PLACE Laboratory

23/12/2022

PLACE Lab celebrated the end of year with our Perth studio wine touring as ‘Pirates in the Valley’ and our Canberra studio hot air ballooning with breathtaking views across Canberra. Our amazing team had so much fun, and we are now ready for our festive break.

Thank you to our clients, collaborators and friends that shared another excellent year with us. We look forward to seeing and working with you in the new year. Happy holidays and best wishes for a fantastic 2023 from PLACE Laboratory.

14/12/2022

PLACE Lab’s first team site visit for the Perth Cultural Centre Rejuvenation!

We are excited to be the landscape architects on this significant public realm project partnering with Cox Architecture, Aurecon, element, Karrda Pty Ltd and Apparatus to transform the heart of culture and arts for Perth and Western Australia.

We look forward to working with our clients and stakeholders on this city shaping project.

See more of our public realm projects here: https://lnkd.in/gPPfntJi

23/11/2022

We are delighted by our recent wins at the PIA WA 2022 Awards!

- Great Place Commendation Award for the reactivation of the Kalamunda Central Mall
- Community Wellbeing and Diversity Commendation Award for the Edenvale Heritage Precinct Place Plan.

Thank you to our PLACE Lab team, clients and collaborators on these great projects, City of Kalamunda, TABEC Civil Engineering Consultants, Engineering Technology Consultants/ETC, Terpkos Engineering , Shire of Murray and Jenelle Provost and Associates.

Check out these winning projects;
- https://www.placelaboratory.com/project/edenvale-heritage-precinct/
- https://www.placelaboratory.com/project/__trashed/

14/11/2022

We are looking for our next team member to join our growing Canberra Studio. This is a unique opportunity to work on high quality projects and make a difference to improve the environment in which we live.

Find out more at https://lnkd.in/gb7q4k2d

04/11/2022

We are delighted to see our designs come to life and be so well received in Merredin’s Pioneer Park. We have worked closely with the Shire to ensure the narrative and identity of this iconic park is uniquely ‘Merredin’ right down to the fine detailing.

The careful curation of material and the local flora inspired concrete finishes are great examples of how form and function can be layered with narrative and history.

Pioneer Park is the first of a series of transformational projects PLACE Lab are delivering to enhance the Shire of Merredin’s culture, history and tourism and we look forward to sharing more progress over the coming months.

Thank you to our great team; The Shire of Merredin, Engineering Technology Consultants/ETC, TABEC Civil Engineering Consultants, Terpkos Engineering, CADSULT IDS and The Artisan Co. Landscaping for all your hard work to bring this vision to life.

See more PLACE Lab projects https://lnkd.in/gsvdu3zG

28/10/2022

How many landscape architects does it take to make a paella?!

Thank you so much Sunny de Ocampo and Riki Kaspi: The Cooking Professor for a fantastic team building event. We had so much fun making our Spanish feast and sharing dinner together.

16/09/2022

We are delighted to receive very positive community feedback to our preliminary designs for the Brierly Street improvements in Weston, Canberra. The designs were created in response to initial community consultation in 2021 and further targeted stakeholder engagement with local businesses and community groups in 2022.

The improvements will address community requests for better lighting and pedestrian connectivity with a safer traffic environment. A recognisable place character will be created through additional greenery, improved seating including opportunities for alfresco dining, and unique garden rooms.

Thank you to all our collaborators, client representatives and community members who are coming on the journey with us, ACT Government-Major projects Canberra, Harris Hobbs Landscapes and WSP in Australia.

See more of our p***c realm projects: https://bit.ly/3DpwVse

24/08/2022

We are looking for a passionate and creative Senior Landscape Architect to join our growing team. This is your opportunity to be acknowledged and rewarded for your great work and to grow and progress your career with an award-winning team working on remarkable projects.

Find out more at https://www.placelaboratory.com/were-growing/

23/08/2022

PLACE Lab at the 2022 Town Team Conference

It was wonderful to be invited to showcase our Wise Terrace precinct prototyping project at the 2022 Town Team Conference in Kariyarra Country, South Headland and get firsthand feedback watching and talking to users of the spaces and trial activations.

