Completed project
Ashmead Primary School
New Cross, London · Primary School
A raised timber walkway and treehouse structure that turned an underused corner of the school playground into the busiest part of the site at breaktime.
Treehouse • Walkway • Climbing access
The starting point
The brief
An underused corner of a busy primary school playground that children walked past rather than played in.
What we built
In the finished space
- Raised timber treehouse structure
- Elevated walkway
- Climbing access route
- Ground-level space beneath the deck
How it's used
The difference it makes
The corner became one of the busiest parts of the site at breaktime, spreading play away from the main playground.
Ways to play
The play this space supports.
We use the recognised types of play as a design lens rather than a checklist, so a single structure can offer several very different kinds of play.
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