Project Credits
Client
Manukau City Council
Date Completed
2004
Sector
Public & Civic
Awards
2006 NZILA
// Pride of Place
// Rural Park, Recreational
// Silver
2004 Ellerslie Flower Show
// Children's Heritage Park Play
// Bronze
Project Governance
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Project Lead
Lloyd Atherfold
Design Team
No items found.
Giant steel marbles depicting the traditional childhood game were central to Chow:Hill’s design of Manukau City Council’s Ellerslie International Flower Show entry.
Intended as an interactive sculptural interpretation of the traditional childhood game of marbles, Chow:Hill’s landscape design team brought heritage to the fore in its design of Manukau City Council’s entry to the Ellerslie International Flower Show.
Central to the land art piece were giant steel ‘marbles’, set amongst a swirling mass of groundcover and winding timber paths that reflected the patterning within the traditional toy, while harakeke plants gave the environment a distinctly New Zealand feel. Interpretative panels, mounted throughout the undulating landscape, achieved a second key aspect of learning – insight into traditional games from a global, cross-cultural perspective.
As well as encouraging activity and unstructured play, another key design consideration was the ease of implementation. Limited set-up time, prior to the opening of New Zealand’s foremost garden show, challenged Chow:Hill’s landscape design team to merge creativity with functionality in a relocatable playground setting that had longevity of use.
The outcome was described as a ‘delightfully self-contained space’ that artfully integrated children’s play and education.
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Giant steel marbles depicting the traditional childhood game were central to Chow:Hill’s design of Manukau City Council’s Ellerslie International Flower Show entry.
Intended as an interactive sculptural interpretation of the traditional childhood game of marbles, Chow:Hill’s landscape design team brought heritage to the fore in its design of Manukau City Council’s entry to the Ellerslie International Flower Show.
Central to the land art piece were giant steel ‘marbles’, set amongst a swirling mass of groundcover and winding timber paths that reflected the patterning within the traditional toy, while harakeke plants gave the environment a distinctly New Zealand feel. Interpretative panels, mounted throughout the undulating landscape, achieved a second key aspect of learning – insight into traditional games from a global, cross-cultural perspective.
As well as encouraging activity and unstructured play, another key design consideration was the ease of implementation. Limited set-up time, prior to the opening of New Zealand’s foremost garden show, challenged Chow:Hill’s landscape design team to merge creativity with functionality in a relocatable playground setting that had longevity of use.
The outcome was described as a ‘delightfully self-contained space’ that artfully integrated children’s play and education.
Project Credits
Client
Marble Play Heritage
Status
2004
Project Type
Public & Civic
Awards
2006 NZILA
// Pride of Place
// Rural Park, Recreational
// Silver
2004 Ellerslie Flower Show
// Children's Heritage Park Play
// Bronze
Project Lead
Lloyd Atherfold
Design Team
No items found.
Giant steel marbles depicting the traditional childhood game were central to Chow:Hill’s design of Manukau City Council’s Ellerslie International Flower Show entry.
Intended as an interactive sculptural interpretation of the traditional childhood game of marbles, Chow:Hill’s landscape design team brought heritage to the fore in its design of Manukau City Council’s entry to the Ellerslie International Flower Show.
Central to the land art piece were giant steel ‘marbles’, set amongst a swirling mass of groundcover and winding timber paths that reflected the patterning within the traditional toy, while harakeke plants gave the environment a distinctly New Zealand feel. Interpretative panels, mounted throughout the undulating landscape, achieved a second key aspect of learning – insight into traditional games from a global, cross-cultural perspective.
As well as encouraging activity and unstructured play, another key design consideration was the ease of implementation. Limited set-up time, prior to the opening of New Zealand’s foremost garden show, challenged Chow:Hill’s landscape design team to merge creativity with functionality in a relocatable playground setting that had longevity of use.
The outcome was described as a ‘delightfully self-contained space’ that artfully integrated children’s play and education.
Project Credits
Client
Marble Play Heritage
Status
2004
Project Type
Public & Civic
Awards
2006 NZILA
// Pride of Place
// Rural Park, Recreational
// Silver
2004 Ellerslie Flower Show
// Children's Heritage Park Play
// Bronze
Project Lead
Lloyd Atherfold
Design Team
No items found.
