What LatStudios does

LatStudios is an Australian landscape architecture, urban design and master planning practice founded in 2010 and headquartered in Brisbane with a second office in Melbourne. The firm operates as a collaborative design collective of urban designers, landscape architects, architects and landscape planners, with explicit specialisation in climate-positive design, First Nations engagement, and inter-generational thinking across Australian subtropical contexts. Its work spans master planned communities (e.g., Yarrabilba for Lendlease, a 17,000-home/45,000-resident project running to 2041), large-scale urban renewal (Brisbane Showgrounds, a A$2.9B brownfield regeneration), civic infrastructure (Breakfast Creek / Yowoggera Green Bridge for Brisbane City Council), tertiary-education campuses (UniSC Sunshine Coast, La Trobe University, University of Queensland Gatton), healthcare landscapes (Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital) and retail/commercial precincts (Northland for Vicinity Centres).

The firm delivers design outcomes across eleven stated practice areas — Community, Education, Environment, Health, Infrastructure, Landscape & Visual Assessment, Master Planning & Strategic Frameworks, Public Realm, Residential, Sport & Recreation, and Urban Design Guidelines — for government councils, developers, universities and property companies across Queensland, Victoria and NSW. Underlying technology is industry-standard design tooling (AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Revit) supplemented by a proprietary in-house audit tool for quantifying place quality using best-practice principles.

Revenue is project-based professional services income with no public pricing; work is acquired through direct client relationships, expressions of interest and competitive tendering. The firm has accumulated over 80 industry awards since 2013 across AILA (national, QLD, NSW), Planning Institute of Australia, Australian Institute of Architecture, UDIA, Stormwater Queensland, World Landscape Architecture, and Queensland Government Minister's Awards for Urban Design. It has no disclosed external investors, parent company, subsidiaries or M&A activity and is currently hiring landscape architects in Brisbane.

Name

LatStudios

Legal name

LatStudios

Website

https://latstudios.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LatStudios is an Australian landscape architecture, urban design and master planning practice headquartered in Brisbane with a Melbourne office, serving government councils, developers, universities and property companies on civic infrastructure, education campuses, healthcare landscapes and master-planned communities across QLD, VIC and NSW.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design
• Master planning
• Public realm design
• Urban renewal

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional services revenue from landscape architectural design and documentation for public realm, infrastructure, residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects. Revenue is project-based, typically obtained through direct engagements with councils, developers, universities, and property companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LatStudios is a collaborative design collective providing professional landscape architecture, urban design, and master planning services across Australia. The firm delivers design and planning outcomes for public realm, infrastructure, residential, commercial, mixed-use, educational, and healthcare projects, working with government councils, developers, universities, and property companies from concept through to construction documentation.

