The Folds

The Folds 

Atelier Scale

The Folds

ARCHITECTS
Atelier Scale

SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET
$10K - 50K

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Changzhou, China

CATEGORY
Landscape + Planning › Playground

The Folds

The Folds is a community playground that mobilizes children's perceptions with landform, it is designed with the notion of returning to the basics, through folding of spaces.

We deliberately minimize the use of playground equipment.

The Folds
The Folds

We believe that the folding landform can encourage children to perceive the space with their hands and feet.

Children can run, climb, play Hide and Seek, and decide how to have fun by themselves.

The Folds
The Folds

We hope that this space will not be bound by function or program, with less purpose and more instinct.

The folding gesture starts from a series of rolling lawn and later turns into folding bamboo wood decks, with accent metal frames with nets.

The Folds
The Folds

Surprises can be found through discovering caves under some of the folds.

The sequence of space inspired us to explore the possibility of a landscape with pure “space”, where the space returns to its essence: scale, elevation, atmosphere and texture.

The Folds
The Folds

“Behavior” naturally emerges in the interaction between people and environment.


The Folds
The Folds


The Folds


The Folds
The Folds