
Playfulness is a concept often attributed to children and hardly connected with adult life. In architecture, projects dedicated to childhood propose a combination of objects, colors and solutions to encourage imagination and break the rigidity of spaces. In contrast, most conventional projects are limited to regularity and stamp the sobriety of adult life.
However, some projects show us that this division between the space of children and adults is an old idea. In addition, reversing this logic brings several possibilities to architecture, mixing attractive solutions for children and proposing adult spaces that leave sobriety and incite imagination, acceptance and irreverence.

The following projects present different types of irreverent solutions for residences that bring playfulness to the use of space and the daily lives of its residents, whether they are also dedicated to children or only frequented by adults. From swings and slides to colorful walls and lamps: Check out different projects that bring ludic elements to architecture.
Fitty Wun / Feldman Architecture

Concrete Jungle House / N O T Architecture

Apartment O / Studio Nomad

Casa em Percurso / Octaedro Arquitetura

Casa Playground Familiar / HAO Design

Stairway House / nendo

Apartment in Amsterdam / MAMM DESIGN

Jalousie House / Limdim House Studio

Private Residence at Stubbs Road / NC Design & Architecture

Thomson House / C.Kairouz Architects

Mo-Tel House / Office S&M

Wood Ribbon Apartment / Toledano+Architects

Interiores Edifício Dsenho / Leandro Garcia

Blue and Glue / HAO Design
