Kukuk Box 모바일 놀이터 by Kukuk Box GmbH is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 은상 in 놀이 기구, 놀이 구조물 및 공공 공원 디자인 Competition Category.

은놀이터· 2023

Kukuk Box 모바일 놀이터

by Kukuk Box GmbH

Client: KuKuk Box GmbH

A' Design Award 은상 Winner in 놀이터 Category

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The Design

About Kukuk Box 모바일 놀이터

트럭으로 운반하고 펼치고 흔들고 설치하는 등 새로운 놀이터가 준비되었습니다! KuKuk Box는 어린이를 위한 특별한 공공 놀이터의 새로운 카테고리입니다. 선적 컨테이너, 천연 목재, 스테인리스 스틸로 제작된 이 제품은 어린이들이 기어오르고, 그네를 타고, 점프하고, 균형을 잡을 수 있는 마법 같은 공간을 만들어냅니다. 새로운 룩은 산업 디자인과 전통 장인정신의 완벽한 결합으로 모바일과 트렌디한 신세대에게 재미와 즐거움을 선사합니다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 은상

Kukuk Box 모바일 놀이터, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 은상 수상작으로, 최상급이며 아름답고 인상적인 디자인에 수여되는 비범하게 권위 있는 인정입니다. 은상 수상작은 대단히 뛰어나고 매우 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 탁월한 전문 지식, 재능, 통찰력을 보여 줍니다. Kukuk Box 모바일 놀이터, 이 작품은 훌륭한 대표작으로서 매우 전문적이고 깊이 있게 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 은상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 데 이바지하는 주목할 만하고 찬사를 받는 발명품입니다. Kukuk Box 모바일 놀이터, 이 작품은 모두가 부러워하는 창작물로서 욕망을 일깨우고 긍정적인 감정을 불러오며 경탄과 경이로움을 불러일으킵니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: KuKuk Box is a new category of exceptional public playgrounds for children. Made of shipping containers and natural wood, it creates a magical space that invites children to climb, swing, jump and balance. The new look is a perfect combination of industrial design and traditional wood craftsmanship that brings fun and joy to a new generation - mobile and trendy!
Dimensions & Packaging: Overall dimension: 16.650 x 16.100 x 4.150 mm
Dimensions of containers: 6.058 x 2.438 x 2.591 mm
Tags: Mobile Playground, Playground Container, Container Playground, Shipping Container, Child, Children, Standard, Spielcontainer, Popup, Temporary, KuKuk Box
Production Technology: We’re totally committed to sustainability.
We considered the repurposing of shipping containers and the use of high quality materials that are as natural as possible, to be part of the sustainable use of resources. We used components like corten steel for the standardized containers, European sourced sapwood free robinia wood, an extremely robust, tough, flexible and elastic wood that is ideal for outdoor playground construction, extremely strong Hercules rope, stainless steel fasteners such as screws, threaded rods, washers, nuts, etc. for long durability and high quality, colored plexiglass for an intense color experience.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of the project was to aline contrary standards of an industrial product with strict norms for a save children's environment into a sophisticated, innovative and inexpensive playground structure that combines sustainability and functionality with pleasing aesthetics.
Research: Building a playground out of a ISO 668 shipping container is a complex task. Not only that two totally different types of materials need to be matched (wood and metal react with each other). The construction of playgrounds is subject to strict standards and specifications for safety requirements (e.g. EN 1176, EN 1177, DIN 18034 etc.). At the same time there are strict standards for transporting containers by the International Convention for Save Containers (SCS).
In our case, the result is a certified, safe playground facility that is heavily used by the public in a central city shopping area.
Inspiration: It all started with the desire to invent an aesthetic temporary playground to make urban open spaces usable for children. For temporary use, foundations could not be used, the playground had to be mobile. The result is this clever concept of a playground container. Its flexibility not only saves time and money - thanks to its quick assembly, it also offers the possibility of inspiring a different audience at a new location.
Project Duration: First designs were drawn in December 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. The final design and start of productions was in March 2022 and the setup of the play facility was April 25th, 2022, in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Operation Flow: Brought by a truck, folded out, swiveled and put into position, and the new playground is ready!
Containers are standardized. This has many advantages, which we use for our play container. Cheap shipping costs, then enormous cost savings such as long planning processes and production times. And the expense of excavation and foundations are completely eliminated.
And the children? They love it from the first sight! Our play container magically attracts children, because a container has the image of something forbidden and dangerous - now they can storm it as a unique and trendy play facility.
Patents: EUIPO No. 002445205-0001
Team Members: Bernwart A. Engelen, KuKuk Box GmbH
Kim Benjamin Kappenberg, City Wolfsburg
Image Credits: Image #1: KuKuk Box GmbH
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Video: KuKuk Box GmbH