Flemington Racecourse

Location: Epsom Road, Flemington
Client: VRC / Bates Smart
Scope: Public Realm, Grandstand
Landscape, Members Betting Ring
Completed: 2017

Now widely recognised as one of the most prodigious racing and entertainment venues in the world, we were privileged to be awarded the landscape architectural commission for the recently completed Grandstand and Betting Ring for the VRC at Flemington Racecourse.

In close collaboration with the architect team and the client, we strove to establish the most fluid of transitions between the interior and the landscape as well as primary outer landscape zones and amenities.

Informed by the petal-like shapes of the building, our landscape, furniture and fence design response subtly reflects the same. Soft lines, a carefully selected understated materiality and a restrained planting palette provide a gentle transition from the public arena, acknowledge the heritage of the place and provide a simple and contemporary venue for all to celebrate, congregate and integrate.

Photography: Courtesy of Bates Smart Architects