Vindingrijk school – Temporary places for play
Project information
Year: 2024
Status: Constructed Planned
Location: Maassluis, The Netherlands
Surface: 1390 m2
Client: ECHO Urban Design
Team: Renet Korthals Altes
Partners & Collaborators: Rick Schoonderbeek
Description
Design place to play for this school on a temporary location and a unique vision on education.
The wishes for this new school in a newly built development, were simple: integrate nature into an open play area, in which children are in the lead of their play & developmental needs. The area has been designed to follow children’s natural flow & growth. Construction finalised planned for 2026.
Challenge
Temporary location with two areas:
A semi-public space forming the ‘facade’ of the school and the link with the neighborhood
Hardly any budgets for this part.
An enclosed schoolyard was designed more traditional.
Process
Dialogues about translating the educational vision into the outdoor play: children discovering their own play, no ready made play-elements. The school was open for experiments! E-bay became my best friend.
Result
A semi-public play landscape, with height differences, huge wooden cable spools, and railwaysleeper, inpiring children to their OWN play!