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Community and Schools Development

A scheme built for a school or community area which may contain both hard and/or soft landscape.

idverde

PRINCIPAL AWard WINNER 2020

holland park adventure playground

The contractor has delivered this new and innovative adventure playground, bringing together bespoke play with playable sustainable drainage design to create an inclusive, all-ages and all-weather play landscape that comes alive when it rains. At the top of the site the Hill-coaster snakes and winds around an existing tree. The sprawling structure offers play value for large groups of children. The Fishermen's Towers (including a dome constructed from site-won earth) mark the site of the play valley and provide a vantage point over the site.

The textured concrete play bank and play valley offer sand, water play and motoric play for younger children, with adjacent areas for parents to relax. Rich textures of natural materials and planting enhance the experience and complement the mature woodlands that surround the site, offering calm and shade on hot summer days. Throughout the project delivery the contractor engaged with community groups, users of the Ecology Centre and adjacent day nursery and involved them in planting days and hard hat tours.