An exciting urban project

There is hardly a factor that influences the everyday life and development of children more than the spatial design of the living environment and the associated opportunities for “free play”. This is the central result of studies carried out by the Spielraum research group in various countries and cities. They show on a broad empirical basis the considerable importance of the quality of urban spaces for everyday life and the developmental opportunities of children. In collaboration with our Australian partner Marcus Constructions, we have created an attractive urban play space for children with the “Western Park Docklands” project in the metropolis of Melbourne that attracts young and old alike. The main focus is on the huge pyramid tower with a tunnel slide, which is visible from afar, brings an interesting aesthetic aspect to the urban environment and has an incomparably high play value.

Water and sand play world for young and old

A very special playground was opened in Osaka, Japan in 2019. BørneLund operates 90 toy stores and over 20 indoor play and exercise areas in Japan. So far there are very few creative wooden playgrounds in Japan. With this project, Richter and BørneLund are setting new trends for Japan. In the sand and water area, younger children in particular enjoy playing with the elements on the water inside, pumps and mud tables. The nest cradle invites you to relax and the small playhouses provide space for hiding and role-playing. The “Active Play” area appeals particularly to older children with its challenging towers, bridges, climbing nets and slides. In addition, there are exciting fields of experience for the senses with the dancing glockenspiel, a water whirlpool and a buzzing stone that even adults cannot escape.

Integrative space for natural and imaginative play

Martin's Park honors the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombings, Martin Richard. His family created this urban park as an inclusive space for natural and imaginative play. Richard's iconic wooden play ship is a landmark with two accessible levels that complement the waterfront setting. A wheelchair-accessible slide and animal-shaped petting stones, which particularly invite young children to role-play, complete the play offerings for all ages.

Climbing and playing in the shopping centre

The shopping centre "Mall of Arabia" in the Egyptian capital Cairo is not only impressive because of the choice of the many high-quality shops, but also because of the attractive children's playground, which the company Richter Spielgeräte has equipped with high-quality products made of mountain larch and stainless steel. At the centre of the playground are four pyramid towers of different heights with winding tunnel slides, visible from afar. The climbing structure invites especially older children and teenagers to discover, climb and balance and for the little ones two play houses offer space to retreat and for first role plays. A covered area with several wooden tables and benches is available for the breaks in the games, where you can sit down and relax at any time for a snack or a chat.

Enchanting natural playground

As part of the renovation of an existing playground, we worked closely with Timberplay England to create a natural playground that is exciting for young and old children as well as teenagers. Some existing play elements were integrated into the new design. A tower combination, a twin seesaw, bouncy plates, a dwarf hill and a spacious sand play area were added to the playground with its many mature trees.

First Richter climbing forest in the USA

The Richter Playground in the idyllic Mountain Lake Park in San Francisco attracts numerous visitors due to its location alone. In a spacious park area with a lake and lots of old trees, Richter Spielgeräte GmbH has designed numerous attractive play areas and equipped them with high-quality equipment. Several jumping boards arranged one behind the other, high swings and a large climbing forest - the first of its kind in the USA - encourage movement and action. A toddler area features animal-shaped petting stones and a long wooden caterpillar, which is equipped with additional exciting elements such as colorful "windows", a marble run and rotating discs. Younger children in particular can immerse themselves in role play here. And at the conferences, older children and adults can also learn exciting things about the reproduction of sound and sound over greater distances.

Ships in the middle of India's metropolis

There has been a spacious playground in the center of the Indian metropolis of Mumbai since 2018. The water play area with various gutter and damming elements as well as Archimedean screws invites young and old children to play with the elements. You can immerse yourself in role play on the billowing ship and the small sailing boat, you can sit, lie and chat on the various hammocks, and the combination of huts is ideal for climbing and hiding. However, the attractive focus of the play area is undoubtedly the two large ships with sand play areas in the bow. Here sailors, captains and pirates can let off steam to their hearts' content. Another highlight is the arched bridge, which is visible from afar and invites you to balance and connects the play areas. What is particularly exciting is that the playground was installed on a roof terrace on the 6th floor of a building. The project was therefore particularly technically complex and a challenge in terms of statics and ground anchoring.

Playing in the playground

The Waldorf school in the Californian town of Orange County has had a very special school playground since 2016. Two high double swings standing next to each other allow four children to swing with and next to each other at the same time. The climbing structure, which is very suitable for schoolyards and on which several children can have fun climbing and balancing at the same time, is complemented by a platform with an attached tunnel slide. Here you can also climb and run around, or just enjoy the view, sit in the shade under the platform floor and immerse yourself in role play.

Popular destination for families

Odds Farm Park, the most popular family day out destination in High Wycombe, has expanded its play offering with the addition of a brand new Richter play area to complement the existing Richter water and sand play areas. As one of the largest farm attractions in the UK, Odds Farm regularly receives top ratings on Trip Advisor. Continuous new investment ensures that visitors return regularly. The management tries to expand the offer every year, and this year they decided to create an extensive adventure play area in collaboration with Richter and Timberplay. An area for toddlers developed by Richter and Timberplay was opened in 2013, followed by a sand and water play area in 2014. Thanks to the greater challenges offered by the new play equipment, the target group is being expanded to include older children.

The complex combination of play equipment has created a play focus with crossovers, rope bridges and slides, which should inspire children of all ages. There are also climbing walls, micro seesaws, bouncy boards and hexagonal swings. All of the equipment was selected with the large number of guests who visit Odds Farm on Sundays and public holidays in mind.
"The play area is extremely popular with the children, the feedback from visitors is excellent and the 'wow' factor is just as we imagined it would be."
Odds Farm Park was established 21 years ago near Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire in the south of England and, following annual expansions, is now one of the UK's largest farm attractions, attracting more than 200,000 visitors a year. The park is one of the most important members of the National Farm Attractions Network (NFAN).

Idyllic playground in the north of Athens

An idyllic playground has been created in the north of the Greek metropolis of Athens, surrounded by typical Mediterranean vegetation consisting of olive trees, cypresses and fragrant wild herbs. The pyramid towers and platforms with a tunnel slide and a climbing structure attract older children and teenagers in particular. Younger children can immerse themselves in role play and test their skills in the extensive sand play area with various playhouses, swinging horses and spinning tops.