This project takes an active and creative approach to addressing issues of ongoing urban vacancy and public space activation in Newcastle’s Honeysuckle District. The project encompasses a series of interventions that poetically engage with the site’s multilayered history while imagining the possibilities for a future Newcastle.
Eden Lane is a valuable alternative to the typical expectation of urban laneways.
The Lily Pads are Inspiring Place’s competition-winning entry to replace the ageing deck over the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens’ famous lily pond as part of the Gardens’ bicentennial celebrations.
This project invites the visitor to enjoy the sublime beauty of the quarry space by creating a simple elegant viewing platform.
This project provides new seating that is carefully integrated with the existing trees to create much needed resting spots.
This bespoke timber play structure packs a whole lot into a small space and the result is a beautiful focal element.
The colourful patterning draws from the flags of the top 43 countries represented in multicultural Logan, and this is echoed in seats which are also draped in colourful 'welcome mats'.
The design team is commended for this great revitalisation and the high level of quality and functionality delivered in The Link.
A living wall that is perfectly integrated with a 1970s high-rise, thereby highlighting how green infrastructure can be successfully retrofitted to existing structures.
