UCDS Playground

After completing a major building expansion project in 2003, Rafn was invited back to complete an overhaul of the playground facilities at University Child Development School. The playground renovation consisted of:

• new CMU play structure with steel Crow’s Nest, climbing wall, and slide;
• new rope tower climbing structure;
• new water feature with weir gate, gravity fed pools;
• new turf playfield;
• 5 new large trees and assorted landscape plantings;
• pavers and decorative rocks.

The project also included a bathroom renovation inside the school building.

Safety considerations included protection of summer students and staff on campus, and pedestrians adjacent to the tight urban site.

The project was on a tight and definite time schedule during the school’s summer break. We finished on time and on budget.