Gubbi Gubbi People
Queensland
Sunshine Coast
The Hinterland Adventure Playground completes a new civic precinct for Cooroy, translating regional ecological and cultural narratives into a choreographed landscape of play. In Collaboration, Robinson Architects were responsible for the architecture, Form Landscape Architects the play elements. The project integrates low‑scale, materially expressive structures that stitch together the Lower Mill precinct and  Cooroy Library.
A series of parabolic timber and steel forms create a unified architectural language, balancing industrial references to Mill Place with the tactility of timber and off‑form concrete. The composition maintains visual permeability, embedding amenities, shade structures within the terrain. A locally fabricated Rocketship—designed and constructed from old discarded Council infrastructure anchors the site as a playful landmark.
Delivered within a regional budget, careful material choice, prefabrication and robust detailing sustain heavy public use. The Playground is Cooroy’s civic heartland where architecture, landscape and community converge to create a unique and harmonious sense of place.
