Kendall International Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Kawm Ntawv Preschool by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Kendall International Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Kawm Ntawv Preschool by Cocoon Architecture Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Hlau in Tsim Chav Sab Hauv thiab Kev Nthuav Qhia Competition Category.

HlauSab Hauv· 2020

Kendall International Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Kawm Ntawv Preschool

by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Client: Cocoon Architecture Ltd

A' Design Award Hlau Winner in Sab Hauv Category

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The Design

About Kendall International Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Kawm Ntawv Preschool

Kendall International yog ib qhov chaw kawm ntawv preschool sab hauv uas nyob rau hauv theem qis (podium) ntawm ib lub tsev sib txawv (tower building) hauv Hong Kong. Cov chav kawm ntawv uas zoo li lub thawv (box-like classrooms) tau hloov ua cov tsev zej zog (village houses) ib nrab siab uas muab teeb tsa vij ncig ib lub tiaj plaza nyob nruab nrab. Lub plaza siv qhov chaw qhib siab (high headroom) ntawm lub podium thiab muaj ib phab ntsa nce (climbing wall), ib lub tsev noog (birdhouse) teeb rau saum ib tug ncej, ib txoj kev taug kev nce siab (raised walkway) thiab ib lub slide. Cov qhov qhib (openings) sib txuas cov chav kawm ntawv nyob ntsiag to nrog lub plaza uas muaj kev ua si tsis tu ncua. Cov khoom siv ntuj tsim (natural materials) yooj yim uas muaj xim dawb thiab xim ntoo tsim ib qho chaw nyob rau tom qab uas tso siab lug. Tus qauv teeb tsa (layout) txhawb kev kawm los ntawm kev tshawb nrhiav thiab kev sib raug zoo ua ib pab pawg (sense of community).

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hlau

Kendall International Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Kawm Ntawv Preschool yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Kendall International Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Kawm Ntawv Preschool xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Kendall International Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Kawm Ntawv Preschool tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

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.