PlayHouzz Design Competition 2016
WOODEN TOY BOX PLAYHOUSE
DESIGN BY: STEVEN T. GIAMPIETRO, RA
THEME: ADVENTURE
THE DESIGN IS A LARGE WOODEN TOY BOX THAT TRANSFORMS INTO A CHILD’S PLAYHOUSE. THE TOP OPENS, CREATING BALCONIES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE FROM INTERNAL STAIRS AND A ROPE AND LADDER. THE TOY BOX THEME, WITH IT’S LARGE LETTERS AND APPEALING COLORS, ATTRACTS INQUISITIVE CHILDREN. THE FROSTED GLASS PANELS BEHIND EACH LARGE LETTER ON THE TWO SIDES ALLOWS SHADOWS OF CHILDREN AT PLAY, INSPIRING THE IMAGINATION. UPON APPROACHING THE PLAYHOUSE, THE CHILD QUICKLY REALIZES THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ADVENTURE LIKE NO OTHER. WHEN CLIMBING THE STAIRS, ONE CAN LOOK THROUGH HOLES OR PORTS IN THE STAIRS TO ADJACENT PLAY SPACES. THE LARGE HOLES ON THE EXTERIOR FACADES CAN BE CLIMBED THROUGH. IN THAT SPACE, THE CHILD COULD HIDE AND PLAY, LOOK THROUGH THE FROSTED GLASS TO SHADOWS BEYOND OR EVEN TRANSVERSE TO THE ADJACENT SPACE AND CONTINUE ON HIS OR HER JOURNEY. THE PLAYHOUSE GEOMETRY, SHAPES WITHIN AND DIFFERENT LEVELS ADD INTEREST TO THE ADVENTURE. ONCE ON THE INTERMEDIATE LANDING, THE CHILD COULD CROSS OVER TO THE ADJACENT STAIR SET AND THEN BEGIN TO EXPLORE THAT JOURNEY. THE UNIQUE DESIGN PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO CONTINUALLY CIRCULATE AND EXPLORE THROUGH, AROUND, UNDERNEATH AND ON TOP OF DIFFERENT SHAPED SPACES. THIS WOODEN TOY BOX PLAYHOUSE IS SURELY AN ULTIMATE CHILD ADVENTURE!
DESIGN BY: STEVEN T. GIAMPIETRO, RA
THEME: ADVENTURE
THE DESIGN IS A LARGE WOODEN TOY BOX THAT TRANSFORMS INTO A CHILD’S PLAYHOUSE. THE TOP OPENS, CREATING BALCONIES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE FROM INTERNAL STAIRS AND A ROPE AND LADDER. THE TOY BOX THEME, WITH IT’S LARGE LETTERS AND APPEALING COLORS, ATTRACTS INQUISITIVE CHILDREN. THE FROSTED GLASS PANELS BEHIND EACH LARGE LETTER ON THE TWO SIDES ALLOWS SHADOWS OF CHILDREN AT PLAY, INSPIRING THE IMAGINATION. UPON APPROACHING THE PLAYHOUSE, THE CHILD QUICKLY REALIZES THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ADVENTURE LIKE NO OTHER. WHEN CLIMBING THE STAIRS, ONE CAN LOOK THROUGH HOLES OR PORTS IN THE STAIRS TO ADJACENT PLAY SPACES. THE LARGE HOLES ON THE EXTERIOR FACADES CAN BE CLIMBED THROUGH. IN THAT SPACE, THE CHILD COULD HIDE AND PLAY, LOOK THROUGH THE FROSTED GLASS TO SHADOWS BEYOND OR EVEN TRANSVERSE TO THE ADJACENT SPACE AND CONTINUE ON HIS OR HER JOURNEY. THE PLAYHOUSE GEOMETRY, SHAPES WITHIN AND DIFFERENT LEVELS ADD INTEREST TO THE ADVENTURE. ONCE ON THE INTERMEDIATE LANDING, THE CHILD COULD CROSS OVER TO THE ADJACENT STAIR SET AND THEN BEGIN TO EXPLORE THAT JOURNEY. THE UNIQUE DESIGN PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO CONTINUALLY CIRCULATE AND EXPLORE THROUGH, AROUND, UNDERNEATH AND ON TOP OF DIFFERENT SHAPED SPACES. THIS WOODEN TOY BOX PLAYHOUSE IS SURELY AN ULTIMATE CHILD ADVENTURE!
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