MERNDA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Mernda Primary School is a new school that has seen the value in investing in modern and well-designed play facilities for their school. Over the course of several years, adventure+ has worked closely with the school to develop these play areas, including a large pirate ship and a space themed tower.

The fact that we are serious about play is demonstrated by the Pirate Ship Playground project at Mernda Primary School. The Pirate Ship is a huge, customised ship almost 17 metres long and around 9 metres wide, and provides enormous opportunities for childhood development.

The ship is docked, linked to the dock via a rope bridge, and has three cubbies on the dockside, enabling the children to interact and socialise in different parts of the play space. The design includes over a hundred various play components, helping to light up the children’s sense of adventure.

The sheer size of the ship drives the kids to keep up physical activity in order to explore all sections. They will give their little bodies a workout on the multiple rope climbers. And if they dare, they can even walk the plank towards a crocodile lurking beneath!

Our client, Mernda Primary, wanted a huge pirate ship. Designing the playground to meet the client’s specifications was a challenge that was willingly taken on by our design team. The design is complex and required much thought to bring it together. The school wanted extra elements such as a treasure dig, which our project managers worked with the school to help install this.