The winners have been selected!

Lappset Group Oy was delighted at the interest that this International Design competition for 3 Generations accomplished. We received far more entries than we had expected, and the entries were from all over the world; from 43 different countries.

We would like to thank all of you who participated in this competition.

 

Winner of the first prize

The jury selected the entry “Green Hill” by Tengiz Alaverdashvili from Tbilisi, Georgia, as winner of the first prize. The jury pointed out that his work is simple and inviting landscape and at the same time pure. It has a relaxing atmosphere, easy to have social contacts – a meeting place for 3G. It also allows free play and gives opportunities for free play. It is suitable for several surroundings and for different seasons. The element of lightning is also a playful element at the same time.


The winner Tengiz Alaverdashvili was explaining the history of his idea as follows:

“After trying some other solutions for the playground concept, placing some artificial elements on the ground I was thinking of the idea "one size fits all”. And finally I came to the idea that the nature is the place where everybody of every age likes to be. The first thing that reminds me of the nature is the green grass. The flat place with just a green grass is not an architectural solution. To make it more interesting I have created a small hill. The second thing about the nature are trees, so I placed the street lamps randomly around the hill imitating trees in the forest. The circular bench came out of joining two elements - stair and the seat. Its circular form was defined by the hill. There's a gap on one side of the stair-bench to leave some place for those who prefer to climb the hill or run down from there without using stairs. By mixing concrete and wooden elements, the bench becomes more interesting. For every next playground can be used a different combination.”

See the "Green Hill" competition work!

 

 

Winner of the second prize

The second prize was won by entry “Surprise Wall” designed by team Eduardo Zimmermann and Nicole Dechent from Chile. The jury was describing their entry as a surprisingly creative solution of well known form. Use of light will increase playful atmosphere bringing people together in a subtle way. This work can be a simple sculptural element when it is not used as a play equipment. The jury’s critical remark was that there was small doubt how easy is it would
be to move blocks, and that without lights it lacks joy. 

See the "Surprise Wall" competition work!  

Winner of the third prize

The third prize was won by entry “Three G” designed by Mikhail Repin from Russia. The jury’s comments on his entry were as follows; funny and joyful, title is very creative Three G, simple form with which you can create a variety of equipment, reference to tree helps to create strong sculptural form and specially with the lightning, simple form but several playful activities. The jury found one critical remark, and they were doubting whether it would be attractive enough for seniors?

See the "Three G" competition work!

General comments of the jury

• Huge variety and interesting solutions in every level
• Rethinking of playground is a big challenge for designers
• It shows how difficult it is to combine many elements in an attractive landscape
• It shows how difficult it is to find new solutions
• It is difficult to fit in different surroundings
• It is also difficult to find activities to all users and to think accessibility at the same time
• Lot of interactive elements with modern technology
• There was a several good ideas of using modular system
• Some entries were giving a possibility to create own playground
• Use of music and sound was used as an playful element to bring people together
• Jury was surprised when art and play meet each other
• We got entries from all over the world
• Story behind the idea was often very interesting
• Multi-disciplined task requires multi-talented skills and co-operation with different parties

More entries will be shown in coming weeks

The jury selected the following entries into the final stages when selecting the winners; In and out, Engage!, Kinetiscape playground, Green line, Imaginary friend, Street field, Melody steps, One curve fits all, Wetland, Play.ground, 3 Generations playground, Fold your playground, Play zone, Pixel, Forest colour and Playground.