fjclandscape
At fjclandscape, our design approach is grounded in specificity, delivering unique solutions tailored to each project through careful analysis of the site, brief and budget, and of its physical, environmental, historical, cultural, commercial and social aspects.
As a multidisciplinary studio, we integrate architecture, landscape, interiors and urban design to deliver site-specific projects. With fjcplace we ground our work in Connecting with Country frameworks and place, extending this collaboration to client and stakeholder working groups for deep insight into culture, aspiration and identity.
Ecologically sustainable development principles are integral to every landscape we design. As an integrated practice, we combine landscape with built form so that natural and built elements complement each other, enhancing both function and beauty.
111 Castlereagh Street
A layered rooftop landscape above the heritage-listed David Jones building, where meandering paths and lush planting frame city and harbour views.
Liverpool Civic Place
The landscape celebrates the ecologies of Country, from the riparian landscapes of the Georges River in a sunken courtyard to a grove of deciduous trees that gives the plaza summer shade and winter sun.
Wellington Street Park
A north-facing park and linear green space on Wellington Street, framed by the curvilinear form of Wonderland at Central Park.
Cambridge Place, Harrington Collection
Restoring fine-grain pedestrian networks in The Rocks and celebrating the rocky coastline and escarpment of Warrane. AILA NSW Award of Excellence for Small Projects, 2024.
UTS Central Rooftop Terrace
Terraces and winter gardens through UTS Central, with trees chosen for instant shade and sculptural form, forming a pollinating corridor through the campus.
Our Approach
Sustainability
Integrating ecological principles, social considerations and economic viability, we create resilient and regenerative outdoor spaces. Landscape infrastructure manages stormwater, reduces heat island effects and improves microclimates and air quality. Native pollinator corridors connect habitats across rooftops, streets and parks, while rainwater harvesting, grey water recycling and xeriscaping reduce water use and improve water quality.
Designing with Country
Our work commits to finding pathways to truth telling, healing of Country and bringing benefit for First Nations people, always with the aim of reconciliation. We avoid token gestures. From the outset we learn from First Nations Elders, knowledge keepers, artists and communities, in a process that guides the first concepts through to completion.
Multidisciplinary design and BIM
As a multidisciplinary studio, our projects integrate built and natural environments. Clients benefit from cost efficiencies, closer collaboration and a single point of contact. Because we design in a shared BIM 3D model, landscape concepts are tested alongside the built concepts, refined efficiently and communicated clearly to clients and communities.
Collaborative design and safety
Design solutions succeed when they come from genuine collaboration with clients, end users, First Peoples, fabricators, subcontractors and the wider community. We manage brief development, run design and community engagement workshops and resolve conflicting requirements. Our integrated Safety in Design process assesses the risks of each design element to eliminate or mitigate them.
Working with industry and maintenance
fjclandscape has long-established working relationships with tier one builders, fabricators and landscape subcontractors, and shares in-house knowledge of metalwork, joinery and some of Australia’s most complex green roof systems. We work alongside engineers, ecologists, horticulturists and materials specialists, and prepare maintenance documentation that promotes sustainable, cost-efficient and timely maintenance.
Landscape Typologies
Public and communal spaces
Our studio is founded on public projects that have evolved into valued precincts for their communities. Each project begins with rigorous analysis of place (Country) and community, and a commitment to inclusive engagement. Squares, parks and communal spaces are designed for everyday use and for events, so they remain valued over many years.
Planting
Planting specifications prioritise native plants adapted to local climates, soils and biodiversity, with drought-tolerant species that conserve water, reduce maintenance and enhance habitat for native fauna. Layered planting provides shade, seasonal change and structure, and each palette is tested for its setting, from exposed rooftops to shaded courtyards and busy streets.
Embedded landscapes
Green roofs, vertical gardens, green walls and integrated courtyards promote natural cooling, reduce the heat island effect, mitigate stormwater runoff and improve air quality. Designed with the building from the outset, they bring planting to the places people live and work every day, and add canopy and habitat to dense urban centres.
