complex jobs, and the quality of our builtand strategic work, is proven.
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Every project requires a considered design response and a process weighted to its needs and
specific conditions.Rain garden in shared spaceHalpin Way, Dandenong , VIC Australia, 2011
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ASPECT Studios seeks throughout its practice to reduce the carbon footprint of its projects and to improve the health and well-being of the community and the environment. This can be achieved through improved planning and design, product selection and use of “Green Infrastructure” systems. We define Green Infrastructure as the natural systems that underpin and are integrated with our urban fabric.
Green Infrastructure along with Living Architecture, Urban Forests, and Water Sensitive Urban Design form an interrelated web of benefits that respond to the pressures of urbanisation and climate change.
These are the key Environmental Sustainable Design (ESD) methods and elements that the Landscape Architecture profession is actively involved in.
Green Infrastructure
Victorian Desalination Plant and Ecological Reserve, Wonthaggi, VIC, Australia, 2013
Their application reconsiders engineered infrastructure to provide increased natural benefits on site.
These ESD solutions can be provided within project budgets and also contribute to the long term financial savings to the projects through increased life span, reduced maintenance costs and improved environmental marketability.
To ensure that we stay at the forefront of sustainable thinking and products, we consistently engage with ESD professionals to peer review our work to ensure that the quality and level of environmental performance is optimised to budget and aesthetic outcomes.
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Urbanism gives clients an integrated and holistic approach to designing places that make a difference. We seek to enhance the lives of all people and natural systems in a long lasting way.
Urbanism delivers creative spatial visions and solutions by bringing together our experience in the cross-related fields of master planning, landscape architecture, urban design, architecture, urban infrastructure, urban economics, and community engagement. We add value by drawing from our international design and policy experience in Europe, the United Kingdom, and Asia.
We take delight in making sense of complex environments, no matter how large or small and no matter how many players. We exploit our understanding of urban processes to bring forward design excellence. We are nimble and opportunistic in our strategic approach.
Urbanism
Victoria Harbour Master Plan, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, ASPECT|OCULUS, 2011
Urbanism assembles collaborative teams of specialist experts to meet the unique demands of each project, place and client. We are committed to listening to and collaborating with clients and communities who understand their environments and objectives.
Communication which inspires and can be readily understood and supported is a central part of our approach. We insist on a three dimensional communication of place, beyond the plan. We give high level master planning and design advice to all tiers of government.
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Victoria Harbour Master Plan Melbourne, VIC, Australia
ASPECT|OCULUS, 2011
Barangaroo South, Sydney , NSW, Australia, ASPECT|OCULUS, 2016
Quay Quarter, Sydney , NSW, Australia, 2016
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Sydney MarketsSydney, NSW, Australia, 2015
Ian Potter Children’s Wildplay Garden, Sydney, NSW, Australia,2017
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Architectural Visualisations (Arch Vis) are alluring images that best promote a project. They are modelled to the highest level of detail to accurately present the project in the best possible way.
A Photomontage, or 2.5D Visualisation, is the result of compositing a real-life still shot with a digital model. Photomontages are generally used as a quick method of visually representing the design intention within the real-life environment. Because of this, they are perfect for development applications, securing planning permits and using during planning hearings.
Animations, or fly-throughs, are a traditional way to present a project to clients, the public and other stakeholders. The emphasis is on the cinematic experience. Through lighting, cinematography, and animated people, cars and landscaping, the viewer is able to grasp the complexity and spatial qualities of large projects. 3D models can also be inserted into prerecorded video footage using a technique called Camera Matching.
Digital Media
Visualisation, Flinders St Design Competition, Melbourne VIC, Australia, 2013
Serious Games are designed primarily for purposes other than pure entertainment. Serious Games are ideal for public awareness and education, training and simulation.
Spatial Prototyping uses game engine technology to communicate complex projects to the public and project stakeholders. The solution is an interactive virtual reality application ideal for urban planning and development projects.
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ASPECT Studios’ environmental graphics team has delivered award winning signage projects for both the public and private sector for clients such as Department of Planning & Community Development, Parks Victoria, VicRoads, Stocklands, and the Cities of Casey, Whitehorse, Monash, Maroondah, Moonee Valley, Greater Dandenong, Adelaide, Port Adelaide, Enfield and Coorong District.
Our multidisciplinary team is focused on the delivery of legible, connected and durable wayfinding and identity outcomes.
The experience and innovation we bring to projects includes efficiencies in process and implementation, expertise in construction and detailing, material knowledge and providence of past experience to know what works best in particular conditions.
Our signage expertise is award winning and our team’s alliance has been proven through numerous projects.
Environmental Graphics
Morgan Court, Moreland, VIC, Australia, 2015
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Frome Street BikewayAdelaide, SA, Australia, 2014
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Ian Potter Children’s WILD PLAY GardenCentennial Parklands NSW, Australia, 2017
Darling Quarter, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2011
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As a practice ASPECT Studios is keenly aware of the importance of play experiences that children have and the effect that this has on the quality of their lives and their development into capable and adaptable adults. We strive to create playable spaces in all of our work and understand that ‘playable space’ is not restricted to designated playgrounds, but includes the daily environment of children - the interstitial spaces, such as a generous flight of stairs with a handrail that is great to climb on and slide down, or a mound of leaves and branches left on the street verge that provides resources to build a temporary cubby house.
To facilitate play and provide stimulating environments in which the many kinds of play can be carried out requires a shift in thinking about how public space is planned and managed.
Integrated PlayspacesWe also understand the importance of interaction with and exposure to nature, natural elements, ecosystems, and natural forces in the development of healthy children. To support children’s interaction with nature we are working to protect and restore remnant natural spaces and to provide increased vegetation in urban areas. This includes work to include water infiltration gardens in streets and parks that allow children to experience the ephemeral passing of water from the roofs and paved areas, through filtration gardens and into the aquifers below.
Ultimately we believe that by providing better environments for children the whole community benefits.
Bowden Main ParkBowden, SA, Australia, 2016
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The Goods LineSydney, NSW2015
“The Goods Line is an exemplar project that revitalised a piece of disused infrastructure in central Sydney to provide a linear connection through the city promoting sustainable transport.”Australian Urban Design Awards Jury Citation2016
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