About our Expertise in Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape, and Planning

From concept to delivery, Archipelago offers holistic expertise in architecture, urban design, landscape and strategic planning.

Our Services

Our thoughtful consideration of the bigger picture - including how different services interact and complement one another demonstrates our thorough understanding of industry requirements, regulations, expectations and opportunities.
We believe architecture does not exist in isolation, so our services and expertise don’t either.

Our Expertise

Architecture

Full architectural design and documentation services
Site testing
Feasibility studies and business cases
Due diligence
Interior architecture including furniture and finishes specification
Research and publications
3D Modelling, fly-throughs + renders + visualisations
Graphic design
Corridor + land use strategies
Graphic communication – illustrative, diagrammatic + urban sketch

Urban Design

Master planning
Precinct / neighbourhood strategy + design
Feasibility studies and business cases
Due diligence
Character assessment
Public life analysis
Graphic design
Development guidelines
Built form guidelines
Public realm guidelines + public art guidelines
City wide visioning
Site design + precedent studies
Corridor + land use strategies

Landscape Architecture

Full landscape architectural design and documentation services
Softscape and hardscape treatments of public realm and built form
Public domain strategies
Place activation strategies
Place-scaled design
Integrated urban design & landscape architecture design treatment in major transport infrastructure (roadways, bridges, rail and airports)

Supporting Services

Strategic Planning + Communications

Strategic planning
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) studies + analysis
Planning / policy, process and programmatic recommendations
Graphic planning communication

Consultation + Engagement

Enquiry by Design workshops utlising sketching, mapping
3D printing, collage, instant graphic feedback
Design charettes
Co-design
Online + in person engagement
Creative engagement styles including Urban Sketching and collages

Design Review

Design + peer review – for the State, local government + private clients
Expert evidence (urban design, architecture + visual amenity)
Independent design panels
Precinct + development modelling
Visual impact assessment

The Archipelago Framework

Our approach, driven by creative ideas and grounded in evidence-based research, unveils opportunities often unseen at a project's inception. This methodology ensures we reach positive, transformative outcomes.

Our portfolio of city-shaping master plans and extensive urban projects showcases our ability to harness opportunities within the context. We unlock each site's full potential, crafting public spaces and respectful buildings that enhance the unique character of the neighbourhoods we engage with.

Looking widely, we are able to discern opportunities, patterns, and connections. This results in improved project quality and amenity, without compromising on cost-effectiveness.

The value we infuse through design benefits not only our clients but also those who live, learn, work, and play in the places we shape.

Archipelago's Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture city shaping plans

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Our Framework

Our Approach to
Delivering Enduring Value

People

People are central to our ethos. We infuse people-centric design into our entire process, from idea inception to stakeholder engagement and the ultimate user experience.
We value good communication, diversity, inclusivity and authentic approaches to collaboration between clients, stakeholders, and consultants, fostering shared knowledge to achieve outstanding project outcomes.

Cities

Our expanding Australian cities yield vibrant hubs for people to live, work and play. Archipelago approach each project with best-for-city outcomes in mind. Regardless of scale, each project should prioritise human experience and enduring value. We harness the interconnectedness of urban spaces, looking beyond the boundary of the site to leverage a two-way value exchange and project uplift.

Design

The relationship between buildings, landscapes and the space between is intrinsic and essential. Working together across disciplines, Archipelago’s ability to create integrated, responsive design strategies and compelling urban propositions is at the centre of our creative practice. We immerse ourselves in understanding context, Country, culture, and community, approaching each project with curiosity and a passion for fresh ideas.

The AND Conversation

At Archipelago, we embrace “the AND conversation." We adopt a city-making mindset, facilitating positive, robust discussions and strategic design thinking. We don’t settle on ideas; we forge new and exciting concepts, transforming site challenges into opportunities, while amplifying and exceeding your project's expectations.

Collaboration

Archipelago embodies the spirit of collaboration – our namesake is derived from a collection of islands united to form a single continent. Our team thrives on unexpected outcomes triggered through meaningful engagement with communities, stakeholders, and experts in their field.
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Our collaborative workshops ensure rapid stakeholder engagement, delivering results-driven solutions to complex design challenges. Peter Edwards and Peter Richards, our urban design leaders, are Queensland's most esteemed Enquiry by Design (EBD) workshop facilitators.

