Category: Journal

Place Lab expanding to Canberra and eastern seaboard

Place Laboratory is making a difference in Perth. So much so that our clients want our fresh ideas and design sensibilities for projects on the east coast. Our design thinking, place ethos and customer service are the things our clients love the most, so opening a new studio designing great places is a natural progression […]

Community leading the search for innovative Public Space!

Our society is changing, and with it the relationship between local government and the individual residents of the community. We are moving away from a government as the nanny of society, looking after us all from the cradle to the grave.

PLACE MAKING with the City of Kwinana

The City of Kwinana asked PLACE Laboratory to advise them on PLACE MAKING. Kwinana has formed a Place Making Team, and invited PLACE Lab to present our knowledge and best practice around Place Making to develop the team, policies and activities.

Dispatching Dullsville – an article by PLACE Lab

An article by Tom and Anna in today’s West Australian Property section on Perth’s ongoing transformation from Dullsville to a vibrant city ranked in the top 10 most live-able city’s in the world and the key initiatives that have influenced this change.

St Stephen’s Carramar School Court Upgrade

PLACE Lab’s design for the upgrade to the Sports Courts has been completed and includes a hit-up wall with play and graphic art elements. Take a look at some images below and how the artwork comes together in the time-lapse video by Rod Power Designs (signwriter).

China Town makeover

Our ‘temporary now semi-permanent’ China Town installation has undergone a makeover.

Yanchep Family Day

Local residents streamed down to enjoy the newest park in Yanchep Golf Estate for a day of activities, food and fun.

Curtin Building 410 Under Construction

Construction of Building 410 is underway at Curtin University – the site has been prepared and footings poured for the new teaching facility. Check out the time lapse video of progress so far and PLACE Labs concept design for the landscape plaza.

Seating at Curtin JCC Completed!

Curtin University’s primary civic and ceremonial space has recently undergone a landscape upgrade that includes the addition of two large seating elements that frame the central open lawn area.