An installation devoted to free play in Intermediae, Landscape for Play is a leisure-based proposal that shifts the shapes of the surrounding city to an interior space. To the question of how we can transform the urban space through play, Aberrant Architecture replies with structures, shapes and colours that invite children of all ages to use this new place in an imaginative way.
The resulting interior landscape is composed of follies, crevices and different elevations which, although they make up a fantastic territory that can be used by the communities that come to Intermediae each day, don't impose rigid restrictions in terms of how people must behave. This flexibility also means that the playground can be used as a setting for a range of activities during the months when it will be open.
Inspired by the architectural language of the great Dutch playground designer Aldo van Eyck (1918-99)the forms of the playground derive from a series of varying geometrical shapes. Along with the colourful graphic floor pattern the aim is to create a terrain for the stimulation of imagination, leading to opportunities for human interaction and free play. This playground is not just for Kids. Adults can also inhabit the spaces, create games and interact with their children.