The purpose of the Town Team Movement | RAC WA Conference is to explore the benefits of the place leadership approach in activating communities; rediscover the power of working together as a collective to create positive change and show how a 'can do' approach works when we all work together.

It was an honour to be part of this 2-day outdoor conference that saw generous sharing of knowledge and a celebration of the real positive change and empowerment of communities. Seeing our ideas for the Wise Terrace precinct coming to life reinforced PLACE Lab’s commitment to work with communities to create places with purpose and identity. We can’t wait to see what happens next in the South Hedland Town Centre!

23/08/2022

We are excited to see our design for Kalamunda Central Mall coming to life.

The bespoke canopy design is an interpretation of the distinctive natural environmental surrounding Kalamunda. A series of branches that support folding “leaves”, moving throughout the day, creating dappled light and shadow play across Central Mall. A unique forest experience for Kalamunda.

We are very fortunate to work with an excellent team on the canopy structure; City of Kalamunda, Engineering Technology Consultants/ETC, Terpkos Engineering and Living Iron.

See more projects here https://lnkd.in/gsvdu3zG

23/08/2022

We are delighted that we were selected as finalists for the Kidsafe WA 2022 Consumer Protection Western Australia Awards for Waabiny Park for the Department of Communities.

The complex and sensitive history of this 12-hectare brownfield site in Bentley was reimagined with community engagement into an innovative and unique public open space creating positive social outcomes for existing and future communities.

Thank you to all the wonderful collaborators, our client representatives and most importantly community members, who came on the journey and contributed to the realisation of this amazing outcome. We look forward to seeing the continued evolution of this community.

Project info:https://lnkd.in/gTyt-5yh Video:https://lnkd.in/gCNXZ3E8

02/06/2022

A shining star!

{WORK & PLAY - AILA MEMBER PROFILE SERIES}

> READ: Nicholas Pierson | Associate Landscape Architect, PLACE Laboratory https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-pierson-ba988ba1/

"The roles of landscape architecture in environmental healing is typically well understood however I believe it is important that landscape architects begin to address their role in social, cultural and mental healing as well."

To read the full interview, go to https://bit.ly/3B6X243 or visit our bio.

Proudly supported by our National Play Corporate Partner, Proludic Australia this weekly 'get to you know' profile series will showcase some of our members, asking them a range of work and play questions.

For every member that is featured, Proludic will donate to a charity on the members’ behalf. The charity they have chosen is Unicef Australia, Play & Learn Pack for Remote Indigenous Communities.

02/06/2022

This week is National Reconciliation Week with the 2022 theme being “Be Brave. Make Change.” Aboriginal people have lived on the Australian continent for at least 65,000 years and non-aboriginal people have lived in Australia for just 230 years. As a practice, we are working towards an understanding of that fact, and how it might inform our relationship to the land, its original people, and the work that we do. We acknowledge that we still have a long way to go.
 
"In the aboriginal worldview, everything starts and ends with country, no beginnings, and no endings, everything is a continuum and endless flow of life and ideas emanating from Country". As landscape architects, we can learn from this or draw from this way of thinking that earth is our mother and..."we belong to country; it does not belong to us". A. Page and Memmott, P. (2021). Design: Building on Country. Thames & Hudson.         
 
 

01/06/2022

The pre procurement of native trees from for our Cecil Ave East project with the is coming along nicely. One of the key objectives for this project is to create a strong green spine that will increase canopy cover and work to mitigate urban heat island effect. PLACE Lab is committed to working closely with landscape industry partners on our client's behalf, this will ensure that we secure the best possible start for this amazing future green street.

31/05/2022

A great evening celebrating all our latest achievements and our team spirit here at PLACE Lab 🌟 We’re currently looking for our next team member! Go to the link in our bio to learn more…

26/05/2022

We are seeking an enthusiastic Graduate Landscape Architect/ Architect, a hard-working, friendly, and talented individual who can assist with crafting innovative and provocative landscapes.

