The client’s brief asked to combine the visual identity of the Mall logo, used as a guideline in designing the entire aesthetic of the venue, with Swiss values. As result, KALEIDOSKOP is an abstract representation of iconic Swiss elements (Landscapes, alpine houses, Clockwork mechanisms, animals, etc.) seen with kids eyes looking through a kaleidoscope.

With a total of 1700 sqm, the playground groups two distinctive areas:

Kaleido – dedicated to small kids which can experience being inside a Kaleidoscope, discovering different obstacles, while playing with reflections of colored/ mirrored surfaces.
Arts & Crafts, role play, small theatre and napping area are ingredients that complete the kaleidoscope experience.

The Landscape – children up to 11 yo. are engaged in a “Quest” game through a maze of wooden hills, mountains, tunnels and trees. They go through, climbing, sliding, crawling and hiding activities while discovering funny experiments, sensorial interactive games that teach them basis of science in a playful manner.
In the “Tourbillon Plaza”, playing on classic games activates large scale clock work wheels in the above ceiling. Adjacent, interactive wall gears are teaching kids about clock mechanism transmission.
“The Alpine Village” houses or “The Lucerne steam boat” become fun places to celebrate birthdays while still be part of the action.