Play Area / Solar Garden
1996 · Hopland · Educational children's play area: water, photovoltaic cells, wet sand, aqueducts, solstice climbing tower
The Solar Living Center also has an educational play area. Water, photovoltaic cells, and wet sand are an irresistible combination. Here children have the chance to build their own tiny aqueducts, pump water, and irrigate garden plants. A central climbing tower with small holes indicating the sunrises and sunsets on solstices and equinoxes also casts shadows on the main aqueduct.