Methodology

• Innovation

  Each Project and site offers a unique combination of dynamic conditions and relationships of the physical, social and economic realms that have an intrinsic time and space relationship.

  Our appreciation and perception of such conditions and relationships influences our design process and enables us to deliver specific design solutions that respond uniquely to our client’s briefs and to the inherent qualities of the sites in which we work to create thoughtful, meaningful, and memorable landscapes.

  Our open studio culture of decentralised and collaborative design facilitates creative design generation and development.

  We have proven capability in delivering innovative design solutions in the following areas.

  • Urban planning
  • Green infrastructure
  • WSUD
  • Furniture design
  • Land and vegetation management
  • Landscape design

• Sustainability

  Ecologically Sustainable Development

  • ESD principles are embedded in all GbLA projects
  • Social: Our spaces are designed for community use. On greenfield sites our designs are adaptable for use by a wide range of age groups and can evolve with the community. For our urban renewal projects we often work with a variety of leading allied design professionals to achieve specific and innovative high quality social and environmental design solutions within the private and public realm.
  • A core focus of our work. Preserve existing elements and features, protect sensitive vegetation and habitat and historic features, recycle materials on site, use robust, long-lasting sustainably sourced materials
  • Design landscapes that are long-lasting and adaptable within available project budgets. Provide landscapes that are cost-effective to maintain with minimum irrigation requirements beyond establishment

  Water Sensitive Urban Design

  • Our large-scale projects will include constructed wetlands, rehabilitated waterways, raingardens often using a range of solutions to create a site-wide integrated approach
  • Our smaller urban developments will feature water reuse for irrigation often combined with raingardens which will remove pollutants and nutrients from stormwater before releasing it into the urban drainage network

  Climate Change Resilience

  • Design robust landscapes that are resilient to and will continue to provide community amenity despite the impacts of climate change
  • Plant selection is based on robust species that can thrive through fluctuating high and low temperatures, and can survive well in water-constrained conditions
  • Hard landscaped elements carefully selected to limit any contribution to urban heat island effects