A Pop of Play

LYDIA LEE

Some of the most engaging new playgrounds take their inspiration from nature but are also fantastical worlds of their own. One tiny playground at Presidio Knolls, a Mandarin immersion school in San Francisco, features a bamboo forest, a climbing tower, and whimsical mini-hills. Designed by Creo Landscape Architecture, the stakes supporting the bamboo double as design elements, adding pops of yellow to the palette of green and teal. Vertical elements are key to a bayou-inspired playground at Creekside Park, by TBG Partners, in Richmond, Texas. Delineating a splash pad and other play areas are abstractions of reeds and wetland plants painted in ombré gradations, including vivid pinks and yellows. At Nature Play in Denver’s City Park, Dig Studio evokes eight different Colorado ecosystems, down to the specific rocks and sunny…

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Landscape Architecture (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025

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