Nature has profound impacts on our health and wellbeing
According to the NSW Department of Environment and Heritage, we are happier, healthier, wealthier, and smarter around nature.
It’s not a lone claim either, research continues to prove that connection with nature can have a significant impact on our physical, emotional, and mental health.
When you consider this and how much impact our natural environment can affect our happiness, productivity, and wellbeing, you soon understand the importance of well-designed landscape architecture.
Bringing interiors to life and life to interiors
Through every project our interiors team prioritises:
Improves health
Connection with nature improves our physical and mental health.
Restores energy
Connection with nature can replenish your energy levels and boost your mood.
Reduces stress
Connection with nature can reduce your heart rate, blood pressure and cortisol levels.
Increases concentration
Connection with nature can improve your attention and memory.
Accelerates healing
Connection with nature can speed-up recovery times and reduce sick leave.
Boosts happiness
Connection with nature can increase happiness and create positive social interactions.
Landscape Architecture that promotes Greater Biodiversity
Our track record designing beautiful, functional, sustainable, and award-winning landscape architecture at GB-Landscape started over three decades ago with our foundational project, Kingfisher Bay Resort and Village on World Heritage listed Fraser Island.
Through this project, only plants on the site, local gene pool species that caused no threat to the ecological and environmental state of the site, were used. An on-site nursery was also established to utilise the plants of the site in the new landscape with Australian Bushfood plants used for the restaurant. This approach formed the basis of the now popular concept of ecotourism.
Today, we apply the same passion to leave the site better than we found it and look to increase site biodiversity by 20% on every project we work on.
OUR VISION
“To provide design expertise that empowers and educates communities and advocates for Country, so that the natural, cultural, and spiritual values are enhanced and protected for future generations.”
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Green environments create Better outcomes
At GB-Landscape, we take a creative yet methodical approach to design. Leveraging our team’s strengths and experience and supported with detailed research and the latest technology, we bring your ideas and values to life through smart, sustainable, and scalable landscape architecture.
With the ability to work collaboratively with or independently of GB-Architects and GB-Interiors, we take a holistic and integrated approach to landscape architecture design, creating complete design resolution from the outside in for a greater project outcome.
Years
Established in 1989
Increase in site biodiversity
We leave every site better than what we found it.
Projects
across more than 12 sectors
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We provide services across all aspects of landscape architecture and urban design, ranging from master planning and concept design and development to documentation, construction, and contract administration.
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Creating a strong sense of place through engaging storytelling
A project takes on new life when placemaking and storytelling combine into physical form. Our team are highly experienced at placemaking, theming and storytelling. We look for opportunities to work with clients and local governments to create awe-inspiring, educational, and fun experiences through landscape architecture, utilising innovative materials and relevant theming to create a strong sense of place in our community projects.
SOCIALLY AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE
During the design process, our landscape architecture team not only considers the physical context of the designs but also examines the social and cultural context. Through every design, we look for ways to inspire positive attitudes, behaviours, and emotional responses in people to encourage the responsible use of resources, increase cooperation among occupants, and communicate the values of society and cultural diversity.
You can read more about our company wide approach to this under cultural responsibility.
PROVIDING LEADING SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES
With sustainability at the heart of each project, we plan and design initiatives that are beneficial to the environment, including green infrastructure and water sensitive urban design initiatives to improve the performance of our landscapes and maximise the efficient use of resources and energy. Carefully considering the design of each landscape and the placement and use of trees, shrubs, and hedges, we create healthier environments, and more comfortable, safer settings for you to enjoy.
UNLOCKING THE POWER OF PLAY
As a team, we understand the importance of play. Unstructured, all-consuming, and fun it not only provides endless opportunities for joy, but necessary life skills around problem solving, risk management, innovation, creativity, and independence. It’s why we believe that everyone – regardless of age or ability – deserves the right to be adventurous, ignite their imagination, challenge themselves and experience the blissful abandon of play. Creating spaces for the community to explore their world through play forms a key part of most community projects.
PROVIDING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO FUNCTIONAL CHALLENGES
Throughout our designs, we also identify problem areas and develop a plan to address functional challenges like drainage and overland flow issues, planting design, weed removal, vegetation management, pedestrian and vehicular access and safety concerns that can arise from heights and maintenance issues.
Generate the best project outcome by linking the Built and natural environments.
As a team dedicated to design excellence, we look forward to the opportunity of partnering with you to transform spaces into beautiful, functional places that add value from an environmental, social, and cultural perspective. If you would like to discuss a project or find out more about how we can assist you, contact us today on (07) 3870 9700 (Brisbane) or (03) 8547 5000 (Melbourne).
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