A pleasure garden nestled in Elwood's Community Reserve, which celebrates and is shaped by the flow and communal focus of Elwood around the primary amphitheatre space - anchoring the space and the people that inhabit it.

From yoga classes to an informal gathering and lunch space to community events, this amphitheatre echoes the heart of Elwood as a neighbourhood united by community.

Through undulating landforms, a hierarchy of planting heights, meadows, and terraced seating, the space is alive and connected. The garden invites you to explore, pause and move with the energy of the space, the land and the community.

Whether at your own leisure or in your own bubble, a bond is formed regardless with the garden and with the people that make this neighbourhood feel alive implicitly through unobstructed visual sightlines and that central, anchoring and shared community event space amphitheatre.

Moving from an initial figure-ground to the planting and land-forming, and ultimately to the pavilion and architectural figures, this garden space was synthesised and brought to life, focusing on capturing the energy and interconnection of this tight-knit community.