St Lutgardiscollege校园
Schoolyard St Lutgardiscollege
从灰暗的操场转变为富有挑战性的绿色操场
巴斯塔工作室：两年前，卢特加德学院操场看起来与比利时大多数其他操场很像：混凝土铺路机的灰暗墙面，几乎没有什么挑战性。这种类型的操场通常是“国王足球”的主领地，卢特加德学院也是如此。结果呢？不在游戏中的小学生被迫进入边缘。这些边缘没有任何节目、挑战、经验或美感等。孩子们并不能真正自由地尽情享受，这会导致课堂上的欺凌、伤害和注意力集中问题。像这样的地方的整体视觉吸引力和美学根本不存在。如果你想想一个小学生有多少年会遇到这样的户外空间，那真是件悲哀的事情。对一些人来说，这可能是他们唯一遇到的户外空间。
A transformation from a dull, grey playground to a challenging green one
Studio Basta: Two years ago, the Lutgardiscollege playground looked much like most other playgrounds in Belgium: a wall-to-wall dull, grey surface of concrete pavers, posing very little challenge. This type of playground often serves as the sovereign domain of ‘king football’, which was true of Lutgardiscollege as well. The result? Schoolchildren not in the game are forced into the margins. These margins are absent of any programme, challenge, experience or beauty, among others. Children aren’t really free to enjoy themselves to the full, which leads to bullying, injuries and concentration problems in the classroom. The overall visual appeal and aesthetics of places like this simply isn’t present. It’s a sad affair if you consider how many years a schoolchild encounters this kind of outdoor space. For some it may even be the only outdoor space they do encounter.
把这些游乐场改造成绿色、充满冒险的空间，提供了更多的机会和好处。空间布局、多样化的节目和绿色、充满冒险精神的设计，确保每一个小学生无论是在一个团体中还是独自一人，无论是主动的还是被动的，都有一个美好的时光。根据科学研究，像这样的操场会减少欺凌和伤害，一旦游戏结束，孩子们就会带着更多的精力回到教室。最后的结果是学习成绩的提高。建校两年后，学校董事会可以证明这些研究的有效性。
A place for everyone
Transforming these kinds of playgrounds into green, adventure-packed spaces offers so many more opportunities and benefits. The spatial layout, varied programme and the green, adventure-packed design ensure that every schoolchild has a good time, whether in a group or alone, both actively and passively. According to scientific studies, playgrounds like this lead to less bullying and injuries and result in children heading back to their classrooms with more energy once playtime is over. The final outcome is improved scholastic performance. Two years after building, the school board can testify to the validity of those studies.
在Lutgardiscollege，空间规划以一系列岛屿为特征。其中一些被发展成丘陵，而另一些则是在地面或形状成凹陷的座位区。不同的节目与不同的岛屿联系在一起：从最小的沙箱到年轻人的足球场。通过将某个节目与某个特定岛屿联系起来，各年龄组在不失去空间统一性的情况下被分开，或者不得不诉诸于难以想象的障碍和/或“看不见的线”。新操场从3000平方米缩小到1850平方米（由于邻近的新住宅开发），但仍打算供同样数量的学生使用。聪明的空间规划（例如，青少年踢足球的空间不再包括整个操场，而是一个更小的凹进式足球场）和山的3D体验（“环绕、穿过、越过等”）使得缩小的空间不引人注意，事实恰恰相反！整个操场都变成了绿色。小山上种满了各种各样的花，还种满了灌木。种植了25棵树，这样在未来几年里它们将创造一个可爱的树冠。所有的植物在城市环境中生长良好，能够应付游戏时间带来的颠簸。绿色设计（un）有意识地增加了视觉吸引力。
Smart spatial layout
At Lutgardiscollege, the spatial plan was characterised by a series of islands. Some of these were developed into hills, while others were at ground level or shaped into recessed seating areas. Different programmes were linked to the different islands: from a sandbox for the littlest ones, to a football arena for the youth. By linking a certain programme to a specific island, the age groups are separated without losing the spatial unity or having to resort to unimaginative barriers and/or “invisible lines”. The new playground shrank (due to a new, neighbouring residential development) from 3,000 m² to 1,850 m², while still intended for use by the same number of pupils. The smart spatial plan – e.g., the space for youth to play football no longer encompasses the entire playground, but is now a smaller, recessed football arena – and the 3D experience of hills (‘around, through, over, etc.’) makes it so that the reduced space isn’t noticeable, quite the opposite in fact! The playground as a whole has been made green. The hills are sown with a mixture of flowers and have been planted with shrubs. 25 trees were planted so that in the coming years they will create a lovely canopy. All of the plants grow well in an urban context and can handle the rough and tumble that playtime entails. The green design (un)consciously contributes to greater visual appeal.
Project Name: Schoolyard St Lutgardiscollege, Oudergem, Brussels
Landscape architects: Studio Basta
In corporation with: ARA (technical support) – Urban Platform (Architects)
Design year: 2015 -2016
Construction year: summer 2016 (phase 1) – summer 2017 (phase 2)
Area: 1850 m²
Construction Budget: 270.000 euro (excl tax)
Image credits: Studio Basta & Michiel De Cleene