Click the link in our bio and go the news section to learn more…

24/05/2022

Rain, hail or shine we’ve got you covered at Mindeerup Piazza ☔️⛈☀️

17/05/2022

Crafted from local environments, local stories, and lives of local people we create pragmatic, place-based landscapes that are rich in experience and engage all the senses.

09/05/2022

Here at PLACE Lab we are celebrating 10 years with a rebrand!

Like our designs, our new identity is playfully clever, interlinked with art, questions, answers and most importantly, extraordinary. 

We design places.
Place = space + purpose + identity. 

Visit our new website and take a peek: https://www.placelaboratory.com/

10/03/2022

PLACE Lab is excited to be working with the and to develop a concept plan for Wise Terrace in South Hedland. The project's aim is to create a pedestrianised street using an Action Orientated Planning Approach to transform Wise Terrace. This involves a prototyping phase which will enable the development of creative, doable ideas with the community and stakeholders. These ideas will be tested during a trial to help achieve buy-in to positive change and ultimately inform more permanent solutions for Wise Terrace.

The PLACE team spent three days visiting the town of Port Hedland to capture and embrace the community’s vision of Wise Terrace revitalised. We look forward to the next phase as these ideas get further developed, and ultimately to inform a more permanent solution for Wise Terrace.

12/01/2022

Our Perth Studio has moved! We have relocated to the upper level of Trinity Uniting Church on St Georges Terrace.

Our new address is:
Suite 303, Level 1,
72 St Georges Tce, Perth WA 6000.

We can’t wait to welcome you to our new studio!

07/01/2022

To celebrate an excellent year for PLACE laboratory we went down to South Perth Foreshore for a
fun team building day. This involved dressing up in 80s activewear, team bonding activities and
finishing up the evening with a nice dinner. We look forward to starting the New Year with fresh
ideas and exciting new projects!

09/12/2021

Morning coffee run with the team! Remember your reusables folks ☕️

28/10/2021

With our place-based design philosophy and passion for creating unique experiences, PLACE Laboratory has an interest in ensuring we ‘walk the talk’ by measuring the place value and success of our completed projects.

We partnered with leading analytics company to undertaken post occupancy evaluation of our multi-award winning projects using big data to test if they live up to our “great place” mantra. The good news is that they did!

Enjoy this short video showcasing some key findings from the post occupancy evaluation of Mindeerup Piazza 🌟

15/10/2021

Big changes are happening here at PLACE Lab… stay tuned 👀

12/10/2021

Sliding into the week! At PLACE Lab we believe that play should be inclusive of all ages and abilities! Thanks Walter for showing us how it’s done 🎉

30/08/2019

The Bentley 360 project is focusing on transformation of the public road into a substantial playground using recycled materials.

Work should be completed soon by Landscape Elements

28/08/2019

Cecil Ave paving work has commenced by Paul Claxton LBP and Georgiou. The unique pattern celebrates the role of water ecology as a positive and integrated experience for residents and visitors to the City Centre. The paving pattern is designed to slow down the traffic and tell an important site story about water – A Riverine City

10/08/2019

Huge NUMBAT is in South Perth

Great collaboration with IPH Architects and the City of South Perth to create a unique space for people
The design of the canopies embraces a unique story being curated throughout the Connect South Mends Street Project. The notion of an ‘Animal Parade’ being embedded into the canopies, highlight the prominence of the Perth Zoo in South Perth’s lineage.

25/07/2019

Site photos of Northern Parklands construction work by Landscape Elements . The Temporary Place Activation Plan reimagines a vacant 12-hectare development site in Bentley as a new vibrant public open space. Felicia Brady, DoC, leads the transformation of the brownfield site into a new public open space that will form the beginning of the emerging new Bentley 360 community.

The Linear Playscape transforms the existing Taree Street roadway into a 400m long street playscape with programmatic play and art interventions along its length. The Linear Playscape also provides an important link between the existing neighbourhoods in the north to the schools and community facilities to the south.
Look forward seeing the completion of the work around October