Pollen Studio

This fun little upgrade at Dendy Park South Playground has exploded into life! We had so much fun turning the enormous mound on site into a volcano, creating a ‘Floor is Lava’ game, and giving this existing playspace some new life with the Bayside City Council team. 🌋

This was a great opportunity to renew a site with thoughtful, minimal interventions. The project focused on upgrading a surface that had reached the end of its life, enhancing accessibility and gathering nodes, as well as adding an extra layer of imagination play to the playspace without needing to replace any of the existing equipment. Swipe through for a mix of in-progress and finished photos - check out Yellowstone Resource Group as well for some extra project snaps.

Part 2 of the Victoria Street Activations journey. Last week, the Melbourne Pollen team were lucky enough to be out on site planting the streetscape corners of both Charles and Park St with some new life, putting our own hands and planting plans to the test.

It’s not every day we get to be on site installing what we’ve designed, and interacting with passersby and seeing the joy that it brought was a particular highlight! Thanks again to the outstanding assistance from Practical_Beekeeper and Neil Tait.

Moubray Street Community Park has been shortlisted in this year’s City of Port Phillip Design and Development Awards. It’s always great to revisit our projects and see how they track as time goes on. On a recent site visit with the Awards Jury, we spotted thriving community garden beds, soft moments of children’s play and creations in the outdoor classroom, and even a tiny site user building a new house for themselves!