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We design community shaping projects that elevate cities into places where people want to live, work, and play.

We partner with state and local government, policymakers and private developers to deliver city-shaping precincts, architecture and public spaces through our combined skills in urban design, landscape architecture and architecture.  These projects have an impact at a city scale creating legacy and lasting community value.

Our team is experienced in master planning through the delivery of brownfield and greenfield sites, CBD visioning, strategy, development, and feasibility planning. Our amassing portfolio spans urban renewal projects, CBD redevelopments, master-planned communities, and public realms. This includes parklands and plazas, precincts and town centres, skateparks, sports fields, and playgrounds.

Our clients benefit from a diverse pool of experts with a shared vision and passion for creating vibrant, meaningful destinations that are contextual to their people, place, and culture and will stand the test of time.

We have completed significant projects in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and various locations in regional Australia.

Work

  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Brisbane

Heinemann Gold Coast Domestic Terminal Store

Heinemann Gold Coast International Duty Free
  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Brisbane

Heinemann Gold Coast International Duty Free

  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Brisbane

Riverlights Hamilton

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  • Urban Design
  • Architecture
  • Sydney

Melrose Park Stage 5 (Lot F)

  • Urban Design
  • Architecture
  • Sydney

Melrose Park Stage 6 (Lot A)

Yarraville Community Centre
  • Architecture
  • Melbourne

Yarraville Community Centre

  • Architecture
  • Brisbane

Lyra Marina Quays

  • Architecture
  • Brisbane

Pure Apartments, Spring Hill

  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Yass Valley Riverfront Playground

maroubra town centre 20 year masterplan by GroupGSA
  • Urban Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Maroubra Junction Town Centre Public Domain Master Plan

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  • Urban Design
  • Architecture
  • Sydney

Rosebery Engine Yard

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  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Gipps Street Recreation Precinct

Edmondson Park North Commuter Car Park
  • Urban Design
  • Architecture
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Edmondson Park North Commuter Car Park

  • Landscape Architecture
  • Melbourne

Albury Riverside Precinct

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  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Bareena Park

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  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Koonoona Park

  • Urban Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Maroubra Junction Town Centre

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  • Architecture
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Melbourne

Macedon Ranges Sports Precinct

  • Architecture
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Melbourne

Griffith Regional Sports Precinct

  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Wylde Mountain Bike and BMX Track

Welcome to Sydney’s biggest back yard!

  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Nita McCrae Park

  • Landscape Architecture
  • Melbourne

Maude Street Redevelopment

GroupGSA Shell cove
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Shell Cove Town Centre & Waterfront

A vibrant living, working and active environment.

people cycling at the Sydney Skate Park
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Sydney Park Skate Park

Blurring the lines between the passive and the extreme at Sydney Park.

A picture of Paramatta Road Corridor
  • Urban Design
  • Sydney

Parramatta Road Corridor Precincts

Improved transport choices, better amenity and a balanced growth of housing and employment.

glenfield precinct
  • Urban Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Glenfield Precinct

Southwest Sydney’s premier regional sporting and education destination.

  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Plough & Harrow Playground

The essence of play is to encourage exploration, testing and discovery.

  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Abercrombie Street Upgrade

Creating a village in the heart of a city starts with knowing a neighbourhood.

  • Architecture
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Sydney

Wylde Mountain Bike Park

Explorers come in all sizes.

  • Urban Design
  • Ho Chi Minh

Vinh Hoi

Sharing a Landscape sustainably.

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  • Urban Design
  • Architecture
  • Ho Chi Minh

Saigon River City South Village

People

  • Director

John Holland

As a Director and landscape architect, John oversees our Landscape Architecture business, managing the team, design, and project delivery. He has extensive experience in a wide range of sectors and at various scales, gained over many years of multi-disciplinary work in Australia, the UK, and Southeast Asia, which informs his leadership. John also leads our Cities and Places sector team, focusing on projects such as Master Planned Communities, Public Domain, and Recreation, many of which have received awards and industry recognition for their innovative design and positive community impact.

Emily Gilfillan Principal and Melbourne Studio Lead
  • Principal
  • Melbourne

Emily Gilfillan

Emily is a Principal, architect and our Melbourne studio lead.

  • Principal
  • Sydney

Jenna Keyes

Jenna is a Principal and urban designer in the Sydney studio. With her highly articulate and strategic insights, she leads teams in delivering successful, collaborative outcomes to a wide range of industry-leading public and private sector clients. A graduate of the London School of Economics, she is interested in and deeply understands urban policy, economics, and sociology, which underpins her multidisciplinary approach to design practice.

