Commissioned by Pointcorp and in collaboration with Cottee Parker Architects, the landscape for The Highgate has been designed with the inspiration of birds, bubbles and the playful story of “In the Night Garden”. The design takes advantage of the steep site to provide mystery and discovery with a series of passive recreation spaces and quiet reflective gardens. A dramatic circular steel staircase encircles the majestic existing fig tree and transports people from the upper recreation terrace, past the fire pit to discover the lower reflective gardens.

THE URBAN DEVELOPER

THE HUB is a new iconic library and art gallery building as part of the redevelopment of the existing town square precinct. The project was conducted in collaboration with Peddle Thorp Architects and James Cubitt Architects. Dunn + Moran designed a new civic heart for Caboolture’s town centre with an identifiable and connected civic space.

VILLANOVA COLLEGE is a private boys’ school in Coorparoo, Brisbane. Dunn + Moran designed new functional, passive and active learning spaces for the junior and senior school. A significant challenge was providing level playing spaces on a site which has a significant slope. Instead of being a constraint, the level changes allowed terraced outdoor learning areas and sitting spaces to maximise opportunities for learning and socialising between the buildings.

WEST END STATE SCHOOL project involved collating Master Plan ideas to accommodate a rapidly growing population centre within a topographically challenged site. The landscape presented significant level changes therefore balancing the need for accessibility with the classroom and play spaces was crutial to the success of the design. DMLA explored multiple options as part of the detailed consultation process with the school and Thomson Adsett Architects.

ST PETER’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL is located just north of the Caboolture CBD. The project involved the construction of a new Administration Building, Parish and Library. A key strategy was to provide comfortable outdoor learning spaces in a safe and secure environment which has been achieved within the design and includes prayer gardens and shelters.

DUNN + MORAN were commissioned by Mirvac for the landscape at Kawana Shopping World. Dunn + Moran focussed on creating oasis’s at a human scale in the large areas of car parking. Covered walkways and dappled light provide a human scale to the space and the addition of seating, bike racks, lighting and signage ensure a well-functioning oasis.

Hand drawings perform a key role during concept design to translate the proposal into a strong visual graphic. The hand drawings often provide greater clarity, texture and depth than can be achieved using computer graphics.

DUNN + MORAN were engaged by Toowoomba Regional Council to redesign the existing garden between the Heritage listed Toowoomba City Hall and the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery. The design aimed to create a cultural forecourt for the art gallery and town hall. A space flexible enough to allow for functions and events while at a scale that ensures use by the community on a day to day basis. The space aims to respect and reflect the historical importance of the surrounding built form.

PART OF THE GOVERNMENT’S Building Education Revolution, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School at Darra developed a new school hall, seating terraces and large playground shelter for SunSmart play. Dunn + Moran with Cottee Parker Architects, proposed a landscape that established a school heart while providing accessibility and amenity.

The design intent for the IPA was to enhance the external meeting spaces and to take advantage of the prevailing breezes. The design incorporates a large walkway with locally sourced stone seating walls which provides the IPA with an outdoor gathering space for staff and students.

The project involved the construction of 3 new buildings on the existing campus which included new lecture theatres and Student Services facilities. The design of the new lecture theatre incorporates a large open turfed area with terraced seating which provides the University with an outdoor learning space. The landscape design works in sympathy with the topography, connecting the new Lecture Theatre and School of Business through a series of graded walkways.

SOUTHSIDE EDUCATION CENTRE offers female students a supportive learning environment who have found mainstream schooling difficult. The landscape caters for the both the needs of the students and the associated childcare. A number of seating nooks have been incorporated to maximise the available space and offer outdoor learning opportunities. The childcare space incorporates existing play equipment and several new elements to accommodate a range of age groups. Items include a chalkboard wall, viewing windows, mirrors and sound play equipment.

The design for a new accommodation area at UNE Armidale focused on providing private spaces for students whilst serving as the gateway to the UNE college precinct. The landscape design utilised endemic and culturally significant vegetation to the enhance the site character. Restricting planting areas to the south of buildings and vegetative windbreaks provide comfortable spaces for all seasons.

WEST END STATE SCHOOL project involved collating Master Plan ideas to accommodate a rapidly growing population centre within a topographically challenged site. The landscape presented significant level changes therefore balancing the need for accessibility with the classroom and play spaces was crutial to the success of the design. DMLA explored multiple options as part of the detailed consultation process with the school and Thomson Adsett Architects.

