Dalga

Wave is made by MEF University Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture first year students between 3-21 July in Türkan Şoray Primary School backyard at Istanbul Sarıyer Rumelihisarı neighborhood. Project started with the idea of designing a flexible and multipurpose playground to the children. This idea implemented by placing surfaces with differentiated slopes and heights in relation with each other in order to host creative, undefined and diverse plays by children. Project is located on a point where people are visually linked from the strong entrance of the backyard, in border of landscape and concrete surface to connect different environments.

Project is designed in two weeks by MEF University student with help of the supervisors by considering school administration’s needs and observing students’ usage of backyard and needs; then constructed with the help of Sarıyer Municipality. Considering the existing flat and wide playground of the school and its monotone usage; differentiated sloped and heights used in order to facilitate different acts: running, sliding, climbing, sitting, chatting and all other new creative acts by students with help of the different relationships of different surfaces.

“Wave” surfaces that rises from the ground are constructed with wood and high areas covered by nets to provide a secured environment to the children. 3 different waves are created by cutting necessary sections from plywood to give the desired form, then reinforced with 5*10cm sectioned timbers in opposite direction and finally covered with flexible plywood. Additionally, after preparing the higher wave with the same method, it is hanged in a wooden cage by 5*10cm sectioned timbers to provide security and closed with nets partially to provide circulation from over, under and sides. As a result, a flexible playground which can act as both partial or one connected area designed for children of the school.