James du Plessis
  • Principal
  • Brisbane

James du Plessis

James is a Principal, award-winning architect and Brisbane studio lead.  His extensive global and local experience includes education, commercial, workplace, cultural, high-end retail and single-residential projects.He is an active member of the UQ School of Architecture, Design and Planning’s Industry Advisory Board.

  • Associate Director

Felicity Ratcliffe

Felicity is an Associate Director and landscape architect with extensive experience in the private and public sectors. She has been involved in many projects, from highly detailed small-scale spaces to larger industrial, commercial, and residential areas.

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  • Associate Director

Anika Hoffman

Anika is an Associate Director and landscape architect.  Her expertise includes various project types locally and internationally.

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  • Associate Director
  • Melbourne

Lindy Fetherston

Lindy, an Associate Director and registered landscape architect, is passionate about sustainable design. Her strategic thinking, communication, and design leadership skills drive project outcomes that address client, community, and environmental concerns.

  • Associate Director

Noura Thaha

Noura is an Associate Director and architect with experience across residential, government, infrastructure developments, and education sectors. She is well-versed in providing development advice and navigating complex statutory regulations to provide comprehensive solutions.

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  • Associate Director
  • Sydney

Pei Goh

Pei is an Associate Director, Architect, and NSW Design Practitioner with extensive global experience in public and private projects in architecture and master planning. She has an in-depth knowledge and understanding of design for living environments focused on seniors’ living, retail and mixed-use, commercial, and educational design.

Michelle Ramjan
  • Associate

Michelle Ramjan

Michelle is an Associate and architect with experience across many sectors including Multi Residential and Community projects.

manal salama
  • Associate

Manal Salama

Manal Salma is an Associate and architect with a wealth of experience and expertise in Revit. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of technical applications, Manal has established herself as a leading authority in her field.

  • Associate

Clare O’Brien

Claire is an Associate on our landscape architecture team and has experience across Australia and the United Kingdom. With a background in Cultural Anthropology and Fine Art, these disciplines underpin her approach from thorough research on context, people and culture to design’s creative and explorative nature.

  • Associate

Izabella McFadden

Izabella is an Associate, and a passionate, dynamic, and client-focused architect. Her experience covers an extensive project portfolio, and her expertise includes residential, aged care, commercial, industrial, community use, places of worship, and Heritage and period housing.

staff photo of Federico Zanet
  • Associate

Federico Zanet

Federico is an Associate and landscape architect who has worked with public and private clients to create parks, urban spaces, and communities in local, national, and international settings.

  • Associate

Cloris Wang

Cloris, an Associate and passionate urban designer, is dedicated to enhancing city livability by designing desirable, climate-resilient, green, and engaging places for communities. Her international experience from projects in Singapore and China and her strong portfolio of work across Australia underscores her global perspective and adaptability.

Zhipeng Cai
  • Associate

Zhipeng Cai

As an Associate landscape architect, Zhipeng brings a wealth of experience from his portfolio, which spans residential, commercial, and industrial developments, streetscapes, sports fields, reserves, playgrounds, and urban design and planning projects.

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  • Consultant

Francis Dickinson

Francis is a design consultant for our Landscape Architecture team and has extensive experience in landscape architecture, urban design, and wayfinding on diverse projects.

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  • Associate Director

Sam Tran

Sam, as Associate Director, brings a unique perspective to our team. As a registered architect in Australia and Vietnam, his understanding of local context and international architectural standards enriches his contributions to the global architectural landscape.

Exploration

23.06.2021 Steve Hammond

The Urban Food Bowl

The re-localisation of food production through urban farming provides an opportunity to access food which is produced and distributed in a district level – as a form of domestic urban food security.

23.06.2021 Steve Hammond

Cycling for a Connected City

Embracing cycling does more than ease congestion.

17.11.2021 Liam Higginbotham

The Evolution of Retail Banking Post Pandemic and Beyond

Retail banking is a highly competitive sector, that needs to respond dynamically to customer expectations, digital automation, economic pressures, agile competitors, and a physical location on the high street.

10.07.2024 Clare O’Brien

Cycleway Design: key considerations for mobilising our cities.

A holistic approach is crucial for designing cycleways that meet functional requirements and contribute to the overall quality of urban spaces

The Kurnell Peninsula
16.10.2024 Jenna Keyes

The Kurnell Peninsula – a future vibrant coastal community

The Kurnell Peninsula will become a vibrant and resilient coastal community that honours its rich cultural heritage.

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26.11.2024 Clare O’Brien

Lake Jindabyne Foreshore Upgrade