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#2<br />

<strong>Inclusive</strong><br />

Play Areas<br />

new individual and classic products ⋅ motion promoting equipments for all generations ⋅ integrative using and accessible products ⋅<br />

coordination games and sensory plays ⋅ flexible play cubes ⋅ seating groups and meeting points ⋅ new inclusive and integrative projects


The term «Playground»<br />

is generally known. He's<br />

connected to a place where<br />

children play. This restricts<br />

the playground space to<br />

a defined age group with<br />

defined abilities. However,<br />

people of all ages and with<br />

different abilities also visit<br />

public open spaces. Sensitive<br />

planning and participation<br />

processes are needed to<br />

enable them to engage in<br />

playful activities, movement<br />

and communication. With<br />

this brochure we would like<br />

to give suggestions on how<br />

it can be possible to open up<br />

the scope for joint play.<br />

2.32.11 Solid balancing jetty with waves


CONTENT<br />

02 SIK-Holz®<br />

04 Material and quality<br />

06 Joint play<br />

10 Moving area<br />

Swings 12<br />

Rocking and gymnastics equipments 16<br />

Balancing units 20<br />

Basic elements 24<br />

26 Play area<br />

Coordination games 28<br />

Sensory plays 29<br />

Play cubes 32<br />

34 Communication area<br />

Benches and seating groups 36<br />

Meeting points 40<br />

Sand building units 41<br />

42 Projects<br />

52 Legend, publications, contact


02 SIK-HOLZ® › SIK-HOLZ®<br />

SIK-HOLZ®<br />

SIK-Holz® is an owner managed, mid-sized company, based in the south of<br />

Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1988, the company’s expertise is certified by the<br />

German chamber of wood sculpting crafts. It specializes in planning, designing<br />

and the sustainfromle production of individual playground equipment made<br />

from Robinia wood.


SIK-HOLZ® ‹ SIK-HOLZ®<br />

03<br />

left side centre:<br />

view into the sculptures workshop<br />

left side down:<br />

Tower builder during surveying<br />

right side above:<br />

boy at a blind man's guidance system<br />

right side centre:<br />

«Fly Agaric» crousel<br />

The name SIK-Holz® not only stands for individual products<br />

made from Robinia wood, it also stands for more<br />

than 220 people creating these products. They are mainly<br />

joiners, carpenters and wood carvers, but also mechanics,<br />

clerks and engineers. All of them contribute to the success<br />

of the company with their high level of responsibility.<br />

At SIK-Holz®, all departments exist under one umbrella<br />

from construction design to production of playground<br />

equipment to installation on site. It’s possible to follow<br />

the development of a product from tree trunk to finished<br />

playground equipment through the individual production<br />

areas.<br />

Each of our products is unique. Irregularities in growth,<br />

grain, tree rings, branches and roots give our playground<br />

equipment and sculptures their individual character and<br />

make them special. The natural form and structure of<br />

the wood are maintained and have a crucial influence on<br />

the impression of our products.<br />

For decades we have been gathering experience from theory<br />

and practice in order to understand the physical and mental<br />

development of children better. This influences our cooperation<br />

and membership in social networks and environmental<br />

projects.<br />

Here we take our responsibility for the children and their<br />

right to a free play. We are committed to the region as part<br />

of our school sponsorship program. Through this direct exchange,<br />

we learn what moves students today and give them<br />

an insight into the world of work.<br />

In 2010, SIK-Holz® was successfully tested for its operational<br />

environmental situation and awarded the «Brandenburger<br />

Umweltsiegel im Handwerk» (Brandenburg eco-label in<br />

the skilled trades) in 2010. This seal describes a functioning<br />

environmental management system in which all operational<br />

processes are subjected to an environmental impact assessment<br />

on a regular basis. In addition, we purchase nuclearand<br />

coal-free electricity from renewable energies. This is our<br />

contribution to the necessary energy turnaround.


Standard colours for large<br />

playground equipments:<br />

Robinia bright<br />

Robinia dark<br />

right side above:<br />

carpenter-apprentice in<br />

training workshop<br />

White<br />

Yellow<br />

right side centre:<br />

hanging rope inventory<br />

quality of a platform<br />

Red<br />

Dark red<br />

MATERIAL<br />

AND QUALITY<br />

Light green<br />

Dark green<br />

Blue<br />

Grey<br />

Black<br />

Untreated<br />

Rope and netting colours:<br />

Yellow<br />

Red<br />

All SIK-Holz® playground equipment is made from regional Robinia<br />

wood. It is the hardest European lumber and is permitted to be used<br />

with direct exposure to soil without any chemical preservatives, as<br />

Robinia wood belongs to resistance class 1-2 in accordance to DIN EN<br />

350-2 standards. Our Robinia wood is felled during the autumn and<br />

winter months in sustainfromly managed mixed forests in Germany. All<br />

wood residues are recycled. The moisture content of the wood does not<br />

exceed 20 percent.<br />

Green<br />

Blue<br />

We are certified in accordance with FSC® and PEFC® guidelines. With<br />

this certification, we are fromle to account for the complete flow of<br />

materials and to support sustainfromle forestry. We can provide FSC® or<br />

PEFC® certificates for all products shown here.<br />

Black<br />

Springs colours:<br />

Yellow (default for<br />

large springs)<br />

Natural<br />

Blue (default for<br />

small springs)<br />

We use environmentally benign wood stain for our playground equipment<br />

which is carefully crafted and soundly constructed. All wooden<br />

parts are bevelled, sharp edges and corners are chamfered. Timber joints<br />

(for example braces, extensions and crossings) are force-locked. Nettings<br />

and ropes are made of 4-stranded Hercules (nylon) material with a steel<br />

inlay. All fastening elements such as screws, bolts and brackets are zinc<br />

coated. Protruding metal parts such as bolt heads are made round, nuts<br />

and the like are recessed and secured with plastic caps. Slides are made<br />

of solid stainless steel with a thickness of 2.5 mm. Bars and climbing<br />

poles are made of stainless steel pipes with a diameter of 33.7 mm.<br />

▶ By default our equipment is coated in Robinia light, unless stated otherwise. We are happy to<br />

arrange wood stains and rope colours according to your wishes.


MATERIAL AND QUALITY ‹ SIK-HOLZ®<br />

05<br />

For us, safety of equipment and<br />

quality are inseparfromly connected.<br />

This is why we follow the requirements<br />

of the up-to-date European<br />

Standards for Playground Equipment<br />

EN 1176 right from the planning<br />

stage. Compliance with safety<br />

standards is verified by our staff on<br />

a regular basis. We fully integrated<br />

an ISO 9001:2008 quality management<br />

system into our organisational<br />

structures and processes. It’s the<br />

foundation for good working conditions<br />

and adherence to our high<br />

quality standards.


