To truly understand the transformative power of design, let’s explore some notable landscape architecture projects around the world that have reshaped urban environments. High Line Park, New York City One of the most iconic landscape architecture projects in recent years is the High Line Park in New York City. Built on a historic elevated…
We have an exciting update for Observation Green, a project in Hobsonville Point that our Landscape Architecture team has been working on. Works on the park and playground began in February 2023 at 1 Observation Green, Hobsonville, Auckland. The project involves the development of a new neighbourhood park at Observation Green to meet the needs…
We have an exciting update from our Landscape Architecture team! Our Nohonga designed for the Te Nohonga Tuarua Seat Design Challenge Round Two, has now been officially installed at Britomart. The event is organised by Brick Bay, Britomart, Resene, and the NZILA. The challenge Back in June, our Landscape Architecture team were announced as finalists…
Construction Underway at Prospect Primary School We have had some progress with our project at Prospect Primary School! Thomas Consultants is offering our one-stop-shop of services – engineering, landscape architecture and project management services for a project at Prospect Primary School in Glen Eden. It is a multi-staged project to renew their outdoor court, drainage…
Written by Charlotte Grieve – Landscape Architect at Thomas Consultants How do you go about choosing the best plants for your garden, development or public/ commercial project? It depends upon what is being designed, the intent behind it and to what scale, whether a low-maintenance subdivision or a simple park. Ideally though diversity is best…
Churchill Park – Landscape Architecture Project Update This week our landscape architecture team visited again Churchill Park and the proposed lookout site to check in on progress as it develops. The seating isn’t bolted yet, just placed, but the project is near complete and is really taking shape! All concrete has been poured now, including…
Churchill Park – Landscape Architecture Project Update This week our landscape architecture team visited Churchill Park and the proposed lookout site there. The project is currently under construction and taking shape! So far there has been demolition of the redundant golf club house carpark and driveway. There has been an initial concrete pour and set…
Written by Charlotte Grieve – Landscape Architect at Thomas Consultants When designing your home or development often the landscape design is an afterthought or something to check the boxes for conditions around gaining Resource Consent. But if brought into the project early on, Landscape Architects can have a profound effect on the overall success of…
