Located between the existing Kensington Building and the new multi-storey carpark is the central courtyard. This courtyard will provide a visual and physical buffer between the existing suites in the Kensington Building and the multi-storey car park and additional suites in the new building. The bulk and scale of the adjacent buildings acted as a key site constraint with limited natural rainfall and a highly shade landscape zone.

Our design response established a unique micro-climate that built on the local character of place, referencing the humid and shaded gullies of adjacent bushland. A combination of highly shade tolerant understorey species coupled with ferns, shrubs and grasses delivers an ecologically rich landscape that is both visually appealing and climate responsive.