GAZA Sustainable Eco-Playgrounds
This work is currently being planned as a joint project between Playgrounds for Palestine UK, Playgrounds for Palestine USA, and the University of Gaza. It seeks to build sustainable outdoor playgrounds to serve the community.
It is an innovative project using recycled materials through a project that is employing recent graduates from the fields of Architecture, Interior Design and Arts at the Islamic University of Gaza (IUG). To support the graduates in their design, training sessions were conducted by three experts hired from the fields of Recycling, Minecraft, and Community Development.
There are three teams, each of which has focused on a different site. One team has designed a playground for an orphanage in the West Bank - their design is inspired by a Rubik's cube. A second team has focused on a playground for children with Down's syndrome or Autism - their design was inspired by rainbows. The third and final design is for a playground at the Bani Suhaila municipality, a 5000 m2 public property. This design took the concept of musical instruments, involving movement and sound.
The long term plan is to recreate these playgrounds at other sites around Gaza.
The designs are currently being finalised, but some of the innovative plans are shown below. The first video focuses on the proposed playground for the orphanage, so encompasses ideas for both younger and older children,
It is an innovative project using recycled materials through a project that is employing recent graduates from the fields of Architecture, Interior Design and Arts at the Islamic University of Gaza (IUG). To support the graduates in their design, training sessions were conducted by three experts hired from the fields of Recycling, Minecraft, and Community Development.
There are three teams, each of which has focused on a different site. One team has designed a playground for an orphanage in the West Bank - their design is inspired by a Rubik's cube. A second team has focused on a playground for children with Down's syndrome or Autism - their design was inspired by rainbows. The third and final design is for a playground at the Bani Suhaila municipality, a 5000 m2 public property. This design took the concept of musical instruments, involving movement and sound.
The long term plan is to recreate these playgrounds at other sites around Gaza.
The designs are currently being finalised, but some of the innovative plans are shown below. The first video focuses on the proposed playground for the orphanage, so encompasses ideas for both younger and older children,
The second video focuses on a playground for children with special needs.
And the third and final video shows the design for the municipal playground.
The next stage is to get these designs drawn up and costed, then hopefully we can turn these inspirational ideas into reality.
The short video below features Adam who is 6-years-old and lives in Bani Suhila. He is super-excited that we are building a playground there!
The short video below features Adam who is 6-years-old and lives in Bani Suhila. He is super-excited that we are building a playground there!
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JENIN, in the West Bank
We are excited to undertake another new project - a forest playground in Jenin. About 80,000 children live in the immediate area who lack free, open, safe places to play and roam. Although there is an existing forest playground, none of the playground facilities are usable.
Our aim is to build two play areas (one for younger children and one for older children) and a skatepark for teenagers. The area will be landscaped with solar-powered lighting, toilets, picnic, barbeque and seating areas, and a community garden, all accessible to wheelchair users and others with limited mobility.
The vision is to transform the space into a beautiful, sustainable site which is accessible and inclusive for people of all needs and abilities, with facilities for the whole community to enjoy, protect and take pride in. More details can be found by clicking the image below.
The vision is to transform the space into a beautiful, sustainable site which is accessible and inclusive for people of all needs and abilities, with facilities for the whole community to enjoy, protect and take pride in. More details can be found by clicking the image below.
