Kendall International Reka Bentuk Dalaman Prasekolah by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Kendall International Reka Bentuk Dalaman Prasekolah by Cocoon Architecture Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Besi in Reka Bentuk Ruang Dalaman dan Pameran Competition Category.

BesiDalaman· 2020

Kendall International Reka Bentuk Dalaman Prasekolah

by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Client: Cocoon Architecture Ltd

A' Design Award Besi Winner in Dalaman Category

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The Design

About Kendall International Reka Bentuk Dalaman Prasekolah

Kendall International merupakan ruang dalaman prasekolah yang terletak di podium sebuah bangunan pencakar langit di Hong Kong. Bilik darjah berbentuk kotak digantikan dengan rumah kampung separa tinggi yang disusun mengelilingi sebuah dataran pusat. Dataran ini memanfaatkan ruang siling tinggi podium tersebut dan merangkumi dinding panjat, rumah burung yang dipasang di atas tiang, laluan pejalan kaki yang ditinggikan serta gelongsor. Bukaan-bukaan menghubungkan bilik darjah yang tenang dengan dataran yang penuh aktiviti. Bahan semula jadi yang ringkas dalam warna putih dan kayu membentuk latar belakang yang tenang. Susun atur ini menyokong pembelajaran melalui penerokaan serta memupuk semangat kejiranan dan kekitaan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Besi

Kendall International Reka Bentuk Dalaman Prasekolah ialah pemenang A' Design Award Besi, pengiktirafan yang berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk yang baik yang memenuhi keperluan profesional dan industri yang dijangka daripada ciptaan yang direka dengan baik. Pemenang Besi menunjukkan kemahiran yang besar, kepakaran yang tinggi, kefahaman pakar dan keupayaan kreatif penciptanya. Kendall International Reka Bentuk Dalaman Prasekolah diharapkan menjadi ciptaan yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi yang praktikal dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Besi ini menyepadukan amalan terbaik industri dan mempunyai ciri teknikal yang kompeten yang dikaitkan dengan kepakaran dan bakat. Kendall International Reka Bentuk Dalaman Prasekolah dihormati kerana ketelitiannya dan direka untuk memberikan peningkatan kualiti hidup yang membantu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik.

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.