Following a successful grant award based on a concept plan developed by Jeavons, the outdoor play area at the Derrimut YMCA ELC & Kindergarten underwent a complete renewal. Jeavons was engaged by YMCA Victoria to fully document the design and manage the tender and construction process.  The separated outdoor play areas needed to cater for […]
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Our involvement with Melton Specialist School began in late 2020 when the school contacted us to design an outdoor learning space for children in the early years of primary school. The staff were consulted about the specific needs of the children, as well how to most effectively support the teaching aides, carers and therapists. Children
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Founded in 1872, The Hamilton and Alexandra College is a co-educational day and boarding school located in Hamilton, Victoria. The College comprises two campuses in Hamilton for their Senior and Junior students. Notable heritage architectural and landscape features characterise the school and the preparation of the landscape master plan required careful consideration of these. In
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Jeavons Landscape Architects collaborated with the City of Yarra to redesign this important inner city play space in Richmond. One of the largest parcels of open space in this part of the municipality, the park and playground increasingly cater for urban families in medium and high density housing. The new design layout has significantly improved
McKellar Kids Rehab, a paediatric rehabilitation facility at the McKellar Centre in Geelong North, was opened in April 2022. The culmination of ten years planning, it provides specialist rehabilitation services for young people aged 0-25 with complex care needs from childhood-onset disability such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, acquired brain injury, and other complex neurological
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The Mill Park Regional All Abilities Play Space has been thoughtfully crafted with a focus on inclusive opportunities to encourage the physical and cognitive development of all individuals through play, social interaction, unstructured outdoor recreation, and self-guided exploration. The inclusive playground design encourages users to grow and develop skills and confidence with repeated usage of
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UNICEF Malaysia undertook a pioneering collaboration with property developer Sime Darby Property, and the City of Elminah, to build their first inclusive playground, and commissioned a Toolkit outlining the design principles to guide other designers, developers and councils. Jeavons Landscape Architects: Presented a seminar and workshop with all participants on inclusive design for play, Conducted
The new Eltham North Adventure Playground was designed and completed in 2018. The original woolshed playground, which was designed by Paul Gardiner and Mary Jeavons was destroyed by a devastating fire in December 2017. The new playground offers an exciting range of play elements under a roof structure reminiscent of a traditional woolshed. Access and
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The Wallan Community Bank Adventure Playground (the playground) is prominently located in the heart of the town of Wallan, a newly developing suburb on Melbourne’s northern fringe. The playground has a strategic role as a social hub in the Wallan Town Centre. This project is the result of a close collaboration between Mitchell Shire Council,
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Jeavons was engaged by the school to link the upper level play and lower play areas of this challenging site. The new rock retaining wall offers opportunity for different challenging ways up the embankment, seating areas, outdoor class rooms, steps and planting in amongst the rock embankment. The creative and playful design outcome also created
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