Moduplay_Playground Planning Guide

© Copyright 2021 Moduplay Group Pty Ltd So you have been given the job to get a new playground built for your school or community group and it seems like a daunting task? Don’t panic, there are really only 3 stages to designing and building a new play space: 1. Deciding what type of play area is best for your organisation 2. Understanding the 9 types of play and how to provide for them in your design 3. Building a team to create the perfect playground. It is our hope that after reading this report you will be in a much better position of achieving the Best Possible Outcome with your new playground project . The play area types can be mixed together to create hybrid models but these are the most common types you would recognise if similar styles are grouped together. When you first start your research into playground equipment it will seem like there are so many choices of playground types. But if you zoom out a bit you will see it’s not that complicated. With 30+ years of experience in the provision of play spaces we have found playgrounds can generally be sorted into 5 types of play area: 1. Deciding what type of play area is best for your organisation • Traditional Play • Traditional Play with Landscaping • Landscape Integrated Play • Bespoke Play Structures • Nature Play 1