This redesign by Visiondivision’s average community playground uses a large cut tree trunk for the base of the playground’s structure. The goal was to create a playground by utilizing each and every piece of one tree, and they accomplished just that. Made entirely of just one 100-ft yellow poplar tree, even the bark and sap of the tree were used in this project.
Source: ArchDaily
The designer’s careful design resulted in success. In fact, they were able to gather enough wood from the one poplar tree to create the structural support, chairs, tables, and the swings. The bark’s syrup was extracted and sold to visitor’s at the playground’s kiosk. The playground is located in 100 Acres, an Art & Nature Park in Indiana.
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The architects’ briefing on the project included: “Our project is about trying to harvest something as gently as possible so that the source of what we harvest is displayed in a pure, pedagogic and respectful way—respectful to both the source itself and to everyone visiting the building.”
Source: ArchDaily
Source: ArchDaily
