BLADES. Independent. Pragmatic. Urban Design.

Blades is a pragmatic and versatile urban design studio dedicated to creating better places and enhancing the design quality of the built environment.

By operating at the nexus between urban design, town planning and architecture, Blades brings clarity and independence to the development design/approvals process and adds significant project value. We work with developers, public agencies and the community to create and protect best-practice urban design in projects of every scale.

Deep thinkers and effective communicators, Blades has extensive experience in the full spectrum of statutory and strategic urban design in Victoria, including design reviews, urban design advice, independent urban design expert evidence, peer reviews, masterplans, frameworks, design guidelines, design policy and visual communication.

Urban Design Advice and Town PlanningSouthbank Mixed Use TowerArchitecture by Peddle Thorpe ArchitectsImage by Peddle Thorp Architects — **Urban Design Advice and Town Planning**
**Southbank Mixed Use Tower**
Architecture by Peddle Thorp Architects
Image by Peddle Thorp Architects

Planning Panels Expert Urban Design Evidence West Melbourne Structure PlanImage by SJB Urban — **Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**West Melbourne Structure Plan**
Image by SJB Urban

Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence Central Geelong Office TowerArchitecture by Chandler ArchitectsImage by Orbit Solutions — **Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Central Geelong Office Tower**
Architecture by Chandler Architects
Image by Orbit Solutions

Structure PlanWangaratta Hospital Precinct Structure PlanImage by SJB Urban — **Structure Plan**
**Wangaratta Hospital Precinct Structure Plan**
Image by SJB Urban

Urban Design Advice and DocumentationBallarat Mixed Use DevelopmentArchitecture by Chamberlain ArchitectsImage by Chamberlain Architects — **Urban Design Advice and Documentation**
**Ballarat Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by Chamberlain Architects
Image by Chamberlain Architects

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Bendigo Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by KUD
Image by Nord Studio

**Urban Design Advice and Documentation**
**Fitzroy Apartment Development**
Architecture by Edition Office
Image by Edition Office

**Urban Design Advice and Documentation**
**Bakery Hill Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by Six Degrees
Image by Six Degrees

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Springvale Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by Simon Greenwood Architects
Image by Orbit Solutions

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Portarlington Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by SPL Architects
Image by SPL Architects

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Sandringham Apartment Development**
Architecture by Warren + Mahoney Architects
Image by Orbit Solutions

**Urban Design Advice and Documentation**
**Cremorne Office Tower**
Architecture by Fieldwork Architects
Image by Fieldwork Architects

Urban Design GuidelinesRye Urban Design GuidelinesOwn illustration — **Urban Design Guidelines**
**Rye Urban Design Guidelines**
Own illustration

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Geelong Hotel Development**
Architecture by Clarke Hopkins Clarke Architects
Image by Clarke Hopkins Clarke Architects

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Jolimont Office Building**
Architecture by Rothelowman Architects
Image by Rothelowman Architects

Masterplanning Hampton Public Land Use Masterplan ReviewOwn imagery — **Masterplanning**
**Hampton Public Land Use Masterplan Review**

Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert EvidenceCollingwood Office DevelopmentArchitecture by Point ArchitectsImage by Orbit Solutions — **Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Collingwood Office Development**
Architecture by Point Architects
Image by Orbit Solutions

**Urban Design Advice and Documentation**
**East Melbourne Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by Sugar + Holmes Architects
Image by Sugar + Holmes Architects

Urban Design AdviceCoburg Precinct RedevelopmentOwn imagery — **Urban Design Advice**
**Coburg Precinct Redevelopment**

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Highett Apartment Building**
Architecture by ArchitectsEAT
Image by ArchitectsEAT

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Caulfield North Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by CHT Architects
Image by CHT Architects

**Urban Design Advice and Documentation**
**Jolimont Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by Adapt Architecture
Image by Adapt Architecture

Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert EvidenceWindsor HostelArchitecture by Blight, Blight and BlightImage by Blight, Blight and Blight — **Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Windsor Hostel**
Architecture by Blight, Blight and Blight
Image by Blight, Blight and Blight

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Frankston Mixed Use Development**

**Urban Design Advice and Documentation**
**Darebin Social/Affordable Housing Development**
Architecture by ALTA Architects
Image by ALTA Architects

Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert EvidenceMount Waverley Retirement VillageArchitecture by Cera Stribley ArchitectsImage by Orbit Solutions — **Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Mount Waverley Retirement Village**
Architecture by Cera Stribley Architects
Image by Cera Stribley Architects

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Cremorne Office Development**
Architecture by SJB Architects
Image by SJB Architects

Urban Design Guidelines and Planning Panels Urban Design Expert EvidenceShowers Street Built Form ControlsImage by SJB Urban — **Urban Design Guidelines and Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Showers Street Built Form Controls**
Image by SJB Urban

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**East Brunswick Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by Clarke Hopkins Clarke Architects
Image by Clarke Hopkins Clarke Architects

Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert EvidenceCamberwell Mixed Use DevelopmentArchitecture by DKO ArchitectsImage by Orbit Solutions — **Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Camberwell Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by DKO Architects
Image by Orbit Solutions

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Collingwood Office Development**
Architecture by Warren and Mahoney
Image by Warren and Mahoney

VCAT Urban Design Expert EvidenceBirrarung Marr Tower OvershadowingImage by DELWP — **VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Birrarung Marr Tower Overshadowing**
Image by DELWP

**Urban Design Framework and Town Planning Controls**
**Bakery Hill/Bridge Street Urban Renewal Area**
Own image

**Urban Design Advice and Documentation**
**Carlton Student Housing Development**
Architecture by Bayley Ward
Image by Bayley Ward

**Masterplanning**
**Ballarat Central Development Precinct Masterplan**

**Urban Design Advice and Documentation**
**Heidelberg Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by DKO Architects
Image by DKO Architects

**Urban Design Advice, Urban Design Documentation and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Malvern Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by Graphos Architects
Image by Orbit Solutions

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Essendon Residential Aged Care Facility and Retirement Village**
Architecture by Ryman Australia
Image by Ryman Australia

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Prahran Office Development**
Architecture by JAM Architects
Image by JAM Architects

**Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**St Kilda Road North Tower**
Architecture by Bates Smart
Image by Bates Smart

Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert EvidenceHeidelberg Mixed Use DevelopmentArchitecture by MAP ArchitectsImage by Orbit Solutions — **Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Heidelberg Mixed Use Development**
Architecture by MAP Architects
Image by Orbit Solutions

Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert EvidenceElsternwick Mixed Use Tower DevelopmentImage by SJB Urban — **Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Elsternwick Mixed Use Tower Development**
Image by SJB Urban

Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert EvidenceMulgrave Townhouse PrecinctArchitecture by Cera Stribley ArchitectsImage by Cera Stribley Architects — **Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Mulgrave Townhouse Precinct**
Architecture by Cera Stribley Architects
Image by Cera Stribley Architects

Planning Panels Urban Design Expert EvidenceFairfield Built Form ControlsImage by SJB Urban — **Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Fairfield Built Form Controls**
Image by SJB Urban

Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert EvidenceFitzroy North TownhomeArchitecture by Chandler ArchitectsImage by Chandler Architects — **Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Fitzroy North Townhome**
Architecture by Chandler Architects
Image by Chandler Architects

Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert EvidenceKew Apartment BuildingArchitecture by Chandler ArchitectsImage by Chandler Architects — **Urban Design Advice and VCAT Urban Design Expert Evidence**
**Kew Apartment Building**
Architecture by Chandler Architects
Image by Chandler Architects