Thirroul Beach Playground
This lovely play space area is located behind Thirroul Beach Pool. We have been engaged by Council to come up with design options based on a comprehensive and thoughtfully conducted consultation with local children, young people and their families. We were excited to find out from results of the consultation that Thirroul was famous for its very first circus arrival with ten elephants. We grabbed this opportunity to respond to childrens' ideas on the 'arrival of circus' and incorporated in our concept a huggable baby elephant as it "became bogged in the beach lagoon" (Don Gray, 2010; My Thirroul). This elephant sculpture becomes a focus of the substantial nature play area amidst local palms and a small performance space. Further, local children requested a variety of challenging equipment suited to all ability levels and we were able to respond to their key wishes. Naturally, the universal accessibility, comfort, ease of supervision for parents and practical maintenance issues for Council were also on a forefront of our minds. You are welcome to watch this space for the photos once this playground is complete.
Project
Thirroul Beach Playground
Location
Thirroul Beach north of Wollongong
Client
Wollongong City Council
Completion
curently in design stage