{"id":1317,"date":"2025-04-16T14:07:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2025-04-22T11:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T11:40:55","slug":"land-sea-and-wiry-trees-converge-in-100architects-imaginative-new-playground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/land-sea-and-wiry-trees-converge-in-100architects-imaginative-new-playground\/","title":{"rendered":"Land, Sea, and Wiry Trees Converge in 100architects\u2019 Imaginative New Playground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Land, Sea, and Wiry Trees Converge in 100architects&#8217; Imaginative New Playground\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/100architects-7.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Through colorful squiggles embedded with games, trampolines, and sculptural trees, a new public park in Guangzhou, China, re-envisions the possibilities of play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wired Scape,&#8221; which design firm <a href=\"https:\/\/100architects.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100architects<\/a> bills as an &#8220;an entangling forest of imagination and fun,&#8221; takes inspiration from the natural landscape to create a one-of-a-kind playground in a residential area. Trees resembling balls of colorful wire appear to spin out of the ground, and curvaceous green and blue forms reflect the interaction of land and water.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wired Scape: An Entangling Forest of Imagination and Fun\" width=\"832\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tSOJyREz1f8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lively trees made from pipes spiraling around central cores serve a triple purpose as climbable structures, shade-providing canopies, and supports for a series of interconnected bridges throughout the park. The overall aesthetic recalls computer-generated imagery in video games or animation.<\/p>\n<p>100architects aimed to break away from traditional playground design and instead focus on the layout as a multigenerational space. Children&#8217;s imaginations are stimulated by myriad ways to jump, climb, slide, and run, while caregivers and parents have ample options for shaded seating with clear sight lines.<\/p>\n<p>Explore 100architects&#8217; exuberant public installations on the studio&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/100architects.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/100architects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and check out more <a href=\"\/tags\/playgrounds\">incredible playgrounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"an aerial view of part of an elaborately designed playground with blue and green designs on the ground and wire-like sculptural trees holding up bridges and play equipment\" class=\"wp-image-453767 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/100architects-11-960x1200-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"719\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"an aerial view of an elaborately designed playground with blue and green designs on the ground and wire-like sculptural trees holding up bridges and play equipment\" class=\"wp-image-453769 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/100architects-9-960x719-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"an aerial view of an elaborately designed playground with blue and green designs on the ground and wire-like sculptural trees holding up bridges and play equipment\" class=\"wp-image-453763 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/100architects-5-960x768-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"an aerial view of an elaborately designed playground with blue and green designs on the ground and wire-like sculptural trees holding up bridges and play equipment\" class=\"wp-image-453766 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/100architects-8-960x768-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"an evening view of an elaborately designed playground with blue and green designs on the ground and wire-like sculptural trees holding up bridges and play equipment\" class=\"wp-image-453761 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/100architects-3-960x768-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"an aerial view at dusk of an elaborately designed playground with blue and green designs on the ground and wire-like sculptural trees holding up bridges and play equipment\" class=\"wp-image-453768 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/100architects-10-960x960-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"a nighttime view of an elaborately designed playground with blue and green designs on the ground and wire-like sculptural trees holding up bridges and play equipment\" class=\"wp-image-453762 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/100architects-4-960x720-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"part of an elaborately designed playground with blue and green designs on the ground and wire-like sculptural trees holding up bridges and play equipment\" class=\"wp-image-453760 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/100architects-2-960x720-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/04\/100architects-wired-scape\/\">Land, Sea, and Wiry Trees Converge in 100architects&#8217; Imaginative New Playground<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through colorful squiggles embedded with games, trampolines, and sculptural trees, a new public park in Guangzhou, China, re-envisions the possibilities of play. &#8220;Wired Scape,&#8221; which design firm 100architects bills as an &#8220;an entangling forest of imagination and fun,&#8221; takes inspiration from the natural landscape to create a one-of-a-kind playground in a residential area. 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