"Studio for New Realities shapes the new lakeside playground pavilion for Plaswijckpark in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as an all-season destination that combines play, learning, and experimentation. It also restores a direct relationship between the park and the waterfront. During the design process, children help shape the project by voting for their favourite play equipment, contributing to a building that supports every kind of activity: playing, creating, eating, concentrating, and experimenting."
"Alongside the main pavilion, the studio designs a second, entirely open structure as its 'little brother.' This lightweight building provides a covered playground throughout the year. In winter, it operates as an ice rink served by the pavilion's catering facilities. In summer, it becomes a shaded play area and event space. During spring and autumn showers, it offers a dry and sheltered refuge. A central fireplace, lighting, and enriched surrounding landscape transform this structure into a welcoming gathering point in every season."
"After a fire destroys the park theatre in 2021, the organisation initiates plans for a new building: the pavilion. The project sets out to create an inviting indoor environment for play, learning, and experimentation that functions in every season and restores a strong relationship between the park and the waterfront. Studio for New Realities integrate the outdoor area as a fundamental part of the project, extending the experience of play beyond the building envelope."
Studio for New Realities designed a lakeside pavilion and an open secondary structure for Plaswijckpark, replacing a former theatre and restaurant complex and reconnecting the family park to the Bergse Achterplas. Children voted for favourite play equipment, shaping a multifunctional building that supports playing, creating, eating, concentrating, and experimenting. The lightweight 'little brother' provides year-round covered play, operating as an ice rink in winter and a shaded event space in summer, while offering sheltered refuge in spring and autumn. A central fireplace, lighting, and enriched landscape create welcoming indoor-outdoor synergies and programmatic integration with existing park functions.
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