06 SIK-HOLZ® › JOINT PLAY<br />

Joint<br />

play<br />

Socially shaping urban life<br />

Playing together means spending time together, learning<br />

from each other and understanding each other. Many<br />

parents nowadays go to the playground with their more<br />

than three years old children. On the one hand, it's about<br />

spending time together. But it is also about moving around,<br />

to use the free time for sports activities, because children<br />

should also be able to play in "parent-free" zones. Another<br />

aspect of the joint game is the interaction between the generations.<br />

This is particularly important at a time when the<br />

generations of a family no longer necessarily live together in<br />

the immediate vicinity and do not see each other for long<br />

periods of time.<br />

Even if the social media make regular contacts possible here,<br />

there is still no direct communication between the generations.<br />

Contact with another generation is also a contact<br />

with a different values, ideas and generation of people. In<br />

playing together, interest and understanding arise for the<br />

next generation.<br />

Just as important as intergenerational contact is the<br />

contact with children and people who are different. Of<br />

course, they themselves do not feel "different". If not<br />

caused by an accident, it is the normality for them and<br />

they also want to be perceived as normal by other people.<br />

This normality is set for both sides when everyone can<br />

become active on a playground. Participation in the<br />

public life of people with disabilities, whether due to age<br />

or disability, is already regulated by many regulations and<br />

action plans. But how can it look like in concrete terms,<br />

and how can it be lived in the many places, where games<br />

take place in public space? As always, the willingness of<br />

the individual to approach each other is also important.<br />

This will is born in childhood, because curiosity knows<br />

no bounds.<br />

We would like to create a framework for this and create<br />

places that invite people to meet and play together and<br />

strengthen a sustainable coexistence.


JOINT PLAY ‹ SIK-HOLZ®<br />

07<br />

The coexistence<br />

of many people<br />

in large cities<br />

in a confined space<br />

has led more spatial<br />

concentration<br />

than human<br />

proximity.<br />

opaschowski 2005<br />

right side above:<br />

children with and without special needs<br />

playing Tic-Tac-Too<br />

right side centre:<br />

mother and toddler slipping<br />

right side down:<br />

adult and children playing chess


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SIK-HOLZ® › JOINT PLAY<br />

PLANING AIDS<br />

Solid substrates<br />

make it possible to reach playground<br />

equipment or park furniture<br />

with a wheelchair or a walker<br />

Paths and ramps with max. 6 % Gradient<br />

enable independent access for wheelchair users<br />

routing guidance<br />

for blind and visually impaired<br />

people with leading<br />

positions<br />

Fixed railings<br />

provide guidance and support for young children,<br />

the elderly and people with limited mobility<br />

Large rocking hampers<br />

offer space for common swings<br />

Swing seats to lean on<br />

give elderly people support when swinging


JOINT PLAY ‹ SIK-HOLZ®<br />

09<br />

Standing and reclining seats<br />

offer resting opportunities for the elderly<br />

and people with impaired mobility<br />

Generously designed entrances<br />

provide access for wheelchair users and people with<br />

impaired mobility<br />

trestles<br />

enable the physically<br />

handicapped person<br />

to participate in the<br />

game lying down<br />

Travelling tables<br />

enable wheelchair users to<br />

participate in the game<br />

upright beam<br />

children and smaller people can use the equipment in a<br />

shared way due to the muddy areas and sense games<br />

Stairs with wide and deep steps and low heights<br />

offer resting opportunities for young children, the elderly<br />

and people with limited mobility<br />

Due to a long chute outlet and<br />

a transfer platform at the slide entrance<br />

can also use a slide for wheelchair users<br />

and people with restricted mobility<br />

High-contrast designs<br />

especially at the beginning and end of stairs, ramps, bridges, slides etc.<br />

give blind and visually impaired people orientation


10 SIK-HOLZ® › MOVING AREA<br />

Movement is a natural human need and a piece of vitality.<br />

Whether young or old, our body needs the regular strain to<br />

function.<br />

For the execution of movements we need different<br />

abilities. This includes strength, endurance, agility and dexterity.<br />

Strength exercises build up muscles, endurance exercises<br />

enable us to endure loads for a longer period of time. Stretching<br />

exercises promote mobility and dexterity exercises help us to<br />

control movements.<br />

Light weight exercises can be performed on the bar,<br />

parallel bars or muscle bench. The bars and muscle bench are<br />

also suitable for wheelchair users, provided that they can be<br />

reached via a solid ground. As far as their physical condition<br />

allows, they can also train their legs on the bars and their arms<br />

on the muscle bench.<br />

For endurance training, the following are particularly<br />

suitable Sports such as running, cycling or swimming. On the<br />

playground, fixed paths can be used to set out courses on which<br />

children and adults can train their stamina with rolling play and<br />

sports equipment or aids such as wheelchairs. In small places, a<br />

running drum or a trampoline can also encourage children<br />

and adults to take part in an endurance competition.<br />

Stretching and dexterity exercises are supported by<br />

balancing systems with different degrees of difficulty. Wide<br />

walkways with handrails on both sides provide safety and<br />

support for elderly people and people with physical disabilities.<br />

Moving elements, such as a bouncing beam, a rocker board or<br />

a rocker plate, on the other hand, promote balance. It is therefore<br />

important to have access and access opportunities within<br />

the courses, which enable a wide range of different target<br />

groups to be used.<br />

Not to forget the joy of movement in swings and<br />

carousels by sensing the centrifugal forces released by these<br />

devices. The shared experience of the gravitational forces,<br />

supported by partner seats and large rocking baskets, increases<br />

this joy.<br />

2.22.35 Running drum


MOVING AREA


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SIK-HOLZ® › MOVING AREA › SWINGS<br />

4.3.5.1 Generation swing h = 2,0 m<br />

Measures:<br />

Width: 3.3 m<br />

Height: 2.0 m<br />

1 Swing seat with back<br />

made of PP rope<br />

3 Swing joints (stainless steel)<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 4 h 1.65 m<br />

~ 0.5 m³ ~ 480 kg; biggest ~ 100 kg from 5<br />

kg<br />

alternative: 4.3.5.2 Generation swing, h = 2.6 m<br />

optional: coloured designed<br />

4.3.4.6 Flying Swing Bed<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: ~ 6.2 m<br />

Width: ~ 4.5 m<br />

Height: ~ 3.0 m<br />

1 Swing bed; ~ 1.5 x 1.0 m<br />

1 Support rope; l = 5.0 m<br />

4 Cross joints with safety chain<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 8 h 2.2 m<br />

~ 1.9 m³ ~ 1000 kg; biggest ~ 110 kg from 5<br />

kg


SWINGS ‹ MOVING AREA ‹ SIK-HOLZ®<br />

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4.2.2.3.2 Giant swing 2-seated<br />

Measures:<br />

Width: 6,0 m<br />

Height: 4,5 m<br />

2 Swing seats (standard)<br />

4 Singular joints<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 8 h 2.4 m<br />

~ 1.5 m³ ~ 580 kg; biggest ~ 100 kg from 5<br />

kg<br />

optional: coloured designed<br />

4.5.20.5.3 Swing combination 2-parts<br />

Measures:<br />

Width: 6.6 m<br />

Height: 3.5 m<br />

1 Swing seat (Jumbo); b = 53 cm<br />

1 Swing basket with net mat; ø = 1.2 m<br />

4 Singular joints<br />

2 Cross joints with safety chain<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 8 h 2.1 m<br />

~ 1.7 m³ ~ 610 kg; biggest ~ 90 kg from 5<br />

kg<br />

optional: coloured designed


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SIK-HOLZ® › MOVING AREA › SWINGS<br />

