Wandering in the Woods Asenqed n Daxel n Tɣerbazt n Warrac Imecṭaḥ by L and M Design Lab

Wandering in the Woods Asenqed n Daxel n Tɣerbazt n Warrac Imecṭaḥ by L and M Design Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lplatin in Afeṣṣel n Ugensu, Taddart n Uzenz d Uskan Competition Category.

LplatinAgensu· 2021

Wandering in the Woods Asenqed n Daxel n Tɣerbazt n Warrac Imecṭaḥ

by L and M Design Lab

Client: L and M Design Lab

Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lplatin Winner in Agensu Category

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The Design

About Wandering in the Woods Asenqed n Daxel n Tɣerbazt n Warrac Imecṭaḥ

Tikli deg Teẓgi d asenqed n daxel n yiwet n tɣerbazt n warrac imecṭaḥ, tettwaxdem i warrac gar sin d sḍis n yiseggasen. Lebni amezwaru yesɛa kan amkan amecṭuḥ, yerna yettkel aṭas ɣef tafat tafeṣṣast. Ɣef sebba n tezmert n lebni akked ssuma, asenqed yeǧǧa akk taɣessa-nni yerna yerna-d yiwen n uftis (atrium) i d-yekkan s uɛewdi gar tlata n leṭwabeq, akken tid n tneɣriyin meṛṛa ad tent-id-tekcem tafat n yiṭij si snat n tamiwin. Tigejda uɣalent d isekla, ma d tijeggwa uɣalent d tileggiyin. Tiseddarin akked yimecceṛweḥ ur nḥebbes ara zzin-d i tgejda, cudden imukan gar-asen. Ixxamen n yisekla ttaken-d imukan n talwit i tɣuri d uxeddim n ufus.

The Recognition

About the Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lplatin

Wandering in the Woods Asenqed n Daxel n Tɣerbazt n Warrac Imecṭaḥ d amerbaḥ n Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lplatin, tagmat ɛlayen i yisnulfa yesɛan tmahilt ur nesɛi amgarad. Imerbaḥen n Lplatin ttbanen d timusniwin n tezmert n yimahilen-nsen. Wandering in the Woods Asenqed n Daxel n Tɣerbazt n Warrac Imecṭaḥ yesɛa tinawt tamaynut, tazmert d lqima ɛlayen, yerra ddunit ugar n lxir.

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.