Confetti Square
Building a Space for Curiosity
Every project starts with a question.
This one was simple:
How do we create a space where children can explore, imagine, and make memories?
Confetti Square was my first big project as a maker, and it still stands out as one of the most rewarding projects I’ve had the opportunity to work on.
My role was to figure out how to take the idea and actually build it. I got to create the different structures throughout the space, turning what started out as drawings into something real that kids could walk into, climb on, play with, and explore.
Every little house and structure had its own unique characteristics, which meant each one came with a different challenge. It wasn’t a matter of figuring out how to build one thing and then repeating it. Every new piece forced me to think a little differently and come up with new solutions.
One of the biggest challenges was time.
We had a very short window before the grand opening. There were some pieces I was able to build outside of the space ahead of time, but a lot of the work had to be built directly on site.
What followed was mere weeks of planning, building, painting, problem-solving, and countless small decisions that most people will never notice—but that ultimately make all the difference. It was intense, but seeing everything finished and put together at the end made all of that work worth it.
From the outside, it's easy to see a finished play space.
I see every measurement that had to be adjusted, every detail that was refined, and every challenge that pushed the project to become something better than originally planned.
Creating spaces like this reminds me why I love making things in the first place. It's never just about building walls, structures, or decorations. It's about creating an experience—one that encourages curiosity, creativity, and adventure. These structures weren’t just made to look good for a grand opening. They were built to actually be used.
Confetti Square taught me a lot about working under pressure, solving problems, using unfamiliar tools, and trusting myself to figure things out when I didn’t immediately know the answer.
More than anything, though, it gave me the experience of seeing something go from an idea on paper, to something I built with my own hands, to something that became a real part of people's experiences.
Because in the end, I'm not just building spaces…
I'm building places where ideas come to life.
