*어반 폴리, 플레이그라운드[ ANNABAU ] Sculptural Playground

놀이를 통한 활동적인 움직임은
도시생활의 중요한 커뮤니티의 공간을 형성시키고
그 공간을 확장시켜 주요한 장소로써 인식시킨다.
대략 35미터의 지름을 갖고 있는 장방향의 장소에 길다란 2개의 그린스틸파이프가
나선형 형태로 회전하며 형성하는 놀이공간은
유니크한 조각과 같은 색다름과
도시적 커뮤니티 장소로 형성된다.
다양한 공간과 각기 상이한 레벨차는
공간의 위계를 넘나들면서
아이들에게 다양한 체험의 공간을
제공하는데, 사실 놀이공간을 형성하는
나선형의 바운더리는 비스바텐시의
역사적 형태에서 오는 중요지점을
5개의 포인트로 추출하여 그 지점을
연결한 도시링크 포인트이다.
이것은 어반폴리와 같이 어반커뮤니티의
장소로써 각기 다른 도시생태환경을
연결함으로써 일반적인 어반 커뮤니티 장소가
광장 또는 공원(정적인 공간)인 것과는 상반되는
액티브적인 무브먼트를 통한
보다 적극적인 관계가 성립된다.

우리내 아파트내의 놀이터나 공원 한쪽에 있는 놀이터가
다른 도시공간과 관계를 맺지 못하는 의무적인 공간임에 반해
스컬프처렬 프레이그라운드는 공간과 장소를 잇고
커뮤니티를 형성하는 중요한 역활을 한다.
어른들도 놀수 있는 놀이터가 필요하다.

reviewed by SJ

The retrofitting of the “Schulberg” in Wiesbaden (Germany) creates a new extraordinary public space. The playgrounds outstanding architectural design, overlooking the city center of Wiesbaden, is attracting people of all ages and ethnical backgrounds to meet and communicate through the action of play.

The heart of the new public space is constituted by an artistically and ambitiously shaped playground consisting of a large spatial structure.

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Architects: ANNABAU
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
Project year: 2009 – 2011
Photographs: ANNABAU

Together with the adjacent reconstructed Kunsthaus (museum and artist‘s studios), the monument of the former Synagogue and the restored Römertor (a Roman aqueduct from the 3rd century) the Schulberg can be seen as a catalyst in this previously neglected area.

Because of its exceptional and sculptural design the new playground is on one hand highlighting the urbanistic importance of the site overlooking historic Wiesbaden and on the other hand offering an attractive and complex range of gaming activities.

The main element is a spatial sculpture consisting of two green steel pipes winding and floating in between inventory trees, levelling in distance and height. In between this structure, a tensed climbing net is creating a loop – a continuous sequence of gaming activities for children and teens. The pentagonal shape of the structure is inspired by the historic shape of the city of Wiesbaden, while the up and downs of the pipes are referring to urban situations on site, generating entrance situations or overlooking points.

The entire sculpture is 35m (115feet) in diameter. The inner ring holds a length of 107m and the outer ring a length of 120m. In some places the steel construction is cantilevering up to impressively 15 m. The structure does not exceed the height of 3 m to fulfill the safety regimentations for playground designs.

Within the loop there are six main stopovers for playing activities: in a liane garden the kids can climb up and down or swing in between lianes with different levels of difficulty. Rubber granulate plates, partially rotating, are supporting the climbing or simply offering a resting platform. In the lowest part of the structure, those rubber plates allow the user to pass over the net by jumping from plate to plate.

from  archdaily