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As playspace designers, we don’t actually design play. We design opportunities for play. Opportunities that children take hold of. Invitations for them to choose what happens next. 

Over the past decade, the term ‘play value’ has become shorthand for measuring the quality of a playground. But as play design has evolved, this numerical approach has begun to feel increasingly inadequate.

We’re proud to share that two client projects shaped in partnership with our team have been recognised at the 2025 Parks and Leisure Australia (PLA) Queensland Awards, highlighting what can be achieved through collaboration, creativity and community vision.

The term “third place” was coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his book The Great Good Place to describe spaces that are neither home (first place) nor work (second place) but are essential for community building, social interaction and a sense of belonging.