School – Playground Refurbishment
Selhurst Children’s Centre Playground Refurbishment, South London
Project Photo Gallery:
Before: View looking towards adventure play area
After: Adventure play area fully refurbished
Before: Climbing play area looking very neglected
After: Climbing play area looking very inviting
After: To side of climbing play area with repositioned slide
Before: View across the playground looking towards shelter
After: View from shelter across refreshed playground
Before: View towards the classrooms
After: View towards classrooms with new water feature created from recycled elements
After: New area feature created to add interest and break up the playground
After: New nature pool created to allow pupils to observe wildlife
After: Nature pool view from playground.
Brief:
The play area was quite old and had been created with lavish mosaics and different flooring materials. Over time these materials had become very smooth and slippery, especially when wet. The condition of the old playground surfaces can be seen in the ‘before’ images below.
Our brief was to refurbish the playground replacing the unsafe flooring and to replace or make-good existing play equipment and supporting buildings.
Project:
We removed some of the unwanted features and reduced a deck area. New soft-play rubber flooring replaced the existing hard and potentially un-safe flooring.
A nature pond was created for the children, which in time will attract new wildlife, providing a safe learning environment behind our new palisade fence.
Where possible, we repaired and made-good pieces of play equipment to comply with modern safety requirements. We created a safer, fun place for the children to play. We recycled and reused as much as possible to save money and to be considerate to the environment. We designed an unusual water feature, which was created using an old ‘whispering Tube’ repurposed as part of the makeover. A photograph may be seen below.
If your school or nursery could benefit from a playground refurbishment, contact us for a free no-obligation estimate and friendly expert advice on 01306 611231. You can also contact us using our enquiry form.
Playground Refurbishment for Nursery School and Children’s Education Centre that had ageing play areas in need of care and attention.