Lambeth playgrounds on site

Construction has begun on several playgrounds in Lambeth as part of the Play Pathfinder programme. Amongst it is a large inclusive waterplay park in Norwood Park which offers creative and co-operative play. The water park will be dominated by a new water storage tower, drawing people from afar.

Ground broken for play centre in Kilburn Grange Park

Ground has been broken for the adventure playground and play centre in Kilburn Grange Park, the old cabins are gone.
We are taking weekly photos of the progress, which can be seen on
www.flickr.com/photos/exploringadventure

erect architecture wins Best Primary School Design Prize

It was a full-speed-steaming-heads Charette day in the beautiful Fulham Palace ... and many proud people at the end: erect architecture and children and parents from Larmenier and Sacred Heart Primary School (Hammersmith) won the best Primary School Design Prize at the Hammersmith and Fulham Schools Design Conference. The original brief was to design a new storage system for the hall. After a discussion and analysis session it became clear that the issues were wider: A solution was needed to resolve the school's restrictions posed by an overbooked hall. The proposal was to create a new sheltered multifunctional outdoor space adjacent to the hall, which can be used for events, lunching, classes, breaktimes and PE. The design was strongly influenced by the mature trees, which dominate the school grounds. The proposals for the built structures were presented in form of drawings, models and sketches ... and weren't the pupils creative in their model building?

Planning permission for Adventure Playground

Planning permission was granted for the adventure playground in Kilburn Grange Park. Start on site is scheduled for 7.12.2009.

Planning permission for Cypress Children Centre

Planning permission has been granted for the Cypress Children Centre. The centre constitutes the first phase of the extension and refurbishment of Cypress Infant School, a competition erect architecture won in 2008. The new building embraces an existing pitch roof nursery building. The newbuild picks up on the typology and continues the roofscape. Internally the roofscape defines and characterises the rooms, visual diagonals are created and diagonal views opened up to enlarge and enliven the spaces and create a relationship with the beautiful surrounding woodlands. The works are scheduled to start on site at the beginning of 2010.

Planning submitted for Adventure Playground

Planning has been submitted for the adventure playground in Kilburn Grange Park. The above image shows a concept model of the climbing frame. Throughout the scheme the design centres around trees. (Hi)stories, experiences, but also manufacturing processes influenced the proposal.

For more information about the proposed scheme please contact Susanne on t: 020 70332779 or e: st@erectarchitecture.co.uk.

The playground will open in spring 2010.

Overwhelming public support for Kilburn Grange Park adventure playground

Following a month long period of workshops with children and the public in general, erect architecture prepared a concept design for the adventure playground. The outline proposals were consulted with the public during the Kilburn Festival last Sunday. Throughout the day we spoke to more than 60 adults. Everybody was in support of the scheme. A few voices emerged in support of the sustainable aspects of the scheme: Habitat creation and the use of sustainable materials. The public also took a keen interest in the different boundary treatments, which range from planting and a haha to a climbing frame usable from inside the playground as well as the park. It was important that we avoid imposing fences.
Throughout the afternoon Parkour Generations run very popular free-running workshops in the park with participants ranging from 5 to 40 years of age.
The Building Exploratory run creative workshops making sunprints and shadow sculptures.
Even local MP Glenda Jackson popped in - attracted by the geodesic dome structures outside our marquee, which were built by the children during the structural workshop two weeks ago. She was very supportive of our efforts to encourage children to take more controlled risks during play (and the free-running workshops run by Parkour Generations) as well as the explorative aspect of the workshops and the models and structures produced by the children during the natural and structural workshops.
If you have not seen the scheme but would like to get involved and voice your opinion please get in touch (email st@erectarchitecture.co.uk or t.020 7033 2779) and we will post you the current plans.