White Rose English Tsev Kawm Ntawv by Naoko Horibe

White Rose English Tsev Kawm Ntawv by Naoko Horibe is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev Competition Category.

ToojVaj Tsev· 2023

White Rose English Tsev Kawm Ntawv

by Naoko Horibe

Client: Horibe Associates

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Vaj Tsev Category

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The Design

About White Rose English Tsev Kawm Ntawv

Tsev Kawm Ntawv Dawb Rose English yog ib lub tsev kawm ntawv rau cov menyuam kawm lus Askiv. Los ntawm kev ua txoj kev ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv thaj tsam ib-txoj kev, cov tsheb tuaj yeem nkag mus thiab tawm tau yooj yim, thiab kev sib tsoo ntawm txoj kev pem hauv ntej yuav txo qis. Lub façade yog tsim nyob rau hauv ib nrab lub voj voog es tsis yog ib lub voj voog tag nrho, qhia txog qhov muaj peev xwm ntawm kev kawm lus Askiv uas tuaj yeem txuas cov menyuam mus rau lawv lub neej yav tom ntej thiab lub ntiaj teb. Cov duab ntawm cov slabs protruding ntawm lub façade qhia lub zog thiab kev muaj sia nyob ntawm cov menyuam yaus. Los ntawm cov yam ntxwv ntawm lub qhov rais loj ib nrab, koj tuaj yeem pom cov menyuam yaus zoo siab khiav ncig.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

White Rose English Tsev Kawm Ntawv yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. White Rose English Tsev Kawm Ntawv xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. White Rose English Tsev Kawm Ntawv ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: White Rose English School is a school for children to learn English. The facade is designed with semicircles instead of complete circles, showing children's potential in learning English which may lead them to the future and to the world. Design of the front projected portion represents overflowing energy and liveliness of the children. You can see the children joyfully moving from the outside through the big distinctive semi-circle window.
Dimensions & Packaging: A three-story reinforced concrete building. Width 17.8m, depth 11.2m, height 9.98m (height limit 10m). Total floor area 578.53 square meters. Although it is compact, it creates an open space that combines functionality and design by using a stairwell, a large opening, and a protruding slab of about 4m. A more minimalist design was achieved through a structural design in which the pillars do not protrude from the walls. The minimalist design does not interfere with children's imagination.
Tags: school, minimal, simple, for kids, arch, concrete, white, kindergarten
Production Technology: The front road is narrow, and consideration for traffic congestion was required. That's why we built two arches in the building so that you can drop off and pick up your child through the drive-thru without getting wet in the rain. Through these, you can also see the greenery of the park from the road side. And by using glass for the handrails of the internal stairs, we made it possible to see the children's energetic movements from the outside through the large semi-circular windows.
Design Challenge: Shuttle buses can pass under the pilotis. One of the pilotis shall be a 4m protruding slab. A three-story building with a height of 10m or less. Meeting these requirements required a thorough discussion between architectural and structural design. The walls with large arches are also large beams. And they were fused splendidly and became the best architecture.
Research: Architecture has a great impact on the surrounding people, streets, and environment as soon as it is completed. And it will continue to exist in the land for decades, regardless of whether it is used carefully or whether it is familiar with the place. Don't be biased towards only design or functionality. Architecture that has been loved by people for decades, protects people, and fascinates people without fading. That is the style of architecture that we seek.
Inspiration: First of all, this project is a facility for children with a lot of potential for the future. Secondly, it is planned on land close to the Takatsuki Castle ruins park, which is rich in greenery and is loved by citizens. Finally, since it was necessary to make it easy for parents to pick up and drop off their children, we came up with a design that would allow the building itself to serve as a signboard, incorporating soft curves and large openings that allow a view to the other side.
Project Duration: The design for this project started in June 2012 in Osaka. Construction began in May 2013. Construction was completed in April 2014.
Operation Flow: A spacious parking space has been set up to make the facility easy to use not only for children but also for parents. Each floor has ample waiting space, and from the 2nd floor you can see the children learning in the classroom. There is also a baby corner on the first floor, so it is safe to drop off and pick up small children. We hope that this building will be used not only as an English conversation school, but also as a place for the local community and a symbol of the region.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Horibe Associates, 2012
Image Credits: Main Image: Photographer Kaori Ichikawa
Image #1: Photographer Kaori Ichikawa
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