Play Work Place

Creating an environment that is condusive to play, for all ages, is a daunting task and highly rewarding achievement. Playgrounds are basically for kids only. What we need are playgrounds that are for all of us, where we can be together, however we can be. This proposal by Michael Jantzen is exemplary of how such environments can be built. He explains:

This is a conceptual proposal for an environment that can be placed indoors, or outdoors. It was designed to provide a place in which adults or children can sit, work, eat, sleep, or play. The design allows for easy alteration of the space by adding or subtracting components. Also the space can be altered by moving the curved panels (which are hinged to the main frame) up and down, or in and out. Within the structure some of the panels provide places to sit, others provide places to lay, and some are configured to function as table surfaces. Some of the panels provide shelter, and some are just there to climb around on.