A park in the heart of Austin

The newly remodeled 11-acre park in the heart of Austin features a thrilling rock slide - Richter's first - and an expansive climbing structure. The granite slide is ideal for warmer climates. It embodies Richter's commitment to natural materials and feels comfortable even in the Texas heat.
This very special playground was created under the direction of the renowned New York landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc. in collaboration with the German company Richter Spielgeräte GmbH. Waterloo Park has slopes with large natural stones that were to be equipped with slides. The only problem is that stainless steel slides heat up quickly and strongly due to their high thermal conductivity. As the use of stainless steel as an outdoor material is always under discussion, the Frasdorf-based company Richter Spielgeräte set out to find a suitable solution. In the end, Richter came across granite, a material with particularly slow thermal conductivity. The next question was how different parts of a stone slide could be manufactured in such a way that they would fit together exactly during assembly. Richter came across an Austrian stonemasonry company via an Italian manufacturer of CNC-controlled stone milling machines. The Kienesberger brothers produced the individual slide elements based on CAD models, which were then trial assembled in Frasdorf on the Richter Spielgeräte premises before being packed and shipped to the USA. In the fall of 2021, the playground in Austin, Texas, was officially opened with Richter's first granite slide.

Unique playspace in the middle of old trees

IIn cooperation with the renowned landscape architecture office West 8 from Rotterdam, Richter Spielgeräte GmbH in Munich-Freiham realized a unique game world. On the enormous green area with old tree existence different play areas, which address all age groups, developed here. The slide hill with the climbing structure enthroned on top invites to daring climbing, balancing and climbing. In a clearing in the deciduous forest, a few meters further on, there is a sand play area that appeals especially to younger children. The herd of wild boars invites to role-play, in which you can swing gently back and forth and the hexagonal platform and the triangular platforms invite to climb and discover.

An imaginatively designed indoor playground

The spacious "Wola Park" shopping center in the heart of the Polish metropolis of Warsaw has an imaginatively designed indoor playground for children. The centerpiece of the play world, whose equipment is made of high-quality spruce wood used especially for indoor use, is a large tree on which there are several tree houses. The houses, which are located on different levels, are connected to each other by net tunnels, ladders and climbing nets. The transparency of the net structures ensures the safety of children and parents alike. This allows the climbing children to maintain eye contact with their parents on the ground. From the upper levels, there are two large winding tunnel slides to get back down again. The large tree is equipped with plank roots, which are modeled on the roots of large trees that are exposed to strong winds.

With additional play elements such as rotating disks, a marble run or "remember-what", the little houses on the ground offer creative opportunities for experiencing the senses. These modules are also easily accessible for smaller children and wheelchair users.
An additional special feature is a small hill underneath the playhouses. A solid steel beam is mounted underneath it, which bridges the heavy loads between the high play structures.

Richter Playground in Port Melbourne, Australia, combines high-quality play equipment with pieces of old seafaring gear to commemorate the town's maritime history

In the "Maritime Cove Community Park" in Port Melbourne, near Sandridge Beach, there is a spacious playground that combines our high-quality play equipment with parts of old seafaring equipment, thus integrating the maritime environment and the history of the place into the playground.
For example, there are old canal markers, which are ideal for use as forts in the playground, steel buoys that can be climbed and used as seating, as well as a mast basket, harbor bollards, a rope ladder and replicas of shipping containers.
These components are complemented by the various play equipment. There is a large wooden fort with a long tunnel slide, challenging rope bridges and climbing ropes for older children, as well as unusual spinning tops, musical instruments and a spacious sand play area for toddlers.
On hot summer days, the two water play areas with pumps and various spray nozzles are a particular attraction.

Imaginative play world on an idyllic beach promenade.

The secret of our success is a convincing mixture of a deep understanding of children's need to play and a respectful approach to the material wood.
A well thought-out, age-appropriate playground design can make a significant contribution to improving children's lives. We are convinced that the need for playgrounds is merely the consequence of a complex, ever-expanding society, but cannot remedy the lack of free space for children.
Nevertheless, the playground should be seen as a way of compensating for the lack of general freedom of movement through play and as a necessary alternative to the mechanized life of children. If a playground is to fulfill these tasks, it and its equipment should have a high play value. The term play value is defined by the relationship between the playground or play equipment and the user and must be the focus of any planning.
A playground can already have a high play value through a differentiated terrain structure with hills and embankments, with different paving and different surfaces. A playground with a high play value can be recognized by the signs of wear and tear. The worn turf, scuffed ladder rungs, steps and equipment floors, polished handles or handrails can tell you about eager children's feet and hands and say: "Playing" is fun here!
In 2018, we opened a playground with precisely these standards in Qatar for the first time.
Lusail City is located north of Doha and is a new, world-leading city with exemplary facilities in all areas: Residential, Retail and Tourism.
Timberplay, Richter Spielgeräte GmbH's UK partner, worked with local contractor Nakheel to create a playground in one of the city's best recreational areas, the Lusail Marina Promenade.
Idyllically set amidst white sand and palm trees, the various pieces of Richter equipment offer fun and challenging activities for children of all ages.
The climbing structure, see-saw or sand snake offer energetic fun and challenging climbing and balancing. Shady shelters and seating for visitors have also been provided.