Dunn and Moran were commissioned by the school committee of Pullenvale to create a master plan of their ‘utopian dream’ for the school.  In coordination  with Thomson Adsett, Dunn and Moran conducted a series of workshops with students, staff and parents, where a comprehensive collection of data was gathered. This data, together with the schools’ pedagogy, were used to inform the design and shape the schools future model. The main additions to the school layout were the creation of a school heart, which is paramount for the school assemblies and social events, as was the inclusion of usable outdoor spaces for each classroom for flexible learning.

The RIVER REACH landscape design seeks to embellish and seamlessly integrate the Kurilpa Master Plan, in a continuous opening of the river bank for residents and visitors. The appreciation of riverside living is extended throughout with the provision of a series of recreational areas.  Seating areas are orientated to provide shade from and access to the summer and winter sun respectively. Open turfed space in the park will provide for active play and recreational activities. The key focal pedestrian connection between Donkin Street and the Riverside Park has been carefully framed by buildings and landscape that support an open, safe and functional connection.

Commissioned by Pointcorp and in collaboration with Cottee Parker Architects, the landscape for The Highgate has been designed with the inspiration of birds, bubbles and the playful story of “In the Night Garden”. The design takes advantage of the steep site to provide mystery and discovery with a series of passive recreation spaces and quiet reflective gardens. A dramatic circular steel staircase encircles the majestic existing fig tree and transports people from the upper recreation terrace, past the fire pit to discover the lower reflective gardens.

THE URBAN DEVELOPER

ALCYONE is a hotel development within the award winning Hamilton Portside precinct. Citimark Properties engaged Dunn + Moran, in collaboration with Cottee Parker Architects, to design the ground floor public realm and upper level recreation spaces. The recreation deck provides residents with contemporary BBQ and dining spaces adjacent to an open lawn area creating room to enjoy the sunshine and spread out. The stunning views can be enjoyed from the ample shade provided or from the poolside, framed by lush climbing plants.

URBAN DEVELOPER

The Maxwell is located in New Farm orientated towards the city with rooftop river views. Upper level apartments enjoy CBD or river aspects which are reflected in mirrored living area walls amplifying and enhancing the sense of space. In true Queensland style, living space flows seamlessly to expansive open balconies. The Maxwell, distinctive and unique in every detail.

CODE CITY SIDE LIVING is a residential unit development in Brisbane’s Bowen Hills, under the jurisdiction of the Urban Land Development Authority. The project features large courtyards, a public pool and barbecue area on the ground floor and a sky garden offering views to the CBD. Building upon the architectural language designed by Cottee Parker Architects’ the landscape spaces respond to the lineal patterning of the built form and are designed to be allow residents to enjoy Brisbane’s outdoor lifestyle.

In collaboration with Cottee Parker Architects, Dunn + Morans’ concept links the proposed development into the streetscape and emerging urban form of Rockhampton. The ground level landscape allows people to walk within a lush tropical environment whereby the architecture combines breezeways, shaded walkways, light wells, furniture and lush tropical planting, to envelop indoor and outdoor terraces.

Gallery House is a quality residential development, integrated with the existing Portside wharf precinct. The retail tenancies open onto a large area of public space that enhances port circulation and creates new areas for relaxing, socialising, exercising, dining and unique encounters. The residential towers also offer enjoyment of the outdoors with private and public areas taking advantage of views of the river and city skyline.

Dunn + Moran entered the Waterford West Sports Park design competition for Broncos Logan. The competition was to produce a state-of-the-art facility for a range of grades of rugby. The scheme which was highly regarded accommodated all user groups required while ensuring enjoyment and playability of the game remained.

Dunn + Moran were involved with the restoration of some aspects of this historical park and playing fields.

CLEM JONES SPORTS CENTRE is a 42 acre site located in Carina. It caters for 17 active clubs including Rugby League, Hockey, Netball and Swimming. Dunn + Moran were commissioned to establish Design Guidelines for the future transformation of the site. These catered for the shift towards sun-smart sports and a more structured and functional approach to the way in which the centre is used.

SOUTHS RUGBY LEAGUE club is located at Davies Park on Montague Road in West End. Multiple Masterplans were provided for the site, including different levels of intervention. All Masterplan concepts continue to facilitate existing activities and flexible areas for future growth. A private Rugby League Field and new Club house feature in the designs, yet improved circulation and function mean there is more space for multi-use community activity.

