Alameda Playspace

If you build it they will play! Challenging the norms that limit risk in playground design, we used traditional materials in unusual ways to provide opportunities for adventure and exploration.

Log Steppin'
Simple elements like a log stepper can be a place where imagination is pushed to its limit.
"The Hillock"
The hillock attracts those with a daring spirit and willing to challenge themselves to reach the top.

Details

Hillocks, tunnels, mounds, valleys and larger-than-life poppies put this Alameda play space on the map. 

Adventure Court commands the attention of kids from zero to one hundred. It is a perfect mixture of Teletubbies and Willy Wonka (the Gene Wilder version). The playspace attracts and challenges kids of all ages. Tots can stumble around the mounds and explore the tunnel while the big kids enjoy Turf Mountain. It is a playspace that is driven by inventiveness, dynamism and pure unbridled joy. We tossed out the playground paradigm and created a one-of-a-kind, dynamic and fun space that has kids peeing their pants!  

Location

Alameda, CA

Size

.05A

Team

Brennan Cox, Will Smith

Budget

$325,000

Client

Jamestown LP

Year

2016

Status

Built