4.9 Hammock<br />

Description:<br />

1 Hammock; 1.8 x 0.8 m; MS 10/10 cm<br />

2 Cross joints<br />

2 Posts; h = 1.5 m in a distance of 3.7 m<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 3 h 1.0 m<br />

~ 0.35 m³ ~ 140 kg; biggest ~ 60 kg from 4<br />

kg<br />

Note: The swing movement can be limited by safety ropes.<br />

4.8.27.1 Carousel «Rotary Capsule»<br />

Measures:<br />

Diameter (total): 1.5 m<br />

Height (platform): 0.15 m<br />

Height (total): 1.0 m<br />

Height (seat): 0.47 m<br />

1 Swivel central<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 2 h 1.0 m<br />

~ 0.4 m³ ~ 150 kg; biggest ~ 130 kg from 4<br />

kg


SWINGS ‹ MOVING AREA ‹ SIK-HOLZ®<br />

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Swing seat (toddlers)<br />

Swing seat<br />

Swing seat (jumbo)<br />

Hanging seat (stainless steel)<br />

Swing basket (with net mat)<br />

Swing basket (recycled rubber-steel mat)<br />

Swing bed (handicapped accessible)<br />

Swing seat (handicapped accessible)<br />

Swing seat, big (handicapped accessible)<br />

Swing tube<br />

Swing rope for couples (made of PP)<br />

Swing rope for generations (made of PP)


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SIK-HOLZ® › MOVING AREA › ROCKING AND GYMNASTICS EQUIPMENTS<br />

1.1.8.2 Walking Seesaw<br />

Measures:<br />

Beam length: 4.0 m<br />

Maximum height: ~ 1.0 m<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 2 h 1.0 m<br />

~ 0.3 m³ ~ 210 kg from 4<br />

kg<br />

1.30 Bouncing Beam<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 3.0 m<br />

Height: ~ 0.6 m<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 2 h 0.6 m<br />

2 BA ~ 100 kg; biggest ~ 70 kg from 3<br />

kg<br />

2.20 Belt Footbridge<br />

Measures:<br />

Length (total): 8.5 m<br />

Width (total): ~ 1.5 m<br />

Width (belt): 1.0 m<br />

Height (belt): 0.6 m<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 10 h 0.6 m<br />

~ 2.1 m³ ~ 500 kg; biggest ~ 130 kg from 4<br />

kg<br />

optional: extended posts with applications


ROCKING AND GYMNASTICS EQUIPMENTS ‹ MOVING AREA ‹ SIK-HOLZ®<br />

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2.51.4 Trampolin «Kids Tramp Playground»<br />

Measures:<br />

Base: 1.5 x 1.5 m<br />

High: 0.3 m<br />

1 Bouncing base: 1.07 x 1.07 m<br />

made of wire-reinforced belt material<br />

36 Steel springs<br />

10 Safety tiles<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 6 h 1.0 m<br />

~ 0.4 m³ ~ 145 kg; biggest ~ 120 kg from 4<br />

kg<br />

alternative: 2.51.3 Trampolin «Kids Tramp Playground XL»<br />

1.1.3 Wheelchair-Seesaw<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 6.0 m<br />

Width: 1.6 m<br />

Height: ~ 1.1 m<br />

10 Posts; ø ~ 15 cm; h ~ 1.0 – 1.15 m<br />

2 Handrails made of stainless steel<br />

2 Side walls, irregular<br />

l ~ 6.0 m; h = 0.5-0.7 m<br />

1 Seesaw area made of<br />

film-faced plywood<br />

2 Seesaw joints<br />

2 Edge protections<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 10 h 0.3 m<br />

~ 0.8 m³ ~ 700 kg from 1<br />

kg


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SIK-HOLZ® › MOVING AREA › ROCKING AND GYMNASTICS EQUIPMENTS<br />

2.2.2 Artistik-Rope<br />

Measures:<br />

Length (total): ~ 3.7 m<br />

Length (rope): ~ 3.0 m<br />

Width (total): ~ 0.4 m<br />

Width (rope): ~ 0.16 m<br />

Height (rope): ~ 0.35 m<br />

Height (bollard): ~ 0.45 m<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 2 h 0.45 m<br />

~ 0.35 m³ ~ 110 kg; biggest ~ 50 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

2.22.4.1 Parallel Bars<br />

Measures:<br />

Length (total): 2.65 m<br />

Width (bars): 0.6 m<br />

Height (bars): 0.9 m<br />

Bars out stainless steel<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 4 h 0.9 m<br />

~ 0.35 m³ ~ 140 kg; biggest ~ 30 kg from 3<br />

kg<br />

2.3.2.8 Horizontal Bar double<br />

Measures:<br />

Length (total): ~ 2.85 m<br />

Length (bar): 1.2 m<br />

Height (bar): 1.6 m and 2.0 m<br />

Bars out stainless steel<br />

from 12 years 2 installers at 3 h 2.0 m<br />

~ 0.25 m³ ~ 160 kg; biggest ~ 50 kg from 5<br />

kg


ROCKING AND GYMNASTICS EQUIPMENTS ‹ MOVING AREA ‹ SIK-HOLZ®<br />

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2.22.11 Muscle Bench<br />

Description:<br />

1 Single bar<br />

l (total): ~ 1.3 m<br />

l (bar): 1.0 m; h (bar): 1.0 m<br />

Bar out stainless steel<br />

1 Bench<br />

l = 2.0 m; b = 0.9 m; h = 0.4 m<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 3 h 0.4 m<br />

~ 0.35 m³ ~ 170 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

2.22.35 Running drum<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: ~ 2.2 m<br />

Width: ~ 1.2 m;<br />

Height: 1.8 m<br />

Height (drum): 0.6 m<br />

4 Posts; ø ~ 15 cm; h = 1.8 m<br />

1 Running roll<br />

ø = 0.5 m; l = 0.66 m<br />

4 Grips made of stainless steal<br />

ø = 33.7 mm; l = 1.0 m<br />

2 Ramps (30°)<br />

w = 0.9 m; h = 0.3 m<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 6 h 0.6 m<br />

~ 0.65 m³ ~ 280 kg from 3<br />

kg<br />

Notice: Zoetrop (Picture cycle) in the drum on request.


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SIK-HOLZ® › MOVING AREA › BALANCING UNITS<br />

2.15.123.1 Generation Course 1<br />

Description:<br />

1 Waving jetty; l ~ 2.5 m<br />

1 Play tower; 1.2 x 0.8/0.65 m; Ph = 0.4 m<br />

1 Balancing jetty; l = 3.0 m<br />

1 Play tower; 1.2 x 1.0/0.65 m; Ph = 0.6 m<br />

1 Wobbly jetty; l = 3.0 m<br />

1 Play tower; 1.2 x 0.8/0.65 m; Ph = 0.6 m<br />

1 Balancing beams; l = 3.4 m<br />

1 Play tower; 1.2 x 0.8 m; Ph = 0.4 m<br />

3 Bollards; h = 0.1 - 0.3 m<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 20 h 0.5 m<br />

~ 1.75 m³ ~ 1300 kg; biggest ~ 200 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

optional: coloured designed


BALANCING UNITS ‹ MOVING AREA ‹ SIK-HOLZ®<br />

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2.15.123.3 Generation Course 3<br />

