Urbania

The simple act of spinning helps children with their co-ordination, balance and spatial awareness. The most fun way to spin is on a Richter Spielgeräte Spinner. They come in three sizes and are set in motion by hand or foot, sitting or standing. Get in touch if you’d like to know more.

Richter’s Spinners — available in small, medium, and large — engage children in the simple yet powerful act of rotation. Turning, spinning, and balancing stimulate the vestibular system, which… | APE Studio Richter’s Spinners — available in small, medium, and large — engage children in the simple yet powerful act of rotation. Turning, spinning, and balancing stimulate the vestibular system, which supports coordination, spatial awareness, and focus. The smooth-running design can be set in motion b...

The bold and sculptural form of the moveart Climbslide looks perfectly at home in the Brighton High School. Created from highly rot resistant Accoya timber, it easily handles the extremes of the Tasmanian weather. It requires minimal maintenance and is durable against vandalism and graffiti.

The new Brighton High School is a $74 million development in Brighton, a beautiful semi-rural location about 30 minutes’ drive north of Hobart. At the heart of the school is Learning Street, which… | Outdoor Design Source The new Brighton High School is a $74 million development in Brighton, a beautiful semi-rural location about 30 minutes’ drive north of Hobart. At the heart of the school is Learning Street, which was envisioned by landscape architects Playstreet as an outdoor space to encourage learning and inter...

We recently completed work on the York Street Park in Pascoe Vale for our client Merri-bek City Council. Blue-tongue lizards are often seen in the area and were used as the landscape architect's design inspiration.

A fun new park where Blue-tongue inspired adventures await. The York Street Park in Pascoe Vale, is a fun new playspace created for local families as part of the Merri-bek Council’s Park Close to Home initiative. Designed for all ages and abilities, the park combines play, recreation, and community amenities in a lush, vibrant setting.

Like our friends at APE Studio, Urbania believe a playspace should make use of sustainable materials, offer a challenge for children, and provide opportunity for all ages and abilities to play.

APE Studio helps landscape architects and other planners create play spaces that reflect the needs of children and the communities they grow up in. ✨ Original designs invite play across all ages… | APE Studio APE Studio helps landscape architects and other planners create play spaces that reflect the needs of children and the communities they grow up in. ✨ Original designs invite play across all ages, from toddlers to teens to adults. 🧗‍♀️ Challenging structures support resilience and self-dis...

The Manningham community gathered on Saturday at the Templestowe Memorial Reserve to honour our service men and women on Anzac Day. Urbania is proud to have reimagined this important site as a contemporary space for reflection, with a bold custom designed Corten Steel Anzac Memorial as its centrepiece.

Urbania has created a stunning new playspace for the CSi Club Southport on the Gold Coast, as part of their recent renovation. Here’s a look at some of the details behind the project.

An enchanting new playspace on the Gold Coast The popular CSi Club Southport recently undertook a multi-million dollar renovation that saw an under-utilised, al-fresco dining area transformed into a number of distinct usage spaces, including an exciting, dedicated playspace for children. Unlike many of the clubs on the Gold Coast, which often f

ODS magazine has an informative showcase on the playground we created with Richter Spielgeräte for The Vineyard, a popular hospitality venue in what was once a vine growing area of Sydney. Drop us a comment or DM if you'd like to know more about this project.

Growing Through Play Bringing agrarian life into a new era of recognition through play.

Choice of materials don’t just make a landscape look good, they help it to feel like it’s been part of the community for some time. DM us if you'd like to know more.

Landscapes with a past that are made for the future At Urbania we take great pride when we see the community spaces we create being embraced by the people they were created for. For us, a landscape shouldn’t just look good, it should feel like it’s been part of the community for a while.

When we set up Urbania, the joy of playing outdoors was central to what we were creating. It's great to see people doing what they can to bring help bring a little joy to children in parts of the world where it's currently in short supply.

‘Every child wants to find joy’: the scheme designing playground equipment for disaster zones As one in six children worldwide is affected by war, a UK charity is providing children in refugee communities from Ukraine to Ethiopia with flatpack timber climbing frames

Like our friends at APE Studio, Urbania is big on using long lasting and sustainable timber for playspaces. We offer an industry leading 20 year timber warranty on all Richter Spielgeräte timber equipment, whilst moveart piece are made from super durable Accoya wood, which has an expected outdoor lifespan up to 50 years. If you’d like to know more or receive a catalogue please DM us.

Great play starts with great materials. That’s why we partner with designers like Richter Spielgeräte, whose wood is carefully selected and sustainably cultivated from their local forest, and… | APE Studio Great play starts with great materials. That’s why we partner with designers like Richter Spielgeräte, whose wood is carefully selected and sustainably cultivated from their local forest, and moveART, whose 100% bio-degradable Accoya® wood is low climate-impact and Cradle to Cradle® certified...