Bespoke Soft Play Equipment: Features Designed Around Play
The best indoor play spaces are designed around how children actually move, explore and play. At Tigerplay, we combine thoughtful design with robust engineering to create bespoke soft play equipment and play environments that make the most of every available metre.
From large, multi-level commercial play centres to carefully considered playrooms at home, we select every feature for a reason. Some create a memorable focal point, while others encourage movement, sensory exploration, imaginative play or quieter moments. The result is a play space that looks exceptional, performs reliably and works hard for the people who use it.
With more than two decades of experience designing, manufacturing and installing play environments, we work with clients to develop solutions around their space, audience and ambitions, rather than fitting them into a standard catalogue.
Designing soft play equipment around your space
Every project begins with an understanding of the space, the people who will use it and what the environment needs to achieve.
In larger commercial venues, multi-level structures allow us to create a greater variety of play within the available footprint. Climbing routes, crawl spaces, bridges and slides can be layered vertically to create an engaging journey, with different levels of challenge and discovery.
Smaller spaces require a different approach. By carefully considering circulation, sightlines, scale and layout, we can make awkward or restricted areas work harder. Columns, low ceilings and unusual room shapes can become part of the design rather than limitations.
Our bespoke approach combines creative thinking with practical engineering, ensuring that each element contributes to a cohesive play experience.
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Ball movement systems and interactive play
Interactive features can turn a play area into an environment full of discovery. Our bespoke ball movement systems bring movement, cause and effect and problem-solving into the play experience.
Ball blasters and shooters introduce active, target-based play, while carefully designed ball movement systems encourage children to observe, experiment and explore how different elements interact.
Interactive projectors and screens offer another dimension. They can transform an otherwise open floor into a flexible play surface, with games that combine movement, engagement and learning. This makes them particularly useful in multi-purpose venues where the space needs to adapt throughout the day.
We integrate technology into the wider design so that it complements the physical play equipment and contributes to a cohesive environment.
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Interactive Screens and Projectors for Play Spaces
Digital technology can add a new dimension to physical play. Interactive screens and projectors transform walls and floors into responsive environments where children can move, explore and influence what they see. By combining visual feedback with physical activity, these features offer a different way to engage with a play space.
At Tigerplay, interactive technology can be incorporated into bespoke play environments to complement the wider design. Whether used as a standalone activity or integrated into a sensory room or indoor playground, it can create opportunities for active participation, exploration and shared experiences.
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Sensory Lighting and Immersive Play Experiences
Sensory features add another layer to an indoor play space, encouraging visual exploration and offering experiences at a different pace.
Our sensory lighting options include bubble and light tubes, infinity mirrors and fibre optics. These features introduce colour, light and movement while creating visual interest within the wider environment.
Sensory elements can be incorporated into larger commercial play areas, dedicated sensory spaces and residential playrooms. Their positioning and presentation are considered carefully to suit the intended users and the atmosphere of the space.
Where appropriate, we recommend no-water light tubes. These provide the visual and sensory qualities of a light feature without the ongoing maintenance associated with water-based systems.
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Slides and Tubes: creating a focal point
A slide is often the feature children notice first. It provides a clear sense of movement and anticipation, while offering an obvious destination within a larger structure.
We aim to incorporate a distinctive slide into our designs wherever the space and project requirements allow. For younger children, this might be a gentle soft play slope. Larger commercial environments can accommodate multi-lane wavy slides or dramatic spiral slides descending from several metres above ground level.
We select materials according to the application, with options including British glass fibre, plastic and stainless steel. Each choice is considered in the context of the wider design, with performance, durability and the excitement of the finished experience all in mind.
Tunnels and crawl tubes can add another dimension, inviting children to navigate enclosed spaces, discover new routes and connect different areas of the structure.
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Rope Works: Adding Adventure and Challenge to Indoor Play
Rope features introduce a tactile, adventurous quality to a play structure while encouraging children to navigate space in different ways.
Our designs can incorporate cargo nets, spider webs, webbing decks, V-net bridges and webbing tube crawls. These features can connect different areas of a structure, create alternative routes or provide an additional challenge for children who want to explore.
We consider the positioning, accessibility and intended use of every element, selecting appropriate materials to balance comfort, durability and the demands of busy play environments.
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Reading Nooks and Quiet Spaces: A Place to Pause
Active play is only one part of a successful play environment. Children also need opportunities to pause, read, imagine and recharge.
Dedicated reading seats create a natural retreat within a busy play space. Positioned away from the busiest routes, they offer somewhere to enjoy a book or share a story. Book storage can be integrated nearby, and seating can be designed to accommodate children and adults together.
Suspended nets can serve a similar purpose while introducing another dimension to the design. Hammock floors, nests and reading nets encourage children to crawl, balance, climb or simply relax. Their elevated position also makes them visually striking, adding variety to a multi-level play structure.
By balancing active features with quieter areas, we create environments that offer different ways to engage with play.
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Bespoke flooring becomes part of the play
Flooring is an important part of the overall design. It influences how a space feels, supports the wider visual identity and can become a play feature in its own right.
We develop bespoke flooring solutions to complement the environment, including astro turf, role-play roads and customised vinyl flooring.
The right solution depends on the application, the wider environment and the intended use. By incorporating the floor into the design, we can create more immersive experiences without necessarily adding more physical equipment.
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Bedroom and Playroom Furniture
The details surrounding the main play structure matter too. Bespoke bedroom and playroom furniture can be designed alongside the play environment to create a more cohesive result.
Storage, seating, beds and other fitted elements can be manufactured to work with the proportions and aesthetic of the room. This is particularly valuable in residential projects, where every piece needs to earn its place and the overall design needs to feel considered.
By bringing furniture and play equipment together from the outset, we can make better use of the available space while maintaining a consistent design language.
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“Little Olives chose Tigerplay because we were looking for quality and excellent design. We also wanted to create a calm space where both adults and children could have an enjoyable experience — and that’s exactly what we got! Our project manager was on hand every step of the way, problem-solving where needed to deliver the best play space possible. We couldn’t have chosen a better company.”
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