What We Do
What We Do
Outdoor Society offer comprehensive, turn-key solutions for all your hard and soft custom landscaping needs. As a boutique landscaping company, we are committed to guiding you through every step of the process, from design to construction, ensuring precision and quality in every detail.
Design
We work collaboratively with you to form a narrative for the landscape based on the cumulation of project requirements, site conditions and stakeholder’s input. We assess the natural features of the site, such as topography, views, climate, and existing vegetation and use these to inform our design concept.
It is important for the built environment to feel as though it belongs to the site so consideration of lines, forms, textures, patterns and scale of the architecture is given and reflected in the landscape design.
Harmony and continuity in materials and spaces, creates a visual connection that makes transitions between indoor and outdoor areas feel natural. We look for opportunities within the architectural design to enhance the connection and integration of the outdoor environments; considering key focal points and external outlooks (from internal rooms) for strategic positioning of sculptural elements and design features within the landscape.
We always strive to enhance sustainability; to reduce environmental impacts of our projects and enhance the building’s green credentials through passive climate control.
A clearly articulated vision and plan enables successful execution of each project. Our team produces schematic concept designs through to fully specified construction documentation and can assist with:
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- Hardscape plans
- Softscape / Planting Plans
- Pools, spas & water features
- Pathways and pedestrian links
- Lighting Plans
- Irrigation Plans
- Engineering/Sub structural
- Site Surveying and Demolition Plans
- DA Council Plans
- Construction Detail Documentation
- Traffic Management Plans
Create
Outdoor Society provides a turn-key solution, including complete design & construction services. In partnership with our affiliated pool specialist Peninsula Concrete Pools we ensure your project is built with precision and quality. Our talented landscape and pool builders are fully licensed and take pride in delivering high-quality projects on time, on budget and with utmost attention to detail.
We meticulously design, craft and build:
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- Swimming Pools, Spas, Water Features
- Hard-scapes, Soft-scapes, Play-scapes
- Community & Public Outdoor Spaces
- Residential Gardens
- Concreting
- Formed concrete fixtures, features & furniture
- Feature & Sculptural Planting
- Vertical Gardens
- Garden Beds, Lawns, Artificial turf
- Irrigation Systems
- Alfresco Areas
- Balconies, Pergolas, Patios and Shade Structures
- Fire Pits and BBQ Areas
- Outdoor Kitchens
- Outdoor Seating
- Screens, Fences, Retailing Walls
- Paving, Pathways and Steps
- External lighting & way-finding
Inspire
Outdoor Society are a multi-award-winning pool and landscape company, recognized by SPASA industry awards for our innovation, build quality, and exceptional project delivery across multiple projects for four consecutive years.
Our commitment to excellence in design and construction ensures that each project is executed to the highest standards, cementing Outdoor Society and Peninsula Concrete Pools as trusted names in the industry.
SPASA Excellence Awards - winning projects include:
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- 2024, Vic Highly Commended – Safety Barrier (Sandringham residence)
- 2023, Victorian Gold Winner - Renovation up to $30,000 (Chelsea residence)
- 2023, National Finalist - Renovation up to $30,000 (Chelsea residence)
- 2023, Victorian Highly Commended - Concrete Pool up to $60,000 (Thornbury residence)
- 2023, Victorian Highly Commended – Safety Barrier (Thornbury residence)
- 2022, Victorian Gold Winner - Renovation up to $30,000 (Aspendale residence)
- 2022, National finalist - Renovation up to $30,000 (Aspendale residence)
- 2021, Victorian Gold Winner - Renovation up to $30,000 (Mt Eliza residence)
- 2021, Victorian Highly Commended – Pool Landscape Design (Mt Eliza residence)
- 2021, Victorian Highly Commended – Best Safety Barrier (Mt Eliza residence)
- 2021, Victorian Highly Commended - Renovation over $30,000 (Brighton residence)
Luxury Pools
Outdoor Society (together with our affiliate sister company Peninsula Concrete Pools) specialise in the design and construction of high quality concrete pools.