Description:<br />

1 Post with support rope; l = 2.0 m<br />

3 Stepping posts<br />

1 Play tower quadrangular<br />

0.75 x 0.9/1.2 m; Ph = 0.7 m<br />

1 Double-Balancing beam; l = 3.0 m<br />

1 Play tower triangular; 1.2/1.2/0.8 m; Ph = 0.9 m<br />

1 Arch bridge; l ~ 3.0 m<br />

1 Play tower triangular; 1.2/1.5/1.5 m; Ph = 0.5 m<br />

1 Balancing jetty; l = 1.5 m<br />

1 Muscle bench; l = 2.0 m<br />

4 Stilts<br />

1 Horizontal Bar (single)<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 24 h 0.6 m<br />

~ 2.2 m³ ~ 1520 kg; biggest ~ 250 kg from 1<br />

kg


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SIK-HOLZ® › MOVING AREA › BALANCING UNITS<br />

2.15.11.1 Balancing Course «Siam»<br />

Description:<br />

1 Platform 3-cornered; 1.0/1.2/1.5 m; Ph= 0.4 m<br />

1 Chain-bridge; l = 2.5 m; w = 0.8 m with 1 end post; h = 0.4 m<br />

1 Balancing rope with support rope; l = 1.2 m; h = 0.6 and 1.5 m<br />

1 Post; h = 2.0 m<br />

1 Balancing rope; l = 2.0 m; h = 0.8 m; with 1 end post; h = 0.6 m<br />

1 Platform 5-cornered; Ø ~ 1.5 m; two parts; Ph = 0.35 m and 0.6 m<br />

1 Balancing beam; l = 2.3 m; h ~ 0.6m<br />

1 Balancing beam; l = 2.0 m; h ~ 0.8 m<br />

1 Balancing beam; l = 2.0 m; h ~ 0.4 m<br />

3 Posts; h = 2.1 m and 2 x 2.5 m<br />

1 Balancing rope with support rope; l = 1.5 m<br />

5 Support ropes<br />

2 Stepping posts; h = 0.25 and 0.3 m<br />

1 Stilts; h = 2.5 m<br />

1 Wobbly jetty; l = 2.0 m; with 2 end sections; h = 0,4 m<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 20 h 0.75 m<br />

~ 3.0 m³ ~ 1520 kg; biggest ~ 150 kg from 3<br />

kg<br />

optional: coloured designed


BALANCING UNITS ‹ MOVING AREA ‹ SIK-HOLZ®<br />

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2.40.1 Therapy Steps<br />

Description:<br />

1 Play tower triangular; 1.2/1.2/1.2 m; Ph = 0.8 m<br />

1 Stairs; w = 0.8 m; h = 0.8 m; l = 0.85 m<br />

Step height = 20 cm; Step depth = 28.5 cm<br />

2 Handrails made of stainless steel<br />

1 Stairs; w = 0.8 m; h = 0.8 m; l = 1.14 m<br />

Step height = 16 cm; Step depth = 28.5 cm<br />

2 Handrails made of stainless steel<br />

1 Stairs; w = 0.8 m; h = 0.8 m; l = 3.5 m<br />

Step height = 10 cm; Step depth = 50 cm<br />

2 Handrails made of stainless steel<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 14 h 0.8 m<br />

~ 1.2 m³ ~ 1000 kg; biggest ~ 250 kg from 3<br />

kg<br />

optional: coloured designed<br />

2.40.2 Therapy Ramp<br />

Description:<br />

1 Play tower quadrangular; 1.5 x 1.5 m; Ph = 0.3 m<br />

1 Handrail made of stainless steel<br />

1 Ramp; w = 1.2 m; h = 0.3 m; l = 5.0 m<br />

Angle of tilt = 6°<br />

2 Handrails made of stainless steel<br />

1 Stairs; w = 1.2 m; h = 0.3 m; l = 4.0 m<br />

Step height = 5 cm; Step depth = 80 cm<br />

2 Handrails made of stainless steel<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 11 h 0.3 m<br />

~ 0.9 m³ ~ 650 kg; biggest ~ 150 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

optional: coloured designed


24<br />

SIK-HOLZ® › MOVING AREA › BASIC ELEMENTS<br />

2.1 Balancing beam<br />

2.1.3 Weave-balancing beam<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 3.0 m<br />

Diameter: ~ 0.22 m<br />

Height: ~ 0.5 m<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 2.0 m<br />

Diameter: ~ 0.22 m<br />

Height: ~ 0.4 m<br />

2.32.6 Solid balancing jetty with parallel beams<br />

2.32.7 Solid balancing jetty with step plates<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 2.0 m<br />

Width: ~ 0.45 m<br />

Height: 0.3 m<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 2.0 m<br />

Width: 0.3 m<br />

Height: ~ 0.3 m<br />

2.32.8 Solid balancing jetty with barrieres<br />

2.32.9 Solid balancing jetty with staggered plates<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 2.0 m<br />

Width: 0.3 m<br />

Height: ~ 0.3 m<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 2.0 m<br />

Width: ~ 0.45 m<br />

Height: 0.3 m


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2.32.10 Solid balancing jetty with bow<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 2.0 m<br />

Width: ~ 0.4 m<br />

Height: 0.2 – 0.35 m<br />

2.32.11 Solid balancing jetty with waves<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 2.0 m<br />

Width: ~ 0.7 m<br />

Height: ~ 0.4 m<br />

1.111.1 Rocking board<br />

1.111.2 Rocking plate<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 50 cm<br />

Width: 25 cm<br />

Height: ~ 20 cm<br />

ground anchor with rocking console<br />

Measures:<br />

Diameter: 50 cm<br />

Height: ~ 20 cm<br />

ground anchor with rocking console<br />

2.18.1 Bollards, straight<br />

2.18.2 Bollards, slanting<br />

2.18.3 Bollards, round<br />

Measures:<br />

Diameter: ~ 0,2 m<br />

Height: ~ 0.35 – 0.55 m<br />

cross pin it<br />

The bars shown here are suitable for edging or<br />

separating play areas. You can also describe a path<br />

across a lawn, meadow or forest. The variety of the<br />

elements always requires new attention and coordination when<br />

balancing. The combination with bollards in different heights<br />

and small rocking elements increases the degree of difficulty<br />

of the balancing section, which can be individually planned<br />

according to the target group. Children will master the course<br />

at a higher speed than adults. The bow and shaft webs are also<br />

perfect for sitting and watching or taking a break.


