Kilburn Grange Park, London Adventure Playcentre, erect architecture, Photos, Architect, Design

Kilburn Grange Park Adventure Playcentre, London : Information

Kilburn Grange Park Playcentre - design by erect architecture, Architects in London

Kilburn Grange Park Adventure Playcentre London RIBA Award winner, 19 May 2011 Design: erect architecture photographs © David Grandorge In an increasingly risk-adverse culture, what distinguishes this project is its ambition to challenge and rethink the health and safety preconceptions that surround children’s playgrounds, most obviously characterised by the ubiquitous use of ‘bouncy tarmac’. Instead of approaching the project from a standpoint of risk aversion, architect and client have adopted one of risk benefit, whereby the learning benefits to children during supervised play of encountering reasonable degrees of risk – including fire and water - outweigh the potential dangers. The whimsical Playcentre is a timber structure which in many ways resembles a big piece of playground furniture. This imaginative thinking has produced a visually, physically and educationally stimulating series of play structures that are characterised by their extensive use of reclaimed and recycled materials. Kilburn Grange Park Adventure Playcentre - Building Information Location: Kilburn Grange Park, London NW6 4LB Architect: erect architecture Client: London Borough of Camden Contractor: Kier Wallis Structural Engineer: Tall Engineers Contract Value: £976,000 Date of completion: May 2010 Gross internal area: 4032 sqm RIBA Awards

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