See Design Studio

What See Design Studio does

See Design Studio is a Fremantle-headquartered landscape architecture and urban design practice founded in 2015 by Joel Barker. Its core services span landscape architecture, urban design, placemaking, garden design, playspace design, master planning, and supporting 3D visualisations and animations. The firm delivers project-based commissions across Western Australia for public-sector clients (City of Albany, City of Fremantle, Rottnest Island Authority, Metronet/PTA) and commercial counterparties (Multiplex, AMP Capital, Blackburne, Aventuur, Blackoak Capital, 3 Oceans, Rocky Bay), working collaboratively within larger design teams led by architectural practices such as MJA, Cox Architecture, Plus Architecture, and Hames Sharley.

The studio's delivery stack rests on conventional landscape architecture tooling augmented by a dedicated Senior BIM Technician providing 20+ years of cross-discipline BIM documentation, plus 3D visualisation and animation capability used in client and stakeholder engagement. The firm's differentiating methodology is articulated through three proprietary design philosophies — a "Greening" plant-led approach emphasising ecological value and resilience, a "Place-Responsive" site-analysis approach that grounds each project in physical and cultural context, and a community-centred design lens focused on comfort, safety, and inclusivity. AILA recognition (2021 National Gardens Award for Coogee Common; 2022 WA Civic and Play Spaces awards for Karrinyup) provides external validation of design quality.

See Design Studio operates as a private consultancy with no disclosed external funding. Revenue is generated from professional services fees on a project-by-project basis across government, commercial developer, hospitality, tourism, and healthcare/disability end-markets. The firm maintains two offices (South Fremantle HQ and a Perth CBD office at 307 Murray Street) and runs a sustainability partnership with Trillion Trees under which 1% of monthly profits fund reforestation. Headcount of 11 employees is split across two Partners, an Associate, designers, a Senior BIM Technician, a Business Development Manager, and graduate positions.

Name

See Design Studio

Legal name

See Design Studio

Website

https://seedesignstudio.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

See Design Studio is a Fremantle- and Perth-based landscape architecture practice founded in 2015, delivering urban design, placemaking, garden design, playspace, and visualisation services to government, commercial developers, hospitality operators, and tourism clients across Western Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design consulting
• Place making design
• Garden design services
• Master planning consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremantle

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Landscape Architecture: Consulting fees for landscape architecture, urban design, place making, and garden design services. Project-based engagements with government and private sector clients across Western Australia. Also generates revenue from visualizations and animations services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

See Design Studio delivers professional landscape architecture, urban design, place making, garden design, and visualisation services for government and private sector clients across Western Australia. Engagements span site analysis, concept and schematic design, planting design, BIM documentation, construction administration, and 3D visualisations for civic, commercial, hospitality, tourism, residential, playspace, and master planning projects.

Product overview

See Design Studio is a landscape architecture firm based in Fremantle, Western Australia, founded in 2015. The firm operates as a single unified design service rather than a platform architecture. Their core offerings include Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Place Making, Garden Design, and Visualisations and Animations. The studio specializes in project categories such as Multi Residential, Hospitality, Tourism, Civic, Playspaces, Campus, Master Planning, and Gardens. Their portfolio spans commercial developments, public realm upgrades, playgrounds, hospitality venues, and residential gardens across Western Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Core landscape architecture services including site analysis, design development, and construction documentation for public and private spaces.
• Urban Design Urban design services focused on creating integrated, sustainable urban environments and public spaces.
• Place Making Place making services that create vibrant, community-focused public spaces with strong cultural and social connections.
• Garden Design Garden design services encompassing residential gardens, hospitality gardens, and productive garden landscapes.
• Visualisations and Animations 3D visualisation and animation services for design presentation and client communication.
• Playspace Design

Quantifiable outcome

• 4200 trees planted to date through Trillion Trees partnership
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trillion TreescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSee Design Studio has partnered with local WA not-for-profit Trillion Trees since 2019. The studio donates 1% of monthly profits to support tree planting and regeneration projects. Donations contribute to carbon sequestration, greater biodiversity, and improvements to the health of degraded land. Staff participate in volunteer planting days annually.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• McGregor Coxall: National Australian landscape architecture and urban design firm with comparable service mix spanning public realm, master planning, and environment-driven design. Larger scale and multi-office footprint but directly competes for the same civic and master planning commissions.
• Tract Consultants: Australian landscape architecture, urban design, and environmental planning practice with a long civic and infrastructure track record. Direct competitor for landscape consulting roles on WA government, transport, and urban renewal projects.
• ASPECT Studios: Leading Australian landscape architecture and urban design practice with offices across Australia and internationally. Comparable to See Design Studio in core service offering (landscape architecture, urban design, placemaking) but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Place Design Group: Australian landscape architecture and urban design firm with national coverage. Comparable in offering (landscape architecture, urban design, master planning) and directly competes for civic, residential, and tourism briefs across Australia.

Broad incumbents

• Urbis: National Australian consulting firm spanning planning, urban design, economics, and landscape architecture. Overlaps with See Design Studio on civic and urban development commissions but operates across a much broader advisory service mix.
• Cox Architecture: Major Australian architecture practice that engages landscape architects as sub-consultants. Identified as a collaboration partner of See Design Studio and competes for lead designer roles on the same civic and commercial developments.
• Tonkin Zulaikha Greer: Sydney-based architecture and urban design practice with a strong public realm portfolio. Comparable on civic and cultural landscape commissions but operates at much larger scale with broader architectural capability.
• Architectus: National Australian architecture and urban design practice with integrated landscape capability. Competes for the same civic, master planning, and urban regeneration briefs that See Design Studio targets, though as part of a wider multidisciplinary offer.
• MJA Studio: Perth-based architecture practice that frequently collaborates with See Design Studio on landscape-led projects. Comparable client base in WA and overlapping civic, hospitality, and tourism commissions.
• Hassell: Large multi-disciplinary Australian architecture and design firm with a landscape architecture practice. Competes for the same civic, commercial, and master planning projects but offers architecture, interiors, and urban design as part of an integrated portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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