City of Melbourne City Design Studio

In 2014, the City of Melbourne undertook a major redevelopment within the heritage listed Fitzroy Gardens. The project saw the return of a substantial section of landscaped open space to the gardens and the installation of the city’s largest stormwater harvesting system, following the demolition of an old garden maintenance depot and its replacement with […]

A neglected and disused section of road in an inner-Melbourne suburb was redeveloped into neighbourhood public open space known as the Neill Street Reserve between 2014 and 2015. The project provided local residents with two new multipurpose courts, a new community square and the municipality’s first permanent outdoor table-tennis table. As a former road, the […]

The City of Melbourne’s Rod Seat emerged from the challenge of designing a new suite of street furniture for Melbourne’s busy central city Bourke Street Mall in time for the Commonwealth Games in 2006. The mall is a pedestrianised section of road in the heart of Melbourne’s most popular shopping precinct. One of the city’s […]