How to design a kindergarten on a too small plot ? What if the plot is overshadowed by a massive nine-story block on it's south side ? What if the plot is surrounded by the heavy traffic?
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The kindergarten is initially conceived as a single-story mat building – compact, introverted, autocatalytic, with clearly defined borders. Due to the context, the mat is pushed away from the shadow and folded up towards the sun.
Local suburban matrix is echoed in the repetitive small-scale structure of units and patios. This chequered board of solids and voids is bent into vertical plane – gardens become terraces, corridor transforms into staircase
Interior is organized as a sequence of spaces linked with „The Children Street”. It’s meandering character and a multitude of in-between spaces, supported by the intensive transparency and colour coding, attempt to create a scenery of a true „urban” experience for the child.
The children and staff premises are completely intertwined. A child can see a woman typing on a computer, the other ones counting money, sewing linen or cooking their meal. Walking down "The Children Street" and seeing all the professions lined up left and right – like an everyday situation in the city. An introduction to the real life.
