We create living, breathing, sustainable environments and open spaces
Papworth Davies is an Australian practice of Landscape Architects based in Melbourne
Featured Projects
Warburton Recreation Reserve
Warburton Recreation Reserve re-imagines everything about what you might expect to experience in a public park.
Collingwood College
As part of the development of a new Sports Precinct on the campus, Collingwood College engaged Papworth Davies to work with Architects Smith + Tracey to design a series of internal courtyard spaces linking the existing school grounds to the new sports facility.
La Trobe University
Papworth Davies worked in collaboration with Billard Leece Architects to re-develop Thomas Cherry Forecourt at Latrobe University in Bundoora.
St.Kilda Garden
In creating their new home in St Kilda, our Clients, who had recently sold their holiday home in Palm Beach, New South Wales, wanted to create a garden that drew some of the landscape character elements of Palm Beach as well as that of their new home suburb of St Kilda.
St.Bernards College Chapel
Over years of iterative expansion and development, the school spaces have evolved as a series of diverse buildings, narrow alley ways, steep steps and severe level transitions. Improving this setting to create genuine, quality spaces for students and staff was a key component of the brief.
Rivervue Retirement Village
The Papworth Davies team have been involved in the masterplanning and detail design of the Rivervue Retirement Village in Avondale Heights since 2008.
Parade College Preston
Papworth Davies was engaged by Parade College to create a revitalised central square space in the heart of the schools Preston campus.
Ivanhoe Private Garden
Our team was invited to help this client to plan a major garden upgrade for their Spanish Mission style property in Melbourne’s suburb of Ivanhoe.
Hampton Private Garden
Taking inspiration from the client’s art and following a detailed assessment of the site levels the schematic design response was to create a new entertaining space, reclaiming the garden as a usable space and connecting the adjoining paths and access points.
Epping Plaza Childcare
As part of the recently completed extensions to Epping Plaza Shopping Centre, Papworth Davies designed the external play areas of a significant upper level child care centre for the centre.
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