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play area design & build
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consult + plan
We feel the first and most important step in the process is to listen fully to your requirements. Only then can we formulate a detailed plan which forms the core of our design brief. Our aim is to create a unique design that will truly enhance your area and the your user’s experience of it. We may be highly creative but we are totally practical too.
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innovate Once we have a clear idea of what you want us to build, and an agreed design brief, our team sets out to produce a design that will hit the spot and give you the unique, funky, fun and fab area you desire. Your design will be totally unique to you, your location, your wishes, your budget and your likes and dislikes.
“The best way to make children good is to make them happy�
Oscar Wilde
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care Peace of mind comes from knowing your area will remain low maintenance, safety compliant and will not be an ongoing
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deliver
cost burden. As standard we offer a free Once the design, build materials and costings are agreed and signed off, we will begin bringing it all to life for you. Our dedicated in-house construction team will clear, prepare and construct the design in its entirety. Attention to detail coupled with quality of materials and finishing is of paramount importance to us. On completion of your build, we will sign off the build together with you to check that you are 100% satisfied with every aspect of your new area.
12 week post installation check where we make sure everything has settled in correctly. To continue to offer top quality service to our customers, we also offer a full maintenance and safety compliance service to ensure your area stays in top condition.
case studies
day care nurseries
Leapfrog Braintree
this site presented a particular challenge as the play area around the building was somewhat narrow consult + plan This site is part of the Busy Bees Group. The team at the Braintree site wanted a lovely interactive site that would enable the children to spend more time outdoors with a whole range of new experiences. The staff wanted an area that was fun, physically challenging, varied, stimulating, peaceful, social and interactive. innovate This site also presented a particular challenge as the play area around the building was somewhat narrow in places. We designed and zoned the outside area with all the requested elements as well as having the curriculum in mind. deliver A giant all weathers sandpit, hand carved in the shape of a boat, connected to an enclosed slide and steps was a key installation. We also delivered a lovely 10 seater Tepee with enabling group sessions, storytelling and lunches to be available in all weathers. Sung inside with panels zipped up. Sensory planting, sun canopies, imaginative play zones, bug zone hemispheres, social and group seating together with tactile carvings completed the transformation. As a result the Manager commented that the children’s outdoor experiences had been transformed and as a result the children now couldn’t wait to get outside!
early years
St Marys & St Peters Primary School
this was a first for the team to follow the brief given by the children exactly and challenge was not to deviate from it consult + plan This was an unusual request as the school had already done a lot of work in producing a detailed brief complete with drawings. The children had a comprehensive design to develop a bland area of tarmac into a ‘Green Leaf Garden’. Previous companies had tried to change the children’s brief or install their own products and not honour the design. We were chosen as the contractor because we agreed to build the garden exactly as the children had designed it. innovate This was a first for the team, to follow the brief given by the children exactly and the challenge was not to deviate from that. The children were very specific in what was to be accomplished. For example the garden had to have the shape of a leaf when viewed from above. There had to be living willow, solar powered weather stations, music, a role play stage, growing beds, green surfacing, sun shelter and hand carved wavy benches just to name a few. deliver We found ways of building curved, leaf shaped decking areas and fused traditional materials with hand made items to bring the children’s ideas to life. Functionality, durability and a natural tactile element were all key. There were 23 key points to the children’s brief and we delivered all 23.
case studies
key stages 1 & 2
St Joseph’s Primary School
create a physically challenging area for 60 plus children for sports days, had a social aspect, outdoor teaching area and was above all natural, fun with a wow factor! consult + plan The Head had done considerable research on what she wanted her children to get from the area. The brief was to create a physically challenging area for 60 plus children that could also be used for sports days, had a social aspect, an outdoor teaching area and was above all natural, fun and had the WOW factor. innovate The main idea was to create a ‘jungle track’ experience that was an assault course, adventure play area and jungle all mixed into one. The jungle track became a twin track assault course enabling individuals or teams to compete against one another in an original, stimulating, fun area with minimal supervision requirements. deliver We angled crawl tunnels and balance beams so they could all be safely overseen from the thatched watchtower enabling safe supervision at all times. 6 Large jungle carvings (some 2.4 meters in height) were chosen by the children to replicate the ‘jungle book’ theme. A large separate seating area for 40 was constructed to the rear and a large maze accommodating 20 children was added just for fun. Functionality, durability, low maintenance and safety were our key considerations. There were 22 separate agreed wish list points on this brief and we delivered all 22.
sure start centres
case studies
Kingston Hill Childrens Centre (Alexandra Rd Infant School)
this site was a totally clear level area of earth - a blank canvas indeed! consult + plan This was a new purpose built children’s centre constructed within an existing primary school grounds. The site was a totally clear level area of earth. A blank canvas indeed! innovate The brief was to construct an outstanding play area which could be zoned and controlled according to the weather. Creating areas and activities that would encourage parent and child interaction and play was also a key requirement. We also had been asked to deliver water play, sand play, digging, seating, a sun shade, a playhouse, physical challenge, painting, mark making, planting, a picnic area, large areas of grass, a deer carving and funky fencing ...all with safety and visual impact. deliver We created a soft play area that flows from the main building, as well as a giant sunken sandpit with sun canopy. Connected to this, a maze decking area with places to hide, mark making and see through double sided painting panels set into the walls. Leading off from this a the physical challenge area with a partially enclosed spiral slide, a clamber panel, secret under houses and a hidden beach stone zone. In the main grassed garden area is a bespoke hobbit’s house, a functioning paddling stream, a large earth digging bed, sensory paving, a bamboo circular den, funky fencing and plants. This area is gated as is the physical challenge area so staff can control access to play areas dependent upon weather.
Creative Outdoors Limited play area design & build
Unit 12 Nutley Dean Farm, Smalls Hill Road, Norwood Hill, Horley, Surrey RH6 0HR T: +44 (0)1293 862975 www.creativeout.co.uk