The shade terraces

Playform

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The Shade Terraces: multi-level terraced seating beneath the overhead shade structure, with integrated planting alongside

A flexible, shaded outdoor seating environment designed to support gathering, social connection, outdoor learning and everyday student breakout use within the school landscape.

The Shade Terraces combine multi-level terraced seating, integrated planting and overhead shade structures to create a comfortable all-weather space for informal teaching, lunchtime gathering, performances and school events. Designed as both a practical circulation hub and a student-focused social environment, it helps schools increase usable outdoor learning space while improving campus amenity, supervision and student wellbeing. Ideal for Australian schools seeking shaded seating areas, outdoor classrooms and contemporary school landscape upgrades.

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Students seated across the terrace steps, the shade structure overhead
The terraces from the side, planting softening the level changes
The Shade Terraces seen across the campus, the structure framing the seating below
Looking along the terraces from above, seating and circulation together

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