'RANDOM' art project

The City of Holdfast Bay in association with WAX Design recently embarked on an exciting new public arts programme for Jetty Road Glenelg and Brighton which invited 10 artists to create random acts of art within the streets.  Over four days, artists such as James Dodd, Anton Hart, Helen Nieuwendijk, Craige Andrae, Leith Elder and Violet Cooper created strange and beguiling works of art.  The result was over fifty creative, witty and thought inducing interventions… random acts of art that have populated Jetty Road Glenelg and Jetty Road Brighton. The success of Random has stemmed from the freedom it has provided artists to explore creative responses and the way the art works have engaged the public.  Random has, in effect, transformed Jetty Road Glenelg and Brighton into outdoor galleries, curated urban spaces in which to interact and enjoy public art. 

The inaugural Random public art event has created a new cultural animation for the Jetty Roads, acts of art that promote temporary adjustments of the everyday.  The result is more smiles; increased chatter and sense of discover in the streets – anticipation about what happens next......more Random acts to follow. For a full list of the Random acts of art visit http://www.holdfast.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=1685

Mitcham Residence Garden Design

A new architecturally designed home on a sloping site required careful consideration and collaboration with the client to provide the best design outcomes and to maximise the potential of the space, whilst complimenting the built form.

A series of locally hand crafted sandstone walls travel down the site, interspersed with an inlaid pebble pathway and surrounding linear bands of mass plantings are overlaid with a grid of deciduous trees. The pathway leads you to a paved entertaining platform at the lower end of the garden, which can be observed from the counter levered swimming pool that sits above.
A corten and stainless sculpture can be viewed from all aspects of the garden, including pool and acts a focal point and linking element to the different areas of the garden.

A productive area of raised garden beds is adjacent the family lawn area and surrounded fruiting trees which screen the boundary.