John Rochford Park
A nature-themed playground for Kihikihi.
Project Details
Nature-themed to nestle into the mature existing trees, this small playground has plenty to offer from spinning, rocking, swinging to climbing and sliding.
Client
Waipa District Council
Service
Design and Project Management
Year
2023
Construction
Fluhler Contracting
Play equipment has been selected and designed to reflect nature, such as the wooden bee rocker, mushrooms, and the tree houses features reflect a bird and bug house. The native bird silhouettes made from corten appear on top of the wooden poles in the garden, which can be spotted using the telescope and binoculars in the tree house.
The planting selection has been chosen to attract bees and bird life, to bring wildlife into the playground.