Scenic Spectrums offers a wide range of landscape planning and design services, including:
Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
Development Master Planning and Concepts
Regional Land Use and Precinct Structure Plans
Streetscape and Commercial Site Image Enhancement
Land Use Development Capability and Suitability Assessments
In preparing such plans and designs, Geoscene is highly conscious of the need to employ environmentally sustainable and socially responsible solutions. World View - Local Action.
Our firm applies a range of sustainability applications, including adjustments for development densities, climate change responses, use of recycled water and stormwater control through water sensitive urban design (WSUD), use of renewable energy sources, creation of walkable developments, public transport oriented design (TOD), appropriate use of trees for shade, solar exposure and urban heat island control, protection of environmental services and sensitive ecological sites, biodiversity protection, enhancement and off-setting options, and protection of significant cultural sites.
Our Director, Dr. Dennis Williamson, has developed a series of sustainable urban development lectures for the Urban Ecologies course at Deakin University.
Example Projects
Private Residences
Moyne Coastal Area Study
Meredith Streetscape Masterplan
Port of Cairns Landscape Guidelines
Korumburra Streetscape Masterplan
Boyup Brook Streetscape Masterplan
Bannockburn Streetscape Masterplan
Perisher Ski Resort Village Masterplan
City of Cairns Building Heights Analyses
Crossway Baptist Church Structure Plan
Mount Hotham Airport Landscape Design
Leeuwin Estate Winery Landscape Design
Westside Industrial Estate Landscape Plan
BP Bitumen Headquarters Landscape Plan
Mount Hotham Village Redevelopment Plan
Masterplan for Port Fairy Port and Foreshore
Glen Waverley Main Roads Image Enhancement Plan
Woorayal Coastal Development Planning and Design Guidelines
Planning Assessment of Proposed Place of Worship, Keilor North
McCabe Street Redevelopment Area Building Heights/Form Analysis
Upper Yarra Valley Residential Development Capability Assessment
Mickleham Grande Estate Landscape Plan and Project Management
Mill Park Residential Estate Landscape Plan and Project Management
City of Monash Multi-Unit Development Landscape Design Guidelines