Education
Creating learning spaces
Access to education is essential for everyone. We are passionate about delivering the highest quality learning facilities that are inclusive, diverse, adaptable and sustainable.
Education lies at the heart of Tract’s ethos, with our founders pioneering Victoria’s first tertiary landscape architecture course — a commitment that continues to shape our work today. We build enduring partnerships with educators, researchers and specialist consultants to ensure our designs are aligned with contemporary pedagogical approaches and teaching methods.
Effective design is crucial to the success of learning environments. Thoughtfully designed spaces not only reflect, reinforce and enrich social and cultural values, but also foster identity and local pride. These spaces become valuable assets for students and the broader community.
Our designs incorporate flexible, accessible outdoor areas, interactive learning zones and tranquil reflection spaces. By prioritising student well-being and catering to neurodiversity, we create environments that empower students to connect with each other and their surroundings. Landscapes are an integral part of learning. Extending the classroom outdoors allows educators to diversify teaching methods and better engage students.
We remain engaged from concept to completion, adeptly managing projects of any scale, from comprehensive campus master plans to detailed precinct designs.
Our approach
Creating inspiring educational spaces requires a deep understanding of the needs and behaviours of both students and educators.
Our multidisciplinary team is uniquely equipped to deliver integrated spaces that enhance activation, connection, collaboration, innovation, and participation.
While our landscape architects and urban designers excel in placemaking, our planning team offer early strategic advice on risk management, staging, and approval pathways, ensuring minimal disruption to existing operations.
Our large and diverse team is supported by specialist experts including a play space design strategist, a communication and engagement strategist and horticulturists.
We take a collaborative approach throughout the design process, engaging all stakeholders to identify and address the needs of future users. We manage relationships with authorities and seek continuous feedback to refine our designs, addressing generational changes and shifts within the education sector.
With strong industry connections, specialised expertise, advanced BIM capabilities, and a thorough understanding of codes and standards, we remain dedicated to learning and pushing boundaries to deliver exceptional results.
We regularly participate in Safety in Design workshops and assessments to ensure campuses are accessible, equitable and safe for all users. Our experience enables us to balance perceived risk and safety to design captivating learning environments that challenge students in a comfortable setting.
Our relationships with universities and researchers put us at the forefront of innovation and change in the education space.
We participate in conversations around health and well-being, social connectedness and neurodiversity in the campus environment, with our learnings informing our design approach.
We actively seek feedback after project completion through post occupancy reviews. This valuable insight helps us to continually improve our process and meet the evolving needs of end users.
The campus environment presents a unique opportunity to promote physical activity, social connection and environmental awareness.
We are passionate about creating places that maximise these benefits for staff, students and the community.
Innovation
We are committed to continual improvement, exploring and implementing innovative methods that meet educational needs while nurturing connection and well-being.
We recognise that campus projects are complex, and embrace not only the physical, but also the social, environmental and temporal of qualities of each brief.
Natural landscapes offer significant aesthetic and biophilic benefits — enhancing well-being, deepening our connection to nature and raising environmental awareness. Our holistic approach integrates advanced technology into outdoor spaces, improving way-finding, usability, and extending learning opportunities while encouraging outdoor engagement.
By employing human-centred design and design thinking, we create versatile, multifunctional spaces that adapt to the needs of students, staff and visitors. Our spaces are designed to support events, collaboration, relaxation and study, while embedding principles of sustainability, biodiversity and climate resilience.
Our dynamic, inclusive landscapes inspire curiosity, foster learning and contribute to a thriving educational community, making them integral to the overall educational experience.
