Located in Kennington Park the project replaces and amalgamates the existing Adventure Playground and One o’Clock Club, which are earmarked for demolition to make space for a new housing development.

Roofs and walls of the building are to be clad in oxidising COR-TEN steel, which through its rich texture relates to the green, lush environment of Kennington Park.

The design investigates the idea of designing playability into the fabric of a building. External play elements are connected into and through the building. 

Spaces of different scales encourage different qualities of activities. Childhood pleasures like playing behind and under furniture, hiding inside small-scale den-like spaces, climbing on ladders and stairs, sliding on banisters are given room and help create a homely feel to the building. A high level scrambling and socialising net offers views over the biodiversity roof and into the sky and connects the building with the external play structures and playground.

After obtaining planning consent the appointment of Erect Architecture was sadly ended and the project delivered through design and build procurement.