link to 'tyre'playground design :)

http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/competitions/playforall

enjoy!

NAMWAAN

There are many good ideas coming from each of the group. The good thing is that all the groups designed and focused with a different point of view. And as a result we can see the parallel use of all 4 designs.
The design of the first group(sunny's), with many different layers of ground and materials; it gives oneself, especially kids, an ability to explore the varieties of things existing. Another interesting point were the equipments. The equipment designed was rather interesting with a use of configurations and (almost) modules. A suggestion that I would give would be to come up with a design that we could literally alter, even at a young age. Perhaps, the way we can alter these equipment could become a field of play itself.
To some extent, I think all four groups did explore a lot of ground and spaces instead of an individual piece of equipment. This, as an initial starting point, was a great way to explore the possibilities of landscape. To me, to start of with a landscape allow us now to shape the equipment around the landscape so that at the end it would all came out as a completely synchronized design instead of individual pieces. Maybe after we finish with the design we could all come up with another layer of synchronized elements such as decorative elements, or paints that will bring our project together.

Cement Price List

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiMah1QbMlXKdGZFeFE2QWJGSllzNzhlOG44R3U2eFE&hl=en_US&authkey=CNPUyJYJ#gid=0

Sang Seing Huan only sell Elephant and Tiger brand.

IDEO Shopping Cart Design Charrette

Here's the video featuring the design process of IDEO that we saw a few weeks ago in class.

AutoCAD Drawing of Site Plan

Here is a .dwg file of the linework shown above.  Feel free to alter the layout to accommodate the play equipment and materials you have been working on this week.  Today will pin up your revised plan (drawn on A4) and any other sketches you have made since our discussion yesterday.  We will meet in room 705 at 1pm.

Working Drawings

Sections AUTOCAD

group A

Art

            For the 4^th group, the main subjects are about the scattered units which look like trees and could become components for shading or playground. I suppose that the units could be more versatile if they can move around. The poles need holes to settle themselves, adding holes around the area could provide more function to the tree-like structures.

            On the other hand, as they are children, it may not be proper to let them carry around the structure. So we may not control the units which should be static but manipulate the shadow which is dynamic. If we set the time and program for the units properly, the structures make shadow casted on the area as we want from the activity.

             Iron may not be a good choice for the structure due to the climate as it absorbs much heat if exposed to the sun too long. 

Class is in Room 405 Today

We will meet in the fourth floor studio at 1pm today.

PImpang

From yesterday, I have see lots of good idea that may work and should keep develop more further. I like the idea of using difference material in group1 but I’m not so sure about changing level, due to the fact that kids are very easy the trip and fall even on the flat ground. Changing ground level even only 10 cms still effected and I think it maybe better for kid to run freely with out worrying the steps.

However, I have a little concern that most of the groups are focus on the landscape design. I knew that it is very importance but looking in the whole picture, it seem like we hardly built something.(except group 4) And form the kid’s drawing, the playgrounds that they want, I’ve seen a lot of toys and playing equipments.

Shouldn’t we focus more on designing playing equipment?

Maybe besides using landscape to control kids circulation, we could design attractive equipment that can be played and also fit with the circulation at the same time. I don’t know. Just an idea.

ja's comment

i like the idea of combining different elements into one unit or the form that has many possibilities to be explored by the kids. The play equipments that I saw on the day we visited playground next to Emporium has three steps in common, climbing, to elevated surface, and sliding down. If the climbing is integrated with sitting or the elevated surface is expand, I think it would create learning area that encourage children to learn and have fun. I can remember from my childhood that elevated area always attract me most and from this it also make me addicted to climb. It also encourage kids to learn about the built structure around themselves and not only playing but if the infrastructure is going to need some maintenance, not the major one, but the smaller scale that can gave a lesson to the children, for example, if we do something with the wooden table and create some equipments or toys out of it, these equipments are stored and if kids want to play they take it out, after they finished, store it at the same place. It might allow more open space or flat area that could support a lot of activites or games as well.