26 SIK-HOLZ® › PLAY AREA<br />

Joint games, which are combined with light movements,<br />

have the advantage that the movement happens without any<br />

noticeable effort. This can be seen, for example, in the<br />

skittles play «mushroom» and in the ball maze. The<br />

participants don't even notice that they are constantly balancing<br />

their bodies on the loose plate. This targeted coordination<br />

of movement sequences can also be transferred to other<br />

aspects of life. Those who can coordinate their movements in<br />

the best possible way are also able to coordinate themselves<br />

on a spiritual and mental level and lead a life in the the best<br />

possible balance.<br />

Movement games strengthen the body and promote<br />

the networking of the brain, which in turn facilitates the<br />

acquisition of knowledge. But it is not only through movement<br />

that we acquire and strengthen our competencies. The<br />

special appealing of our senses through playful actions<br />

promotes our perception. These can be animated by means<br />

of acoustic, optical and haptic play offers. Receiving acoustic<br />

signals from a sound game in a perfectly tuned octave<br />

creates harmony, and using a call installation, they cause<br />

the recognition of physical laws. Both devices train our sense<br />

of hearing. Optical phenomena such as the water prism, the<br />

mirror periscope or the optical disc address our sense of<br />

sight. Sensing shapes and materials in a button box is particularly<br />

beneficial for fine motor skills (fingertip feeling) and<br />

sense of touch. By recognizing shapes and colours like in<br />

memory, strategies are developed and memory is trained. A<br />

popular game that young and old can play together.<br />

Games of this kind can be combined in a play cube.<br />

The dice can be put together individually. The edges or<br />

built-in elements can be emphasised by colour accents.<br />

Climbing, balancing and hanging elements can also be built<br />

into the cubes (see playgrounds in the schoolyard). However,<br />

they should be kept at a distance from the dice to avoid<br />

obstruction of the game. However, an interaction between<br />

the players of the respective cubes is desirable.<br />

7.150.3.21.1 Sound Play (built in equipment)


PLAY AREA


28<br />

SIK-HOLZ® › PLAY AREA › COORDINATION GAMES<br />

1.58.1 Ball Maze<br />

Measures:<br />

Diameter: 1.25 m<br />

Height (plate): ~ 0.28 m<br />

Height (total): ~ 1.3 m<br />

1 base 24 mm<br />

1 labyrinth (round)<br />

2 grips (stainless steel)<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 1 h 0.3 m<br />

1 BA ~ 90 kg from 3<br />

kg<br />

1.59 Skittles Play «Mushroom»<br />

Description:<br />

1 Platform hexagonal; ø = 1.5 m; h = 0.55 m<br />

3 Bouncing Plates; ø ~ 1.1 m; h ~ 0.35 m<br />

1 x «fly agaric», 1 x «porcini», 1 x «verdigris agaric»<br />

3 Posts; h = 2.6 m<br />

1 Pendulum fixed between the posts<br />

with galvanized chains<br />

12 Playing Pieces «Mushroom» with coloured caps<br />

4 x «fly agaric», 4 x «porcini», 4 x «verdigris agaric»<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 8 h 0.55 m<br />

~ 0.5 m³. ~ 550 kg; biggest ~ 150 kg from 3<br />

kg


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7.150.3.24 Memory «Creepy crawlies»<br />

Measures:<br />

Width (total): ~ 1.05 m<br />

Heigth (total): ~ 1.4 m<br />

24 Rotating bodys, carved outlines<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 2 h -<br />

~ 0.15 m³ ~ 120 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

alternative:<br />

7.150.3.24.1 Memory «Creepy crawlies»<br />

(built in equipment)<br />

7.150.3.24.5 Memory «Creepy crawlies»<br />

(toodlers and wheelchairs, h = 1.2 m)<br />

7.150.3.21 Sound Play<br />

Measures:<br />

Width (total): ~ 1.1 m<br />

Height (total): ~ 1.4 m<br />

8 Sound pipes<br />

1 Beating stick with chain<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 2 h -<br />

~ 0.15 m³ ~ 120 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

alternative:<br />

7.150.3.21.1 Sound Play (built in equipment)<br />

7.150.3.21.3 Sound Play<br />

(for toodlers and wheelchairs, h = 1.2 m)<br />

7.150.3.16 Feel Box «Cheese»<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 0.6 m<br />

Width: 0.6 m<br />

Height: 1.2 m<br />

inside: pipe system with sentient body<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 1 h -<br />

~ 0.1 m³ ~ 70 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

advice:<br />

It's possilble to built the feel box on a platform<br />

(see photo).


30 SIK-HOLZ® › PLAY AREA › SENSORY PLAYS<br />

7.150.15 Optical Disc<br />

Measures:<br />

Diameter: 0.8 m<br />

Height: 1.5 m<br />

1 rotating plate of weather-proof ply-wood<br />

with abrasion-proof coating<br />

Motive «Stereokinetic Phenomenon»<br />

from 3 years 1 installers at 1 h -<br />

~ 0.1 m³ ~ 40 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

alternative:<br />

7.150.15.1 Motive «Spiral Aftermath»<br />

7.150.3.17 Water Prism<br />

Measures:<br />

Width: 0.5 m<br />

Depth: 0.3 m<br />

Height (total): 1.25 m<br />

Mechanics consists of stainless steel<br />

Water tank consists of acrylglas<br />

from 3 years 1 installers at 1 h -<br />

~ 0.1 m³ ~ 40 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

advice:<br />

It's possilble to built the water prism on a platform<br />

or on a post of a multi unit.<br />

7.150.3.22.5 Distorting Mirror 3 piece<br />

Measures:<br />

Width (total): ~ 2.5 m<br />

Height (total): ~ 1.,7 m<br />

1 Mirror; 0.6 x 1.1 m<br />

high-polished stainless steel<br />

convexly or concavely curved<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 2 h -<br />

~ 0.15 m³ ~ 250 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

alternative:<br />

7.150.3.22 Distorting Mirror 1 piece<br />

7.150.3.22.2 Distorting Mirror 2 piece<br />

7.150.3.22.1 Distorting Mirror (built in equipment)<br />

advice:<br />

The shown mirror is a special measurement.


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7.150.31 Mirror Periscope<br />

Measures:<br />

Diameter: ~ 20 - 25 cm<br />

Height (total): 1.5 m<br />

Height (viewing window) : ~ 1.1 m<br />

Window difference: 22 cm<br />

1 Periscope, two-piece<br />

pivoted with<br />

integrated mirror reflector<br />

1 Window made of acrylic glass<br />

2 Grips made of robinia wood<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 1 h -<br />

~ 0.1 m³ ~ 100 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

advice:<br />

It's possilble to built the mirror periscope in a house<br />

with extention the look out over the roof (see figure)<br />

7.150.31.1 Kaleidoscope<br />

Measures:<br />

Diameter: 11 cm<br />

Lengh: 35 cm<br />

1 Post; ø ~ 16 cm; h = 0.95 cm<br />

Viewing high ~ 1.1 m<br />

from 3 years 1 installers at 1 h -<br />

~ 0.1 m³ ~ 40 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

advice:<br />

It's possilble to built the kaleidocope on a platform<br />

or on a post of a multi unit.<br />

7.150.30 Call installation<br />

Description:<br />

2 Call stations<br />

Diameter: ~ 20 – 25 cm<br />

Height (total): 1.8 m<br />

Height (funnel): 1.2 m<br />

1 Tube<br />

Length: ~ 20 – 30 m<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 5 h -<br />

~ 0.25 m³ ~ 110 kg; biggest ~ 50 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

advice:<br />

The maximum distance is ~ 25 m,<br />

Installation into the ground, on a platform (page 7)<br />

or into a multi unit (see figure)


32 SIK-HOLZ® › PLAY AREA › PLAY CUBES<br />

2.56.1 Play Cube «Swirl»<br />

Measures:<br />

Lenght: 2.5 m<br />

Width: 2.5 m<br />

Height: 2.5 m<br />

Built-in elements «chalkboard with colour window»; b = 0.56 m<br />

1 Built-in post with turntable «Swirl»; ø = 0.64 m<br />

1 Built-in element «Swirl-Play»; suspended; 1.4 x 1.9 m<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 8 h -<br />

