Former warehouses in Beijing transformed into a sensory playground

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A playful network of large tubes containing walkways and bridges wraps around this children's community center in Beijing, China. Designed by Chinese firm We Architech Anonymous (WAA) , a cluster of former grain warehouses form the basis of the project, with the courtyard at its center. center transformed into an undulating, steel-structured landscape that creates a series of new interactions.

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“Beijing is a city where many children do not have access to adequate outdoor space in their immediate neighborhood,” WAA said.

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Cut-outs revealing bright yellow play spaces, built-in trampolines and a series of mounds that can be climbed to access the roofs of the original warehouses animate this central landscape, which also acts to stitch together the previously disconnected buildings on the site.

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“Children can travel from the terrace under the mound via slides that vary in height from seven meters to 4.3 meters,” the office described.

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These tubes also function to connect the warehouse buildings back to the surrounding area, providing access and views over an adjacent public park.

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Source: Dezeen

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