The play box on Jakobsplatz in Nuremberg

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KuKuk Box

For the “Spielebox am Jakobsplatz”, a shipping container was converted to provide children with multiple levels offering plenty of opportunities for playing, climbing, balancing, and exploring.

Attraction

The “Spielbox am Jakobs­platz” in Nurem­berg was opened in January 2025. Not only is it another attrac­tion in the city centre, it also makes shop­ping much easier for fami­lies, because the children now like to come with them.

The city of Nurem­berg, as the client, is making a clear state­ment in favour of better quality of life in the heart of the city, espe­ci­ally for fami­lies. The idea was realised thanks to funding of €57,000 from the Bava­rian State Government’s Inner City Revi­ta­li­sa­tion Fund and around €50,000 from the muni­cipal play­ground repla­ce­ment fund. The aim of the project is to make the city centre more family-friendly and to liven it up as a meeting place.

The faci­lity was created by KuKuk Box from Stutt­gart.

Movement

Children learn best through play and move­ment, and the Spie­lebox at Jakobs­platz offers exactly that – in a compact space, since our inner cities weren’t really desi­gned with children in mind.

The KuKuk Box combines a container with diverse play oppor­tu­ni­ties. The container provides struc­ture, storage, a lounge, and shelter from the weather, while its addi­tions and attach­ments offer pure adven­ture.

While the children explore and play, parents can relax or go shop­ping.

A proven concept

After exami­ning several loca­tions, the city of Nurem­berg decided on Jakobs­platz because it is often visited by fami­lies, but a perma­nently installed play­ground is not feasible there.

The games box at Jakobs­platz was desi­gned to be extre­mely flexible.  It can be used for events like World Child­ren’s Day or the Children’s Carnival, and it can also be tempo­r­a­rily dismantled.

Mobile play contai­ners by KuKuk Box have already been used at several loca­tions in Nurem­berg. These expe­ri­ences showed that, with crea­ti­vity and tech­nical finesse, an attrac­tive play envi­ron­ment can be created in a limited space. These expe­ri­ences showed that, with crea­ti­vity and tech­nical finesse, an attrac­tive play envi­ron­ment can be created in a limited space.

Setup

For the project, a ship­ping container was converted to offer children nume­rous oppor­tu­ni­ties to play, climb, balance, and explore across several levels. Children can let off steam and develop their motor skills.

The setup at Jakobs­platz was straight­for­ward and took only half a day. If needed, the box can be dismantled with the help of a crane, stored tempo­r­a­rily, and then reas­sem­bled.

A KuKuk Box always offers two worlds: open spaces and surfaces for clim­bing, romping, playing, and sliding on one side, and a frame with shel­tered, more private areas on the other.

This way, the children will also get their money’s worth when shop­ping.

Project data

Game container

KuKuk Box GmbH
Rosen­wies­straße 17
D – 70567 Stutt­gart

Cleint

City of Nürn­berg

Opening

2025

Address

Ludwig­straße 39
D — 90402 Nürn­berg

Photos

Stadt Nürn­berg, Jugendamt
KuKuk Box

Text

Johannes Bühl­be­cker
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