~ 1.2 m³ ~ 300 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

advice: Base frame oak log


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2.56.2 Play Cube «Music»<br />

Measures:<br />

Lenght: 2.5 m<br />

Width: 2.5 m<br />

Height: 2.5 m<br />

1 Built-in element «claves with colour window»; b = 1.18 m<br />

1 Built-in element «Sound play with colour window»; b = 1.18 m<br />

2 Built-in elements «Bench with backrest»<br />

l = 2.5 m; w ~ 0.4 m; h (bench) ~ 0.5 m<br />

1 Table; ~ 1.6 x 1.45 m; h ~ 0.7 m<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 10 h -<br />

~ 1.4 m³ ~ 300 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

advice: Base frame oak log


34 SIK-HOLZ® › COMMUNICATION AREA<br />

Places to stay are used for communication and social contacts.<br />

They should invite you to relax and allow you to sit comfortably.<br />

The planning of these locations in sheltered and low-noise<br />

areas has to be observed.<br />

The Flexi seating groups are particularly suitable for<br />

furnishing these places. Whether individually, with or without<br />

backrest, as a seating group or space limitation, there are many<br />

variants that can be designed with these bench and table<br />

elements. Wheelchair positions can also be inserted into these<br />

combinations. The simple yet appealing design makes these<br />

combinations attractive meeting points in any public space.<br />

The semicircular seating groups are also suitable as<br />

meeting places. They are particularly well suited to organic<br />

path structures. On the straight side of the table there is room<br />

for one or two wheelchair users, who can approach the seating<br />

area directly from the path, provided they are positioned<br />

accordingly. Sitting together for young and old should also be<br />

fun. A wobbly bench, for example, invites you to rocking<br />

around together and on a wave bench you can lean, stretch<br />

out, hide or just sit.<br />

In addition, playful offers can also enhance the attractions<br />

of the lodging locations. The main focus here is on quiet<br />

games, which are integrated into a seating group and require<br />

memory, as in the case of the suite with chess or the suite<br />

with a playing field.<br />

The combination with role-playing and sand games also<br />

ensures a long stay. Playhouses and sandplay untis support<br />

these games. For an integrative play, both wide and high<br />

entrances must be taken into account in the playhouses and<br />

sand tables at the sand playgrounds, which can be driven<br />

under with a wheelchair. Access to the facilities via a solid<br />

subsoil is a prerequisite for wheelchair-accessible use. The<br />

examples shown here are a small selection of possible game<br />

objects for quiet places with a long dwell time.<br />

9.1.11.11.5 Suite «Picnic 1» for wheelchairs


COMMUNICATION<br />

AREA


36 SIK-HOLZ® › COMMUNICATION AREA › BENCHES AND SEATING GROUPS<br />

9.1.47.1 Bench «Flexi» without backrest<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 2,0 m<br />

Width: 37 cm<br />

Height: 45 cm<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 2 h -<br />

~ 0.15 m³ ~ 50 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

to be bolted<br />

optional: extendable<br />

9.1.47.2 Bench «Flexi» with backrest<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 2.0 m<br />

Width (total): 54 cm<br />

Width (seat): 37 cm<br />

Height (total): 82 cm<br />

Height (seat): 45 cm<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 2 h -<br />

~ 0.15 m³ ~ 80 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

to be bolted<br />

optional: extendable<br />

9.1.47.3 Table «Flexi»<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 2.0 m<br />

Width: ~ 60 cm<br />

Height: ~ 70 cm<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 2 h -<br />

~ 0,15 m³. ~ 80 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

to be bolted<br />

optional: extendable<br />

top view including bensches


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9.1.9.2 Semicircular bench<br />

Measures:<br />

Outside diameter: ~ 4.0 m<br />

Lenght outer arch: ~ 2.6 m<br />

Width (seat): 0.3 m<br />

Height (seat): 0.4 m<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 2 h -<br />

~ 0.1 m³ ~ 100 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

9.1.9.3 Semicircular bench with table (small)<br />

Description:<br />

1 Semicircular table<br />

Ø = 1,5 m; h ~ 65 cm<br />

1 Semicircula bench<br />

Ø (outside) ~ 2.9 m<br />

l (outside) ~ 4.5 m<br />

b (seat): 30 cm<br />

h (seat): 40 cm<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 3 h -<br />

~ 0.2 m³ ~ 210 kg; biggest ~ 140 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

9.1.9 Semicircular bench with table (big)<br />

Description:<br />

1 Semicircular table<br />

Ø = 2.5 m; h = 65 cm<br />

2 Semicircula bench<br />

Ø (outside) ~ 4.0 m<br />

l (outside) ~ 2.6 m<br />

b (seat): 30 cm<br />

h (seat): 40 cm<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 4 h -<br />

~ 0,35 m³. ~ 300 kg; biggest ~ 100 kg from 1<br />

kg


38 SIK-HOLZ® › COMMUNICATION AREA › BENCHES AND SEATING GROUPS<br />

9.1.48 Wobbly bench<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: 2.0 m<br />

Width (total): 40 cm<br />

Width (seat): 30 cm<br />

Height (total): 85 cm<br />

Height (seat): 45 cm<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 2 h 0.45 m<br />

3 GA ~ 110 kg from 3<br />

kg<br />

9.1.44.1 Wave bench<br />

Measures:<br />

Length (total): 3.0 m<br />

Width (total): 1.0 m<br />

2 Benches - wavy<br />

l = 3.0 m; b = 0.5 m; h ~ 0.3 – 0.6 m<br />

of all ages 2 installers at 3.5 h -<br />

~ 0.2 m³ ~ 500 kg from 1<br />

kg


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39<br />

9.1.16.1 Suite with chess<br />

Description:<br />

1 Table; l = 1.2 m; b = 0.8 m; h = 0.8 m<br />

2 Benches; l = 1.3 m; b = 0.25 m; h = 0.5 m<br />

closed connected<br />

with relief of a board game<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 3 h -<br />

4 GA ~ 100 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

alternative: 9.1.16 Suite with chess<br />

(1 bench, 2. bench deleted for whellchair position)<br />

9.1.11.11.5 Suite «Picnic 1» for wheelchairs<br />

Description:<br />

1 Table; l = 2.0 m; w = 0.6 m; h = 0.75 m<br />

2 Benches; l = 1.3 m; w = 0.25 m; h = 0.45 m<br />

attached<br />

from 6 years 2 installers at 2 h -<br />

0.1 m 3 ~ 90 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

alternative: 9.1.11.11.4 Suite «Picnic 1» for wheelchairs (mobil)<br />

optional: board for playing or painting 50 x 60 cm


40 SIK-HOLZ® › COMMUNICATION AREA › MEETING POINTS<br />

3.7.1 Pavilion<br />

Measures:<br />

Base: ø ~ 2.2 m<br />

Roof: ø ~ 2.7 m (pitched roof)<br />

Height (total): 2.65 m<br />

Height (entrance): ~ 1.8 m<br />

5 Built-in benches<br />

l ~ 0.9 m; w ~ 0.25 m; h = 0.35 m<br />

1 Table; ø = 0.7 m; h = 0.65 m<br />

from 3 years 2installers at 5 h -<br />

~ 0.4 m³ ~ 600 kg; biggest 500 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

