Establishing an anchor for the future of AAM in Australia
Launchpad Latrobe - Research | Design | Survey
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A five-partner team delivered a first-of-its-kind concept for Advanced Air Mobility incubation in Australia, designed to be decision-ready, costed, and buildable.
Services
Project Management
Conceptual Design
Systems Architecture
Schematic Design
Quantity Surveying
Collaboration in flight.
A partnership built on trust,
conversation, and shared vision.
Designing for the future
A project conceived to nurture an industry in its infancy.
Pushing the boundaries
Inspired by possibilities and new frontiers.
The sky is the limit
A four-stage concept program for Latrobe City Council delivering research, design development, schematic design drawings, and a quantity survey / cost plan to support a ~$15M Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) incubator precinct.
The challenge
Latrobe City Council needed more than a vision. The precinct had to be grounded in evidence, sustainability, and a credible cost plan, so stakeholders could align and move toward funding and delivery with confidence.
My role
I led the program end-to-end: structuring the stages, coordinating specialists, running stakeholder alignment, and integrating research, design, sustainability, feasibility and quantity surveying into a single coherent package.
What we delivered
Evidence (4 reports)
AAM landscape + opportunity framing
Incubation / innovation models + program needs
Sustainability brief
Sustainability implementation schedule
Direction (design + schematic)
Design brief (concept + requirements)
Three stages of design development
Schematic drawings for cost planning + decisions
Commitment (cost plan)
Quantity survey / cost plan supporting ~$15M direction
Scale
$90K concept program over 6 months
~$15M QS-backed cost plan (order-of-magnitude)
5 partners • Government client • Decision-ready package
Credits
3D/CAD and renders developed in partnership with Petroff Architecture under my direction. Program leadership, integration, stakeholder alignment, and delivery by Thom Luke / Threshold Design.
The final outcome was a decision ready, costed, design concept enabling council and partners to progress into funding, stakeholder alignment, and next-stage delivery.
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