Perry Mills & Associates Landscape Architects

I am a landscape architect with practical skills and a passion for creating sustainable outcomes - you might say I'm a big-picture thinker with an eye for detail

I like to create landscapes that integrate art and sculpture, making evident the layers of a site's history and the richness of the community and environment that has created it.

Also I employ natural ecological processes where possible to create landscapes with low embodied energy, biological diversity and a long life, using permaculture design principles as appropriate.

I have a wide network of specialist consultants such as building designers and architects, ecologists, horticulturists, engineers, and graphic designers, who contribute to projects as associates as needed.

• Registered Landscape Architect #1061
• Member of Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)
• B App Sci (Landscape Architecture) RMIT
• Adv Cert Horticulture (Burnley)
• Permaculture Design Certificate

Start here - I'll invite you to a free 30min online meeting !

Lets get to know each other, and you can tell me what you need.

Then we will provide you with a written fee proposal for you to consider, clearly setting out what we will do for you.

Site Analysis

Time spent in reconnaissance is rarely wasted - analysis of the site's existing conditions provides essential information that will guide the design, and often provide the answers to problems.

To discuss the issues and opportunities that you have in mind this typically includes:

• creating a scaled base plan,
• a site walk and
• a meeting .

More detailed analysis may include aerial photography, a features and levels survey, or reports by an arborist, ecologist, engineer, town planner or other specialist

Consultation

Consultation with stakeholders underpins most projects, whether that be:

• regulatory authorities,
• the community,
• service providers, or
• just you and your family!

By identifying the stakeholders and providing an appropriate level of consultation, we guide your project to an outcome that meets everyones needs.

Typical services include:

Site design - initial arrangement of the main elements - buildings, vehicle and pedestrian access and circulation, parking, services and open space/garden areas - to ensure each is logically located within the site before starting anything.

Landscape Master Plan - a 'big picture' of the overall landscaping is laid over the Site Plan.

Landscape Design Sketches - Schematic plans, usually hand-drawn, to explore design opportunities and challenge your pre-conceptions. We like to do at least two to give you some options.

Concept Landscape Design - a resolved design layout with key materials and plants identified, often with illustrations, images or examples to give you a clear understanding of the concept.

Other Services:

• Eco-tourism developments
• Urban Design and streetscapes
• Landscape auditing and design reboots
• Open space and recreation masterplans
• Waterway rehabilitation
• Landscape revegetation
• Playspace auditing
• Playgrounds and natural playspaces

You may require approval from your local council for part, or all, of your proposed work.

Planning Permits

We have done Landscape Plans for hundreds of clients, in all local government areas in metropolitan Melbourne including (as examples):

Banyule, Bayside, Casey, Glen Eira, Kingston, Knox, Manningham, Maribyrnong, Monash, Moonee Valley, Moreland, Nillumbik, Port Phillip, Whitehorse, and Wyndham,

.. and many regional Victorian centres such as Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Mornington Peninsula, Southern Grampians, Surf Coast, and Warrnambool.

• Building Permits

Application for a Building Permit is often made by the client/owner or the head contractor/builder based on the documents we provide. 

Grants and funding applications

We can assist your application for a grant by preparing a Landscape Concept Plan and Estimate of Probable Costs.

Estate Design Committee Approvals

Approval is usually required from the Design Committee to ensure that your garden conforms to the Estate's Design Guidelines

Other services

• Visual analysis
• Construction Management Plans
• Land Management Plans

Typical services include:

• Documentation for tendering and construction - full documentation and specifications including demolition, earthworks and grading, paving and hardworks, surfacing, planting plans and construction details;
• Estimates of probable construction costs
• Pricing Schedule
• Inviting and assessing tenders
• Contract administration
• Construction management and supervision
• Periodic site inspections
• Post-occupancy evaluation