Kendall International Ka Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko no ke Kula Kamaliʻi by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Kendall International Ka Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko no ke Kula Kamaliʻi by Cocoon Architecture Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

HaoLoko Hale· 2020

Kendall International Ka Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko no ke Kula Kamaliʻi

by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Client: Cocoon Architecture Ltd

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Kendall International Ka Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko no ke Kula Kamaliʻi

He hale kula kamaliʻi ʻo Kendall International i loko o ka papa haʻahaʻa o kekahi hale kiʻekiʻe ma Hongokonokona. Ua hoʻololi ʻia nā lumi papa like me ka pahu me nā hale kauhale hapa kiʻekiʻe i hoʻonohonoho ʻia a puni kekahi pā waena. Hoʻohana ka pā i ke kiʻekiʻe o ka lani o ka papa haʻahaʻa, a loaʻa i loko he paia piʻi, he hale manu i kau ʻia ma luna o kekahi kia, he alahele kiʻekiʻe, a me kekahi paheʻe. Hoʻopili nā puka i nā lumi papa mālie me ka pā ikaika. ʻO nā mea maoli maʻalahi ma nā kala keʻokeʻo a me ka lāʻau ka mea e hana ai i kahi ʻāpana mālie ma hope. Kākoʻo ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i ke aʻo ʻana ma o ka ʻimi noiʻi a me ka manaʻo o ke kaiāulu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Kendall International Ka Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko no ke Kula Kamaliʻi i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Kendall International Ka Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko no ke Kula Kamaliʻi he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Kendall International Ka Hoʻolālā ʻO Loko no ke Kula Kamaliʻi no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: 1. Scale of CITY vs Scale of VILLAGE
A village is created among the many towers. Classrooms are shaped as village houses clustering around a Central Plaza, where the kids play and run and dance.
2. Scale of ROOMS vs Scale of PODIUM
Existing high headroom makes the Central Plaza like outdoor. Different levels become possible for kids to explore, like bird-house and climbing wall.
3. Scale of TEACHERS vs Scale of KIDS
Kids have different ergonomics requirement. A suitably crafted space can increase their sense of belongings.
Dimensions & Packaging: This client is new to the kindergarten industry so they are open-minded and dare to challenge the current situation in Hong Kong. As it is a startup, the budget is a bit tight. We avoid luxury materials and put our effort in making full potential of the space and gives the best experience to the kids.
The materials used are simple and natural, mostly in white and wooden color, making the space a backdrop for the colorful kids. Instead of celebrating the architectural space we emphasize the kids’ existence.
Tags: Village, Kids
Design Challenge: Hong Kong is a Vertical City. Kindergarten in podium of a tower building is common. Kids study in boxes called classrooms. This kindergarten also situated in the ground floor shop of a podium in Cheung Sha Wan district amidst a very local community.
Thanks to the special characteristics of the site and the enlightening teaching philosophy, we challenge the scenario of a common podium kindergarten. We would like to make this kindergarten a community within a community. Instead of box-like classrooms with enclosing walls, we put half-height village houses around a Central Plaza, all behind full transparent glass partitions. When you pass by the kindergarten, it is like a village in a city.
Research: The podium is of high headroom. Multiple levels are provided to make full use of the height. A climbing wall, a birdhouse hung on a column and a sky walkway connected to a slide is designed for kids to explore, to move up and down experiencing the kindergarten from different angles.
Columns are regarded as features to add value to space, not as obstacles. The column at entrance is turned into a chimney of a village house while the central column symbolizes a tree by the attachment of a birdhouse.
Inspiration: Hong Kong is a Vertical City. Kindergarten in podium of a tower building is common. Kids study in boxes called classrooms. Decoration is colorful, sometimes too colorful.
The teaching philosophy of the kindergarten is Reggio. The two main concepts are kids as active constructor of knowledge and encourage them to be part of a big community.
Thanks to the special characteristics of the site and the enlightening teaching philosophy, we challenge the scenario of a common podium kindergarten by studying: Scale of City vs Scale of Village, Scale of Rooms vs Scale of Podium & Scale of Teacher vs Scale of Kids.
Project Duration: The project is located in the podium of a typical podium & tower building in Hong Kong. Thanks to the special characteristic of the site, we challenge the scenario of a common podium kindergarten. The project completed in February 2018.
Team Members: YUNG Chung Kwong, CHIU Hang Mei Mary Grace
Image Credits: cocoon architecture ltd.