Austin Land 兒童遊樂場 by Yen-Jung Lai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.

銀室內· 2023

Austin Land 兒童遊樂場

by Yen-Jung Lai

Client: Er-Si Interior Design

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 室內 Category

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The Design

About Austin Land 兒童遊樂場

Austin Land 係一個位於台灣百貨公司五樓嘅室內兒童遊樂場。呢個 892.5 平方米嘅空間採用開放式設計，等小朋友可以喺貝殼沙池、藝術繪畫牆、閱讀屋、工程屋同大型波波池等唔同區域之間自由走動。一列夢幻小火車將各個獨立區域連接起嚟。大面積嘅白色同天然橡木飾面令小朋友嘅一舉一動都清晰可見，有助保障安全。所用嘅物料防污耐髒，而倒角圓邊處理就減低咗受傷嘅風險。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Austin Land 兒童遊樂場是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Austin Land 兒童遊樂場將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Austin Land 兒童遊樂場是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This project is a children's amusement space. In the background setting, there are many elements, such as joyful energy, spacecraft, the mascot Austin, etc. And the most important value is to 'create a playground for children'. When the background color is single, the human silhouette will become clear. This design can reduce the possibility of danger among children playing. The Dream Train symbolizes that Austin can drive the Dream Train to collect joyful energy. This dream train can make each independent area in series.
Dimensions & Packaging: This 892.5 square meter project is on the fifth floor of a department store. There is a wide variety of space facilities, including dynamic and static activities. For example, there are the entrance mosaic art wall, art painting wall, shell sand pool, fantasy costume area, forest family play area, Melody's home, engineering house, reading house, toddler area, dream train, Austin City, Austin Park, 80,000 ball pool, etc.
Tags: Austin, children's playground, children, department store, saturated color.
Production Technology: Building materials: woven carpet, high-density foam, artificial lawn, iron, Benjamin Moore wear-resistant paint, wood flooring, terrazzo, wood grain veneer, mirrors, lighting, wallpaper, etc. The large color blocks on the facade are pure white and natural oak. When the area is transformed, high saturation and colorful colors meet the visual effect of children. Moreover, the materials used in this project are stain-resistant, and the chamfered corners can prevent children from collisions and injury.
Design Challenge: Many children's playgrounds make each space a separate play space, but this project turns each space into an open plan, allowing children to be free from the confines of each play facility. At the same time, the designer deliberately kept large floor-to-ceiling windows. However, because the view outside the windows does not match the fictional story of Austin Land, only the upper part of the window is kept as a part of Austin Land through the placement of cabinets.
Research: Many elements related to Austin can be seen in space, including joyful energy and spacecraft. Moreover, the light-colored environment makes children have the most vivid role in the space. This project is focusing on play with no limits. The children have the right to choose how to play by themselves, and the facilities are no longer just to fill the space but can be integrated into the interior and become one of the natural and spontaneous designs. In addition, the designer preserves the light from the windows and integrates the sunlight into the context.
Inspiration: Austin from outer space is a mascot curious about all kinds of things, and the spacecraft accidentally landed on Earth. Because it needs 'joyful energy' to repair the spacecraft, it built a playground and invited parents and children to play with it to help it fix the spacecraft on the way home. This project features the Austin background presentation. As for the function, the designer had to consider the walking route and habits of adults and children.
Project Duration: The project finished in February 2021 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The children's playground has many details to meet the children's delight. The designer tailors the play facilities for each child with the idea of putting herself in their shoes, including engineering houses, shell sand pools, art painting walls, and reading areas. Each area is unlimited, so children can use the equipment and space freely.
Team Members: Yen-Jung Lai
Image Credits: Er-Si Interior Design