Every project is unique so there’s no general rule. It may be just a few months for a simple landmark structure on an easy-to-access site. Then again, it can be considerably longer from concept to completion for more complex applications. Large or small, the key to a streamlined project outcome is early engagement with all key stakeholders and ongoing collaboration.

By their very nature, bespoke and iconic landmark designs can be complex and unconventional. Successfully delivering them requires careful planning and investigation, with a high recommendation of beginning with collaboration at the earliest stages of the project. By engaging relevant delivery specialists early, FORGE helps you and your project partners identify and mitigate potential projects risks long before they become real-world problems requiring expensive re-designs or variations. Options can be explored, designs and materiality tested, and delivery methodologies refined to ensure you and your stakeholders get the project outcome you expect.

Yes they can - and in many cases that’s exactly what we recommend and do. By intentionally designing the structures deliberately in certain forms, the main structural elements can often be fully or partially pre-assembled in controlled conditions off-site, maximising quality while also minimising installation time. The result is greater savings and reduced community disruptions.

The FORGE Methodology is built upon a wholistic delivery offering that combines specialist design and design verification, structural engineering, manufacturing methodology, risk mitigation, planning capability, pre-assembly, project management and construction expertise, all from one team. Time and again we see the most successful project outcomes when our team is engaged early in the development process.

Absolutely, in fact we find the more collaboration on landmark outdoor projects the better, especially in the critical early design stages of the project. By partnering up-front with all key stakeholders and delivery experts we can collaboratively identify the very best solution for your vision, schedule and budget - long before you need to commit to a construction contract. The result is almost always a higher quality and more cost-effective project outcome.

Safety is central to every project decision at FORGE and begins with the initial design of your structure. Considerable thought is given to both structural integrity and user safety. From an engineering perspective, every structure must be designed in line with all relevant AS codes and guidelines, ensuring they withstand not only high use but also environmental factors as well. User safety considerations extend to the provision of appropriate design and depending on the structure can include the height of balustrades, non-slip surfaces, clear sight lines, seamless access points, rest areas and seating and potentially lighting to ensure that if it’s installed in a high-traffic area, it feels safe and welcoming at all hours.

Each year FORGE delivers custom landmark structures in communities across Australia. With dedicated national pre-assembly facilities and local project delivery teams around Australia, we work extensively with clients across metropolitan and regional areas in all states including New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the ACT.

For more than 50 years FORGE has partnered with LGAs across Australia, delivering iconic outdoor structures everywhere from north Queensland and regional Victoria to the very heart of the Sydney CBD. At last count we have successful delivered projects for more than 50 different Australian councils.

Large or small, site conditions play a significant role in every outdoor project, particularly in terms of maximising design life, access and user safety. The site and surrounding conditions will typically have a very direct influence on the way your structure is detailed, specified and installed. It’s essential that every landmark structure is suited for its location.

Yes. FORGE has considerable experience in delivering complex community structures in some of Australia’s most pristine locations and national parks. Of course, working within sensitive and protected habitats requires meticulous planning and project management guided by strict environmental management protocols that have been pre-approved by all relevant authorities.