Under The Sea PlaygroundBy: Amanda Henriksen, Taylor Hile, & KaraMclaughlin

Playground Description• Design Team- • Ground for Play: Commercial Playground Equipment and Design

• Location-• San Diego, California

• Overview-• Under the sea theme

• Parking-• 3 parking lots• Each with front row handicap parking• Sidewalk entry pathways from each lot

Accessibility & Justification• Who can access the playground?• Elementary school aged children (ages 4-12)• Also accessible for parents as well as children/adults with disabilities

• We chose to build our playground for elementary school aged children because that is the age group that mainly uses playgrounds. Our playground will include features that will allow adults to enjoy the playground with their children if they wanted to, and it will also include features that will be accommodating to people who are mentally or physically handicapped. We chose to build our playground in San Diego, California because we wanted a location that was warm so the playground could be utilized all year round.

Ground Components & Interactive Stations• Spring/rocking animals • Sandbox• Sand Digger• Spinning chairs• Balance beam• Work table

Important Information• Brachiating-• Monkey bars

• Balancing-• Balance beam, spring toys

• Climbing-• Ladders, rock climbing wall

• Swinging-• Swings

• Sliding-• Slides (single and double slides)

• Spinning-• Spinning chairs

• Sensory-• Garden box

• Physical-• Pull-up bar

• Social & Emotional-• Periscope and steering wheel

• Cognitive-• Maze

• Communication-• Talking tubes

Shaded Areas

Elevated Components

• Tic-Tac-Toe• Color spin game• Bongo Drums• Maze• Steering wheel• Periscope

Equipment & Transfer Points

Equipment

• Swings• Monkey bars• Slides• Teeter totter

Transfer Points

• Ramps• Climbers• Ladders• Bridge• Stairs

Equipment

Pavilions• The Under The Sea playground will include one pavilion used for

eating, resting, and keeping cool. It will include a concession stand with windows. On the other side of the pavilion, away from the concession stand, there will be restrooms. A door for each restroom will be on each side of the building.

• There will also be a small pavilion closer to the playground with seating that will be used for shade and for parents to enjoy watching their children play.

Surface Areas• Rubber tire surface

surrounding playground.

Landscaping

The Design• Amanda- do you like this one for our design? There are a lot of

good ones if you Google “inclusive playground design.”

References• Pavilions:

• http://smokeandscales.blogspot.com/2011_02_06_archive.html• Ground & Elevated Components:

• http://www.rectech.org/equipments/index.php?id=231&category=Recreation&subcategory=Playgrounds&speccategory=Sand+%26+Water+Activities

• http://www.10ravens.com/10ravensproducts/3d-model-of-monkey-playground-ride-02-17-833.html• http://play.wreck.net/sterling-barnhart-park• http://www.hendersonplay.com/componentsDetails.php?module=SA-MT021• http://www.raleighnc.gov/arts/content/PRecParks/Articles/PlaygroundEastgate.html• http://www.playlsi.com/Explore-Products/Product-Lines/Outdoor-Playsystems/Evos/More-

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