Muangthai Comments

From each scheme that came out from each group, I see the potential in combining elements from different scheme.

Here is the list of the things that i like and dislike from each group.

    1st group

+ Use of different materials

+ Round sink which are located in the area of the circulation area

+ using table top as a flexible tool for outdoor learning/playing

- there is no big flat plane

    2nd group

+ Cutting of the slope hill

+ Infrastructure which encourage the children to interact with

- the space where the slope meets the element art building doesn't seems like a very good space. 

    3rd Group

+ Area usage

+ Calm corner

+ Digging the soil up and use them to build a lifted ground level

- By creating the lower than the usual ground level, You might have to deal with some problem which come along -> Flooding , Drainage System

    4th Group

+ Simple but very interesting infrastructure. Big potential in developing them.

+ the infrastructure itself could be shading device, Play toy, Platform, Roof, Ground And much more

- The proportion of the Tree-like Infrastructure doesn't look like it is strong enough for children to stand on.

- Using Iron means more welding - more welding means more man power with skill is needed.

Some idea from each group could be combine to create a space that we wanted. for example:

* We could put the tree-like infrastructure in the calm corner that the 2nd group proposed.

One thing that I'm a little bit concern is about the Concrete block.. How are we gona deal with it ?

Group 01 . DESIGN CHARRETTE

Sunny's comments

From all the scheme I have seen today, they all have different strong and weak point on there project. However, the one that stand out to me and seem to have the most potential is group number 3 (chain's group) where they use the ground itself as a climbing equipment. This way of making equipments need less maintenance after it's being build. But I actually question the location of it, since the break of all the students in the school are at the same time. So I think putting it between the building does encourage more children to play on it. Apart from drainage problem that need to be solve, the project does challenging the idea of play in a different dimension. Simple but smart..

Group 03_Design Charrette

Illustrative image for the proposed design

Wat Thamnop Tanghon School Entry Sequence

This short video follows the walk from the entry gate of the Wat Thamnop Tanghon School all the way to the Kindergarden classrooms at the rear of the site.  While we are thinking of improvements to make throughout the school, our design/build team will focus most of our effort on an outdoor classroom and playground.  The site for these programs appear at 2:38 in the video.

Any ideas or recommendations?


Thanks for capturing this video, Sunny!

Links from Design Charrette Brief

The links on the brief I emailed to the class do not seem to work, so check them out below:

Landezine

Performative Public Space (INDA Year 4 Option Studio, Spring 2011)

Staging Ground blog by Andrew TenBrink

Revised Sketchup File

Here is a link to the updated sketchup file of the existing site.

Site Visit Slideshow

The slideshow Aj Kerrie and I presented yesterday can be downloaded here.  Feel free to use the photos and site plans as you prepare design schemes.  

See you all at TCDC at 1pm today.  We will meet at the 'lecture room' if it is available.  

Playscapes: Playground Design Blog

Spend some time and flip through the new/vintage/bad/fun/beautiful/interesting examples of designed play spaces at playscapes: a blog about playground design.  there is very little holding us back at this point regarding client requests so BE BOLD!!!

Playground Drawings

 We asked the students at Wat Tamnob School to draw what they wanted their playground to be like.

Some Playground References from LANDEZINE.COM

 


Visit LANDEZINE (sort of like an ArchDaily for urban design and landscape architecture projects) to see a bunch of interesting contemporary playgrounds from around the world.  Think of how some of the design concepts, forms, and materials could be adapted for our project in Songkhla.   


See you all at 1pm today!

Links

Autocad Basefile- revised 200611

Introduction Slideshow

Revised Sketchup File

Room Numbers

The room assignments for class Jun 13-July 1st will be as follows:
Monday Room 312
Tuesday Room 211
Wednesday Room 312
Thursday Room 312
Friday Room 211