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Orakei Primary School playground | Unique design features

Orakei School Principal, Matthew Crumpton, talks about the experience of working with Creo and Numat to redevelop his school's outdoor play areas. Asphalt is great on driveways… but on playgrounds? It’s not so good. This is something Orakei School Principal, Matthew Crumpton, knows well. In 2015, his school’s outdoor area was dominated by asphalt surfacing which was unappealing and a potential danger to the 300 kids attending the school. As Matthew puts it, “What we had here was a massive amount of asphalt space which was very dark, very grey, and very damaged. It was a bit of a health and safety issue.” Full case study https://creospace.co.nz/portfolio/ora... The school’s vision was for a completely transformed space. One with excitement and vibrant play opportunities for the kids. To help with making this vision a reality, Matthew and the Board of Trustees had started researching architects and construction companies. After exploring the option of working with an architect to come up with a design and then finding a construction company to deliver it, they came across Creo in a brochure. Seeing some of Creo’s work was exciting and the promise of simplicity and a more supportive approach provided by a combined architectural and construction team was attractive. The design Creo made for Orakei School introduced turf courts to cover part of the old asphalt surface and used coloured pathways, in the school’s colours, to created various play zones and a sense of flow between classrooms and play areas. The construction of the new space progressed well, and the school ended up with a result they were proud of. Throughout the process, Creo focused on providing the school with clear communication and expert support, ensuring key Creo staff were available to discuss the project with school staff at any time. From Matthew’s perspective, this was an important step in building a solid, long-term relationship with Creo. For the Board of Trustees, it was the value they were getting that mattered most – making sure the school was making the best use of its capital and getting maximum ‘bang for buck’. It was here that Creo really shined, coming up with some unique design features to utilise parts of the old playground, that would otherwise have been wasted, to keep costs down. You’d think that after completing such a grand design that Matthew and his team would be taking a long and deserved break from the business of school improvement, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Creo Playspace Design and Build https://creospace.co.nz/ 0800 000 334 info@creospace.co.nz