Pyramid Play Structure
An inanimate form is built which a living form will grow to replace.
Intent
The intent was to provide a climbing and sheltering structure for elementary school students which could be used immediately but which would grow and change over time, using minimal virgin industrial materials.
MATERIAL LIST
108 sq ft wood planking for walls, site milled*
4 - Large poles (14' x 7"± diameter)*
6 - Smaller poles (8' x 4"± diameter)*
12- 8' x 2x4 (or more small poles*)
1 - log cutoff (for top)*
2 - through-bolt connections (for top)
16- bolt connections for wall frames-to-post
50 linear ft rope for climbing wall
pocket screws for wall frames
10- climbing holds
glass rounds (colored bottle bottoms?)
4 - 16 tree saplings (willow?)
grafting tape
wood chips for the ground
* Local source identified, low-to-no cost
LABOR LIST
post-hole digging/driving
wood milling
wood cutting & fastening
glass cutting/filing/epoxying
rope work
tree planting & training (ongoing)