Wandering in the Woods Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Kula Kamaliʻi by L and M Design Lab

Wandering in the Woods Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Kula Kamaliʻi by L and M Design Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Palatina in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

PalatinaLoko Hale· 2021

Wandering in the Woods Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Kula Kamaliʻi

by L and M Design Lab

Client: L and M Design Lab

A' Design Award Palatina Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Wandering in the Woods Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Kula Kamaliʻi

He hoʻolālā loko ʻo Wandering in the Woods no kahi kula kamaliʻi i hoʻolālā ʻia no nā keiki mai ka makahiki ʻelua a i ke ono. He wahi liʻiliʻi ko ka hale kumu a ua hilinaʻi nui ia i ka mālamalama hana ʻia. No ka paʻa o ke kūkulu ʻana a me ke kumukūʻai, ua mālama ka hoʻolālā i ke kino holoʻokoʻa o ka hale a hoʻokomo i kahi ākea waena e piʻi pololei ana ma nā papahale ʻekolu, i loaʻa ai i nā lumi papa a pau ka mālamalama kūlohelohe mai nā ʻaoʻao ʻelua. Lilo nā kia i mau kumu lāʻau a lilo nā kaola i mau uapo. ʻO nā anuʻu mau a me nā paheʻe e wili ana a puni nā kia a hoʻohui i nā wahi. Hāʻawi nā hale kumu lāʻau i nā wahi mālie no ka heluhelu ʻana a me ka hana lima.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Palatina

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Wandering in the Woods Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Kula Kamaliʻi i ka A' Design Award Palatina, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā ʻoiaʻiʻo loa ka kūʻokoʻa, ka nani a me ka kamahaʻo. He mau mea kupaianaha o ka hana noʻeau nā lanakila Palatina, he mau hōʻike o nā palena o ka noʻonoʻo hana noʻeau, a hōʻike lākou i ka ʻoihana ʻoi aku a me ka ʻuhane akamai o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo kēia mau hoʻolālā nā hana kaulana loa e wehewehe ana i ka nani o kekahi au, kōkua i ke ola pono o ke kaiāulu a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hōʻike ka hoʻolālā Wandering in the Woods Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Kula Kamaliʻi i ke kūlana ʻoi kelakela i ʻoi aku ma mua o ka palena a hoʻomaikaʻi ʻole ʻole i ka honua ma o kona mau ʻano pōmaikaʻi a waiwai. He hana ka hoʻolālā Wandering in the Woods Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ke Kula Kamaliʻi i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Palatina e hoʻāla i ka makemake, hoʻoulu, hoʻoikaika, hoʻohauʻoli a hoʻā i ka hauʻoli nui.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The design creates an atrium based on original structure and bring an experience of wandering in the woods. Columns and beams immediately become trees and bridges. Continuous stairs and slides spiral up around the "trees", connecting and activating spaces. "Tree houses" provide private spaces for children to read and do handwork.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 50000 mm x Depth 24000 mm x Height 15000 mm
Tags: kindergarten, atrium, woodland, columns and beams, tree house
Production Technology: A series of structure studies optimized the construction logic of the atrium. Columns and beams are transformed into trees and bridges. Continuous stairs and slides spiral up around the "trees", connecting and activating spaces. "Tree houses" provide private spaces for children to read and do handwork.
Design Challenge: It is extremely difficult for individuals or institutions to launch a kindergarten in China since the land policy. The owner and his wife are outstanding preschool educators. They hope to establish a real world-leading kindergarten in China. However, this building with poor sunlight is the only possible site for them. It had limited space and heavily relied on artificial lights, which was against the common expectations of kindergartens.
Research: Sunlight, soil and grass are all essential spatial elements to children's growth. Out of considerations of structural stability and costs, the design has kept the entire structure and created an atrium running vertically through three stories. Such design guarantees that all classrooms receive natural light from both sides. Through design, a poor building has become a lively kindergarten. It's exciting that this kindergarten is now the best one in south China.
Inspiration: The original structure resembled a liner with limited space and poor sunlight. Out of considerations of structural stability and costs, the design keeps the entire structure and create an atrium running vertically through three stories. The design guarantees that all classrooms receive natural light from both sides. Columns become trees and beams become bridges to form abundant spatial effects. Taking advantage of the original structure, the atrium transforms the "liner" into a "woodland."
Project Duration: Design: 2018.12 Construction: 2019.01-2019.07
Operation Flow: The kindergarten thoughtfully considers the needs of children at 2-6. The facilities are benchmarked against the needs of children at 2-6, and distinguish between those for children at 1.5-3 and those for children at 3-6. Classrooms adopt soft colors and materials, creating a home-like space where child can fully express their potentiality.
Team Members: Liu jinrui, Guo Lan, Feng Qiong and Zou Mingxi
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Hu Yijie, The artium, 2019. Image #2: Photographer Hu Yijie, Children playing under the slide, 2019. Image #3: Photographer Hu Yijie, Atrium, Stairs and Slides, 2019. Image #4: Photographer Hu Yijie, Cozy Classrooms with Light from Both Sides, 2019. Image #5: Photographer Hu Yijie, Transparent Glass Doors Avoid Damage to Children, 2019.