Rethinking playground
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about rethinking playground
Product • By Unity Surfacing Systems • XL-Series
XL-Series
Our 4” thick XL-Series is designed to meet and exceeds all of your project needs for use on TALL playground areas, rock-walls, recreational areas, diving boards, etc. Where a twelve (12’) foot fall rating is required. It is the foundation for a smart, long-term investment in durability and beauty that will last for years to come.As the industry leader, the superior raw materials we provide, coupled with our proprietary manufacturing process, unique design and large size product gives you the strongest, high quality, environment friendly rubber tile system above all overs.All of our products are independently laboratory tested with respect to ASTM, CPS, AD, FM safety standards and guidelines to be installed over new and existing... More
Product • By Unity Surfacing Systems • Soft-Land Series
Soft-Land Series
Our 3” and 3.5” Thick Soft-Land Series is designed tomeet and exceed all of your project needs for use on largerscale playground areas., Rock-walls, recreational areas, divingboards, etc. Where an eight (8”) and ten (10”) foot fall rates areneeded. It is the foundation for a smart, long-term investmentin durability and beauty that will last for years to come.
As the industry leader, the superior raw materials weprovide, coupled with our proprietary manufacturing process.Unique design and large size product gives you the strongest,highest quality, environmentally friendly rubber tile systemabove all over.
All of our products are independently laboratory testedwith respect to ASTM, CPSC, AD, FM safety standards andgu... More
Product • By Unity Surfacing Systems • Play-Land Series
Play-Land Series
Our 2.5” thick Play-Land Series is designed to meetor exceed all of your project needs for use on mediumheight playground areas (yielding a 7ft fall rating or less),rooftops, recreational areas, fitness facilities and more.
It is the foundation for a smart, long-term investment indurability and beauty that will last for years to come.
As the industry leader, the superior raw materialswe provide, coupled with our proprietary manufacturingprocess, unique design and large size product gives youthe strongest, highest quality, environmentally friendlyrubber tile system above all overs.
All of our products are independently laboratory testedwith respect to ASTM, CPSC, AD, FM safety standardsand guidelines to be installed over new and exi... More
Project • By NOMAD CONCEPT • Parks/Gardens
Playgarden restaurant 't Schalienhuis - Loenhout B
It’s true: children need serious architecture too. But the reverse is also true: adults need playtime too.The aim was to cover this playgarden both against rain and sun. But a sand playground does not function when the sand is too dry, as the sand gets fluid. To make a sand castle, one needs sand and moisture. And what about too much shadow on the sand? Certainly, in spring and autumn it can be nice to play in warm sand. In summer time it’s dangerous to play in full sunlight because of UV.Nomad Concept created an interesting shade sail, with 2 large loops in the tops. Those loops have many advantages:- extraction of heat. The heat does not remain trapped in the tops of the tensile structu... More
Project • By GIPP arkitektur • Workshops
MARIN EDUCATIONAL CENTER
MARIN EDUCATIONAL CENTERRibersborgsstranden, MalmöThe marine educational center stretches out along Ribersborgsstranden shore, where city and landscape meet. A concrete floor is laid out level with the sand. Sand from the shore is mixed into the concrete to give it the same color and reflecting qualities. From the floor a constellation of solid volumes rise up to lift the room underneath the massive, reed-covered roof just above the horizon.The interstitial spaces created between the floor, the roof and the volumes open onto the surrounding nature, transmit light and provide visibility through towards the horizon. The activity of the marine educational center unfold for anyone who dwells on the shore, while at the same time this activity fr... More