Final Presentation (part2)

The final render of the playground within the boundaries of the site highlights the way it sits in relation to its context. It depicts the scale of the playground in comparison to its users, and reiterates the purpose of choosing such an open site.

Relating back to the idea of wayfinding, music and a playground that requires interaction for it to come alive, we have placed bells, attached to strings, in specific areas of the playground. Through playing with the density of ropes, the visibility of the bells are restricted, thus, forcing users to rely on sound to get from one point to the other

·      The strategic placement of these bells within the design requires its occupants to climb, crawl and walk through the interesting spaces created by the intersecting ropes in order to get to the source of the sound.

Due to the location of the site, we envisaged the museums occupants to view the playground from all levels, inviting them to the space and tempting them to interact with it. Whilst in the space, they are encouraged to run, climb, crawl, and pluck the strings to create a musical effect.

This is the base framework of our design without the weaved ropes. The green colour was chosen because It will be a contrast to the site that we chose, it will also give the area a pop of colour , attract attention and the colour green also represent energy.

It uses a metal frame tube that’s been cold rolled into the desired shape. The frameworks are separated into pieces to be easily transported and assemble. The frames would be connected to each other with slotting the frames to a ground-mounted base

The ropes are attached to the frame through weaving methods. To weave the ropes, hooks are welded on the frame. this would allow multiple ropes to be weaved through the same area and would allow the ropes to be tied in different angles. this would also be more secure than wrapping the ropes around the frames.  The bells are attached directly on the rope to its allocated places

 Material Choices

 1:1 Model