Y3S2: Playvillion Kindergarten

Playvillion.

Imaginative Affordance in a Kindergarten Mirrah Najihah Y3S2 NUS Architecture

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Pedagogy Approach -Waldorf Steiner

C O N T E N T PA G E

-Ideology

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Conceptual References -Theory of Affordance Design proposal -Modulation Strategy -Program& Spatial Organisation

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overall layout development

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exploded axo DETAILS

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CAVE IN

COZY NOOK

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CO N C E P T UA L R E F ER E N C E

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FISH TANK

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MOUSE HOUSE

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BACK TO BACK

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P O S S I B I L I T I E S O F AC T I O N S C E N A R I O S PERCEIVED AND EXPLOITED USES OF WALL FREE FROM CONVENTIONAL LIMITS. ALLOWS CHILDREN THE FREEDOM TO IMAGINE AND INTERACT WITH IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT.

NOW YOU SEE ME NOW YOU DONT

WORM HOLE

T H E O RY O F A F FO R DA N C E

conventional way of circulating through space affordance base circulation route

wa l l a s r i c h s e t o f a f f o r d a n c e the wall as an activated treshold space. allowing movement between the served and servant spaces. children engages with their immediate and far surroundins through apertures and openings

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travelling through arches

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t h e s e r v e d s p ac e a l s o ac t s as c h a n ga b l e a n d a c t i v e g a l l e ry a r e a w h e r e c h i l d r e n ’ s a rt wo r ks , p r i d e

p r ac t i ca l a f f o r da n c e support,sit, display. shelves, benches and artworks. corridors as activated portals that becomes a space of creating memories on it own.

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P L A N O F C L AS S RO O M C LUST ER

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YEAR 4

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YEAR 3 MUSIC PLAY

SCREEN

YEAR 6

READING NOOK

READING NOOK

CIRCLE TIME

YEAR 5

DINING COOKING CIRCLE TIME

STORE

P O S S I B I L I T I E S O F C L AS S R O O M S C E N A R I O S MOVABLE STORAGE WALLS ALLOWS FOR THE FLEXIBILITY OF SPACES TO BE BE RECONFIGURED TO FIT THE NEEDS OF THE PROGRAM ACTIVITY. TYPE A ILLUSTRATES THE SPACE DIVIDED INTO RESPECTIVE YEARS TYPE B ILLUSTRATES THE SPACE DIVIDED INTO PROGRAM CATEGORIES

TOILET

TOILET

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M O D U L E A XO N O M E T RY

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ROOF WITH PUNCTUATED SKYLIGHTS ALLOWING SHADOW PLAY AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY. SKYLIGHTS ALLOCATED IN SPACES WHERE ACTIVITIES REQUIRE MOST SUNLIGHT. (COOKING, ARTS CRAFTS, CIRCLE TIME)

CIRCLE TIME AS AN INTEGRAL ACTIVITY IN THE STEINER CURRICULUM (SINGALONG , MUSIC ,DANCE HAPPENS HERE)

SHELVES ALONG THE CORRIDORS ACCOMODATES FOR SITTING AND DISPLAY OF CHILDREN’S ARTWORKS

CIRCLE TIME

A XO O F C L AS S R O O M M O D U L E EACH CLUSTER HOUSES YR2-YR6 GIV ING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE YEARS TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. CIRCLE TIME AREA IS A COMMUNAL MIDDLE GROUND SHARED AMONG THE YR2-YR6.

SOCIAL INTENSITY OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND BECOMES LESS FREQUENT MOVING AWAY FROM CIRCLE TIME AREA AND INTO THE RETREAT WALL VOLUMES

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THE ARCH CORRIDORS FUNCTION MORE THAN MERE TRANSIENT SPACE BUT AS A WALK-THROUGH GALLERY AND CONTEMPLATIVE LOOK-IN TO THE INTERNAL COURTYARD WITH BUILT IN SEATS IN THE SHELVES

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PLAYTIME

P L A N O F C L AS S RO O M MO D U L E

ATRIUM

CRAFTS

THE CAVE

CRAFTS

CIRCLE TIME SCREEN

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YEAR 2

YEAR 4

YEAR 3

CIRCLE TIME COOKING

DINING

YEAR 2 YEAR 6

READING NOOK READING NOOK

YEAR 5 CIRCLE TIME

PLAY MUSIC

MODULE TYPES

SCREEN

OV E R A L L A XO N O M E T RY

C L AS S R O O M C LU S T E R S

S E R V E A N D S E R VA N T S PA C E S SERVANT SPACES ARE DIFFRENTIATED FROM THE SERVED SPACES F ROM THE MASS AND VOLUME.

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curb and flashing

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condensation gutter

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insulated safety glass

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vapour control layer

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insulation

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paracoat liquid top coat

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cove lighting

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20mm double glazedlow e

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geotextile

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versicell module

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waterproofing membrane

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cast in situ floorslab

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r ec e s s e d n i c h e s FOR

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PERSONAL DISCUSSIONS

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R E T R E AT S PA C E S protected place where CHILDREN relax and have some spac e away from loud or busy areas in the classroom. THESE CUTOUTS VOLUMES ONLY CATER TO SMALL NO. OF CHILDREN HENCE ALLOWING THEM TO CONTEMPLATE AND SOCIALISE IN SMALLER GROUPS. H I D E O U T S PA C E S Teaching children to soothe themselves by going to aN ENCLOSED 'cozy area' can help them feel comforted IN PRIVATE.

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