Harborwalk
Boston Harborwalk is a public walkway that follows the edge of piers, wharves, beaches, and shoreline around Boston Harbor.
Play Tower
A climbing structure with 3 accessible levels. Interactive puzzles encourage teamwork and communication. Upper levels provide distant views over Fort Point Channel, encouraging site-based dramatic and imaginative play. 2 accessible slides from different heights provide varying levels of challenge for different ages and levels of comfort.
Wooden Play Ship
A landmark element of Martin's Park with 2 accessible levels. Thematically tied to the park's marine context, the boat provides an interactive stage for dramatic and imaginative play and discovery.
Log Bridge
A fallen tree serves provides a continuous playground experience, while maintaining public access to and from the Fort Point Harborwalk. The larger-than-life log encourages imaginative play and storytelling and encourages exploration of natural materials throughout Martin's Park.
Water Garden
An interactive landscape with cooling mists for warm months. Controlled by accessible buttons, the ability to control the sequencing of the fountains allows children to manipulate their surroundings. In cooler months, the field of boulders offer opportunities for creative play and games of chase in a robustly natural environment.
Log Climber
With 3 accessible levels, the log climber offers a physically challenging environment with varying levels of difficulty, including areas of respite. Natural materials play into the explorative play of Martin's Park.
Rope Climber
Climbing in a three-dimensional net stimulates problem solving skills and awareness of one's surroundings. When occupied by multiple children, communication plays a critical role in planning a route up, down, or through the rope climber.
Wood Pile Scramble
A shortcut up and down the planted slope provides an immersive natural landscape experience.
Nest Swing
A swing offering flexibility for group or individual play, accessible loading, and a comfortable nested feeling.
Stone Scramble
A short cut up and down the embankment slide slope grounded in the natural materials of the park encourages exploration and dramatic play.
Tube Slide
2 accessible slides from the tower, enclosed to provide a moment of sensory relief and surprise.
Embankment Slide
One of the fundamentals of a playground, this accessible slide is appropriately scaled for smaller children and encourages communication between top and bottom.
Embankment Slide
One of the fundamentals of a playground, this accessible slide is appropriately scaled for smaller children and encourages communication between top and bottom.
Log Seats
Natural logs at varying heights and shapes offer accessible places of both respite and creative play, embedded in the nature of Martin's Park.
Log Seats
Natural logs at varying heights and shapes offer accessible places of both respite and creative play, embedded in the nature of Martin's Park.
Telescopes (grouped)
Visual sensory play elements encourage exploration of the park's context and dramatic play. Groups of telescopes with different lenses offer different experiences and encourage communication.
Telescopes (grouped)
Visual sensory play elements encourage exploration of the park's context and dramatic play. Groups of telescopes with different lenses offer different experiences and encourage communication.
Telescope (single)
Visual sensory play elements encourage exploration of the park's context and dramatic play.
Talk Tube
Long distance verbal communication encourages teamwork, storytelling and dramatic play.
Talk Tube
Long distance verbal communication encourages teamwork, storytelling and dramatic play.
Talk Tube
Long distance verbal communication encourages teamwork, storytelling and dramatic play.
Talk Tube
Long distance verbal communication encourages teamwork, storytelling and dramatic play.
Climbing Hill
Rolling hills in the play surface act as transitions between various accessible play elements, and provide challenging terrain for running and climbing.
Climbing Hill
Rolling hills in the play surface act as transitions between various accessible play elements, and provide challenging terrain for running and climbing.
Wood Deck / Stage
A place of respite from the high-energy landscape of play. With a field of stone seats for caregivers and friends, the deck doubles as a stage for imaginative play, performances, and small gatherings.
Wood Amphitheater
A place for children and caregivers to take a break while watching others in the tower or looking out over Fort Point Channel.
Seat Wall
A huddled shady place for respite and socialization. The playful shape encourages balancing games for children of all ages.