Come join our team!
Somewhere is looking for two self-motivated Landscape Architects with 2 years minimum experience to come and join our team.
Start date is February 2017.
We are a small enthusiastic landscape architecture practice, located in regional New South Wales, operating across a wide geographical region. Our work focuses on interpreting place with projects ranging from schools, aged care facilities, park and open space planning and design as well as bespoke garden design.
Applicants with the following skills are invited to forward their CV and portfolio to admin@somewhere.net.au by Monday 19th December.
- Demonstrated experience in landscape design and critical design thinking
- Proficient in AutoCAD and Adobe CS Suite
- Ability to work as part of a team and to work independently
- Skills in listening and interpreting the needs of communities and clients
- An appreciation of broad landscapes and the ability to understand scale
- Be willing to travel and hold a current Australian Drivers Licence
Apostlebirds
Apostlebirds are a bold breed, probably because they hang out as a group of a dozen or so. They are endemic to the show ground at Bribbaree, the home of another fearless breed that like to hang out in numbers; @Bribbaree Pony Club. This jump completes the cross country course that could be no where else.
Time
We caught up with an ‘old friend’ this week...
Time and change are connected to place.
Real change is best understood from staying in one place.
Andy Goldsworthy
We caught up with an ‘old friend’ this week; the gardens at Watermark in Wagga. We started this journey 9 years ago when it was covered in concrete + asphalt from its previous life as school.
I hope these images encourage you to think that a garden is possible anywhere. It just needs soil, light, love, water and time.
Anemones for Autumn
I have always loved Anemones...
I have always loved Anemones but thanks to hot winds and salty water I accept that I cant grow them. 9 years on, this planting only receives dappled overhead sun. They live their life with Oak Leaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) Liriope (Liriope Evergreen Giant) Camellia (Camellia Plantation Pink) and White Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia Natchez).
I did this little sketch of the Anemones in their first year of life, marveling at the shapes of their petals. This photo was taken this week and it made my little heart sing.
Kelly is having a baby and other news
Kelly is having another one :)
Kelly is having another one :)
Georgia is going to a swanky cricket dinner this weekend for the Steve Waugh Belinda Clark medals.
Bridget became Aunty Biddy.
Alex is learning how to blog.
Coombs P-6, Canberra
Alex was on site yesterday to see how the landscape is progressing...
Alex was on site yesterday to see how the landscape is progressing at the new P-6 school in Coombs. With a slow start due to a very wet and cold winter the landscape has begun to take shape! Landscape elements include coloured concrete shapes, synthetic turf, large areas of open grass, seating walls, handball courts and bright play equipment. We are looking forward to seeing the final product!
October Design (with Wine)
October is garden month for Somewhere!
October is garden month for Somewhere!
We are holding garden design 'conversations' at our groovy Wagga Office.
Email gardens@somewhere.net.au if you are interested. Let us know what topics of garden design you would like to discuss!
Here comes Spring!
Birds of Alice Springs
We are currently mourning the loss of the sound of our lovely Magpies...
We are currently mourning the loss of the sound of our lovely Magpies from our old website. After searching through file upon file we think we have lost them forever (we will keep searching!). So, in the meantime, we thought we might share with you the sounds of the woodland birds from our recent trip to the Alice Springs!
Wagga Office
After much planning, decision making and hard work...
After much planning, decision making and hard work, the 'Somewhere' design space in Wagga has had a facelift. We now have a crazy bee box feature wall, dreamy wall paper and some new timber furnishings. Come in to 44 Johnston St and say hi!
The Murrumbidgee Riverside Project
After almost a year of hard work by the team from Aspect Irrigation & Landscaping the Murrumbidgee Riverside Stage 1 works are almost complete
Designed 2012 I Construction 2014-2015
After almost a year of hard work by the team from Aspect Irrigation & Landscaping the Murrumbidgee Riverside Stage 1 works are almost complete with the project still on track to be finished by the end of June.
Revegetation works kicked off the project with over 20,000 plants being planted along the riparian areas. A wet autumn last year gave the plants a great start and with a little help from temporary irrigation over the dryer 2014-15 summer the planting rate has been very successful.
The existing playground now has an exciting natural play space where children can test out their balance on oversized rocks, ride their bikes around the track and over bridges; and create sounds on the timber musical pieces. The youth area is still under construction but we can look forward to a full size basketball court and extra seating.
The new BBQ shelters were completed just in time for the sunny weather last year and have been a popular entertaining spot for locals and visitors as they overlook the Murrumbidgee. With extra seating along the beachfront and walking track there are plenty of places to sit, relax and appreciate the great river.
The walking track from ‘The Beach’ right around to ‘The Rocks’ has been upgraded, now winding through native planting and creating a link between the two historic sites. ‘The Rocks’ area now offers seating, grassed spaces and a beautiful rock wall with an artistic centre piece to reflect the beautiful Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Art work in this area is due to go in at the end of May.
Once again, thank you to the team from Aspect who have put in a huge amount of effort to give a new look to one of Wagga's best tourist destinations.
