Exploring the Relationship between Design Approach and PlayValue of Outdoor Play Spaces
East Midlands ; England ; Kit Fence Carpet playground ; Landscape ; Leisure ; Outdoor play space ; Outdoor recreation ; Recreational space ; United Kingdom ; design ; play ; playvalue
The paper reports research that explores the relationship between approaches to the design of outdoor play spaces and the playvalue of these spaces. It starts by explaining that there is an assumption that an outdoor space in the Kit, Fence, Carpet
and the playvalue of these spaces. The paper starts by explaining that there is an assumption that an outdoor space in the Kit, Fence, Carpet (KFC) style provides fewer opportunities for play than spaces designed in a more natural way. To test this hypothesis
an evaluation tool is developed that draws upon a range of academic literature. The tool includes three dimensions of PlayValue, Physical Characteristics of the site and the Environmental Characteristics of the site. This tool was tested on 10 sites in the East
Midlands in England. The results indicate that there is a continuum between KFC and more natural spaces with a mid-category of ‘composite’ spaces. Playvalue increases along this continuum between the two styles while characteristics such as the amount
(KFC) style provides fewer opportunities for play than spaces designed in a more natural way. To test this hypothesis an evaluation tool is developed that draws upon a range of academic literature. This tool was tested on 10 sites in the East Midlands
in England. The results indicate that there is a continuum between KFC and more natural spaces with a mid-category of ‘composite’ spaces.#This paper reports research that explores the relationship between approaches to the ‘design’ of outdoor play spaces
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