All children have the right to play, always, anywhere. Children and their community know best what they need.
We are Space for Play, we are play space architects with a strong international network of partners, experienced in co-designing spaces to play & meet. We have specialised in turning grey city spaces into climate adaptive, green inclusive play space! to play, learn, move and meet.
Our integral approach helps communities, cities, schools and designers to join forces in greenifying their cities together with their future generation into more inclusive cities!
The basis of our process are four steps: Co-Learn, Co-design, Co-construct & Co-Plant and Co-maintenance: this process truly empowers children and their communities, creating future climate & play ambassadors.
Together we make green SPACE FOR PLAY.
1. CO-LEARN
2. CO-DESIGN
3. CO-CONSTRUCT
& CO-PLANT
4. CO-MAINTAIN
How we do it?
> 100 Constructed projects
Through our unique co-design process, always in collaboration
> 20 Training / Education
in: The Netherlands, Korea, Malaysia, the U.S.A., Rwanda, Tanzania, Mexico, Egypt, Belgium
> 20 Presentations
in Korea, Belgium, Brunei, The Netherlands, Croatia, Poland, Spain, Egypt, Jordan, Poland
> 20 Publications
From international articles, interviews, academic papers to local publications
Where do we design?
Schoolyards
We're specialised in transforming schoolyards
into green play & learning spaces!
We work with preschools, primary, secondary and special needs schools
Public Spaces
We create spaces for children and all the community.
Worldwide
We work globally, in collaboration with local partners.
Our expertise
Right & play
Learning & play
Climate & play
Equality & play
Special needs & play
Featured
Teenagers & Their space
The students of this secondary school co-designed their climate adaptive school grounds (once dominated by paving & bike parking ) , creating vibrant green spaces to chill, meet and move more.
Community Schoolyard
A grey schoolyard and public square were redesigned into a vibrant green landscape where primary school children and neighbourhood children can play and gather.
Special needs School
A school for children with intellectual and socio-emotional challenges was transformed into a natural space where they can flourish, through playing, learning and interaction with nature.
Tanzania School
Simple elements and spatial interventions were designed to invite children to play while supporting diverse learning goals, demonstrating how outdoor spaces can enhance learning through play.
News
Current urban challenges ask for a cross-disciplinary approach.
We combine education, architecture and activism.
We see it as our duty to greenify cities together with their children, turning their schoolyards into climate adaptive & inclusive spaces to play, move, meet and learn.