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Hammocks are attached directly beneath the ceiling on the
top level. Here the kids can climb inside and get to experience
the sensation of floating in the air.
The reason for a climbing landscape, which is almost entirely
made from rope, lies in the intention of the client. Geoparc
wanted to make the illusion of walking over water become a
reality. The mesh of the area nets is made in a way for this to
become possible and at the same time, an appropriate climbing
challenge is provided for children.
Quebec
Geoparc Percé
“Geoparc wanted to make the illusion of
walking over water become a reality.”
In summer 2017, the Geoparc de Percé in Quebec, Canada
opened the gates to the new indoor playground: a huge,
three-dimensional rope net landscape in the shape of a water
world! The idea of the design, which stems from the minds of
the architects Groupe BC2 from Montreal and which was implemented
through collaboration with Berliner Seilfabrik, was
to imitate the geographic surroundings. As the town Percé lies
directly on the eastern coast of Canada, where the landscape is
massively characterized by the steep cliffs and impressive rock
inlets, a correspondingly diverse and unique net landscape
emerged.
Two black space nets, which span the entire area of the room,
separate the room into three levels and thus let the sky appear
above, the marine world emerge in the middle and the bottom
of the sea take shape at the very bottom. The three levels are
connected by three conical net funnels, which are greatly reminiscent
of the rock formations that protrude from the water
off the coast of Percé. Above the funnels, you can climb from
the “sky” to the underwater world all the way to the ocean
floor. For those who want to reach the bottom quickly from
the very top, there is a tunnel slide which takes you directly
to the ground. Between the middle level and the ocean floor,
there are also climbing ropes, which remind you of underwater
plants.
There were also challenges in implementing the climbing
landscape. “Enclosed spaces are often a special challenge regarding
the planning, as the space is clearly predefined and
thus inflexible”, explains Marius Kotte, Architect and Head of
Construction and Development in the Berliner team. “This affects
the accuracy of fit of the nets as well as their connection
points, which have to be set accordingly.” In order to ensure
the required stability, screw straps were thus screwed directly
onto the steel beams of the building.
Since the opening, more than 200 kids have been all over the
net landscape every day. “We are really very happy”, said the
President of the Geoparc de Percé on ICI Radio Canada. “Percé
already has a lot to offer, but we were searching for tourist attractions
which are also attractive during bad weather. We now
have something to offer year-round with this indoor offer.”
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