Bespoke furniture
Furniture defines the public domain, offering places for rest, social interaction and engagement with the environment, and helping to shape community character and a sense of place. We design bespoke seating, edges and elements in durable materials, detailed with fabricators to suit each site, its use and its long-term maintenance.
Podiums and green roofs
Our founding studio, MGT, delivered the green roof of Parliament House, retaining the form of the original hill. The combination of landscape and built form has remained integral to our response to area and site constraints. Today, podium and rooftop landscapes extend usable open space on dense sites, from communal gardens to public terraces.
Artwork and interpretation
We place the public realm and public benefit at the centre of every response, layering each site with meaning through historical and cultural interpretation, public art and placemaking strategies. Working with artists and First Nations knowledge holders, we help each landscape tell the story of its place and the people connected to it.
Experience Matrix
| Project | Masterplan component | Foreshore connection | Heritage | Residential | Interpretive elements | Public art | Rooftop | Podium | Family / child friendly / youth focus | Recreation and events space | Community focus | Informal meeting / collaboration / social hubs | Connecting with Country | Integrated public domain | Water management | Sustainability commitment and innovation | Retail interface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 Kent Street | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
 | 200 George Street (EY Building) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
 | 338 Pitt Street | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
 | Art Gallery of Western Australia Rooftop | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
 | Bankstown Library and Reading Garden | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
 | Blackwattle Bay Precinct Plan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
 | Bunjil Place Plaza | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Capella | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
 | Charlie Parker | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
 | Darlington Public School Playground | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Fort Street Public School | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
 | Harrington Collection / Cambridge Place | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
 | Inner Sydney High School | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
 | King and Phillip Residences | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||
 | Liberty Place | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||
 | Liverpool Civic Place | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Llewellyn Street | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| Macquarie University Library | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
| Marrickville Metro | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
 | Melton Library and Learning Hub | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
 | Northern Beaches PCYC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
 | Ovo at Green Square | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||
 | Parliament Square, Hobart | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
 | Peninsula Grammar | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||
| Rundle Mall Masterplan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||
 | Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery Courtyard | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
 | The Concourse | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| Sugar Dock Residential Podium | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||
 | UTS Central | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
 | Wonderland / Wellington Street Park | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Awards
Projects with fjclandscape public domain and landscape design have been recognised by landscape, architecture and design awards. Awards include:
| Project | Name | Year | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament Square, Hobart | John Lee Archer Triennial Prize | 2025 | Australian Institute of Architects (Tasmanian Chapter) |
| Cambridge Place, Harrington Collection | Award of Excellence, Small Projects | 2024 | Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (NSW) |
| Harrington Collection | International Architecture Award, Urban Planning / Landscape Architecture | 2024 | Chicago Athenaeum |
| Parliament Square, Hobart | Honourable Mention, Commercial | 2024 | Chicago Athenaeum |
| Darlington Public School | World Building of the Year | 2024 | World Architecture Festival |
| Darlington Public School | Completed Buildings: School, category winner | 2024 | World Architecture Festival |
| Darlington Public School | Educational Architecture Award | 2024 | Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter) |
| Darlington Public School | Best of the Best; The Learning Space | 2024 | INDE.Awards |
| Darlington Public School | New Entrant Award winner; Horbury Hunt Commercial Award finalist | 2024 | Think Brick Awards |
| Parliament Square, Hobart | Colin Philp Award for Commercial Architecture | 2023 | Australian Institute of Architects (Tasmanian Chapter) |
| Parliament Square, Hobart | Roy Sharrington Smith Award for Heritage Architecture | 2023 | Australian Institute of Architects (Tasmanian Chapter) |
| Parliament Square, Hobart | Urban Design Award | 2023 | Australian Institute of Architects (Tasmanian Chapter) |
| Hume Global Learning Centre & Craigieburn Library | International Public Library of the Year | 2014 | Danish Agency for Culture |
Richard Tripolone and Annie Hensley lead the Landscape Discipline at fjcstudio. For further information about our landscape capability, please enquire by email. You can also browse our selected landscape projects.