alternative: 3.7 Pavilion with barriers<br />

3.24.1 Shop<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 5 h -<br />

~ 0.5 m³ ~ 550 kg from 1<br />

kg<br />

Measures:<br />

Length: ~ 2.1 m<br />

Width: ~ 1.6 m<br />

Height: ~ 1.55 - 2.1 m<br />

1 Bench; l ~ 1.4 m<br />

2 Shop counters; l ~ 0.8 m / 1.4 m<br />

1 Shelf 3-pieces; l ~ 0.8 m


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41<br />

8.01.7 Sandplay Unit «Mole» integrative<br />

Description:<br />

1 Sand table; 1.4 x 1.3 m; h = 0.82 m<br />

1 Sand table; ø = 0.7 m; h = 0.55 m<br />

1 Sand lift (fixed)<br />

1 Sand chute; l ca. 0.5 m<br />

1 Sand wheel (stainless steel)<br />

from 3 years 2 installers at 5 h 0.82 m<br />

~ 0.5 m³ ~ 240 kg; biggest ~ 200 kg 7/8<br />

kg<br />

Note: underground on the wheelchair accessible side<br />

of the sand table from 3 (top soil)<br />

8.01.8 Sandplay Unit «Meerkat» integrative<br />

from 1 year 2 installers at 3 h 0.77 m<br />

~ 0.25 m 3 ~ 200 kg 7/8<br />

kg<br />

Description:<br />

1 Sand table, oval; ø ~ 1.7 m; h = 0.25 m<br />

1 Sand table, oval; ø ~ 1.5 m; h = 0.77 m<br />

1 Sand sieve with funnel (stainless steel); ø = 40 cm<br />

1 Sand sieve, swiveling (stainless steel); ø = 40 cm<br />

1 Sand lift (fixed)<br />

Note: underground on the wheelchair accessible side<br />

of the sand table from 3 (top soil)


42<br />

SIK-HOLZ® › PROJECTS<br />

The following examples show projects in which a joint game<br />

with different focal points was planned and implemented. The<br />

individual projects do not fulfill all aspects of a joint game. The<br />

focal points were either the involvement of the users or a<br />

planned extension of the possibilities of use.<br />

The projects «Tree House Worlds» and «Vulcania»<br />

were aimed at creating places where children and adults of all<br />

ages can find common fields of activity. This takes place mainly<br />

in the adventurous exploration of the respective rooms with<br />

their offers for role- and sensory plays, which adults and people<br />

in wheelchairs or with physical limitations can enter without<br />

difficulty. Depending on your physical condition, you can use<br />

the other climbing and balancing offers.<br />

The playground «The Great Crawling» is a typical<br />

model for a residential area playground, where adults can use<br />

movement offers to improve their physical condition in addition<br />

to all relevant play activities for children.<br />

The playgrounds «Hafen Herzberge», «Heliosklinik»<br />

and «Sonnenhof» and are examples of play offers at hospitals<br />

with different orientations. The focus here is on the accessibility<br />

of as many devices as possible with the wheelchair, but also<br />

on the joint play of sick and healthy children.<br />

The playground initiative at the «Blücherpark» also<br />

found out after the first construction phase that there is no<br />

playground for children with physical limitations. The extension<br />

with a wheelchair accessible platform and connection to the<br />

existing playground equipment brought a new quality and an<br />

extended integrative use to the course.<br />

A special project is the «Dinosaur Playground». The<br />

installation of a blind people guidance system with the participation<br />

of a blind and visually impaired school was implemented<br />

on site with simple means.<br />

2.5.7 Kletterhöhle 2-teilig (Saurier im Urstromtal)<br />

2.5.7 Climbing Cave 2 pieces (Dinosaur playground)


PROJECTS


44 SIK-HOLZ® › PROJECTS<br />

The play area «Tree House Worlds» is accessible through a high rocky<br />

gorge. At first glance, an impenetrable jungle world appears. Only after a<br />

short orientation is the eye able to recognize fragments of rocks,<br />

watercourses and wooden constructions in a lush flora. The most striking<br />

stations are the large and the small tree house. There are many ways to<br />

experience the senses. Both houses are connected by a treetop path.<br />

Balancing and climbing become an important form of locomotion in<br />

many different ways. The size of the tree houses with a floor area of<br />

approx. 5 x 5 m and a height between 4.5 m and 7.5 m enables adults to<br />

have unrestricted access and encourages them to experience sensual and<br />

physical aspects of the game together with the children. Wheelchair<br />

users can also access many play points thanks to a system of paths suitable<br />

for the disabled. With the support of a supervisor, further areas can be<br />

opened up.<br />

TREE HOUSE WORLDS<br />

zirndorf | playmobil funpark | 2005


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VULCANIA<br />

auvergne – f | adventure park »vulcania« | 2016<br />

«Vulcania» is the world's largest theme park for volcanoes and earth sciences. A play<br />

area, the «Pitoufeu Village», was created especially for the park mascot. The core of the<br />

game area is a playable volcano. In its dimensions, diameter approx. 7.5 m; height<br />

approx. 7.5 m, it is comparable to a single-family house. All three floors are furnished<br />

with lovingly designed furniture and objects. In some cases, interactive games such as<br />

memory, sliding game or Maltafel are integrated. The floors are connected by a wide<br />

spiral staircase. It offers the children the opportunity to switch quickly between the<br />

floors and adults can visit it like a home and participate actively in the children's role<br />

plays. The volcano is embedded in a bridge construction. The fixed bridge deck makes<br />

it possible for wheelchair users to reach the 2nd level and use the sensor plays below the<br />

bridge. Different ways into the volcano and onto the bridge result in short as well as<br />

long and interesting game cycles with different degrees of difficulty. Thus, there are<br />

always new challenges for all visitors to explore the volcano.


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DINOSAURS IN THE<br />

URSTROM VALLEY<br />

berlin | playground am bäkequell | 2014<br />

The dinosaurs - extinct millions of years ago - continue to inspire our<br />

imagination. The children of two Berlin schools, one of them for blind<br />

and visually impaired children, were also fascinated by the diversity and<br />

greatness of these creatures. They were involved in the planning of this<br />

playground. Your wishes and ideas have been incorporated into the<br />

design of the site. At the entrance, a Tyrannosaurus welcomes the<br />

visitors. Next to it, a primeval snake turns on the side panelling of a<br />

merry-go-round. Climbing over large cliffs up to a hill and take the cable<br />

car down again. In the centre is a large climbing and balancing facility<br />

with a jungle tower. For small children there is a small tree-hidden, play<br />

cottages and a water-matting area. Many devices can be approached by<br />

wheelchair from the main road. Another special feature of the playground<br />

is a blind guide system, which gives the children concerned the<br />

opportunity to find their way around the playground and use all the<br />

games on offer.


