Coogee Common

Awards: 2021 AILA National Landscape Architecture Award for Gardens, 2021 AILA WA Landscape Architecture Award for Gardens

Client: Trimboli and Fini

Location: Wajuk Country, Coogee, WA

Team: See Design Studio, Spaceagency,

Year: 2020

Photography: Douglas Mark Black

Decades old mature fig trees have been saved from demolition and are now flourishing in their new home.

Two rows of mature olive trees provide shelter from the strong ocean winds and create a microclimate. This allows the gardens to flourish despite it’s close proximity to the ocean.

See Design Studio are proud to have designed the landscape and working garden that are at the heart of Coogee Common. The historic Coogee Hotel, redesigned and restored by local architects Spaceagency, is nestled in the productive working garden. It houses a new restaurant and bar that showcases the garden’s daily harvest of fresh produce.

The extensive fruit and vegetable gardens create a beautiful and functional landscape.

A small team of horticulturalist work onsite to ensure the garden always has an abundance of fresh produce to serve the onsite restaurant and bar.