Eltham North游乐场是一个典型的社区项目。设计团队与该社区的联系和以追溯至25年前：在2017年被意外烧毁的旧游乐场便是由该团队建造和设计。在该项目中，Gardiner Architects与景观公司Jeavons Landscape Architects以及游乐场建造商Naturform进行了合作，旨在恢复这一标志性的社区设施。

The Eltham North Playground is a quintessential community project. Our relationship to this community stretches back 25 years to when we designed and helped build the original playground which was tragically burnt down in late 2017. We set out to reinstate this iconic community facility which has played a unique role in local children’s lives for more than two decades. In collaboration with Jeavons Landscape Architects and playground builders Naturform, we set out to reinstate this iconic community facility.

▼游乐场概览，project overview

该游乐场是休闲区的一部分，同时也是社区中标志性的集会场地，不仅适合婴儿到青少年阶段的孩子进行游戏，还能够促进家庭与社会团体之间的联系。

The playground is part of a community recreational precinct and is an iconic landmark for the area. It has always been more than a playground. It is a community meeting place that caters for an age range from babies to young teenagers that encourages families and social groups to connect.

▼该项目旨在重建于2017年被烧毁的社区游乐场，the project reinstated the original playground which was tragically burnt down in late 2017

社区居民积极地参与了整个项目的设计乃至后期建造，这十分有利于团队从根本上了解使用者的需求，从而打造一个受人喜爱、为人所用的社区乐园。通过社区讨论，设计团队确定了最重要的游戏元素，包括摇晃、攀爬、认知和自然体验等。该设计旨在将所有这些活动整合起来，同时提高游戏在认知和创造方面的积极作用。孩子们可以从游乐场中接受各种各样的挑战，例如穿越三维空间、寻路、探索互动元素等等，这些都需要他们积极地发挥想象力。

There was a very active community involvement throughout the project that continues post construction. Consultation with the community helped capture the essential attributes of the previous playground that made it so well loved and utilised. Community consultation helped us identify the most important playground elements including, swinging, climbing, cognitive, and nature play. The playground design sought to incorporate all of these activities while enhancing creative and cognitive play. There are many ways that the playground challenges children intellectually, enhancing creative and cognitive play. Negotiating three-dimensional space, way-finding and exploration of interactive elements requires the use of imagination.

▼设计将不同的活动要素整合在一个结构当中，the playground design sought to incorporate all of these activities while enhancing creative and cognitive play

该项目是建筑师、专业儿童景观设计师和施工方共同合作的成果。在施工完成后，一些当地艺术家还带领小学生们共同进行了陶艺制作。虽然大多数社区成员表示非常喜欢原来的游乐场，并且希望它得到重建，但基于对整个场地的考量，设计团队将游乐场移动到了靠近溪流的位置，使其被高大的桉树环绕，这样一来，游戏活动可以一直延伸到屋顶边缘，并且可以鼓励孩子们探索周围的灌木丛。

The project was a true collaboration of architects, specialist children’s landscape architects, and builders, who were very much part of the design team and able to source the materials and skills to make it all happen. The project continues with local artists linking with primary school children to make ceramics. Members of the community loved the original playground and just wanted it rebuilt where and how it was. However, a redesign process provided the opportunity to review the use of the whole site and lead to the relocation of the playground to a new position. Surrounded by tall Eucalypts and next to the Diamond Creek, the play activities don’t stop at the roof edge as explorations into the surrounding bushland are encouraged. The new design captures the essential attributes of the original while being reinforced in the current response from community

▼新的游乐场被移动到了靠近溪流的位置，周围环绕着高大的桉树，the playground was relocated to a new position surrounded by tall Eucalypts and next to the Diamond Creek

设计的核心思路是打造一个大型的有顶游乐场，使其可以在任何天气下使用。以木结构支撑的宽阔屋顶为整个游戏场地提供了基本的框架。最终落成的游乐场看上去就像是一个旧时的剪毛棚，唤起了人们曾经在旧谷仓里玩耍的记忆：冒险的气息，熟悉的气味，以及爬上爬下和寻找安静角落的有趣体验。

The core idea was always to provide a large covered playground that is SunSmart and usable in all weather. An expansive roof supported on timber structure creates a framework for play structures to be integrated under. The outcome is rural in nature, like an old farm shearing shed. It draws on memories of the qualities of playing in old barns. A sense of adventure, the smells, the challenge of getting up high or finding a quiet corner.

▼宽阔屋顶的屋顶使游乐场可以在任何天气下使用，a large covered playground that is SunSmart and usable in all weather

▼游乐场唤起了人们曾经在旧谷仓里玩耍的记忆，the new playground draws on memories of the qualities of playing in old barns

▼游戏活动一直延伸到屋顶边缘，the play activities don’t stop at the roof edge

▼游乐场楼梯细部，stair detailed view

设计还进一步增强了游乐场的包容性和可达性，使其能够同时供孩子和父母使用，并包含一系列休息区和自由活动区域，以同时保证社交、互动以及认知等功能。

An element we wanted to enhance from the previous playground design was the access and inclusion for people of all abilities. The new playground design was ensure, parents and children, have access to key play elements including, the tractor, a ground level cubby, seating areas, and a liberty swing; ensuring social, interactive, cognitive and role play activities.

▼具有高度包容性和可达性的乐园， the access and inclusion for people of all abilities has been enhanced from the previous playground design

设计最大程度地使用了被动式的太阳能设计策略，使游乐场在冬季能够享受温暖的阳光，并且在夏季不受日晒的干扰。新的游乐设施主要采用当地的再生木材建造，是可持续的天然材料。除了随着季节和气候不断变化的自然体验之外，屋顶的排水槽和雨水收集箱还可以起到环境教育的作用。

The chosen design maximises passive solar design strategies, allowing the penetration of winter sun while maximising summer shading. There is an emphasis on sustainable and natural materials with the new playground substantially constructed from reclaimed, locally sourced timber. Along with the educational nature of experiencing the natural environment through the relationship of built shelter and changing seasons and climates, the water catchment off the roof becomes an educational element as the large gutter that runs the length of the roof connects to the water tank that is incorporated into the play facility.

▼新的游乐设施主要采用当地的再生木材建造，the new playground is substantially constructed from reclaimed, locally sourced timber

最终，原先被烧毁的游乐场再次成为了一个实用的聚会场所，它鼓励每个家庭和社区团体彼此建立联系，并且为所有人提供平等的使用和体验机会。

The playground is once again, a fundamental meeting place. A place that encourages the connection of families and community groups while recognising the rights of people of all abilities to have access to public facilities.

▼游乐场中的沙池，sand pit of the playground

▼场地平面图，site plan

▼首层平面图，ground level plan

▼二层平面图，upper level plan

▼北立面图，north elevation

▼南立面图，south elevation

Details Completion date-2018 Building levels-1 Project team Gardiner Architects-Architect Jeavons Landscape Architects-Landscape Architect Naturform-Builder