Koshigaya Park Playspace
Koshigaya Park Playspace is now open to the community!
The upgrade was inspired by the 40-year long sister-city relationship between Campbelltown and Koshigaya, Japan. The park brings together art, culture and play.
Delivered for Campbelltown City Council, the project has created a vibrant space for children, families and the wider community.
From Concept to Completion
In partnership with Campbelltown City Council, we brought the new Koshigaya Park Playspace to life. From design through to construction, we delivered a range of landscape, play and recreational elements across the park.
These elements included:
- Origami crane structure: climbing net, basket swing, jungle ropes, slide, talking tube, pommel crossing and xylophone
- Junior play area: carousel, splash pad, seesaw, climbing dice and an in-ground trampoline
- Softfall rubber
- Shade sails
- Flying fox, swing set, slide and climbing rope
- Softscape landscaping
- Installation of cherry blossom trees
- Covered picnic areas, water fountains and benches
Play for All Ages
The upgraded park provides a range of play experiences for children of different ages and abilities.
The interactive origami crane creates a challenging and engaging experience for older children, giving them the opportunity to climb, swing, slide and engage with sensory play elements that are built into the structure.
Across the wider park, different play spaces cater to younger children and encourage active, social and sensory play. Softfall surfaces and shade sails provide additional comfort and protection, creating an environment where children can play and explore.
Culture & Play
Many Japanese-inspired elements are embedded throughout the park. The nine-metre origami crane itself is inspired by Senbazuru, which is the tradition of folding 1,000 paper cranes, symbolising harmony and longevity. In the junior play area, the splash pad features daruma dolls that represent a symbol of good luck and prosperity in Japanese culture.
Meaningful details continue throughout the park, even outside the play equipment. The water ripple pattern in the softfall represents calmness and continuity, while the twenty cherry blossom trees surrounding the playspace represent seasonal change and community gathering.
Together, these elements create a park that celebrates culture, connection and play.
The Pluses We Brought To This Project
Fun Facts
- The park opened in 1984 to honour Campbelltown’s sister-city relationship with Koshigaya, Japan. Now, over 40 years later, it received an upgrade to celebrate this longstanding relationship.
- Koshigaya is a residential city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, which is located roughly 25 kilometres north of central Tokyo.
- The cherry blossom trees planted belong to the rose family that also includes peach, nectarine plum, apricot, and almond trees
Project Partners
- Client: Campbelltown City Council
Community Engagement
- The park has been warmly welcomed by the community, attracting visitors and has seen substantial activity since opening.
What They Say
The Billabong Parklands will offer the people of Campbelltown a new and unique public space with a range of fun activities for people of all ages. With activities like water play, landscaped areas and parklands, as well as a swimming lagoon and zero-depth play area for those with young families. “
Paul Scully, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces,
NSW Government