Pearce Barracks Interpretation Design
Pearce Barracks
Client, Parks Victoria
Design, manufacture and installation
Parks Victoria required Challis Design to provide a range of interpretive structures representative of those that once existed at Pearce Barracks (Point Nepean National Park) during WWI and WWII. Interpretive structures included a bed, table, chairs, showers, and the main Canteen building. All fabricated from galvanised steel to withstand the environment. Bed, table and chairs feature marine ply surface to prevent scalding. Interpretive graphic panels are displayed in the Engine Room and convey the experiences of key individuals during WWII, along with photographic evidence of how the site once looked, and how it was used.
Meredith Interpretive Centre
Meredith Interpretive Centre
Client, Golden Plains Shire
Design, manufacture and installation (2013)
A multi-purpose facility that required an interior fit-out that would reflect the district’s rustic environment and the architectural elements of the building. The design provides general information such as key tourism events like Meredith Music Festival, and interpretive displays on subjects like Henry Bolte, a key political figure.
Deliverables included feature display areas, murals, video production, a key object presentation section and brochure racks.
Trade Show Displays
Trade Show Displays
Client, GES
Design, manufacture and installation
Our 16 year relationship with UK company GES has enabled us to undertake the project management of trade show stands and chalets at the International Avalon Airshow in Victoria every two years. We have also provided a number of additional stands for the Aerospace and Land Warfare shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Eucalyptus Discovery Centre
Eucalyptus Discovery Centre
Client, Friends of the Peter Francis Points Arboretum
Design, manufacture and installation
Permanent exhibition featuring the Eucalypt’s diversity, ecological role and uses. Presented through a range of media including an audio visual presentation, computer game, interactive displays, murals and text panels. Organic materials and timber structures, large format digital prints and painted MDF.
Mary MacKillop Trail
Mary MacKillop Trail
Client, Southern Grampians Shire Council
Design, manufacture and installation (2010)
The canonisation of Mary MacKillop was a significant event in 2010. A number of communities in Western Victoria collaborated to plan and implement a touring trail of significant sites in relation to Mary MacKillop’s life and work. Challis Design designed and manufactured fourteen interpretive signs that covered Mary MacKillop’s early years in Hamilton, Penola, Portland, Robe and Port Macquarie. The signs were manufactured using materials relevant to the region, including basalt in Hamilton and Portland and sandstone in Robe.
National Rhododendron Gardens
National Rhododendron Gardens
Client, Parks Victoria
Design, manufacture and installation (2009)
A pedestrian-focused system with a consistent hierarchy for orientation, identification and interpretation. A distinctive design that complements the surrounding environment, with the rhododendron motif providing a link across signage types. With bold and creative use of timber elements, laser cut patinated metal and graphic motifs, this signage strategy was adapted and themed across four additional gardens within the region.
Balmoral Township Signage
Balmoral Township Signage
Client, Balmoral & District Development Association
Design, manufacture and installation (2016)
To help promote the Balmoral township, Challis Design developed orientation signage, designed to help visitors navigate their way through and around the township. A key orientation map highlights the town’s tourist attractions, key facilities and accommodation sites, while a secondary regional map showcases the broader region. Fabrication consists of laser cut, angled, corten panels with bold, digital print graphics.
West Wimmera Branding and Signage
West Wimmera Branding and Signage
West Wimmera Shire Council
Design, manufacture and installation (2016)
West Wimmera Shire Council required a brand refresh and a range of boundary and township signage. To provide a fresh, clean and consistent feel the brolga motif was simplified, the typography updated and a limited colour palette was adopted for the logo and signage hierarchy. Illustrations were also developed for the Edenhope and Kaniva arrival signs, to help promote these key townships.
Colac Environmental Signage
Colac Environmental Signage
Client, Colac Otway Shire
Design, manufacture and installation (2012)
Three, free-standing road signs and three, smaller, wall-mounted signs were designed and installed to help educate and engage the travelling public on the rare and threatened species in the local region. The simple design allows the species to be the focal point, with the use of black allowing the bright colours to attract attention. This simple layout was particularly important for the road side signs, in order to allow motorists time to view all the information.
You Yangs Geoglyph
You Yangs Geoglyph
Client, Parks Victoria
Design, manufacture and installation (2006)
A series of sculptural artworks was commissioned by the City of Greater Geelong to celebrate the Commonwealth Games. One of the artworks was commissioned in conjunction with Parks Victoria for siting at the You Yangs National Park. The artwork was inspired by Aboriginal history and culture of the region and was based around the image Bunjil, wedge-tailed eagle.
