Ural Forest Primärfunktioun: Spillplazausrüstung fir Kanner by Taiga

Ural Forest Primärfunktioun: Spillplazausrüstung fir Kanner by Taiga is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award an Sëlwer in Spillplazequipement, Spillstrukturen an Ëffentlech Parken Design Competition Category.

SëlwerSpillplaz· 2026

Ural Forest Primärfunktioun: Spillplazausrüstung fir Kanner

by Taiga

Client: Taiga

A' Design Award an Sëlwer Winner in Spillplaz Category

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The Design

About Ural Forest Primärfunktioun: Spillplazausrüstung fir Kanner

Buchtext: D'Serie Ural Forest besteet aus modularer Spillplazausrüstung, déi als geometresch Abstraktioune vun der lokaler Natur entworf gouf. Grouss asymmetresch Bamstrukturen, Spillhaiser mam Bär-Thema an Elementer, déi vun Ameesen inspiréiert sinn, erméiglechen verschidde Spillszenarie fir verschidden Altersgruppen. Aus Edelstol an Lärchenholz gebaut, sinn d'Eenheete fir extrem Wiederbedingunge konstruéiert, andeems parametresch Software a verstäerkte Fundamenter benotzt ginn. Den modulaert System suergt fir en effizienten Transport an Opbau. Zu de Featuren zielen intern spiralfërmeg Labyrinthen a Kommunikatiounsréier, déi physesch Erausfuerderung mat sozialer Interaktioun kombinéieren.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Sëlwer

Ural Forest Primärfunktioun: Spillplazausrüstung fir Kanner ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Sëlwer, enger aussergewéinlech prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un Designe vun der héchster Qualitéit, prächteg a beandrockend vergi gëtt. Sëlwer-Gewënner si bemierkenswäert brillant a ganz kreativ Wierker, déi d'erausragend Expertise, d'Talent an d'Schaarfsënnegkeet vun hire Designer weisen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Ural Forest Primärfunktioun: Spillplazausrüstung fir Kanner e wonnerbart, mustergëlteg, bemierkenswäert professionellt an déif innovatiivt Wierk ass. Dëst mam Sëlwer ausgezeechent Design ass eng bemierkenswäert, bewonnert Erfindung, déi dozou bäidréit, d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie ze erweideren. Ural Forest Primärfunktioun: Spillplazausrüstung fir Kanner ass eng Kreatioun, op déi vill neidesch sinn, déi Wënsch erweckt, positiv Gefiller bréngt an Erstaunen a Wonner erweckt.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Ural Forest is a series of children playground equipment designed in sculptural, geometric shapes to compliment contemporary urban landscape. The large Tree structures encourage active play in all weather conditions, helping children experience controlled risk responsibly. Smaller playhouses Bears and Mushrooms support roleplay, light activity, and interaction between different age groups. The Ants and Leaves open structures offer safe conditions for physical training to the youngest visitors.
Dimensions & Packaging: Single Tree 8400 x 4300 x 9700
Two Trees set 18900 x 7800 x 9700
Three Trees set 19500 x 6300 x 11300
Bears 4700 x 1400 x 2500
Two Mushrooms set 6200 x 3100 x 4900
One Mushroom 5300 x 3200 x 2000
Three Ants set 4100 x 2600 x 1200
Ant slide 3300 x 2400 x 1900
Three Leaves set 2700 x 2300 x 1900
Leaf platform 1400 x 2200 x 700
Leaves and logs set 4900 x 4500 x 1300
Leaf with speaker 2200 x 600 x 1400
Climbing Leaf 1 1500 x 600 x 1900
Climbing Leaf 2 1700 x 1400 x 1800
Tags: Playground equipment, children development, active play, social play, collaborative play, public space, wooden architecture, landscape design, nature, local identity
Production Technology: Equipment is made out of stainless steel and larch wood to withstand extreme weather conditions. To tackle transportation and assembly, the structures are divided into modules that fit standard trucks to be assembled on site as construction sets. Stability of the Trees construction was ensured by enhancing the main beam and foundations according to wind and snow loads calculations. To facilitate the workflow the parametric software was used and universal joints solutions implemented.
Design Challenge: The goal was ambitious: to create a play environment to be an urban attraction point for residents and city visitors, and a new iconic visual landscape of Yekaterinburg city. To tackle it we designed every element representing local symbols of the nature of the Urals. Another great challenge was engineering, production, and pre-assembly testing. Teamwork of experts, iterative design, on-site upgrades and supervision after installation is what allowed us to deliver high quality and reliable solution.
Research: We joined the Iset River embankment improvement project as play environment experts at the invitation of the S&P landscape firm. The site was based on the architects' proposed "Ural Forest" concept. Our team's subsequent work transformed this idea into a fully-fledged project with unique engineering and well-thought-out play scenarios. Zoning and interaction between objects were established, making the site vibrant, logical, and safe.
Inspiration: The company is located in the Ural region, covered with forests of deciduous and coniferous trees, inspiring series. The Trees were designed asymmetrical to look different from every side, just as in nature. Among them live Bears - common residents of the forest. Chanterelle mushrooms are famous and loved in the region, inspiring the smaller playhouses. Ants placed among leaves are tiny, but they are the most hardworking and strong forest tenants, teaching children collaboration.
Project Duration: The project started in 2018 and finished in 2025. The address: 15, Stepana Razina st., Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Region, Russia, 620063, 56.825640, 60.608933
Operation Flow: The series is designed to host games for children of all ages. The youngest ones are physically training and play cooperatively in a separated zone with Ants and Leaves equipment. In the larger zone of Forest, older children enjoy active play in the Trees. They climb the inner spiral labyrinth, through interchanging closed spaces and open lattice structures, to slide down the impressive slides as a reward. Inside the Bear playhouses there are distance communication pipes that foster roleplay.
Team Members: Vyacheslav Kobelev
Daria Efremova
Mariia Pokataeva
Georgii Meskhi
Anton Voronchihin
Ivan Grehov
Sergei Spiridonov
S&P Landscape Studio