13. Hiba Mohammed

DISCOVER & EXPLORE

This discovery & explore playground , is a free-play space which help to boost children’s creativity and confidence with play and creating different flexible spaces using the movable partitions and changing component and they can explore the climbing tower with hidden treasures and puzzles to solve and play in different settings, either individually or with a friend as a group.

RE-ENERGIZE

A healing space for both kids and adults to relax and rest in between activities. It consists of a small café for drinks and snacks, and a gallery area for both children and parents to interact in different activities like kids live acting shows, storytelling, awareness games.

CONNECT

This area aids connection between children and their parents, by allowing adults to experience different adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) from the child perspective to feel and be able to relate to them better. Adults will experience this using Virtual reality where they can be in the body of a child and feel how these negative experiences affect them and also by listening to recordings of kids sharing their stories.

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Escapism
‘PlayScape’

13 Hiba Mohammed

Project Introduction

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur before a child reaches the age of 18. Such experiences can interfere with a person’s health, opportunities and stability throughout his or her lifetime—and can even affect future generations.

ESCAPISM ‘ PLAYSCAPE ’ aim is to create a fun, safe playscape for children who had experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to heal from the damage caused to their confidence, self-esteem, social skills, and cognitive abilities. The children will gain more skills through a series of discoveries. The center is designed as a collaborative space for children with different social classes and backgrounds to come together, develop, and Encourage children's creativity, uniqueness and personality.

Perspective

ESCAPISM 'PLAYSCAPE'

This space aims to raise children’s and adults' awareness about Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), create a fun playful healing space and offer opportunities for better connection between children and their parents to help support a healthy growth and development of children and their families. It consists of two main components with two levels that are connected together to host four main spaces with different activities.