Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Play modules, Primary school de Burgst, Netherlands AnneMarie van Splunter, 2003





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

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