TCL’s Adelaide studio has a long affection for working in National Parks, and particularly within Ikara-Flinders Ranges. Here, the scale, geology, colour and cultural depth of the landscape are already extraordinary. Our role is often less about adding and more about carefully considering what is needed, improving access, protecting sensitive places and allowing Country to remain the focus.

Recently completed, Akuura Adnya | Arkaroo Rock is a significant Adnyamathanha rock art shelter south of Wilpena Pound. TCL’s work replaces ageing and visually intrusive visitor infrastructure with a quieter viewing area and protective interpretive screen. Developed through Adnyamathanha consultation and the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park Co-management Board, the intervention was designed around restraint, quietening the visitor experience, reducing disturbance and allowing the 6,000-year-old rock art and shelter to remain the centre of attention.

Nearby, the Cazneaux Tree Bridge takes a similarly light-touch approach. A slender prefabricated bridge spans a seasonal watercourse near the iconic tree, using a restrained palette of weathered and stainless steel that sits comfortably within the colours of the surrounding landscape.

 Different places, different requirements, but a shared idea: in landscapes this powerful, design does not need to compete. Sometimes its most important job is simply to help people arrive, move through, and understand, while leaving space for the landscape to speak.