Get the children's playground design to understand these most important

1. What are the problems in the design of children's playgrounds?

Traveling through the domestic playgrounds, we can see that the current design of children's playgrounds is universally modeled, and plastic mats and ice-cold amusement facilities seem to have become a customary design method for children's playgrounds. Such design not only fails to take into account the actual situation of children. The situation also does not reflect the parent-child relationship. The design of many amusement parks is only in line with the aesthetics of adults.

Therefore, when designing children's playgrounds, we must first understand children and their needs, and create a healthy and happy new world for children!

2. Design principles for children's playgrounds

(1) Based on the design of children's growth, beneficial to physical and mental development

For planning and design, the larger mistake is that the plan (bird's-eye view) looks good, but it is not satisfactory when you personally experience it. When designing a children's playground, special attention must be paid to the effect of the child's height on the line of sight, and the height and size of the ride should be matched with the height of the child. There is a certain increase in the height and activity capacity of school-aged children. Therefore, the space reserved for activities should also be appropriately expanded. For example, there should be sufficient cushioning space in front of the slide to avoid collision with foreign objects, and the front and rear sides of the swing should also stay on both sides. Ample space to ensure that activities can be carried out safely and smoothly.

Infants and young children are petite and have a small range of personal activities. Therefore, the site facilities should not be too large, and the terrain for climbing should not be too steep. Preschool children generally like to play “playing houses”. Therefore, when designing the cooking stoves of the family, the characteristics of height of children at this stage should be taken into account in scale control. A reasonable spatial scale not only benefits children's psychological development, but also reduces the security risks.

(2) Planning different sizes and spatial organization according to the number and age of children

The primary considerations in designing children's playgrounds are the number of children served and the characteristics of their different ages. Population and age characteristics are important factors in determining the size and spatial organization of playgrounds.

In general, children are between 0 and 12 years of age, 0 to 2 years of age are infancy, 3 to 5 years of age are preschool children, and 6 to 12 years are school-age children. Children in these three stages have their own salient features: Children in infancy are the most vulnerable, they are unstable in walking, their activity types are mainly crawling; they have strong dependence and need parental care, so the scope of activities at this stage does not need to be Too large, and the spatial pattern needs to be varied, because infancy children have obvious cat hole effect and like to hide in a small space. In addition, the needs of caregivers cannot be ignored and appropriate space should be left for adults.

The physical quality of preschool children has been significantly improved, activities are more active, collective activities are started, and more complicated games can be conducted. Therefore, interesting amusement facilities and space for group activities should be provided.

Children of school age are energetic, like running, jumping, climbing and other activities. The scope of individual activities is significantly expanded compared with the previous two stages, and the intelligence is obviously improved. Therefore, amusement facilities should not be too simple. Therefore, when planning the size of a children's playground for such a child, the size of the children's playground should not be simply determined by the number of people. It is also necessary to consider factors such as changes in the range of children's activities at different ages in order to meet different needs.

(3) Bring more sensory stimulation through a scientific environment

Each and every stage of the design of the event venue can be seen as an integral part of the development of the child's sense of consciousness. Integration into the natural ecological environment can provide more and more rich sensory stimuli, such as insects and birds, and changes in the four seasons. The stimulation of children's senses in the natural environment is far more comfortable and healthier than the colorful paving. In addition, the role of plants in the natural environment can not be ignored, it can divide the space, regulate the climate, some plants and even more potential opportunities for the activities, of course, some dangerous plants, such as barbed, toxic species are not suitable to appear in Children's playground.

(4) Making use of the diversity of venue activities to increase children’s participation

The monotonous children’s playground cannot attract more children, so the diversity of activities is very important. Studies have shown that the ratio of activity units (or opportunities) to the number of children should be greater than or equal to 2:1 in well-recognized children's playgrounds. Whenever a child plays an activity, he has many other opportunities for choice. This will result in a natural transformation process that is also very beneficial to children's physical and mental development.

Of course, if you can't provide enough activity units (amusement facilities) if you are affected by many factors, such as the total area of ​​the site and economic conditions, you may consider using more complex activity units, such as a single activity unit. It can be used in a variety of activities. This is called opportunity. A variety of activities in one unit can flexibly address the monotony of the event.