Product overview

LatStudios is a professional services firm specializing in landscape architecture, urban design, and master planning. Their services encompass a broad portfolio of practice areas including Community, Education, Environment, Health, Infrastructure, Landscape & Visual Assessment, Master Planning & Strategic Frameworks, Public Realm, Residential, Sport & Recreation, and Urban Design Guidelines. The firm delivers design and planning outcomes across Australia, working with government agencies, developers, and institutional clients on projects ranging from urban regeneration and public spaces to residential developments and environmental restoration. LatStudios does not offer a software product or platform; their offerings consist entirely of professional consulting and design services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Yarrabilba Master Planned Community will accommodate 17,000 homes and 45,000 residents upon completion in 2041
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alliance PlanningcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Alliance Planning led the Lockyer Valley Nature Based Recreation and Tourism Study with LatStudios providing landscape planning expertise.
• EarthCheckcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023EarthCheck collaborated on the Lockyer Valley Nature Based Recreation and Tourism Study for sustainable tourism development.
• SJB PlanningcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022SJB Planning collaborated with LatStudios on the La Trobe University Development Framework project along with SJB Architects and ASPECT Studios.
• COX ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021COX Architecture led the Mackay Stadium Master Plan with LatStudios providing landscape architecture services for Mackay Regional Council.
• SMECcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020SMEC engaged LatStudios to provide landscape architectural integration for the Breakfast Creek/Yowoggera Green Bridge project for Brisbane City Council. LatStudios collaborated with COX Architecture to provide an integrated approach to the pedestrian and cycle bridge design.
• COX ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020COX Architecture collaborated with LatStudios on the Breakfast Creek/Yowoggera Green Bridge project. The team provided an integrated approach to the design for the pedestrian and cycle bridge.
• Arno King Landscape ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020LatStudios worked closely with Arno King Landscape Architects on The Urban Forest project for Aria Property Group.
• Koichi Takada ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Koichi Takada Architects collaborated with LatStudios on The Urban Forest project - a residential development aiming to be the greenest building in the world.
• BlaklashcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Blaklash collaborated with LatStudios on multiple award-winning projects including UniSC Sunshine Coast Campus Masterplan and the 2022 AILA Festival 'COUNTRY'.
• AureconcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Aurecon collaborated with LatStudios and Blaklash on the UniSC Sunshine Coast Campus Masterplan, winning multiple AILA Queensland awards.
• Arkhefield, ARM, Archipelago (AAA JV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The AAA joint venture (Arkhefield, ARM, Archipelago) worked with LatStudios on the Parklands Project, Gold Coast, which received numerous awards across multiple years.
• m3architecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012LatStudios worked collaboratively with m3architecture on the St Joseph's Nudgee College campus master plan, including the subsequent boarding house and learning centre precincts design.
• ASPECT StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011ASPECT Studios worked collaboratively with LatStudios on the Yarrabilba Master Planned Community, integrating play and water play elements into the central park space.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global AEC firm with a substantial Australian landscape architecture practice embedded within its design, planning, and economics services. Broad incumbent: frequently partners with or competes against LatStudios on large infrastructure, campus, and regeneration projects where bundled multi-disciplinary delivery is preferred by government clients.
• Arup: Global engineering and design consultancy with a recognised urbanism and landscape architecture practice active across Australia. Broad incumbent: competes for large-scale infrastructure and regeneration briefs where integrated engineering-plus-landscape delivery is procured, similar dynamic to AECOM and Aurecon.
• Aurecon: Large Australian and Asia-Pacific engineering, design, and advisory firm with a dedicated landscape and urban design capability. Broad incumbent: overlaps with LatStudios on campus master plans and infrastructure projects (already co-led the UniSC Sunshine Coast masterplan), competing on integrated engineering-led bids.
• Hassell: Major Australian-headquartered international design practice spanning architecture, interiors, and urban design with embedded landscape architecture capability. Broad incumbent: overlaps on master-planned communities and public realm projects but offers a full multi-disciplinary package that can displace specialist landscape studios on integrated bids.

Direct peers

• ASPECT Studios: Leading Australian landscape architecture and urban design practice with offices across Australia and international studios. Direct peer: operates in the same landscape architecture/urban design segment, serves overlapping developer, government, and institutional client base, and has been both a collaborator and competitor to LatStudios on Australian master-planned community projects.
• Urbis: Australian consultancy offering urban design, planning, and landscape services to government and developer clients. Direct peer: comparable specialisation in master planning, public realm, and urban design for the same government and property developer client base across Australian east-coast markets.
• Taylor Cullity Lethlean (TCL): Prominent Australian landscape architecture practice with a national footprint and award-winning portfolio spanning public realm, infrastructure, and cultural landscapes. Direct peer: comparable scale and specialisation in Australian landscape architecture, competing for the same council, developer, and institutional tenders.
• Context Landscape Architecture: Established Australian landscape architecture practice with comparable specialisation in urban regeneration, residential, and public realm projects. Direct peer: similar boutique scale, comparable client profile (developers, councils, institutions), and overlap on east-coast Australian project market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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