Sport + Recreation + Open Space
We help create community places to play people love.
We provide a diverse range of design, strategy and management advice to the sporting, recreation and community planning sectors, supported by our valued partners and collaborators, allowing us to provide end to end servicing of your projects.
From parks and open spaces to major precincts and regional strategy we can bring a fresh approach to the planning, design and management of your community places to play in your local areas.
We offer a human centred approach to planning for great places. Influencing the design, planning and management of places in creative ways to be inclusive and welcoming. We put people, places and the planet at the heart of decision making.
Community + Sport + Recreation + Open Space Planning Services
We offer Community + Sport + Recreation Planning services focussed on delivering outcomes that create healthier, happier, more playful people and places.
Implementing a community-centred approach to planning for great places that maximises well-being, happiness and sustainability outcomes and deliver lasting positive change.
We analyse the interactions between the design, planning and management of places and provide meaningful insights into the creative ways places can be more inclusive and help people live healthy, happy and more playful lives.
Our signature framework is centred on strengthening relationships between city makers and their local communities and how spaces are enjoyed for years to come.
We help empower and enable local communities to have a seat at the decision-making table to improve their daily lives and create more vibrant local places.
We offer and Specialise in
Sport, Recreation and Leisure Planning
Facility Planning, Project Advocacy, Master Planning & Design
Participation Strategy, Club Development and Climate Adaptation Solutions
Management, Facility Operations, Funding Models, Tenure and Business Operations
Operational Reviews, Feasibility Studies and Business Cases
Community + Collaborative Engagement
Local Community Research and Insights
Ideation and Planning sessions
Participant, User and Customer Persona analysis
Prototype Development and Solution Finding
Community Engagement and Workshops
Government Advocacy
Strategic Planning + Policy
Strategic Plans for National and State Sporting Organisations
Supply, Demand and Analysis for Facility and Open Space projects
Demographic and Land Use Profiles
Organisational Planning for State Sporting and Community Organisations
How Urbankind works
We understand every project, goal, vision and desired outcomes are unique, and not one project or strategy is alike.
With our proven expertise across National and State sporting organisatons, Local and State government, and industry stakeholders we can tailor a service and project approach specific to your requirements. We are experienced at assembling the right project team to meet your project needs.
Like the sound of the Urbankind approach to creating community places to play?
Reach out to Adam Cheyne, our Director of Community + Places to see how we can help you deliver lasting positive change in your local areas or feel free to connect via LinkedIn.
“Urbankind provides our partners with collective industry expertise from Australia and abroad, in sports facility planning, placemaking, and strategic planning. We are influenced by a Community and People-Centred Design approach, which places people at the heart of all we do. Planning for the diverse needs of current and future generations is our specialty.”
Adam Cheyne, Director Urbankind
Our team have over 30+ years experience in the planning, placemaking and sports industry.
Our experienced team have worked in large international planning consultancies, led high-performing strategic planning teams in National + State Sporting Organisations and led projects in Melbourne, London, Sunshine Coast and across regional Australia. From city-shaping national infrastructure projects to national sporting strategies we’ve done it all. We are well-placed and adaptable to help deliver a new approach to planning and design, that delivers more sustainable outcomes for people, places and the planet.
Want to learn more about our Directors?
To learn more about our Directors qualifications and experience, please head to our LinkedIn pages.
