Playform by Urban Landscape Projects

IMPROVING SCHOOL FUNCTION AND CONNECTION

The School infrastructure series

The Playform Infrastructure Series is a collection of school infrastructure upgrades and outdoor environment solutions designed for Australian schools.

The series includes school entry upgrades, bike hubs, seating areas, shelters, shade structures, outdoor dining spaces, circulation improvements and integrated landscape infrastructure that improve how students gather, move and use the campus throughout the school day. Developed by award-winning Urban Landscape Projects, each environment combines landscape architecture, educational planning and practical construction knowledge to create durable, functional and visually cohesive school environments. Designed as complete outdoor infrastructure solutions rather than standalone elements, the Playform Infrastructure Series helps schools improve campus functionality, student wellbeing, supervision, accessibility and everyday usability through a streamlined and easy-to-deliver approach.

The cycle hub

A practical, landscape-integrated bicycle storage and arrival environment designed to support active school transport, student wellbeing and safer daily campus movement. The Cycle Hub creates a welcoming arrival point that encourages cycling and independent travel to school.

The entry grove

A landscape-led front entry environment designed to create a welcoming sense. Framed by layered planting and natural materials, it creates a stronger first impression for students, families and visitors while establishing pride of place within the broader school environment.

The campus arrival

A grand, landscape-led school entry designed to create a memorable sense of arrival and establish a strong campus identity. Framed by trees and integrated landscape elements, it strengthens street presence, improves wayfinding and reinforces pride of place.

The shade terraces

A flexible shaded seating environment with architectural form designed for informal outdoor learning, student gathering and everyday breakout use within the school landscape.

The learning pods

A flexible outdoor seating and breakout environment designed to support small group learning, social connection and everyday student wellbeing within the school landscape. The Learning Pods are designed as adaptable school breakout spaces, they help increase usable outdoor learning capacity while improving campus amenity, shade and student engagement.

THE PLAYFORM JOURNEY

A Clearer Path to Better School Environments

Deliver beautiful outdoor spaces for your community with clarity and confidence in 4 easy steps.

1. Consultation

We begin by understanding your school’s goals, priorities, budget and vision for learning, play and connection and select the Playform environment that meets your communities needs.​

2. Engagement

With approvals secured, the project moves from vision into action, formally engaging the coordinated pathway to construction delivery.

3. Placemaking

Our student-led placemaking workshop captures student voice and explores future opportunities across campus, helping shape a connected long-term vision for your School.

4. Construction

Compliance, construction methodology and delivery are coordinated into one streamlined process. Projects are delivered by landscape professionals with 35+ years of working in Schools.​

Playform Placemaking:
Our student led design workshop

Capture student voice and dliver for your School Community

Our Playform Placemaking Workshops give students a voice in shaping the future of their school grounds while helping schools build a broader campus vision over time. Working collaboratively with students and staff, we identify future activation areas across the school and explore the most suitable Playform spaces for each location. In some cases, smaller additions or refinements to the selected Stage 1 Playform may also emerge through the workshop process, with opportunities for these to be incorporated immediately or planned as future staged upgrades.

PLAYFORM SPOTLIGHT

Featured Playform Environments

A showcase of featured Playform spaces from across the collection, highlighting standout environments for outdoor learning, active play, gathering and school life.

Totem reading circle

Adventure play spaces designed for climbing, movement, gathering and social connection.

Tall timbers traverse

Outdoor classrooms, productive gardens and nature-based learning environments that extend learning beyond the classroom.

The wandering creek

School landscape infrastructure including bike hubs, seating areas, shelters, gathering spaces and entry upgrades designed to improve everyday school life

Guaranteed by ULP

At Urban Landscape Projects, every client is protected by our “Guaranteed by ULP” promise, an ironclad commitment to trust, transparency, and accountability throughout your project. We offer fixed, all-inclusive pricing, clear construction timelines, and proactive communication at every stage.

Our experienced, fully qualified teams uphold Australia’s highest standards for compliance, safety, and workmanship, so you can be confident your learning environment will be both inspiring and reliable.

More than a checklist, this guarantee is a reflection of our values and our reputation. We work safely and respectfully around children, involve your community in the process, and take responsibility for every detail, from regulatory approvals to final handover. If we ever fall short, we simply keep working until we get it right, no exceptions, no excuses. That’s peace of mind you can measure.