Learning Environments Australasia Design Awards 2023
PBDG’s St Thomas Aquinas ELC Naturescape has been honoured to receive the Commendation in the 2023 Learning Environments Australasia Design Awards(LEAD)!
PROJECT UPDATES
Giralang Naturescape Stage 1 and Yarning Circle Completion
The Giralang Naturescape Stage 1 and Yarning Circle have been completed!
Giralang Naturescape Stage 1
We transformed the existing grove area and created a new naturescape using the rocks, logs, swale and berms, dry creek bed and water harvesting systems…
Blue Gum Science Pod Completion
What an incredible space! Our whole team was left in awe after seeing the completed site in person just this week. The project looks exactly the same as the visual 3D renders, and we are very proud of it.
Macquarie Primary Native Garden Completion
The Macquarie Native Garden has been completed! This small courtyard area had a very steep slope held by a rock wall. For our design, we imagined opening up the wall so that children can run, play, and interweave through the different levels more easily…
Maribyrnong Masterplan Stage 4
Collaborating with Maribyrnong Primary School Principal Andrew Buesnel and the school team, PBDG is preparing the design and other processes to start stage 4 of the master plan!
Official Opening of the Maribyrnong Winyu Naturescape
Thank you to Maribyrnong Primary School Principal Andrew Buesnel for inviting PBDG Director Paul Barnett to be a guest speaker at the Official Opening of the Maribyrnong Winyu Naturescape last week.
Blue Gum Art Studio Official Opening
Congratulations to Blue Gum Preschool Dickson for the official opening of their Art Studio! So exciting to have Minister Steven Smith declare the space open.
Macquarie Primary Naturescapes: Starting Construction
2022 October The Macquarie Naturescape Plan for the relatively small, but steep and bare area will be turned into a native microforest. The retaining wall …
Macquarie Primary Naturescapes
The Macquarie Primary School Site will be experiencing the magic of naturescape design, construction, and growth very soon. PBDG has been brought on to direct the water flow with waterharvesting trenches…
Dickson Shops Revitalisation- Preliminary Discussion
PBDG has entered the preliminary discussion for a Dickson Shops Revitalisation Masterplan Project. The goal of the redesign is to create a high-quality, safe, human-centred, ecological, inclusive, and aesthetic public space suitable for leisure and play for all ages.
Refurbishing Ex Gov. Homes
PBDG can offer a whole range of options to design and refurbish your home so that it can accommodate changing family structures that are different to the traditional nuclear family.
Giralang Primary Masterplan
Thanks to the many workshops and feedback from the school community, Giralang’s Primary’s Masterplan has been completed, have a read about the design concept below.
New Residential Projects
PBDG is excited to be working on RESIDENTIAL Projects! We are look forward to see these projects complete!
Living Pods Demonstration Housing
Living Pod, Housing, and Residential enquiries have been through the roof this past year because of the huge demand for homes that meet the needs of all different people after this Covid Pandemic
Manuka Oval Facilities Upgrade
Manuka Oval Facilities like the Bar and Offices are getting an upgrade, photos of completion will be updated soon!
New Project: Aranda Magic Garden
Over the years, Aranda Primary School has gradually become a Nature Play oasis for children and the school community thanks to the school leadership team’s continued progress on the school Masterplan.
Rain in Waterharvesting Trenches
Canberra has had a torrential amount of rain this year, but thankfully, with waterharvesting trenches,the water can be retained and slowly seep into the soil, filling up the trenches where the roots of nearby trees can reach.
New Project: Adelaide on the Hills
PBDG is excited to be working on an interstate Living Pods Project! This project is all thanks to the positive referral from our previous clients combined with this client’s persistent enquiries…
Aranda Primary Masterplan Zone 3
The main elements of Zone 3 of Aranda Primary School’s Masterplan have been completed, but of course, the growth of plants and trees will continue for many years.
Canberra College Innovation Pavilion Completed!
Thank you to Canberra College principal Michael Battenally and the school for inviting us to the Commissioning of the Innovation Pavilion. The design concept of the space…
Nominated for THINK BRICK AUSTRALIA AWARD 2021
2021 November PBDG’s Blue Gum Preschool Dickson has been nominated for the THINK BRICK AUSTRALIA, HORBURY HUNT COMMERCIAL AWARD category. Thanks to our partner consultants …