Case study: Peninsula Playground Broadwater Parklands, Southport, QLD

Broadwater Parklands at Southport is one of the Gold Coast’s most iconic foreshore parks. As part of the ongoing delivery of the City of Gold Coast’s multi-million-dollar Broadwater Parklands Masterplan, FORGE was engaged early (EOI stage) to partner with landscape architects AECOM to detail and deliver a ‘destination’ play structure to attract visitors from across South East Queensland and beyond. 

Fully custom and hugely complex, the key elements delivered by FORGE comprised an 18-metre ‘Shell’ spiral tower with four levels of interactive play and an adjoining horizontal play structure. The 12-month build set was completed comfortably in time for the peak 2022 summer holiday period. A challenging project in many ways, it resulted in a fantastic community outcome.