Unit 15 (Dickson)
Dickson Playscapes This project looks at two main ideas about the wetlands that emerged from the stories of the place as narrated by the actors on the site. Firstly, the wetland is a machine that sustains its people. It is also a space of play for the children within it. My major design project investigates possible ways to protect the wetland by educating the children within Kirombe of the importance of preserving wetlands through play. The project proposes a number of programs that enables children to use play to learn, train and protect the wetlands using the existing
Playscapes speculations
infrastructure, urban form and the in-between spaces. Furthermore, the project proposes play as a connector, a mediator between the existing (infrastructure) and the new (programmes). Through play, children will experience and learn about the ecological systems vegetation systems and production systems. Play thus becomes an essential part of the new conservation educational systems that work together to sustain the wetland. Play, work and learning then become part of one system within the wetland of Kinawataka.
Playscapes reinterpretation
A child centered approach Interactive pop-up book
Movements within the common spaces: volumetric exploration
