FRED St worked with Toowoomba Regional Council to deliver a fully researched, analysed and robust masterplan for the entry statements associated with the interchanges of the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing. With the Toowoomba Range being a natural barrier in QLD, this second crossing is an opportunity to position Toowoomba as ‘the gateway’ to the region’s west and east. The Masterplan ensures the delivery of entry statements which are of appropriate size and scale, is placed to gain the longest and most impactful view for motorists, and has elements truly representative of the Masterplans’ theme and design intent. Flora is the them used to articulate is our unified connection to living in and on this land.

A landscape concept was developed to upgrade an existing outdoor learning area, integrating it within a challenging site and ecocentric design focus. Rigorous detailed documentation was required to incorporate the highly functional design outcome whilst protecting and enhancing existing environmental heritage and value.

This design utilised existing vegetation to form the base of a nature playground focusing on exploration and adventure. Sandy swales and dry creek beds provide further connection to natural elements, while simultaneously managing overland flow paths and creating excitement during rainfall.

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FRED St were engaged to design a private garden to complement and enhance the evolution of a suburban character residence into offices and counselling rooms for the Mercy Partners. The role of the garden in this project is significant as it directly nourishes the spiritual practice of those accessing the complex. Places to gather, contemplate and learn all form an overall landscape design that embodies a depth of meaning and breadth of experience at an intimate scale. This project received the AILA Queensland 2020 Landscape Architecture Award for Small Projects.

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FRED St was engaged by Brisbane City Council to provide the Urban Design and Landscape Masterplan for the signature linear riverside parkway and urban boulevard which forms part of the iconic Kingsford Smith Drive Upgrade Project. Our scope of works included the provision of full landscape concept designs for all of the riverside parkland spaces along KSD, including the heritage listed Cameron Rocks Reserve, and an exciting new destinational riverside events space at Bretts Wharf. We were also responsible for the design and integration of a number of smaller parkland nodal points along the 2.4km riverside walkway component to provide respite and interest for pedestrians and cyclists travelling along the new riverside boulevard promenade. FRED St was awarded the 2016 Qld AILA Award of excellence and received a commendation in the 2016 Australian Urban Design Awards.

Fred St was engaged to remediate a free play area that had suffered degradation and loss of surface materials due to unmanaged gradients and lack of circulation structure. Terraces and retaining walls were employed to provide stability to the sloping site, while rock swales were placed to interrupt and redirect damaging water flow paths. Dedicated travel paths were designed to offer universal access and protection of previously trampled rootzones.

The Carol to Laurinda shared active transport corridor demonstrates Fred St’s ability to design fluid and functional spaces that enhance community access. The site is an extended parkland that joins Carol Avenue with Laurinda Crescent, involving the upgrade of existing parkland, along with design of an adjacent resumed block to create the corridor. This project received the AILA Queensland 2022 Small Projects Award of Excellence.

The design for high-rise residential apartment Koko development features custom planter troughs to maximise use of space in confined areas. ETC ETC.

Fred St was engaged to deliver the external works package incorporating a broad range of elements, along with integrated vegetation to the building facade to deliver a high end office complex. FRED St successfully achieved engaging and thriving public and private realm outcomes from concept through to construction stages.

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Working in a collaborative team with Arup, FRED St worked on developing the Urban Design and Landscape Masterplan for the Metro bid. Always pushing the ability of landscape to transform the streestscape environment into the fully integrated public spaces that they are. This bid place a major emphasis on urban outcomes with the delivery of the Adelaide St Vision. FRED St continues to support Arup within the Design Development phase, working through the intricate complexities posed by inserting new infrastructure within a highly urbanised environment.

Bringing together the desired outcomes of functionality, education and variety, this design presents an active and engaging series of interconnected learning spaces. Natural elements act as a feature throughout, with swales and a custom water wheel adding environmental and educational value.

FRED St designed and documented the baseball grounds for James Drysdale Reserve. This included the sport field design, dugout design and layout and the field subsurface drainage design. The ancillary elements to the reserve that were also developed from concept design were the playground, exercise nodes and amenity landscape.

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FRED St provided the landscape and urban design treatments for an extensive run of noise barriers along Gympie Rd. Initially conducting the TMR Landscape Assessment to advise the appropriate level and character of the treatment, FRED St integrated the aestheic into the wider Gympie Rd corridor. Constrained spaces required a high quality landscape response to mitigate the large insertions into the residents view. This needed to be balanced with views lines to commercial properties and the Bus Stop infrastructure. The planting palette was developed to fully utilise the robust native species available to the sub-tropics with the inclusion of the Hoop Pine, added to many landmark plantings along Gympie Rd.

This design incorporated a specific planting palette, timber decking and play elements in order to stabilise and rehabilitate steep embankments that hindered play opportunities and contributed to erosion. Terraced seating has provided further support and functionality to a previously troublesome area.

