How can visionary play spaces be created to last?
Expo City Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Project profile
2021
approx. 1,900 m²
1-4 mm
- GEZOFLEX EPDM granules were used to create around 1,900 m² of seamless play and movement landscapes with organic shapes, flowing transitions and themed areas - suitable for play, movement and highly frequented activity zones.
- The elastic fall protection surfaces impress with their UV and color resistance, slip resistance, water permeability and high level of user comfort and have proven themselves to this day in intensive use under the climatic conditions of Dubai.
- The following colors were used as single colors or in color blends:
- 045 Dark grey
- 046 Brown
- 054 Dark blue
- 055 Medium grey
- 056 Eggshell
- 060 White
- 062 Red
- 064 Blue
- 066 Beige
- 069 Yellow
- 082 Bright red
- 083 Bright orange
- 089 Bright yellow
Outstanding play and movement landscapes at Expo Dubai
Under the theme “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future,” Expo 2020 Dubai presented itself as a global platform for innovation, sustainability, and forward looking design. Families and children played a central role throughout the exhibition. The aim was to create experiential spaces where movement, play, and learning seamlessly merge, encouraging imagination and curiosity.
A key component of this concept were the large scale play and movement landscapes covering approximately 1,900 square meters. Our GEZOFLEX EPDM granules were used as seamless safety surfacing and design flooring. On this basis, impressive themed environments were created, defined by harmonized color concepts and continuous surface designs. The play area “Latifa’s Adventures in Space City” is characterized by motifs, shapes, and colors inspired by space, orbital paths, and planets, while the activity landscape “Rashid’s Playground” in Jubilee Park was designed with a clear focus on the theme of the ocean. In total, around 18,000 kilograms of GEZOFLEX EPDM granules in 13 different colors were installed.
The application possibilities of our EPDM granules demonstrated their full versatility: organic shapes, flowing transitions, and themed surface designs were realized just as effectively as highly durable zones for climbing, jumping, and sliding. The excellent UV resistance and color stability of GEZOFLEX EPDM granules ensure a consistently vibrant appearance, even under Dubai’s extreme climatic conditions. The elastic safety surfaces provide reliable fall protection, are slip resistant, permeable to water, and comfortable underfoot. At the same time, they stand out for their durability and resilience, even under very high visitor traffic.
Especially pleasing: the play and movement spaces created for the Expo remain an integral part of Expo City Dubai today and continue to be intensively used. They are still very popular with families and children – a sustainable legacy of the Expo and compelling proof of the quality of our GEZOFLEX EPDM granules.
Many thanks to our partner » Gebal Group UAE for the professional and expert installation of the EPDM flooring.
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