School – Tower Hamlets
Playground upgrade in Central London
Project Photo Gallery:
![Wooden adventure play platform](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/up-and-down-platform.jpg)
![Seating with faux grass and safety surface playground upgrades](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/new-seating-area.jpg)
![Crawl tunnel and safety surface installed as - part of a series of playground upgrades](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/Crawling-pipe.jpg)
![Outdoor table tennis table](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/outdoor-table-tennis.jpg)
![Adventure play areas with wooden platforms set at edge of playground](http://mail.boardman-gelly.com/content/files/Playground-wide-shot.jpg)
Brief:
We were invited to a central London school occupying a compact site with a tarmac play area and very limited green space in a small garden.
Working closely with the Head Teacher our brief was to encourage active and imaginative play, incorporate a quieter area and add some further green space to the playground whilst keeping as much of the free play space as possible.
Project:
Our design took advantage of the corners in the playground and transformed this lost space into specific elements identified in the brief. These included a corner stage for imaginative play and trim trail to promote active play. A timber deck area with seating was enclosed with raised planter beds filled with herbs and tactile planting as a sensory area.
Further improvements included adding seating to a parents waiting area and turning a muddy patch into a usable space with lazy lawn.
The facilities available to the older children now compare favourably with the existing nursery area of the school.