Recognising the inter-dependence of indoor and outdoor learning and play, the landscape at Park Primary School is designed to create a flexible, stimulating children's environment. A mix of spaces engenders sports and fitness, social inclusion and outdoor learning.
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HLP was responsible for the landscape design and site monitoring for a new primary school.
Responding to broad consultation including staff and pupils, HLP developed a design rich in detail offering a range of stimulating experiences to support learning and play, curricular and non curricular education, health and wellbeing, sport and fitness, social interaction, open visual surveillance of grounds
Design elements include:
- Outdoor classrooms
- Mini allotment plots
- Play equipment
- Activity trails
- Traversing wall
- Climbing boulder
- ‘Talki-tubes’
- Shade canopy structure
- SUDs (sustainable urban drainage)
- Wildlife pond
- Dipping platform
- Nature study garden
- Multi use games area
- Running track
- Outdoor stages for formal / informal performance
- Car parking and service yard areas
- Perimeter security fencing
- Internal fencing and enclosure.