Lead Studio Adelaide
265 Halifax Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Unit 28 / 204 Jersey Road
Woollahra NSW 2025
Ph 1300 700 413
workshop/conference faciltation
We are part of an Australian network of therapeutic design facilitators who are passionate about the impacts of nature on health and wellbeing.
Our team regularly runs interactive and inspiring workshops and provides speeches at conferences. Tara Graham Cochrane is known as one of the most innovative and compelling presenters in therapeutic design and horticultural therapy. Tara is a strong believer that physical environments can be designed to reduce stress, increase creativity, improve health, and to support people's welfare.
Workshop Topics include:
- Dementia Enabling Environments
- Horticultural Therapy
- Nature Play and Outdoor Learning
- Sensory Garden Design
- Designing for Special Needs
Contact us today to discuss how we can create a memorable workshop for your organisation.
Motivate, Inspire, Change
recent publications
Tara Graham Cochrane is an educator and author on healing and therapeutic landscapes.
Other Publications
- Environments for Aging
- Gardens That Care: Planning Outdoor Environments for
People with Dementia - Healing Gardens in Wellbeing Organic Gardener
- Mary Potter Hospice
designwell is well versed at consulting with large engineering firms to deliver a wide range of infrastructure projects. Our major sectors include road, rail, water and defence.
Other Projects in Infastructure
designwell’s multi-disciplinary team brings a high level of creativity and experience to every civic project.
Other Projects in Civic Space
recent projects
designwell has a long history of working with local government and charitable organisations to deliver a wide range of community and open space projects.
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Community & Open Space
recent projects
Educational design uses the natural environment as a tool for education. Each educational landscape we design compliments the curriculum and builds invaluable knowledge and understanding of our natural environment and of the integral role it plays in our physical and social wellbeing.
designwell creates interactive and educational landscapes for early childhood, schools, universities and special needs organisations.
Other Projects in Education
- Blair Athol North Childrens Centre
- Bowden Brompton Community School
- Burton Primary School
- Daphne Street Autism Specific Learning
- Eden Hills Primary
- Evanston Gardens Primary School
- Manly Vale Community
Garden & Playground - Salisbury East High School Redevelopment
- Uni SA Mawson Lakes
- Westminister School
Early Learning Centre
recent projects
designwell specialises in Healing and Therapeutic Design. Landscapes are designed to heal social, cognitive, physical and psychological issues as well as enhancing general health and well-being.
designwell has a long history of delivering high quality healthcare, aged care and community sector projects including:
- Dementia Enabling Environments
- Special Needs
- Rehabilitation
- Acute Care
- Community Care
By using a layered approach, each landscape is designed to move beyond purely functional and visual spaces into interactive and inclusive environments. Landscapes are specifically designed to improve the health and well-being of patients and residents through enhanced sensory stimulation, meaningful daily activities, reminiscence and to be used as tools for a range of therapies including horticultural therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and diversional therapy.
Other Projects in Health
- Alwyndor Aged Care
- Bannockburn Aged Care
- Enabling Gardens
- Mary Potter Hospice Healing Garden
- Pennwood Green Aged Care
- Resthaven Craigmore Aged Care
- Resthaven Marion Dementia
- Resthaven Marion Warrawee Garden
- Resthaven Mitcham
- Resthaven Mt Gambier
- Resthaven Paradise
- Resthaven Port Elliot
- St Basils Aged Care Facility
- Star of the Sea
- Understanding Dementia Enabling Landscapes
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