Integrating movement spaces directly into the landscape?
"The Hill" Officer District Park
Officer (Victoria), Australia
Project profile
2024
approx. 1,000 m²
1-4 mm
- The large scale play mound was realised as a versatile play and movement space with extreme inclines of up to 47°.
- For the project, more than 16 tonnes of GEZOFLEX EPDM granules were installed, including over 6 tonnes in steeply inclined slope areas under particularly demanding installation conditions.
- The following granule colors were used in individually developed color blends:
- 087 Bright green
- 056 Eggshell
- 089 Bright yellow
- 134 Turquoise blue
- 084 Bright blue
- 083 Bright orange
- 065 Grey
- 052 Pink
- 044 Lilac
Officer District Park in south east Melbourne represents a contemporary approach to playground design, where the landscape itself becomes the play space. At the heart of the park is the striking play mound “The Hill” – a generously modelled, sculptural landform that invites climbing, running and sliding in a truly distinctive way.
The construction of the play mound placed the highest demands on materials, planning and craftsmanship. In total, more than 16 tons of GEZOLAN EPDM granules were installed, including over 6 tons in steeply inclined slope areas. The central hill in particular, with gradients of up to 47 degrees and a height of approximately 70 m, required precise coordination of the sub base, layer build up and installation methods.
The design features six individually developed colour blends, applied in thicknesses ranging from 15 to 30 mm. In addition, new installation elements were specifically developed for this exceptional project, enabling applications that were implemented for the first time within the industry.
This reference project clearly demonstrates the versatile application possibilities of elastic surfacing systems and shows how durable, safe and visually high quality EPDM surfaces can be realized even under challenging geometric and topographical conditions.
The implementation of the overall project extended over a period of approximately five months. Our special thanks go to our partner » RubberTough Industries, who was responsible for the execution of the EPDM works.
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