Implementing Play Design Principles
Study Tour, Friday 18 September 2009
A unique opportunity to
visit newly designed play spaces and learn how design challenges
were tackled in Camden, Hackney and Tower Hamlets, three play pathfinder
local authorities.
The play study tour includes site visits to new and
refurbished play spaces in housing estates and in parks.
The tour will share learning on:
- community engagement - working with residents and tackling
NIMBYs;
- effective solutions for dealing with dogs, unfenced sites and
loose fill surfacing;
- how to design play spaces where children can play out unaccompanied
in natural environments;
- how to create an effective play space on a small budget
- and all aspects of designing for play.
The emphasis of the day will be on practicalities -
how problems have been tackled and design solutions found in six
very different locations.
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Waterlow Park and Highgate New Town, Camden
The day will start with visits to Waterlow Park and Highgate New
Town in Camden. The new play area at Waterlow Park, demonstrates
how a design for more challenging and natural play features was
integrated into an existing park. Nearby Highgate New Town shows
how water play and a tree canopy were designed into a small, enclosed
space on a housing estate that previously lacked play and community
space.
Frampton Park Estate, Hackney
We will then travel by coach to Frampton Park Estate to learn how
a sandy play area, using logs, boulders and traditional equipment
was implemented in a Hackney housing estate.
Liminal Spaces, Mile End Park, Pennyfields Open Space and Poplar
Recreation Ground, Tower Hamlets
Next we will visit the Liminal Spaces in Mile End Park, a criticially
acclaimed project led by the Play Association Tower Hamlets to create
partially hidden play spaces in little edges of space that were
otherwise inaccessible for children. We will end the tour at Pennyfields
Open Space and nearby Poplar Recreation Ground in Tower Hamlets,
both of which include ball courts that have been sympathetically
designed alongside other play features.
Content of the Study Tour
The study tour will look at different aspects of designing for
play including:
- natural elements
- risk and play
- inclusive play
- ball courts
- provision in parks and recreation grounds
- provision on housing estates
- design of playable spaces
- effective community engagement
Facilitators
Facilitators include the authors of Design for Play: A guide
to creating successful play spaces:
- Aileen Shackell, Landscape Architect, Designer of Wyvis Street
Play Space
- Nicola Butler, Director, Free Play Network
- Phil Doyle, Free Play Network, Consultant on Wyvis Street Play
Space
Who should attend the Design, Maintenance and Risk Workshop?
 The
Play Design & Risk Workshop will be of interest to all those
responsible for:
- Providing for play, both at officer and member levels
- Pathfinder and Playbuilder programmes
- Designing for Play and Landscape Architect services
- Children's Services
- Parks and open spaces
- Maintaining spaces for play
- Health and safety inspectors.
Pricing
£195 per person for local authorities and charities.
£450 per person for commercial organisations, eg play equipment
manufacturers and larger landscape archictects practices.
The price includes the coach travel for the study tour, and a sandwich
lunch.
For further information contact: Nicola Butler, Free Play Network,
020 8440 9276, or by email to nbutler at freeplaynetwork.org.uk.
Comments from Previous Free Play Network workshops
"Very interesting day. Good choice of
play areas site visits (even enjoyed the travel!)"
"Lovely day out. Thought pitch and content
worked well."
"I would recommend to colleagues."
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Design for Play Workshops
The Free Play Network can provide workshops and study tours, based
on our successful Wyvis Street workshops and the What's New in Play
Design study tour above tailored to suit your needs. Please contact
us for further information.
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