AnneMarie van Splunter's sculptural installation provides an intriguing array of within/without spaces...and a good form for kids to lay on their tummies, which they would often rather do than sit.
From AnneMarie's website:
"Commission: Playground equipment for children in the age 1-12, on a schoolyard that is also accessible to the public.
The play modules are a series of undulating concrete elements, that have been put together to form an elongated play area. Many shapes are possible with just 2 types of curved elements. The children are not instructed as to how they must play; the zone offers possibilities to sit and lie, and entices the imagination to play."
I wish more school playgrounds doubled as public spaces...and had 'benches' like this!
Photo credits: Peter Cox
You'll be pleased to know that in Scotland all school grounds are community spaces. The public may use these places after school hours and in the holidays.
ReplyDeleteI always advise schools to remember this when developing their grounds and to consider consulting and involving out of hours users such as teenagers in the process.