Gilbert Rochecouste shuns shopping malls and champions civic spaces, injecting life into cities around the country. So what's he going to do to Murray Bridge?
Going Local
Going Local is key to Village Well's Place Making philosophy and approach. The following video clips present some of our favourite Melbourne projects that celebrate local community, culture, food, business and place.
Click Here
Reduce
Click Here
Revitalise
Click Here
Relocalise
The Placemaker, Adelaide Hills Summer 2011
Click Here
Download the PDF
Top 100 Design, The Age Melbourne (01/01/11)
Download the full article from the link below.
Click Here
Download the PDF
Inspire: Village Well, In a Perfect World, Peppermint Magazine, Issue 9 (01/12/10)
Download the full article from the link below.
Click Here
Download the PDF
A Place Maker's Vision, The Financial Review (01/11/10)
The very name of Gilbert Rochecouste’s business, Village Well, sums up his approach to creating cities. His focus is on what happens in the street, how people interact with their environment and how those who build the hardware of cities deal with the soft infrastructure of humanity.
Download the full article from the link below.
Click Here
Download the PDF
A place for space, The Sunday Age (24/10/10)
What makes a ‘good’ place? It could be a street where children can safely chalk their hopscotch square, a neighbourhood where you can walk to the locally owned bakery, or a public square that fizzes with action.
Download the full article from the link below.
Click Here
Download the PDF
The Tipping Point, The Age (4/10/10)
Gilbert Rochecouste tells Michael Short that we are more than ready to change the way we live.
Download the full article from the link below.
Click Here