Download - Playground@Landscape

Rutsch- und Gehversuche
unternommen.
Der gesamte Planungsprozess
bis zur
Fertigstellung dauerte
vom Frühjahr 2008 bis
in den Sommer 2010. Für
die Umsetzung der planerisch
vorgesehenen vielgestaltigen
Spielattraktionen erfolgte
ein Wettbewerb unter Kreativ-Holzbauern,
der von der Spielart GmbH klar gewonnen
wurde. Neben der besonderen Feinfühligkeit der Gestaltung
überzeugte zudem die lange Lebensdauer der Ausstattung
deren Basis wild gewachsene Robinenhölzer bilden. Die
für das Räuberland gezielt entworfenen Spielkonstruktionen
fügen sich in das in Anlehnung an die Geschichte entwickelte
Landschaftsbild ein und erzählen die Geschichte gewissermaßen
wieder, so dass die kindliche Phantasie sich vielschichtig
hieran "entzünden" kann. Dies ist insoweit wesentlich, dass es
für ein komplexes und zugleich kognitives Spielverhalten der
Kinder, ihrer Phantasie bedarf, was sich förderlich auf deren
Persönlichkeitsentwicklung und soziale Kompetenz auswirkt.
Die Begeisterung über die vielschichtige, nie langweilig werden
Erlebniswelt hält an und spiegelt sich im neuen Namen
„Räuberland“ wider. Es gibt nun jährlich ein Räuberfest, bei
dem große und kleine Räuber dem erlebnisreichen Treiben im
Räuberland in alten Räubertrachten frönen.
Die hier beschriebene individuelle Kinderwelt entstand nicht
als Einzelleistung. Sie ist das Ergebnis einer fruchtbringenden
Teamarbeit und vielseitiger Kommunikation zwischen Jugendamt,
Garten-Friedhofamt der Stadt Erfurt, Planwerkstadt,
den Mitarbeiterinnen von Kita und Krippe und den Elternvertreter.
anyone unfortunate enough to take a tumble. The route passes by the
hollow where the grey gnomes live. From here on, the little
robbers need to be on their guard to ensure they avoid the black trolls who
lurk everywhere in the vicinity. A well-designed robber’s scooter trail
passes through most of the dramatic grounds, so that it is possible to rapidly
escape the trolls should one be unfortunate enough to encounter
them.This robber world also incorporates the elements of fire, water and
earth. Located in the belly of a giant snake is the robbers’ garden. The
flavoursome garden produce that can be harvested here can be grilled
and enjoyed together with crusty campfire bread prepared on the open
barbeque. Sand can be used to construct dams in the robbers’ brook to
collect water and redirect the flow, but are as often washed away as soon
as built. On particularly hot days, the little robbers can enjoy the feel of
water in different intensities on their naked skin in the form of tropical
downpours, drizzle or a fine mist.
For the toddlers who are not yet quite as adventurous as their older fellows,
a less challenging and more protected environment is provided in
the realm of the Rump-gnomes. Here they can find a shelter, a hideaway,
an arbour and, for the more audacious, a low-level slide. In this part of
Robberland everything is a little smaller, flatter and easier to oversee.
Here they can scrabble around and play in the sand to their hearts’ content
and undertake their first attempts at walking and sliding.
The construction process, from planning phase to completion, lasted
from spring 2008 to summer 2010. Creative timber architect firms were
invited to submit tenders for the realisation of the highly complex plans
for this play attraction, and the contract was definitively won by Spielart
GmbH. In addition to the particular sensitivity of their design, what
gave them the edge was their proposal to use naturally grown robinia
wood, with its excellent durability, to construct the equipment. The play
equipment specifically designed for Robberland readily harmonises with
the concepts for the landscape intended to mirror the story and also, to
some extent, contributes to the retelling of the tale, allowing the imagination
of the young users to take flight in many different ways. This is
important in so far as children need to be able to use their imagination
to develop complex and cognitive play behaviour patterns that, in their
turn, promote the development of the personality and social skills.
This multi-layered, never-boring world of adventure has been embraced
with enthusiasm, a fact reflected in its new name of Räuberland –
Robberland. It has become the venue for an annual robbers’ festival at
which large and small robbers can don the garb worn by robbers long
ago to enjoy the colourful events taking place in this world of robbers.
This children’s adventure playground does not represent the work of one
single organisation. On the contrary, it is the result of productive team
work and extensive collaboration between youth welfare office, Erfurt’s
garden and graveyard authority, Planwerkstadt Meermeier Wiesel GbR,
the personnel at the nursery school/crèche centre and parent representatives.
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