An Independent Study of the Documentation of a Design-Build Project by the University of Florida SoA, and the investigation of the roles of Playscapes in Architecture.
In late 2016 the back of Satchel’s Pizza had been burned down by a fire taking with it much of the playground outside as well. For the Grand Re-opening, we were given the opportunity to design and rebuild the new playground while using as many recycled materials as possible. The intent of the project was to design not a typical playground with swings and a slide but to create spaces and zones that would engage with the senses of the children to play and become interactive with the architecture while providing a safe place to play. The project became an investigation of how we can create architectural landscapes that can engage children and provide.
Independent Study by Brice M Schiano, Design-Build project contributors: Dr. Charlie Hailey, Prof. Elizabeth Cronin, Kristel Bataku, Adriana Dunlap, Jonathan Haist, Amanda Herring, Brice M Schiano