Whether building a new pool or rejuvenating an existing one, we work together to deliver quality design, construction and project management.
Concrete pools are fully customisable as each one is completely custom built on site. We can strategically design a pool to suit your unique site and craft it to fit into most any space creating an exquisite and unique result for your project.
As SPASA members, we are across all the latest in pool design and technology, including energy efficient solutions, self-cleaning technology and everything you need to automate your pool and spa.
With vast experience designing and building pools across Victoria, we can assist you with:
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- Infinity pools
- Lap pools
- Plunge pools
- In-ground pools
- Above-ground pools
- Glass Edge pools
- Negative Edge pools
- Sloping Block pools & spas
- Custom bench-seating
- Pool bars and in-built seating
- Graded and beach entry pools
- Indoor & Outdoor concrete pools
- Water features
Exquisite Landscapes
Outdoor Society create awe-inspiring landscapes and consistently deliver visually appealing and contextually cohesive outdoor spaces for our clients. We prioritise the holistic outcome of the project with seamless integration of our designs into the broader project design and construction process.
We look for opportunities to connect, reflect and marry the landscaped environment with built forms, using planting (soft-scaping) to frame the building, highlighting architectural elements and guiding the eye across the landscape to primary points of desired attention.
With our vast experience designing and constructing hard and soft landscaping across various project typologies, we can assist you with:
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- Gardens and garden beds
- Lawns & Artificial Turf
- Feature & Sculptural Planting
- Vertical gardens
- Covered Entertaining Areas, Alfresco Areas
- Balconies, Pergolas and Patios
- Storerooms, Garages, Carports,
- Equipment & Bin Enclosures
- Fire pits and BBQ areas
- Outdoor kitchens
- Outdoor Seating
- Amphitheaters
- Tiered gardens
- Irrigation systems
- Water Features, Fish Ponds
- Steps and Ramps
- Decorative Screens
- Pool Barriers
- Fences
- Retaining walls
- Paving
- Paths & Driveways
Master Planning
Strategic master-planning brings clarity to place-making by thoroughly analysing and addressing each site, its unique context and the overarching project vision.
We start with understanding users’ needs, then design outwards - focusing on the emotions and functions that shape the user experience. We use ethnographic research, human insight, truth and creativity to develop masterplans that prioritize sustainability, adaptability and continue to meet the evolving demands of the site and the dynamic, ever-changing needs of the people who activate these spaces.
Through collaborative design, we combine landscape and building expertise to create solutions that are not only functional but inspiring, transformative, and community centred. We aim to integrate the built environment with a nuanced response to urban settings, harmonizing human habitation with nature through considered planning and design of the landscape.
We align masterplans with both the physical and cultural landscape while meeting the needs of communities and stakeholders through contextual analysis of the site including:
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- Cultural & Historical Significance: respect and reflect the community’s identity
- Ecological & Native Habitats: appropriate to site, restorative, regenerative and sustainable
- Water resources and management: wetlands, flood zones, droughts
- Urban Integration & Community Placemaking: design spaces that reflect local values
- Art & Cultural Expression: Incorporating public art, sculptures, murals and interactive installations that reflect local culture and encourage engagement.
- Connectivity & Accessibility: integration of pathways, roads and transport links.
- Green Infrastructure: sustainable hardscaping, permeable pavements, thermal reduction, biodiversity
- Strategic Land Use Planning , Zoning & Growth Management: adaptable to population growth and changes in lifestyle or environmental conditions
- Phased Implementation: Planning for staged developments to minimises disruptions & manage budgets across multiple staged project deliverables
- Public Engagement: Involving the community throughout the planning process to understand their needs, gather feedback, and create a sense of ownership.
- Safety and Accessibility: Designing inclusive spaces that are accessible for people of all ages and abilities
