Play Project

EDGAR ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE

Joseph Daire

To create a space that allows children under the age of 9 to interact with the extiror space within the estate of edgar road.introducting new techniques of play and acknnowledging the space that its located within the small comunity that new functions and features are acessable to the general pub.lic

What is light Play...A recreational experience that will replace traditional games of the playground and urban environments.Today there technology are used in clubs, spas, events, shows and architectural lighting and design.Light affects the mood on how we feelRed for angry and passionBright for safe and clearOur moods determine our happiness and security

AIms And Ambtions With Light & Play.

Adventurous play- inclusive play

Functional and durable

Interactive

Modern

Techniques of old + new

Fun. . Playful . .

A design(play area) that considers

Fitness

My Starting point with this project outlines the key factors of what my main asset to the foundation of the project. using light techniques to be used for a play area within the public realm.

Aims And Ambitions

The L.E.D.s, individual pixels have a very longlife expectancy and are very energy efficient.Average L.E.D. Will last approximately 50,000hours and uses approx. 10 volts of power.

An interactive surface made up of LED-lit and pressure-sensitive tiles constructed to fit an 8’ by 8’(406mm x 406mm x 61mm)The tiles are able to detect the location, movement andforce of participants or objects, creating a realisticgaming experience with instant feedback displayed onthe surface or through sound effects.

Lighting today uses technologies that determin the future on how to combat global warming. The L.E.Ds are small, powerful and durable for any use and function.

P r e c e d e n t s

Replacing traditional games found in school grounds and play active areas such as ‘hop schotch’ and ‘snakes and ladders’ with a modern interactive way of fun.

The school located Daubeney Road, E5,the project was set in 2000-03. A new angleof tackling play at schools and play schemes. A questionnairewas set to all involved in the boughtand came to a conclusion-Explore, experiment ,time and space.

Play schemes that use lighting for an inclusive play and theses new approaches are significant in achiving a good exsperience wtih the young without discriminating any individuals.

A s p i r a t i o n s

ArtistHattie Coppardwww.snugandoutdoor.co.ukLandscape ArchitectLynn Kinnear, Kinnear Landscape Architectswww.kland.co.ukCommissionerHackney Wick Public Art ProgrammeMaterialsVarious including: stainless steel, epoxy resin paint, wood, planting,light, textile screens, resin.Total Project Commissioning Budget£100,000 (approximately)Project ManagerLucy McMenemy, Curator, Hackney Wick PublicArt ProgrammeStructural EngineersJim Dunn, Adams Kara TaylorContractorBaylis.

The Light orbs act with a playful feel allowing kids to touch and be amused with the visual elemets it a d m i t s .

Using the sensory Light pads to create a cubes that allow a varible function of play. as they are water proof and designed for toughness it is ideal for outdoor use that also allow the space to be used through out the day and night.

c o n c e p t - f u n c t i o n s

The play unit is arranged in groups of single to groups

The floor plain is padded withrubber matts to protect fromclose to 3 metre fall,ventalatedgroves to allow drainage to publicdrains.

Rubber mats80mm thickness2.8m safe fall

A wall feature that allows jointuses and energetic movments toleft to right allowing a stimulatingplay with colours and music notesfrom an instrument.canopy will protect from mildweathers such as rain.

The concept is to play with a muti functional idea, garden furnutiureand sensory games for all ages. the blocks allow retrogames to be played as a group or indiviual. as the design ismade for childern it can deal with the roughness that comesfrom banging jumping and hitting. 4inch toughned glass to preventand damages.

360 active play area to allow maximum playFunctions can be different for all wallsTouch and sound modeTouch and game modeTouch and light modeShelter for durability in weather consideringrain

THe cubes can be arranged in diffrent seqences, depending on clients dessions but basic can be arrangd in rows for twos and threes forming rectangle base for dirrent types of play.

c o n c e p t - C o n s t r u c t i o n

The light box will be fixed to the ground by 4 hingesper a box allowing any tampering to be minimalall material will be resistant to strain and weather conditionsand ensure that drainage will be taken upon asslippy surfaces is hazardarous to uotside play

The light box will be constructed at the height sutiablefor young childern age from 2-6yrs. it be designed towholed weight for the stanards of a public bench, as it willalso be used for climbing adventrues by the young.each block will contain 5-4 faces for interaction, thepower will be suplied internal through underground wiringto minimize any faults for a flush desgin..

