EXTRAVAGANZA DESIGNS

MARIAM SAAD

NOORA FAISAL

MUNA MOHAMMED

SARA MOHAMMED

RUQAYA SULAIMAN

Conceptual Design

Outline

• Introduction

• Problem Definition

• Generation Of Alternatives

• Three Conceptual Designs

• Evaluation Of Alternatives

• Recommendations

• Conclusion

Background information

The special care centre choose our company to design

a playground for their new campus. The playground

should be suitable for children with varying disabilities

and must be safe, affordable and reliable.

Purpose & aim

Purpose : to inform the client that we are up to date

with our project

Aim : to demonstrate our six designs ( three for each

equipment) and the process we went through in

order to attain it

Research summary

What are the different kinds of disabilities?

What are the safety precautions in the playground?

What are the accessibility problems in playgrounds?

How playground designs influence children with disability?

What are the types of playground games suites children with special needs?

What are the best surfacing materials that can prevent serious injuries in playground?

Revised client statement

“The playground of 30mX30m area that can accommodate

30 disabled students at one time, aged between 5 to 12

years old. Our project is aimed to design a playground that

is accessible for different kinds of disabilities but specifying

autism and dawn’s syndrome. The design should be

reliable, attractive and most importantly safe for the

children. The chosen design should maintain the lowest

cost possible because the Special Care Centre depends on

denotations”.

Problem definition (objectives tree)

Playground

Safe

Safe to use

Build using safe

materials

Reliable

Strong structure

Lasts for a long time

Affordable Material

Inexpensive

Locally manufactured

Attractive

Unique

Colorful

Pair wise comparison

Objectives Safe Reliable Affordable Attractive Score

Safe ****** 1 1 1 3

Reliable 0 ****** 1 1 2

Affordable 0 0 ****** 1 1

Attractive 0 0 0 ****** 0

Constraints

Area 30m x 30m

Suitable for all children with or without special needs

Lowest possible since it relies on donations

Generation of alternatives

Objective Function mean 1 mean 2 mean 3 mean 4

Safe

Prevent slipping Foam Plastic

ball

Rubber

mulch

Rubber

mats

Prevent serious injuries Foam Plastic

ball

Rubber

mulch

Rubber

mats

Uses non-toxic materials Foam Plastic

ball

Does not have sharp edges and

corners

Chamfer Fillet

Equipment A (Design 1)

Equipment A (Design 2)

Equipment A (Design 3)

Equipment A

Objectives

PWC score

Design 1 Design 2 Design3

Row score After

multiplying Row score

After

multiplying Row score

After

multiplying

Safe 3 8 24 8 24 6 18

Reliable 2 10 20 10 20 10 20

Affordable 1 8 8 6 6 8 1

Attractive 0 10 0 5 0 5 0

Total 52 Total 50 Total 39

Equipment B (Design 1)

Equipment B (Design 2)

Equipment B (Design 3)

Equipment B

Objectives

PWC score

Design 1 Design 2 Design3

Row score After

multiplying Row score

After

multiplying Row score

After

multiplying

Safe 3 6 18 8 24 8 24

Reliable 2 2 4 4 8 6 12

Affordable 1 8 8 6 6 4 4

Attractive 0 5 0 5 0 10 0

Total 30 Total 38 Total 40

Conclusion

Aim : to demonstrate our six designs ( three for each

equipment) and the process we went through in

order to attain it.

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