The completed project as it currently stands at Hort Woods Child Care Center in State College, PA.
Each bay on the structure contains a different household material that models a specific type of timbre. These three bays include wooden spoons, plastic containers, and canvas drums.
A view of the canopy as a playing child would experience it. The canopy is built to link the two structures together and elude to the similar timbres located in overlapping bays. It also reflects the tree canopy that shades Hort Woods Child Care Center.
Final 1"=1' model of the design.
Site model that depicts entire outdoor play space and back facade of the Hort Woods Center.
Details of the site including trees, shrubs, existing play structures, and Hort Woods building.
Rendering of design.
Board 1 for final presentation with details about Hort Woods site.
Board 2 for final presentation with details about child capabilities and the effect of music on the human brain.
Board 3 for final presentation with details about the concepts of the project including timbre, safety, and permeation of the forest.
Board 4 for final presentation with details about the design including the plan and final model.
Board 5 for final presentation with details about the construction of the structure and placement of the instruments.
Board 6 for final presentation with diagrams describing the standard attachment of instruments to the structure and timbre of different materials.
1/2"=1' model of final design.
1/2"=1' model of design iteration.
1/2"=1' model of design iteration.
1/2"=1' model of design iteration.
1/2"=1' model of design iteration.
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Timbre in the Timber
Completed as a Studio Design-Build Project, this musical play structure was constructed for a child care center on Penn State University's campus. The basic musical concept of the project was requested by the client; as a studio class, we decided to focus on the musical concept of timbre (www.simplifyingtheory.com/timbre/). When designing the project, we considered the existing structures on site, child safety, site circulation, and the philosophies of the childcare center.
