PLAY CYCLES
MUSEUM OF LONDON
Public Realm
Play Cycles is a mobile play programme for the Museum of London in partnership with City of London, facilitated by mobile structures which
celebrates the power of play at all ages to
transform the city, and
considering ways of
making joyful and
welcoming spaces
accessible to all.
We focus on intergenerational family groups across the City of London and Islington, particularly those with limited access to existing cultural provision and play resources. The mobile play structures attract families from across London, developing our wider audiences and bringing visitors back into the City and in particular to the Museum of London’s new home in West Smithfield.
programme will inform elements of the Smithfield public realm
redevelopment, exploring creative and accessible ways to seed
the conditions and permissions for play, as well as the activities
themselves.
in partnership with the City of London the
Working in
Companion
Inventor
Creates the set , props and costume
Facilitates the audience
We designed three anthropomorphic narrative characters for as the mobile structures for public space activation , from our spatial flag to a dynamic pattern.
disks, horns, musical
notation, spotlights
Inspired by the abstracted plan of City of London
The Characters
Broadcaster
Brings the lighting and audio play
disks, horns, musical
notation, spotlights
Each of the three characters has an individual mode of activating space and providing playful activity, as well as having the ability to work together as a family for all the uses
to combine
Each of the three characters has an individual mode of activating space and providing playful activity, as well as having the ability to work together as a family for all the uses
to combine
Companion
Inventor
Creates the set , props and costume
Facilitates the audience
We designed three anthropomorphic narrative characters for as the mobile structures for public space activation , from our spatial flag to a dynamic pattern.
clip on fabrics , craft boxes , mask making
intergenerational swap shop
Drawn from Smithfield market railings, Holborn viaduct railings, decorative elements
found in local environment
The Characters
Inventor
Creates the set , props and costume
Each of the three characters has an individual mode of activating space and providing playful activity, as well as having the ability to work together as a family for all the uses
to combine
Companion
Inventor
Creates the set , props and costume
Facilitates the audience
We designed three anthropomorphic narrative characters for as the mobile structures for public space activation , from our spatial flag to a dynamic pattern.
christiania bike and trailer , fold out tables ,
collapsible camping stools
Drawn from textures of surrounding area , chequerboard of St. Bartholomew’s Church and
patterns found in streetscape
The Characters
Companion
Facilitates the Audience
Each of the three characters has an individual mode of activating space and providing playful activity, as well as having the ability to work together as a family for all the uses
to combine
