Narrative

A core accomplishment of this semester's work was discovering our guiding narrative for this playground.

"An adventure through nature."

This is the first piece of information when you come to this book and it's our goal to provide this as an experience.

To that end, we've designed 7 spaces.

Arrival House

Inspired by the spaceship in Arrival, Arrival House encompasses the desire to "play house." With a clear plastic split interior, multiple children can create noise, pretend to make a pie for a friend, or pop out and go down the slide.

Tarzan

Inspired by Tarzan, Tarzan encompasses the freedom of "gliding through trees." Low platforms, rings, and monkey bars provide the experience of climbing trees with the stability of modern playground structures.

Forbidden Forest

"As ever, I would like to remind you all that the Forest in the grounds is out-of-bounds to students."

-- Dumbledore

Discover what lurks in the shadows! Swings, ziplines, and drawbridges stand as props to allow the imagination to soar.

Swing land

Freedom through flight. Reach the tallest towers and swing over the trees themselves in this immersive space with swings in all shapes and sizes and sprinklers for the warmest days.

Sisyphus' Trial

"In Greek mythology Sisyphus or Sisyphos was the king of Ephyra. He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity."

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This clear plastic enclosed space is the epitomy of socially distanced play. Like Sisyphus, you must push a boulder in order to enter. If you can acheive what Sisyphus could not, you can lord it over the entire playground.

Tree House

It's scientifically unproven that every child desires a tree house. Now, everyone can fulfill this dream with ladders for every age, slides, sand play, and more!

Crashing Mountains

"The Symplegades or Clashing Rocks, also known as the Cyanean Rocks, were, according to Greek mythology, a pair of rocks at the Bosphorus that clashed together whenever a vessel went through. They were defeated by Jason and the Argonauts, who would have been lost and killed by the rocks except for Phineus' advice"

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Experience the same frought journey Jason and the Argonauts endured to retrieve the Golden Fleece. These draw bridges are constantly trying to reach each other and squish unsuspecting boats.