In collaboration with NTUC First Campus
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Warmest thanks to: Professor Christophe Gaubert and the DIC Team
My awesome team: Shermaine. Jennifer and Jia Hui
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T H E C R E A T U R E
The magic of nature is that there is always something new to discover and explore when we see things from different perspective of nature. The interaction with nature does not stem from only trees but also the non-tangible things like the medium of light.
We wanted to capture this sense of magical wonder in our playscape through magnifying the interaction with light and imagination.
We wanted to capture this sense of magical wonder in our playscape through magnifying the interaction with light and imagination.
Presenting to you CREATURE. The creation of imaginative play through the ambiguity of the creature.
CREATURE is purposefully broken up into 4 different elements such as the head, ribs, body and tail for different kind of interaction and affordances. The spaces between the elements provides more opportunity for free play. And it is structured to ensure the continuity of the form can be seen from different perspectives.
We used dichroic film as our main material to enhance the magical interaction with light. The children are able to interact with their reflection and the casted color shadows, such as pink and orange and blue.
The inside of the head also provides a more quiet zone where they can chill and converse with their friends.
Children can interact with light, color and shadow by playing with the dichroic scales on the ribs. They can also utilize these dichroic scales to not only interact with nature, such as trees, but also with their surroundings.
Children can crawl into the structure, and even create their own games, like hide and seek. They can also interact with the changing colors on the floor. The tunnel diminished in size to creature more depth in the playscape as they navigate their way to the end.
The tail takes affordance of the slope to become a slide, that marks the end of the creature.
The panel also provide the affordance of playing beyond daylight where some of the scales have solar panels that stores energy throughout the day. The glow emitted from the creature attracts the children to interact with nature even during the night.
With the four elements, there is a leeway to create different kind of creatures to fit different sizes of playscape.
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