OLD LIGHTHOUSE
Moscow
2021
A large playground featuring a high-rise art object in the form of a Lighthouse, integrated into the multifunctional leisure zone of the "Ostafyevo" residential complex.
According to legend, an old lighthouse on a distant ocean island was once damaged by a severe storm. Joining forces, children built scaffolding around the lighthouse, as well as suspension bridges to neighboring islands, to make it easier for guys to get there from their homes for construction.
The central architectural landmark of the playground is a ten-meter play art object with a slide and a viewing platform amidst "construction forests." To convey the image of an old lighthouse that has seen many views, trees of natural geometry were used in its casing. Nine-meter tree trunks with branches were selected so that they could embrace the circumference of the lighthouse, preserving its silhouette and forming a complete shape. In the lighthouse casing, the trees are interwoven in three layers.
The final position of each tree was determined directly on the playground, and as a result, every branch found its place in the complex interlacing of unpredictable forms!
This unique solution has no world analogs and adds artistic value to the image of the lighthouse, adding mystery and offering many ways to interpret the created image.
In addition to the architectural dominant, the "Old Lighthouse" playhub combines several play islands: a sand island, a climbing island, and a movement island. They are separated by paths and connected to each other by underground tunnels.
Together, the play elements provide a full range of diverse types of movement, contributing to harmonious physical development and brain development.