Project Services - Department of Public Works

Urban Design and Master Planning

Master Planning facilitates the considered and controlled development of civic areas including town centres, local neighbourhoods and parks. Design elements planned in this process include buildings, open spaces, transport systems, transit corridors and green spaces like parklands, bush reserves and water courses.

Project Services’ consultants are currently involved in a range of Master Planning activities for schools, housing, tertiary education institutions, parks and recreational facilities for various government authorities and government funded private clients. Project Services’ track record includes involvement in such landmark developments as the Kelvin Grove Urban Village, the Airlie Beach Lagoon and the new Ipswich Motor Sports Precinct.

Project Services’ Master Planning capability includes:

Site & landscape analysis
Market research
Stakeholder & community consultation
Cost management
Environmental assessments
Integration of specialist sub-consultants
Consultation with authorities

Urban Design is a related field that overlaps and encompasses Master Planning. Our Urban Design capability ranges from the reconfiguration of neighbourhood parks and adjacent public housing to regional planning projects involving the analysis and planning of large tracts of land. Our urban design expertise also incorporates streetscaping which involves the harmonious arrangement of buildings and landscape elements. The emphasis is on creating more liveable and sustainable streetscapes, through the consideration of street appeal and neighbourhood character. We are involved in the design management of the Department of Housing’s Urban Renewal Program and various special capital works projects.

Project Services will examine all built environment issues relating to a project in the context of longer term commercial, industrial, recreational and environmental objectives. This process ensures that our design decisions facilitate sustainable development that supports sustainable communities.

Relevant Projects Include:

Kelvin Grove Urban Village
Leichhardt Urban Renewal
Ipswich Motorsports Precinct Master Plan
Heathlands Eliot Falls Master Plan
Morabay Park Master Plan
Airlie Beach Lagoon Master Plan
Logan Village Recreation Master Plan
Warwick CBD Revitalisation
Palm Island Community Renewal Master Plan
Lowood Town Centre Streetscapes
Parliamentary Forecourt Brisbane
Charleville Wills Street Master Plan
Southbank TAFE Master Plan