Provocation

At Archipelago, we aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo, ask the tough questions and explore unconventional hidden potential in every project. We believe good design is realised through rigorous investigation and collaboration, and we take great pride in our ability to unlock new and exciting opportunities through our curated design process.

Clients & collaborators.

Our Values

We Are Inquisitive

Precedent-based research and benchmarking informs project analysis.

We Are Visionary

Leading design thinking with big ideas and city making (best for city) outcomes in mind.

We Are Strategic

Urban context studied and leveraged to inform strategic site response and alignment with planning mechanisms.

We Are Authentic

In our language, processes and approach.

We Are Engaging

Communication, workshop processes and stakeholder engagement is front and centre.

We Are Inclusive

We value inclusivity and the benefits it brings to our teams and our work.

We Are Responsive

Project drivers / values are developed with project stakeholders to guide design direction.

We Are Integrated

Our team is multi-disciplinary and collaborative.

We Are Rigorous

We work rigorously with internal, client, and consultant teams.

Our Sectors

City Shaping Master Plans

We work with government, private sector and non-profit organisations to provide strong urban frameworks which unlock density and leverage their assets for maximum public benefit.

Major Urban Projects

Major urban projects and large-scale developments have the potential to make the greatest contribution and benefit to our cities. The creation of vibrant, connected places for people is central to any future development.

Archipelago's Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture plans

Olympic Precincts + Games Overlay

We are subject matter experts in Athlete Villages and have proven expertise in Olympic precinct master planning, venue design and games overlay. We understand and amplify the relationship of legacy outcomes and citymaking opportunities.

Housing + Lifestyle

We bring big ideas underpinned by strategic thinking to every housing project to provide innovative living solutions that support the growth of our knowledge economy and the sustainability of our future cities.

Public Realm + Open Space

By working together early in the design process, landscape architecture is integrated with architecture, providing high quality indoor / outdoor spaces which engage with and celebrate our subtropical climate.

Urban Renewal

Transformative urban renewal projects and precinct plans breathe new life into tired spaces to activate the urban experience and enhance communities and life.

Interiors

Our integrated architecture and interiors teams work together to develop the vision, select furniture and finishes and document three-dimensionally, which translates into a cohesive design strategy.

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Transport + Infrastructure

We look beyond the traditional engineering and economic feasibility aspects of transport + infrastructure systems to understand the wider public realm benefits of the significant investment required in a new or existing movement system.

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Community

From youth hubs to club houses to performing arts centres, we understand the importance of community infrastructure in creating meaningful and memorable focal places which celebrate inclusivity and connectivity.

Commercial

From transit-oriented developments, to commercial and mixed-use towers, we generate value by negotiating and unifying the operational, social, and economic imperatives of the project through shared visions that are both creative and pragmatic.

Health + Knowledge

Our multi-disciplinary team design buildings and campus master plans for universities, hospitals, science, research and advanced manufacturing facilities where knowledge is created, exchanged and transformed.

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Guidelines + Advisory

We provide expert advice and design review services. As urban design leaders, we craft development guidelines which reflect planning aspirations for best practice approaches to both architecture and urban design.

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Awards

Archipelago are award-winning designers. We believe that all projects have the potential for excellence, regardless of scale, scope or budget, and that a thoughtful and considered design process is the key to unlocking this value.

2023

Ashgrove West Village Precinct

ShadeSmart Award | Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (Queensland)

2022

Moreton Bay Polycentric City Vision

Award for Regional Growth | National Awards for Local Government

2021

Logan Central Civic and Community Precinct Plan

National Award for Urban Design | Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
National Awards + State Award for Urban Design | Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (Queensland)
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The Mill Interim Activation

Award for Small Projects | Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (Queensland)
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HOTA Green Bridge

Award for Infrastructure | Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (Queensland)
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Poona Community Infrastructure Plan

Award for Community Contribution | Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (Queensland)

2020