Unique due to its natural design in material, shape and color

What makes this playground unique is its natural design in terms of material, shape and color and its sensitive integration into the surrounding landscape, which was created in close collaboration between the City of Melbourne and Richter Spielgeräte.
There is a climbing area with various rope and balancing structures, nets and viewing platforms to discover, a water play area with various pumps, channels, damming and mud elements as well as various slope slides integrated into the existing terrain. An arched bridge has been specially designed for wheelchair users and families with baby carriages, and its attractive appearance alone makes it a special meeting point. The movable suspended floor provides a little thrill.
There is a climbing area with various rope and balancing structures, nets and viewing platforms, a water play area with various pumps, channels, damming and mud elements as well as various slope slides integrated into the existing terrain.
elements as well as various slope slides integrated into the existing terrain. An arched bridge has been specially designed for wheelchair users and families with baby carriages, which is attractive in its own right.
bridge, which is a special meeting point due to its attractive appearance alone. The movable suspended floor provides a little thrill.

Exciting game world set against the impressive Chicago skyline.

In the heart of Chicago, the eight-hectare Maggie Daley Park is a spacious leisure facility set against the city's impressive skyline. Since its completion at the end of 2014, the new park, which attracts families with young and older children and teenagers alike, has had an unmistakable presence. Even the entrance to the park is extraordinary: a bridge designed by Frank Gehry leads from Millennium Park over to Maggie Daley Park. Various climbing rocks and a huge ice skating rink can be seen from afar.
A particular crowd-puller is the approx. 13,000 m2 playground, which the company Richter Spielgeräte from Frasdorf helped to design and equip. The concept is bold, varied and surprising, both from an aesthetic and design point of view and from an educational perspective. In addition to various elements such as a play pyramid, lighthouse with slide, fishing boat with climbing nets and a harbour as well as nest cradles for the very little ones, the playground is particularly impressive with its two ten-metre-high square towers with a suspension bridge over 35 meters long and a variety of integrated play options. Here you can not only climb, balance and experience height, but young and old alike can also enjoy hiding, live out their childish imagination in role-playing games and experience a wide variety of physical phenomena on the rotating disks, the telescope or the rotating stone.

The indoor playground based around the theme “up in the trees” invites children at IKEA in the French town of Bayonne to have fun climbing and exploring

The play structure, specially designed for the generous entrance area of the IKEA store in the French town of Bayonne, is a very special attraction.
The installation is based on the theme of “up in the trees” and composed of a total of eleven colourfully painted boxes, which are installed at different levels and fitted out with various window openings, net roofs and platform floors.
The access points are connected to one another by climbing nets, tunnels and ladder elements.

Special highlights are the skywalk, which consists of a net tunnel, and the 18-metre-long tunnel slide, which takes you back down from lofty heights.

An exciting urban project

There is hardly a factor that influences the everyday life and development of children more than the spatial design of the living environment and the associated opportunities for “free play”. This is the central result of studies carried out by the Spielraum research group in various countries and cities. They show on a broad empirical basis the considerable importance of the quality of urban spaces for everyday life and the developmental opportunities of children. In collaboration with our Australian partner Marcus Constructions, we have created an attractive urban play space for children with the “Western Park Docklands” project in the metropolis of Melbourne that attracts young and old alike. The main focus is on the huge pyramid tower with a tunnel slide, which is visible from afar, brings an interesting aesthetic aspect to the urban environment and has an incomparably high play value.

Water and sand play world for young and old

A very special playground was opened in Osaka, Japan in 2019. BørneLund operates 90 toy stores and over 20 indoor play and exercise areas in Japan. So far there are very few creative wooden playgrounds in Japan. With this project, Richter and BørneLund are setting new trends for Japan. In the sand and water area, younger children in particular enjoy playing with the elements on the water inside, pumps and mud tables. The nest cradle invites you to relax and the small playhouses provide space for hiding and role-playing. The “Active Play” area appeals particularly to older children with its challenging towers, bridges, climbing nets and slides. In addition, there are exciting fields of experience for the senses with the dancing glockenspiel, a water whirlpool and a buzzing stone that even adults cannot escape.