Civic and Community Work
fjc considers that place and community are inseparable; that architecture transforms and interprets social values and aspirations into built form.
Working with the communities and stakeholders who will inhabit and visit a place ensures that final outcomes meet and exceed needs, that the design is context specific, and that communities take ownership and delight in their place. Our projects are significantly enhanced by the processes we undertake to understand a project’s true purpose.
Our community work includes libraries and multipurpose courts.
A central focus of fjc’s projects, irrespective of scale or typology, is an integrated response to the public domain. Our work acknowledges that it is human habitation which imbues a place with social and cultural significance. As all levels of government and the private sector become increasingly aware of placemaking as both a strategy and a defined discipline, fjc continues to receive national and international recognition for its approach to place.
It is the embracing of our projects by their communities which truly reflects their success. Successfully achieving this outcome is due in part to the creation of welcoming, humanised spaces — providing settings and opportunities to gather, connect and spend time.
fjc develop placemaking strategies through an interactive process involving community, clients, artists and consultants. We undertake in-depth analysis of each site to understand its culture and society, its demographic, community assets, its physical environment and microclimate. Our broad experience in community consultation underpins our collaboration with community representatives to understand what is truly unique about each locale and its context.
As an integrated urban design, landscape and architecture studio, we apply our knowledge and the experience of stakeholders to envisage a site’s use in varied modes and by different community members. Further rigour is applied through collaboration with our partners who offer economic, market, retail and F&B strategic advice.
Our aim is to strengthen social fabric both through the process of creation and by delivering sustainable and enduring public assets.