The Usage of the cubes. can be more than one user b ut each indivual cube is desgned for two for a competivtive inclusive play.

c o n c e p t - C o n s t r u c t i o n

Group play- designed for 9 but can max 15 , thereare various mix games including texris and top surfacesfor traditional games such as hopscotch, musicalblocks. this area can involve adults and childern.

doubles- designed for 4 but max 8. creative playand sequences of colurs, games allow sharpness andreation speed and competivitve play.

indivdual/one on one- designed forone or more. gamesare more personal and can create a bond with childand parents or with peers. chacing colours or excircesmatt with soun

garden feature- as furniture when notin use the boxes act as a aural glowand night light which bring attractivnessand 24 hour use for other venuesor occupacy of the community centre

Primary slot for p e r s o n n e l

additional slot for p e r s o n n e l

L o c a t i o n

South west LondonHounslow Heath EstateCommunity Centre190, Edgar Rd, HounslowTW4 5QP

the Heathfield Working Together Group (HFWTG

UK HOUNSLOWLONDON

Analaysis - site boundaries

The Entrance to the centre is not as visable as it can be. thepathway leads to the main road is well hidden and lacks signageto notify the public. edgar road thats leads of hansworth roadleads to the estate as a secondary and veichle acess to thecentre. there are other pathways that entre the estate fromthe park and the heath. 1. pathway gateway

2.heath gateway3. Park gateway

Over 400+ residentsMost elderlyFlats 2-3 floorsGreen space dominated by grassland

The Estate is an enclosed enviroment from the main road with one acces for automobiles.

tree location

most of europes common treesare found on and around the site:The Common beechSilver BirchWych Elm

The sites exsiting vegitation located around the boundarie lines and surround the open spaces and marshes. acting as a green fence .

Wych elm is a deciduous tree and very common aroound the estate and community centre it can grow up to 40 m in height. It often branches near the base forming a dome-shaped crown. The bark is grey with many long fissures. It is native in damp woods, hedges and along streams.

The clusters of tiny, bell-shaped, green flowers open in late February and March, well before the leaves.

av. 20 25 metre

Max height

Min height av 5 metres

Light pokects

key areas that need light to operate through diffrent seasons and gloomy afternoons.

The site contains darks spots that have limited lighting which allows users to avoid and feel unsafe. by opening the site visually at night with change the mood and exsperssion on the locals and community centre users.

All signange lit at minmumm 3500k.

lumianires warm white for glare reduction in residential area

aluimillum bodie 30ft -50ft hieght range.

Community centre extiorior space & strengths

Expansion available•Private garden•Use of pitch can be used forsummer function such as carboot?tennis? No bias sport?•Floodlights for training?

The Landscape behind the community centre is tightly enclosedspace dominated by grass and few shrubs. The boundariesare concrete wall and a metal fence.Conditions:• fairly open• shrubs and green space• dull in colour• noisy

The space is relatively small but has basic qualitys such as a wall, small trees and a small grass plain. it is important to keep the exisitng vegitation as it will be advantage to the community centre’s green space .

Proposal layout

Aims & Objectives

• New gateway for access and better connections

• expansion of available space

• community involvement

• challenge usage of space available for all ages

• available night and day

• the relationship of building to space

• propose concept to space

• to create a space used by parents and children

• to improve health- mentally and physically

• to improve sections around site

• an escape spot. Uses for members and parentsfrom cresh

• more plantations for organic colour and smells.

Observation & Development

Only where the access to the site iswhere the primary hot spot areas to beused the most.

By enhancing the space for public andc.centre users,will increase the hotspots, there be a more uses of space andactivities.

Movement should flow openly thoughtbut limited by the users of the centre.But allowing to be more expanded withless boundaries is available.

Plantations is important factor forscreens and privacy. Also for the decorationand feature of the public space

The sketches shows my vison of more plantationsand trees, by screening the boundarysthe site will have a better visual profile.

Observation & Development

Exsperience

Materials

Land uses

Summarising the key elements and functions for each section for development within the community centre/estate

Public space

Kids play zone

Private Garden

M a s t e r p l a n

Hawthorn hedge

Public foot path

Light concept shelter

Private garden/seating

Public Garden/seating

small trees

grassland

Artifitual grass

Rose bush

Flower bed(various)

Large exsiting trees

Kids zone

private garden

Public Space

Universal sport ground

kIDS Play Zone

Section for Vegitation/organics

Light wall Open Space Aftifital grass

Private garden, green walls

Sensoy Lights

Images from normand park, w h e r ethe design can be found.park of a multi million pound parkproject scheme.

Design by Jason bruges andhits team, and light i n s t a l l m e n tthat can interact andcreate organic shapes andalso provide street lighting.

Interactive light scheme with 20 light socets a colum, built with sensory motion that activates upon arival. dancing lights can be multi coloured or full spectrum w h i t e .

one instalation can lit a section with angled lights, sutable to iluminate backgrounds and darks spots created by trees and v e g i t a t i o n .

Organics & Furniture

Organic space within the community centre -users adultor child can encounter reconisble fruit andveg gorwing in the kids pay areaFlower bed: diffrent smells and colurs, lavanderand roses which attract insects towildlife.screen & boundaries: washington hwathorntree that blossoms n spring and providegood cover and boundary for a landscape

231 Jordi henrich/ santa & coleFixed seating, materials solid wood, high pressured inpenatratedred pine. no maitainess needed unless change ofcolor and wood treatment. suport made from iron.2.frog design/landscape formsimple form, stainless steel. wideren top to lift liners outeasy.3 toyo lto & associates/ Escofetbased on a four metre arch which add up to a full circlemeasuring 12 metres, a the backrest has a break every8 yards.natural shape made from concrete. Designed for

Fruit and veg can be grown as part of a learning program and to benifit the community centres envolvement. and the public of edgar road can indulge.

Kids Play Zone

Public Park

Multiple light Feature