Coombs Primary School
Early last year Somewhere was part of a successful tender application for the documentation of a new primary school in the new area of Coombs in the ACT.
Early last year Somewhere was part of a successful tender application for the documentation of a new primary school in the new area of Coombs in the ACT. Construction works have begun and we will be following the project as it develops, so keep a look out for photos on our Instagram and Facebook pages.
Somewhere is going central!
Somewhere is going central! We have recently landed a job in Alice Springs!
Somewhere is going central! We have recently landed a job in Alice Springs! This is an exciting time for the team as we embrace the challenges of designing in a completely new environment. The girls are looking forward to a working holiday to ‘the Alice’ sometime in 2015.
Spring Photo Expedition
During the beginning of Spring we had the opportunity to revisit a few of the gardens we have designed throughout the Riverina.
During the beginning of Spring we had the opportunity to revisit a few of the gardens we have designed throughout the Riverina. Below are some photos taken from the day, showing the hard work our clients have put in.
"Drawing from the Imagination' with Andrew Antoniou
Maximise your creative potential by drawing on the wealth of your imagination and memory. In this weekend workshop Andrew will take you through a natural process of visualisation...
Weekend of the 16th and 17th of August, 2014
Maximise your creative potential by drawing on the wealth of your imagination and memory. In this weekend workshop Andrew will take you through a natural process of visualisation exercises to create your own imaginative compositions. Working with charcoal we will also be developing technical skills in the class that will enhance your imagery through a greater understanding of line and tone study.
He demonstrates ways to look inwards for a more personal imagery, through exercises using poetry, text, music and song as starting points, culminating in outstanding and unique black and white drawings – an engaging and very rewarding adventure.
Location: “Somewhere ”- 44 Johnston St, Wagga Wagga NSW
Fee: $300
Includes tuition, materials, gourmet lunches, morning and afternoon tea, and a glass of bubbles on Saturday afternoon.
Places limited to 10.
Please contact the office on 0269310792 If you require more information or would like to make a booking!
North East Water Headquarters, Wodonga
Water sensitive design was the main focus for the overall site planning of the new headquarters for North East Water (NEW).
Designed 2011 l Constructed 2013
Water sensitive design was the main focus for the overall site planning of the new headquarters for North East Water (NEW). The 5 green star rated building inspired the landscape plan. The front of the building demonstrates the use of dry detention and bio retention zones which allow for pollution management and reuse of stormwater for irrigation. Excitingly this project includes a place to plug in your electric car (and guitar) and a first for us is the use of a permeable carpark to reduce runoff. Inside the building is a central atrium containing exotic planting and decks that float over the vegetation. An inside outside Zen garden and endemic plantings to the outer landscape complete the site.
Yarrunga Preschool, Wangaratta
Yarrunga Preschool in Wangaratta is getting a new natural play space...
Designed 2011 l Constructed 2013
Yarrunga Preschool in Wangaratta is getting a new natural play space. The design includes bike tracks, a wet/dry creekbed, mudpit, timber bridges, veggie beds, a timber deck, timber logs for balance, softfall and open grass area. Construction begins this month and we will be following the job as it evolves!
The Murrumbidgee Riverside Masterplan
Stage 1 construction works for the Murrumbidgee Riverside Masterplan are set to commence early next year.
Designed 2013 Designed 2012- Construction to begin early 2014
Stage 1 construction works for the Murrumbidgee Riverside Masterplan are set to commence early next year. Stage 1 works will include upgraded footpaths to improve connectivity over the site, a section of boardwalk, additional BBQ areas. These works will be a very exciting addition to the Wagga Beach area!
The Weekend to End Women's Cancers
Alex and a group of friends from the Young area are participating in 'The Weekend to End Women's Cancers' in Sydney on the 9th and 10th of November.
9th and 10th of November 2013
Alex and a group of friends from the Young area are participating in 'The Weekend to End Women's Cancers' in Sydney on the 9th and 10th of November, They will be walking 60km over two days to raise money for the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse at RPA. Funds raised will power the In-Patient Care Programs at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse to offer more Australians comprehensive cancer treatment.
Charity Work
On the October long weekend Somewhere Landscape Architect's donated as an auction item a landscape design to the Country Hope cocktail party held at the Riverine Club in Wagga.
On the October long weekend Somewhere Landscape Architect's donated as an auction item a landscape design to the Country Hope cocktail party held at the Riverine Club in Wagga. All proceeds for the landscape design go to Country Hope to help support sick country children of the wider Riverina in getting support for cancer and other life threatening illnesses.
Somewhere is also sponsoring a car for the 2013 Great Escape Rally to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis Australia (CFA). CFA is a national not-for-profit organisation and the national body supporting people with Cystic Fibrosis. For further information and to see our car (number 313) go to http://www.cysticfibrosis.org.au/cfa/cars2013
We are now on Facebook!
Somewhere is now on Facebook. Keep an eye on our page for up and coming events, design tips and inspirational ideas and images! Click here to check it out!
Somewhere is now on Facebook. Keep an eye on our page for up and coming events, design tips and inspirational ideas and images!
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