FRED St designed and documented the landscape for the Les Hughes Precinct Upgrade. The upgrade included a new joint baseball/rugby clubhouse, new rugby fields, and car parking. Our scope included the sport field design, baseball practice compound design and layout as wewll as the field sub-surface drainage design. The ancillary elements that were also developed from concept design were the seating, path connections and amenity landscape.

Unique design thinking characterised the approach for the high-rise residential apartment Opus development. An entry garden bed visually links the streetscape and pool deck, while softening the angled surrounds. Large planter troughs provide a weight and cost-saving alternative to blockwork, forming the perimeter of the second level lounge area which links to BBQ facilities which were custom designed to offer universal access.

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(whilst employed at RPS) Airport Link’s green wall and purple curtain wall have become landmarks in Brisbane’s road network. The curtain wall’s design demonstrates a gateway that is responsive to the engineering adjacent to it and the importance of scale. Dual use is key to our philosophy. Tessa Leggo delivered the curtain wall, developed as a JV with Taylor Cullity Leathlean (TCL). Tessa also integrated the curtain wall’s aesthetic into the public park that was completed as a part of the works. The scope of works for Southern Connection was extensive and included the design of signature portal entries, noise walls and ventilation facilities, along with the creation of new land bridges for park space and the integration of existing and new public realm into the design. High levels of coordination between urban design and the engineering teams are the hallmarks of this project.

Through a student engagement exercise, Fred St was able to incorporate student wishes into the design process of this expansive school upgrade. Design outcomes include nature play areas, noise reduction, outdoor learning opportunities and celebrations of the school's heritage.

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(whilst employed at RPS) Cairns Bruce Highway Upgrade required a noise barrier and the created highpoint of the overpass guided the ‘Wave’. We delivered a linear gateway feature that addressed noise mitigation concerns, highlighted views to Cairns city foreshore, addressed time/effect difficulties for public art in a driving context and provided an entrance feature that can be viewed from all possible angles with no loss of effect. The ability to understand and articulate the needs of urban design in this setting is invaluable for infrastructure urban design. Tessa also designed the urban design treatments to the pedestrian overpass bridge, having to accommodate several governing bodies safety standards and aesthetic desires.

By reimagining necessary infrastructure, a design was developed which offered accessibility, multiple affordances, and a heart space for St Joseph's School. Through dilligent site analysis, an outcome was achieved that activated under-utilised areas, repositioned valued sight lines, and restored principles upon which the school was founded.

FRED St worked with Toowoomba Regional Council on the delivery of the detailed design for the Oakey Creek Corridor. Taking the direction from a previously commissioned masterplan, Fred St developed the design to provide the means to establish this series of parklands as a linked District Level recreational asset. This project received the AILA Queensland 2018 Regional Achievement Award.

Fred St designed and documented internal, external, and streetscape works for this multi-level student accommodation project. A rooftop common area was appointed with BBQ facilities and a mix of moveable and fixed seating options with large planting troughs providing distinction between seating areas. In the centre of the building, an expansive internal garden was planted with native palms and ferns to suit the building microclimate.

Working within the framework of Brisbane City Council standard guidelines, FRED St delivered a design outcome that improved the local streetscape function whilst maintaining a cohesive neighbourhood aesthetic. Robust, natice species were specifyied to the verges with protection given to the existing street trees which were also supplemented where possible. The path the landscape improvements are allowing greater amenity and function enable a more active lifestyle.

Fred St designed and documented universally accessible play spaces within St Mary's prime School. Great care and sensitivity was employed to successfully integrate a modern and vibrant play outcome amongst the context of the heritage-listed St Mary's Roman Catholic Church Precinct.

Smith Collective Park was delivered in concept design and detailed design stages as part of upgrades to the public facilities at Commonwealth Games Village. Centrally located within a residential precinct, the aim was to provide the community with an all ages and abilities recreational space. In this constricted site, the selection of play equipment optimised space and supported ease of access through the space. Landform was strategically used to generate the most play potential within tight spaces.

This project focused on delivering a high quality resort-style landscape aesthetic at the Gold Coast. With the site situated on a combination of podium and natural ground, it was essential through the design to create seamless transitions of materiality. FRED St lead the design and detailing of all softscape and hardscape elements.

The nature play design prepared by Fred St brought exciting and dynamic solutions to a site defined by steep embankments and erosion problems. This design embraces and champions the potential opportunities presented in working across differing gradients, while improving environmental conditions for existing trees and soil.

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An extensive and impartial consultation and analysis process ensured that a fact-based outcome was achieved for this strategy. Fred St delivered a clear and robust strategy for moving forward with works that not only impacts positively on classroom temperatures, but also benefits the school community and environment. This project received the Award for Excellence - Community Contribution from AILA QLD.

A design was prepared by Fred St to link previously disparate areas through cohesive and functional nature play programming. This site presented challenges in the form of steep embankments, erosion, and undetermined connections.