About us
Our studio culture draws inspiration from our shared values:
INTEGRITY: We operate with honesty, transparency, and strong ethical principles, building trust in all our relationships.
INQUIRY: We foster a culture of questioning and exploration, always seeking deeper understanding and innovative solutions through insightful inquiry.
INDEPENDENCE: Our work stands on its own merit, meticulously crafted and thoroughly supported, making our conclusions and visualisation solutions invulnerable.
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, culture and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
Christopher Goss
Founding Director
(B.Env.Des, B.Arch, ARBV, VPELA Fellow)
Tom Leverton
Administration
(BIntBus Hons)
David Fardon
Visualisation Coordinator
(BApp Sci Photography)
Angelo Bueno
Visualisation Technician
(MArch Prof)
Kai Wang
Visualisation Technician
(MAVis)
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Who We Are
WHO: the pre-eminent Australian Visual Amenity Consultancy.
Orbit Solutions, established in 1999, stands as the pre-eminent Australian VisualAmenity Consultancy under the stewardship of Director, Christopher Goss, a distinguished Practising Architect and a recognised Expert in Visual Amenity. Our experienced team of specialists brings to the fore a deep and broadexpertise spanning Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, the provision of compelling Visual Amenity Evidence, Overshadowing Analysis, and other intricatetechnical domains. We excel in the nuanced art of visually managing and presenting complex big data, offering clarity where it is most needed.
Orbit Solutions, established in 1999, stands as the pre-eminent Australian VisualAmenity Consultancy under the stewardship of Director, Christopher Goss, a distinguished Practising Architect and a recognised Expert in Visual Amenity. Our experienced team of specialists brings to the fore a deep and broadexpertise spanning Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, the provision of compelling Visual Amenity Evidence, Overshadowing Analysis, and other intricatetechnical domains. We excel in the nuanced art of visually managing and presenting complex big data, offering clarity where it is most needed.
WHAT: We furnish robust expert visual amenity solutions for proposed developments across the spectrum of Planning Panels, Tribunals, and Courts.
We furnish robust expert visual amenity solutions for proposed developments across the spectrum of Planning Panels, Tribunals, and Courts. Beyond this, we actively contribute to pivotal discussions and forums, engaging with stakeholders and authorities during community consultations, panel discussions,and industry conferences. Our experience is comprehensive, encompassing the full gamut of project typologies, from expansive energy infrastructure to finely considered built form and landscape proposals, be they situated in bustling urban centres, tranquil rural landscapes, or sensitive natural environments.
We furnish robust expert visual amenity solutions for proposed developments across the spectrum of Planning Panels, Tribunals, and Courts. Beyond this, we actively contribute to pivotal discussions and forums, engaging with stakeholders and authorities during community consultations, panel discussions,and industry conferences. Our experience is comprehensive, encompassing the full gamut of project typologies, from expansive energy infrastructure to finely considered built form and landscape proposals, be they situated in bustling urban centres, tranquil rural landscapes, or sensitive natural environments.
WHY: Orbit Solutions has consistently held its position at the apex of visual amenity services through an unwavering commitment to meticulous attention to detail, a rigorously applied methodology, and an empirical, evidence-based approach that not only draws upon but actively informs best practice within the field.
Our consistent delivery of exceptional outcomes is rooted in the synthesis of leading international and national guidelines, ensuring a foundation that is both research-driven and practically applicable. This provides our clients with the certainty that both objective and subjective frameworks have been diligently employed, allowing Orbit’s qualitative and quantitative analyses to establish assessments that are not only fair and defensible but also rigorously independent.
Our consistent delivery of exceptional outcomes is rooted in the synthesis of leading international and national guidelines, ensuring a foundation that is both research-driven and practically applicable. This provides our clients with the certainty that both objective and subjective frameworks have been diligently employed, allowing Orbit’s qualitative and quantitative analyses to establish assessments that are not only fair and defensible but also rigorously independent.
WHERE: Based in Australia, our reach extends nationally and internationally.
Our extensive track record across all Australian States and Territories has cultivated a profound understanding of the diverse tapestry of policies and statutory requirements that shape the development landscape.
Our extensive track record across all Australian States and Territories has cultivated a profound understanding of the diverse tapestry of policies and statutory requirements that shape the development landscape.
WHEN: When visualisation expertise becomes paramount – be it at the Feasibility, Design, Approval, Appeal, or Lifecycle stage – Orbit Solutions stands ready to assist.
We encourage you to reach out for a confidential, no-obligation initial consultation that is both friendly and informative, allowing us to discuss thespecific requirements of your project. For matters of a legal nature, we have found that direct briefing of Orbit’s Expert Witness by the instructing solicitor is the most efficacious pathway, preserving legal privilege andensuring a timely and effective engagement.
We encourage you to reach out for a confidential, no-obligation initial consultation that is both friendly and informative, allowing us to discuss thespecific requirements of your project. For matters of a legal nature, we have found that direct briefing of Orbit’s Expert Witness by the instructing solicitor is the most efficacious pathway, preserving legal privilege andensuring a timely and effective engagement.
HOW: Orbit Solutions offers more than just visual analysis; we provide profound insight cultivated through decades navigating diverse projects and intricate legal terrains.
Our scrupulous approach and dedication to evidence-based methodologies ensure that our expert solutions deliver clarity with the robust support essential for navigating complex and challenging systems.
Our scrupulous approach and dedication to evidence-based methodologies ensure that our expert solutions deliver clarity with the robust support essential for navigating complex and challenging systems.
Awards
- 2016 UDIA State Award Finalist - Kurv Newstead
- 2016 International Finalist – Herman Miller Liveable Office Awards - Kurv Newstead
- 2015 UDIA State Award - The James Teneriffe
- 2014 VPELAFellow of the Association Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association -
- 2009 Best Residential Design Multi Unit: over six dwellings - BDAV 69 APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT
- 2008 Best Interior Design – Non Residential BDAV
- 2008 Best Residential Design Alterations and Additions over $500k BDAV
- 2007 Best Presentation of a design BDAV
- 2007 Building Design of the Year BDAV
- 2007 Commercial Design - New Project BDAV
- 2007 Heritage Conservation Project-Residential BDAV
- 2007 Hospitality Design-Alterations/Additions BDAV
- 2007 MostInnovative Façade Treatment BDAV
- 2007 Most effective use of stone BDAV
- 2007 Mosteffective use of timber BDAV
- 2007 Residential Design Multi Unit
- 2004 Best Multi-Residential Design up to Six Dwellings
- 2004 Best use of glass from Pilkington BDAV
- 2003 Best Multi-Residential Design up to Six Dwellings BDAV
- 2002 Best Multi-Residential Design up to Six Dwellings
- 2002 Best use of C.A.D. BDAV
- 2000 Bestuse of C.A.D. – Technological innovation
Organisations
- Congress for the New Urbanism International Member
Apr 2015 – Present
- Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association
Fellow 2014+ , Board Member (retired)
Sep 2005 – Present
vpela.org.au
- Property Council of Australia -
Jan 2015 - Mar 2018
- Urban Development Institute of Australia -
Jan 2014 - Mar 2018
- Australian Institute of Architects
A+ Member