THE POCKET PARK & COMMUNITY CENTRE landscape is a green pause in the commercial centre of Wynnum. The parks design capitalised the opportunities of the site: providing a cross block link; preserving significant vegetation on the site; and providing a ‘green carpet’ for the heritage listed community centre while adhering to a limited budget.

THE GOODS SHED provided the gateway to revealing a heritage post-industrial iconic landmark for the Toowoomba Community. The aim was

to infuse the industrial and garden city character creating a vibrant community

destination promoting the culture of Toowoomba. The re-use of existing railway tracks, surface treatments and

meadow landscapes were at the forefront of the design.

THE HUB is a new iconic library and art gallery building as part of the redevelopment of the existing town square precinct. The project was conducted in collaboration with Peddle Thorp Architects and James Cubitt Architects. Dunn + Moran designed a new civic heart for Caboolture’s town centre with an identifiable and connected civic space.

THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN for the Waigani Court Complex seeks to further embed the architecture to the site, through the creation of robust and functional landscape spaces. The civic importance of the building is reflected in an expansive formal grassed forecourt and landscape stair that forms the primary visual axis to the courthouse. A series of smaller landscape rooms counterbalance the formal entry providing informal landscape spaces for diverse groups.

DUNN + MORAN ASSISTED Think Tank with the Master planning of Sanctuary Cove Community. Renovations triggered the need for an overall concept including a new marina and central plaza space. Central to the brief was the need to cater for a variety of events including the annual boat show, yet still provide flexible spaces that support the commercial functioning of the permanent businesses. As an existing site, strategic interventions were needed that could be retrofitted. One such concept was providing husband seats within a car parking bay as seen in the top left image.

DUNN + MORAN, in collaboration with Nielsen Properties and Cottee Parker Architects, was short listed in a bid for the Howard Smith Wharves redevelopment, under Brisbane’s Story Bridge. The proposal seeks to revitalise a neglected and significant piece of the city, by providing a renowned river front precinct for the people of Brisbane and visitors.

Dunn + Moran engaged Street & Garden Furniture to produce a suite of shelters and furniture that depict the site’s sense of place while integrating art with function. Materials such as concrete aggregates and timbers would be recycled and sourced from site.

DUNN + MORAN were engaged by Toowoomba Regional Council to redesign the existing garden between the Heritage listed Toowoomba City Hall and the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery. The design aimed to create a cultural forecourt for the art gallery and town hall. A space flexible enough to allow for functions and events while at a scale that ensures use by the community on a day to day basis. The space aims to respect and reflect the historical importance of the surrounding built form.

The landscape design of the mixed-use development at Victoria Parade provides a welcoming and relaxing environment along the Fitzroy River. The project offers an opportunity to carefully orchestrate a seamless transition between cultural, retail and residential space. A casual street and river promenade experience brings the outside and inside together which allows for play, display and performance.

DUNN + MORAN were commissioned by Mirvac for the landscape at Kawana Shopping World. Dunn + Moran focussed on creating oasis’s at a human scale in the large areas of car parking. Covered walkways and dappled light provide a human scale to the space and the addition of seating, bike racks, lighting and signage ensure a well-functioning oasis.

Gallery House is a quality residential development, integrated with the existing Portside wharf precinct. The retail tenancies open onto a large area of public space that enhances port circulation and creates new areas for relaxing, socialising, exercising, dining and unique encounters. The residential towers also offer enjoyment of the outdoors with private and public areas taking advantage of views of the river and city skyline.

As part of the internal renovations and restaurant expansion, DUNN + MORAN provided designs of both internal and external screening and landscaping. The internal screening included large planters with a feature fluted vine mesh from floor to ceiling. External landscaping included the installation of large ex-ground trees to enhance the entry experience for patrons.

BROOKFIELD VILLAGE provides a semi-rural setting in the western suburbs of Brisbane. Dunn + Moran were commissioned to provide a series of landscapes to suit the multiple levels of care offered on site. This included opportunities for more recreational facilities and park lands, featuring a rehabilitated waterway corridor, secured courtyards and manicured spaces.

Creek bed revegetation management program was part of the development where DMLA provided plans and conducted inspections.