Climbing and discovery: The National Garden Festival as a play paradise for children and young people
Little explorers take note: There are adventures galore at the Koblenz National Garden Festival 2011
During these two years she took the opportunity to fill the place and its surrounding with the brilliance of court life, as she had known it in her childhood at the royal court at Weimar. The "Jewel Box” on the palace forecourt now recalls in a playful way the time spent by the Empress at Koblenz.
The playground at the Electoral Palace is totally in keeping with its classical backdrop. Its basic rectangular design is dictated by the architectural arrangement of the palace forecourt. "Empress Augusta’s Jewel Box" invites children to play with over-sized play equipment such as a swing and a see-saw in the shape of a mirror and a hairpin. The crown has become an exciting climbing tower and the various slide balls are connected into a chain of pearls: a highlight for today's little princes and princesses.
The ground surface is constructed throughout in a seamless fall protection surfacing. In imitation of a jewel box lined with velvet, floral ornaments have been worked into the red surfacing.
The barrier-free playground is suitable for children from 4 to 14 years of age.
The playground on the forecourt of the Koblenz Palace was constructed between 2006 and 2010; it covers a surface area of 500 m² and cost 175,000 Euros (net) to build. The work was carried out by the landscape design firm, Büro RMP Stephan Lenzen Landschaftsarchitekten.
Buoys for the Ehrenbreitstein complex on the Rhine
Away from the streams of visitors the riverside park in Ehrenbreitstein on the right hand bank of the Rhine was cleaned up and redesigned for the National Garden Festival. The redesigned children's playground is a landmark which can be seen from far and near.
The original playground was enlarged by 400 m². Elements of inland navigation have been combined in play themes on two levels.
Towards the Rhine the playground is enclosed by a site-mixed concrete wall. Coloured portholes in various sizes and a chamfered outer side like the bow of a ship give the wall a character all its own. The enclosure is broken up at regular intervals by coloured metal steles. These serve as drainage for floodwater.
Much of the play equipment has been specially manufactured. Shipping and navigation themes were the inspiration for this playground. Three light buoys made of stainless steel stand in the sand play area. The integrated climbing nets, ladder rungs, sliding poles and loopholes are aligned on continuous play and motion sequences. Classic elements, such as swings, carrousels and a small slide blend in seamlessly with the play theme. Two telescopes offer a view over the panorama of the town on the opposite bank and the "real" ships on the Rhine. Redesign of the playground on the right hand bank of the Rhine.
The playground on the right hand bank of the Rhine was constructed between 2006 and 2010; it covers a surface area of 400 m² and cost 250,000 Euros (net) to build. The work on this playground was also carried out by the landscape design firm, Büro RMP Stephan Lenzen Landschaftsarchitekten.
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