As part of the sponsorship program "Urban Oasis", managed by the Partnership Team on behalf of Coca-Cola Hellenic, we studied and supervised the configuration of the existing playground located on Vikela Street in Kato Patisia of the Municipality of Athens. It belongs to the A 'category of playgrounds with an area of ​​approximately 400m2 and is addressed to school children aged 5-14. The selected playing instruments are related to climbing and balance activities that at the same time give the opportunity for the manifestation of teamwork, the development of competition and the demonstration of skills. In the center of the playground dominates the hill with the slide. It is an area of ​​ascent, sliding and balance while at the same time developing the role play and the perception of risk. Play areas were delimited by irregularly curved lips made of compacted soil. This application monitors the entire perimeter and, where appropriate, is supplemented with horizontally or vertically placed wooden logs. The interior of the play areas and in a thickness of 30 cm is filled with rounded pebbles. To hold the slope of the hill, cloth bags were used on stepped and successively decreasing surfaces, in relation to the original.  

Client : Municipality of Athens
Location : playground on Vikela Street, Patissia
Design : 2014
Construction : 2014
Design team : Manolis Votsis, Philippos Gerontakis, Dimitra Bouga, Antonis Krasas
Collaboration with the office : Stavros Ganotis

Publications :

• Urban Oasis of Kato Patisia