Gardens By The Bay

18 Marina Garden Drive

Awards	LIAS Awards 2015 Best of Category & Gold
Architect	Grant Associates
Products	Carve
Realisation	January 2014

Largest custom-made Rainforest Tree Houses in Singapore

Two rainforest tree houses at a top height of 7.5 metres and 4 metres respectively are set within a dense thicket of rainforest trees and take the form of trees and branches.

The offer a major play attraction with elevated platforms and shelters linked by timber and rope bridges, spanning a 130-metre long forest trail along a ridgeline.

The tree houses have been custom designed and manufactured by Carve/Playpoint, to give them a distinctive and creative look. According to Mr Jason Sim, managing director of Playpoint (Singapore) Ptd Ltd, the tree houses the first large-scale custom made playground in Singapore.

PLAYPOINT has revolutionized outdoor play systems by providing material warranties no other provider can give thus giving both aesthetic, functional and economic value to every project we have done with them.

Tree House A

The superstructure is designed to represent the abstract trunk and branches of a tree. This single storey treehouse wraps around a central tree. The treehouse includes play elements to stimulate the ears. Listening panel(s) radiating around the deck provides interactive elements for children. Children can press the sound buttons and listen to sounds such as tigers roaring, elephants stampeding, bugs scratching/crawling, etc. The Spinning disk creates another form of excitement on ground level, allowing large groups of people to play at the same time, facilitating bonding among users/families.

Tree House B

A two storey treehouse with bridge leading to the first level, this large treehouse is designed for adventure play for children and adults alike. The super-structure is designed to represent the abstract trunk and branches of a tree, with the slides as an exciting way for users to make their way down to ground level again. Central climbing rope nets allow children to scale the treehouse from ground level to 1st and 2nd deck levels. Located amidst the dense rainforest tree, both treehouses are linked by timber and rope bridges. The treehouse blends in seamlessly with the surroundings and yet stands out.

Aymara Langley Grant Associates

Corocord

Rope Bridge The rope net bridge with wooden slats connects both treehouses together. The bridge will sway when there is movement, thus creating more fun and excitement for users as they move from one treehouse to another.

Rope Nest The corocord rope nest acts as a hideaway spot from all the activities happening around. The empty gaps formed by the corocord rope allows users to see what is happening in the surroundings while ‘hiding’.

Climbing-Rope Net The central climbing rope nets allow children to scale the treehouse from ground level to 1st and 2nd deck levels.

adventure trail

The adventure trail caters to children between 6 to 12 years old. A series of obstacles is featured in this area such as the balancing bars, chin up bars, corocord balancing rope and stepping pods, etc. This series of equipment allows children to train their motor skills as they need to stay alert and concentrate in order to successfully complete the obstacles.

toddler play

The Toddler Play Zone caters to children up to 5 years old and features equipment such as balancing beams, seesaws, hammocks and swings.

fish fountain

Designed by sculptor, Eng Siak Loy, the fish fountain is for children ages 2 to 5 years old and features over 15 stone-fish fountains. The interactive laminar jets coming from the mouth of the stone fishes attracts children to interact and experiment with water.