{"id":157471,"date":"2022-02-28T11:03:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T17:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=157471"},"modified":"2024-08-13T03:33:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T08:33:42","slug":"monstrum-playground-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2022\/02\/monstrum-playground-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"A Menagerie of Playground Creatures by MONSTRUM Turn Animals into Outdoor Gyms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-1-640x398.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-1-960x598.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-1-1536x956.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seals. All images \u00a9 MONSTRUM, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">A Menagerie of Playground Creatures by MONSTRUM Turn Animals into Outdoor Gyms<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-02-28T11:03:57-06:00\">February 28, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag\">Design<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2022%2F02%2Fmonstrum-playground-animals%2F&#038;title=A%20Menagerie%20of%20Playground%20Creatures%20by%20MONSTRUM%20Turn%20Animals%20into%20Outdoor%20Gyms\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \">\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"mailto:?subject=A%20Menagerie%20of%20Playground%20Creatures%20by%20MONSTRUM%20Turn%20Animals%20into%20Outdoor%20Gyms&#038;body=A%20Menagerie%20of%20Playground%20Creatures%20by%20MONSTRUM%20Turn%20Animals%20into%20Outdoor%20Gyms%20&mdash;%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2022%2F02%2Fmonstrum-playground-animals%2F\" aria-label=\"Email\"  class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M20,4H4C2.895,4,2,4.895,2,6v12c0,1.105,0.895,2,2,2h16c1.105,0,2-0.895,2-2V6C22,4.895,21.105,4,20,4z M20,8.236l-8,4.882 L4,8.236V6h16V8.236z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \">\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"157471\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\" style=\"\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"excerpt_part\"> Copenhagen-based<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/monstrum.dk\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MONSTRUM<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?s=Monstrum\">previously<\/a>) continues to transform playgrounds into imaginative habitats for land and sea creatures. Sometimes towering dozens of feet in the air, the architectural animals rest on stone and painted ground coverings, their bellies and limbs left hollow to fit climbing ropes, tunnels, and slides that scale the length of a tentacle or fin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"excerpt_part\">Helmed by designers Ole B. Nielsen and Christian Jensen,<\/span> MONSTRUM has grown to a team of more than 60 designers, engineers, and craftspeople in recent years, allowing the studio to expand the size of its projects, as well. Works like &#8220;The Land of River Giants&#8221; in Tulsa, Oklahoma, contain multiple creatures, including two monumental herons and a long-nosed paddlefish surrounded by reeds nearby. The piece is just one example of MONSTRUM&#8217;s increased focus on accessibility for all ages and abilities, with the fish&#8217;s mouth serving as a low, gaping entrance designed for smaller children and a 12-foot high slide descending from the birds for older kids. Additional elements like climbing areas and rushes primed for hide-and-seek surround the massive animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MONSTRUM currently has three playgrounds on view at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expo2020dubai.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Expo 2020 Dubai<\/a> and a number of projects in-progress for the coming year. &#8220;A snapshot from our workshop at the moment would show that we\u2019ve got everything from helicopters to giant&nbsp;birds and otters under construction,&#8221; Nielsen shares. Explore a map of the playgrounds and additional designs on <a href=\"https:\/\/monstrum.dk\/en\">the studio&#8217;s site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-157473 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-2-640x419.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-2-960x628.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-2-1536x1005.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-157477 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Giants, Tulsa, Oklahoma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-157479 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-8-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-8-960x639.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monstrum-8-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 5 Halds, Viborg, Denmark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-157480 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" 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