ANCIENT & MODERN

Looking every bit like a rockpool in the Kimberley, this bronze award-winner called Emergence, designed by SMAQ Design Collaborations, took naturalistic water features to another level. Tonnes of yellow granite were used to form and define the pool while plantings included sculptural Yucca filifera and Y. australis.

Paintings of fish in ochre colours by Aboriginal artist Lin Onus were printed on glass and then submerged to form the bottom of the pool in this bold design, which also incorporated lighting, misting and sound.