Accessible Park at Balbhavan, Bengaluru

Project Name: Disabled Friendly Park Completion Year: 2022 Site Area ( ft2): 48000 ft2 Project Cost: Rs.3 crore Project Location: Disabled friendly park Jawahar Bal Bhavan, Cubbon Park, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Client : Smart City,Bengaluru. “Unique Park for unique kids to play and bond” An exclusive disabled friendly park is designed to promote equity, engagement, and a sense of belongingness. It has the potential to gather all the kids on common grounds cutting out the difference among them encouraging them to play and interact together. The concept is derived from the abstract of Tortoise, that implies the kid’s pace of steady progress in learning and socializing. The zoning of the spaces replicates its body. Built surface is placed where no trees are distrupted .The Hump at the center creates a hierarchy on the surface forming different levels, connecting through Net climbers, Rope climbers, slides, roller slides and stairs. An intriguing hide-and-seek area is created by the tunnels beneath the mound, which are painted with an aquatic theme. As you step off the mound, a landscaped path leads to the circular zones with other activities such as variety of swings, Roller bed, Merry-Go-Round, Toddler play and See-Saw. Seating area along the play equipment help adults to monitor their children. The therapeutic park and the sensory play area are further down the circulation pathways. This one-of-a-kind park contains elements that appeal to all five senses. The tools aid in coordinating the brain with the hands for touch sensory, the eyes and ears for visual sensory, and so forth. Children can play board games like tic tac toe, chowkabara (a traditional game), and snake & ladder under the colorful glass roof that covers the play area for leisure time. Wheelchair users can enjoy playing at the sand-pit tables without having to get out of their chairs. The pebbles and surrounding landscape of the sensory play area are designed to encourage interaction with nature.