Landscape Architects & Public Space Designers
FROM AMENITY TO ACTIVATION
A Practical Guide to Evaluating Water in Public Space
A Practical Guide for early-stage projects
Water in public space is rarely just decorative. Yet in many projects it remains underutilised. The opportunity to extend engagement across the full day, create memorable after-dark experiences and design for the full spectrum of users is ready and waiting to be unlocked.
Our free 16-page guide has been created to help start better conversations with your clients at the right stage of a project and activate water’s full potential in your next design.
The guide brings together design considerations, a four-step evaluation framework and a local Australian case study to help landscape architects, planners and project teams design public spaces that people genuinely choose to inhabit.
This resource is designed for landscape architects, urban designers, councils and developers working on public realm projects at any scale.
INSIDE THE GUIDE:
- Five design lenses — spatial, temporal, sensory, social and story
- The Atlantis FLOW Framework — a structured tool for evaluating water specification at any project stage
- Research-backed wellbeing outcomes linking water to acoustic comfort, stress reduction and mental restoration
- Port Douglas Splash Park case study — a $4.93M landmark project applied through the FLOW lens
- Practical questions to guide early-stage client conversations
“People don’t remember the brief. They remember how a place made them feel. Water is one of the few design elements that shapes that feeling at a physiological level.”
— Stu Lierich, National Manager, Atlantis Liquid Dynamics
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Explore how intentional water design transforms public space, with practical tools you can apply on your next project.
WHY CLIENTS CHOOSE ATLANTIS
Committed Integration
One team, united under one roof. When we take on a project it begins with a team, not a catalogue. Our in-house technical specialists are ready to help develop your aquatic vision too.
Technical Integrity
No guesses mean more yeses. Doing it right is the compass from which we produce our best work for you. Every design and build is underpinned by vast industry specific experience and insights. Australian owned and manufactured for your peace of mind.
Design Ambition
Beautiful is just the beginning. Our detailed process is anchored by an all angles investigation of the project vision. Exploring every possibility (many that others wouldn’t) is minimum standard to deliver innovative, differentiated and impactful community outcomes.
Considered Partnership
We’re collaborators, not suppliers. From first meeting to final handover, the best project outcomes occur when our clients are active partners in the process. That means you get proactive, clear communication at every step of the way.
