Ridgway Elementary Schoolyard
Date: 10/1/2013 - 1/1/2014
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Location: Ridgway, Ouray Colorado
The Ridgway Elementary Schoolyard was a design proposal catering to an active town, which lacked the proper play equipment that properly reflected their community. With a focus on both imaginative play and outdoor education; the design begins to embody the creative, outdoor activity centered community atmosphere.
With equipment ranging from a mining tower zip-line to a rock wall the new playground spaces provide a multitude of options for the students. The ADA appropriate circulation path connects both user and supervisor to the main gateway while allowing view-sheds of all areas proposed. The outdoor classroom, dragon hill-slide, music structures, and an education focused blacktop round out the design providing ample space to recreate during both during and after school hours.
Project Team: Lisa Hanano
Local Participants:Danika Gilbert, Ridgway Elementary Faculty