Monthly Archive for March, 2007

AILDM Designs – DIG

DIG: DESIGN IDEAS GARDENS
STAINLESS STEEL CURVED WATER FEATURE

Design Brief
For this building on the water’s edge at Napoleon Street, San Souci, the Architect, Anthony Antoniou briefed Andrew Davies dig: design ideas gardens, on the necessity for a central feature, a compliment of all natural elements and forms surrounding the building. There was a need to bring to the foyer area a magnifi cent piece of sculpture to be visible not only as an entrance statement, but also throughout the entire house through side windows. The water feature design required the overcoming of various visual challenges, such as two protruding downpipes, and the framing of major view cones by an ugly roof line in the distance.

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Death of the Mixed Shrubbery

STORY AND PHOTOS CATHERINE STEWART FAILDM, MHMA

Living in a part of Sydney with many heritage houses and gardens, I enjoy a morning walk past the old sandstone walls, elaborate metal gates and delicious fragrances that emanate from the many old shrub borders.

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Singapore Garden Festival 2006

STORY AND PHOTOS JIM FOGARTY HON. FELLOW AILDM

Last December I had the pleasure of being involved as a designer at the fi rst Singapore Garden Festival. The idea behind the show was to hand pick ‘Best of Show’ designers from around the world.

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