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THE BIG CRAWL<br />

berlin | playground theodor wolff park | 2016<br />

The Theodor Wolff Park in Berlin is a garden monument.<br />

In addition, it has an important social function for the<br />

neighboring densely built-up residential area. Accordingly,<br />

the new planning of the playground was approached very<br />

carefully. On the one hand, a semi-natural design concept<br />

with a grass appearance was desired for the equipment,<br />

which does justice to the garden monument, and on the<br />

other hand, a place that offers playful elements for the<br />

whole family. The playground is divided into two large<br />

areas. In the woodland area with its large number of trees,<br />

a low course with changing materials, heights and<br />

directions was set up along an old beaten track. The large<br />

sand play area is divided into play offers for children up to<br />

6 years of age and children from 6 years of age. The special<br />

thing about this area is that it was framed with a playable<br />

border, in the sense of balancing, running and sitting. This<br />

edging offers high movement incentives at different speeds<br />

for all generations and makes the playground an attractive<br />

place to stay for the whole family.


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Children with disabilities want to play like all children.<br />

And if life is shortened by an incurable illness, all experiences<br />

in this short life are invaluable for the affected child<br />

and their family. The staff of the hospice wanted them and<br />

the families concerned to have more opportunities to play<br />

and exercise for the children, their siblings and friends in<br />

their own garden. The concept of the playground was<br />

influenced by many practical ideas of the employees. A<br />

playground was planned and built, which can be driven in<br />

and out of the wheelchair. The mud and water playground<br />

can also be accessed from a wheelchair and the playhouse<br />

can also be reached via a flat ramp. Large extension<br />

platforms offer seating and can be converted into a stage.<br />

Here and in the playhouse there is plenty of room for<br />

role-playing games, which are supported by a telephone<br />

between the two locations. The stage is also a place for<br />

performances where the children participate or watch. The<br />

roof of the stage is equipped with colourful spotlights,<br />

which produce sensual play of colours in the sunshine.<br />

SONNENHOF<br />

berlin | playground children's hospice sonnenhof | 2016


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PORT OF HERZBERGE<br />

berlin | playground hospital herzberge | 2015<br />

A «harbour» as a contact point for health problems and as hope for<br />

recovery became the overriding theme for the redesign of the<br />

playground in the Protestant hospital Königin Elisabeth Herzberge<br />

in Berlin. The new playground offers attractive movement and play<br />

possibilities to the patients of the paediatric epileptology as well as<br />

their family members and other visitors. A multifunctional playground<br />

has been developed for the approx. 200 m² sand playground.<br />

A walkway system with a sand table that can be moved underneath<br />

and a railing made of various haptic materials leads to the warehouses<br />

of the harbour. These offer space for role-playing and sense<br />

games. A playhouse also serves as a lockable shed for the mobile toy.<br />

The sand can be transported from the jetty to a small sand boat by<br />

means of a sand conveyor belt. In addition to this small boat, a large<br />

ship also sails to the harbour. The rear of the car can also be accessed<br />

by wheelchair. Here, the world outside the ship can be observed<br />

through a periscope. The seating areas also offer space for wheelchair<br />

users and the rocking bed can also be easily reached from the path<br />

with simple assistance.


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BLÜCHER PLAYGROUND<br />

köln | playground blücherpark | 2014/2016<br />

The Blücher playground - an adventure playground, which was created<br />

by the tireless commitment of the Protestant free church congregation<br />

«Lebenswert». Many of the members live in the immediate vicinity of<br />

the Blücherpark and are actively involved in the local community. In<br />

the summer of 2013, the new playground project was presented for the<br />

first time at the park's 100th anniversary celebration with its own<br />

stand. In autumn, an idea workshop with children followed in the<br />

playground. Since then, an integrative playground financed by donations<br />

has been created in several construction phases. The project<br />

started in 2014 with a large individual play and movement landscape<br />

for children from about 3 years of age. Soon it became clear to the<br />

initiative that there are also children in the neighbourhood who don't<br />

know anything about this play equipment. It was further collected<br />

until a hammock, a sandbox table that could be driven under, and a<br />

playhouse that could be driven over were purchased. The last stage of<br />

the construction project was a large pedestal with a playground, a slide<br />

and a connecting bridge to the playground from the first stage of<br />

construction. And in between, small home-made seating elements were<br />

created in neighbourhood actions.


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The HELIOS hospital Hohenstücke treats babies, children, adolescents<br />

and young adults with neurological diseases of any severity. For each<br />

patient, an individually tailored concept is developed depending on the age<br />

and stage of development as well as the type and severity of the disease. On<br />

the hospital grounds there is a large green inner courtyard, which the staff<br />

can use to look after their guests. The clinic's facilities for therapies in the<br />

fresh air. Supported by the hospital's sponsoring association, measures to<br />

improve the quality of stay can be implemented every year. In 2015, the<br />

reconstruction of the existing pavilion on the site was started. The large<br />

8-cornered building had 1.4 m high walls. Even if you were not sitting in a<br />

wheelchair, you could not see the surroundings around the pavilion. The<br />

idea was born to remove the side walls and equip them with various<br />

meaningful plays. The round seating area in the middle offers space for<br />

table games or a picnic.<br />

SENSORY PLAYS<br />

brandenburg | playground helios hospital | 2016


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LEGEND<br />

equipments can used from children<br />

and adults<br />

equipments can used from people with special needs<br />

with support of other people<br />

equipments can used of wheelchair drivers<br />

requirement is a fixed access possibility<br />

kg<br />

From SIK-Holz ® recommended age range<br />

Assembly time<br />

Free height of fall<br />

Mass of required concrete in m³<br />

Model of ground anchor<br />

Weight<br />

Surfacing (see table)<br />

Minimum area<br />

No. Material Description min. layer thickness mm max. fall height mm<br />

1 concrete / stone ≤ 600<br />

2 bituminous surfacing ≤ 600<br />

3 topsoil ≤ 1 000<br />

4 turf ≤ 1 500<br />

5 bark 20 - 80 mm grain size broken bark of<br />

conifers<br />

6 wood chips 5 - 30 mm grain size mechanically broken<br />

wood, without bark and leaf components<br />

200 ≤ 2 000<br />

300 ≤ 3 000<br />

200 ≤ 2 000<br />

300 ≤ 3 000<br />

7 sand 0.2 - 2 mm grain size 200 ≤ 2 000<br />

300 ≤ 3 000<br />

8 gravel 2 - 8 mm grain size 200 ≤ 2 000<br />

300 ≤ 3 000<br />

9 other material or thicknesses according to producer ≤ 3 000<br />

All specifications without guarantee, bindingly are the information,<br />

you receive on our corresponding product sheets.<br />

Choice of material depends on the permissible free heights of fall EN 1176-1:2008 (E).<br />

PUBLICATIONS<br />

Main catalogue #10 Kindergarten playgrounds #3 Schoolyard playgrounds #3 facts & fugures #2<br />

CONTACT<br />

SIK-Holzgestaltungs GmbH<br />

Langenlipsdorf 54a<br />

D-14913 Niedergörsdorf<br />

your contact<br />

tel.: +49 (0)33742.799 0<br />

fax: +49 (0)33742.799 20<br />

mail: info@sik-holz.de<br />

web: www.sik-holz.de/en


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Pictures, picture editing, layout<br />

Claudia Gust<br />

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Amtsgericht Potsdam<br />

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Status<br />

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«THE GAME IS MAN' S FIRST POETRY.<br />

EAT AND DRINK ARE HIS PROSE.» JEAN PAUL<br />

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