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Brillamont Playspace

JDE Design Driven Consultancy

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Playing with shapes and colors to activate children's locomotor skills, without letting their safety down. - Recording Architecture, Francisco Alvarez
A design that integrates factors that promote the development of physical, social, emotional and cognitive skills - Recording Architecture, Francisco Alvarez
A spaces that manifest the innovative vision and love that Brillamont has for its community. - Recording Architecture, Francisco Alvarez
Playing with shapes and colors to activate children's locomotor skills, without letting their safety down. - Recording Architecture, Francisco Alvarez

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Learning Space
7.28
8.16
7.80
6.94
7.54
Anne-Laure Pingreoun
Anne-Laure Pingreoun Founder at Alter-Projects
Playful, educational and fun, bravo...
8
9
9
7
8.25
Preeti Singh
Preeti Singh Brand Director at India Design ID
7
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.13
Claude Saos
Claude Saos Head of interior architecture and design at LISAA Strasbourg
Bravo ! Functional, fun and educati...
8
9
9
9
8.75
Julia Chiaramonti
Julia Chiaramonti Founder at Julia Chiaramonti
Functional and playful....
6.86
8.77
9.07
6.27
7.74
Tanya Suvannapong
Tanya Suvannapong Design Director at Gensler
7.5
8
8
7.5
7.75
Ismael Abedin Ingelmo
Ismael Abedin Ingelmo Founder and Director at DXMID
Nice thinking and research explanat...
8.4
8.09
8.15
6.78
7.86
Ronnie Belizaire
Ronnie Belizaire Studio Practice Leader and Principal at HKS Inc.
This playground is brilliant and I...
8
9
8.75
7
8.19
Yan Pan
Yan Pan Cofounder and Chief Architect at SpActrum
6
7.5
7
6
6.63
Peter Pan
Peter Pan Founder and CEO at Noa Galaxy
7
7
7
6
6.75
Andrea Zickhardt
Andrea Zickhardt Managing Director at Holzer Kobler Architekturen
Why can´t all playgrounds designed...
6.5
8
5
7
6.63
Liz Gallagher
Liz Gallagher Studio Director at March and White Design
7
8
7
7
7.25
Judy Dowle
Judy Dowle Associate Design Director at Studio XAG
7
8
8
6
7.25
Quan Huang
Quan Huang Chief Designer at WJID
7
8
8
7
7.5
Leendert Tange
Leendert Tange Creative Partner at Storeage-Group
6
7.5
6.5
6
6.5
Servaas Vehmeijer
Servaas Vehmeijer Partner and Managing Director at The Invisible Party
Perhaps this can lead to a broader...
9
8
8
7
8
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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
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GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Learning Space of the Year
7.73
8.34
8.06
7.04
7.79
Abby Scott
Abby Scott Interior Design Principal at HDR
Play mixed with the ultimate explor...
8.63
8.16
7.8
7.3
7.97
Andrea Zickhardt
Andrea Zickhardt Managing Director at Holzer Kobler Architekturen
Inviting space for children for pla...
7.28
8.16
7.8
7
7.56
Arianna Bavuso
Arianna Bavuso Cofounder at AB+AC Architects
Playful yes, it could have been exe...
7.28
8.16
7.8
6.94
7.55
Sneha Divias
Sneha Divias Founder at Sneha Divias Atelier
7.28
8.16
8.9
6.94
7.82
Anna Gitelman
Anna Gitelman Associate Professor at Suffolk University
A new take on the traditional playg...
8.2
9.04
8
7
8.06
Client
Instituto Brillamont
Floor area
400 ㎡
Completion
2023
Budget
USD 350,000
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Brillamont Playspace, designed by JDE design driven consultancy, is a breakthrough project integrating play within the educational realm, harmonizing safety with learning in a sensorially stimulating environment. This collaboration stands as a challenge to established norms, fostering the comprehensive development of children. Its design encourages exploration with inviting shapes and colors that uplift the spirit, symbolizing Brillamont's dedication to educational excellence and the complete well-being of its students.

The essence of play is inherently dynamic and fluid, spanning from the open guidance of an educator to involvement in activities without predetermined goals. As behavior experts assert, play is an activity chosen freely, self-directed, and internally motivated.

Often, play spaces in educational settings prioritize safety over critical thinking development, neglecting the necessity for reasoning, curiosity, and adventure. This approach has led to spaces that, while safe, lack stimuli essential for children's vital development, such as a sense of achievement, cooperation, and fundamental motor skills.

JDE design driven consultancy has developed a playspace for the preschool area of Brillamont that encourages critical thinking and curiosity in children. Distinguished by its spontaneous curves and shapes that beckon adventure, Playspace stimulates motor skills while upholding safety. Its design integrates organic and geometric elements that resonate with the freedom inherent in nature, and its vibrant color palette enhances dynamism and positivity.

The construction of bold shapes, such as vast arches, and long, almost surreal bridges extend an invitation into the space. Its architectural layout starts from an elliptical track with random strokes, positioned with an inclination that leads children over an elevated bridge, offering them a view of the campus surroundings and its vegetation.

A structure of tall and bold yellow arches is intersected by the elevated track, and a ramp at the ground level. This pathway is complemented by elements that create moments, like an elevated pergola, mounds, and slides that return them to the ground.

At the center of the ellipse and beneath the bridge lie various abstract shapes like towers, tunnels, and arches with a playful personality that create dynamism and unexpected play for the young students. The design of the Playspace is strongly guided by its use of color, that enhances the mood and promotes positivity.

By applying its methodology and design processes, JDE design-driven consultancy is transforming spaces into formative and memorable experiences, stepping towards the future of education.