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Daruma International Barnehage by Moriyuki Ochiai Architects

Daruma International Barnehage by Moriyuki Ochiai Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Sølv in Interiør, Butikk- og Utstillingsdesign Competition Category.


SølvInteriør· 2021

Daruma International Barnehage

by Moriyuki Ochiai Architects

Client: Moriyuki Ochiai Architects

A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Interiør Category

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The Design

About Daruma International Barnehage

Moriyuki Ochiai Architects utførte designet for en barnehage. Leveransene inkluderte et miljø som passer til skolens utdanningspolitikk, nemlig å oppdra barn både fysisk og mentalt som kan tenke, lære og handle på eget initiativ. Derfor satte de seg for å skape et rom som ville fremme en rekke bruksområder og oppmuntre barn til å komme opp med sine egne spill slik de ville gjort i naturen ved å gjenskape geografiske trekk inspirert av naturens vakreste eiendeler; dens farger og innsjøer.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Sølv

Daruma International Barnehage er vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv, en usedvanlig prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles design i toppklassen som er nydelige og imponerende. Sølvvinnere er enormt briljante og usedvanlig kreative verk som viser designernes enestående ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighet. Daruma International Barnehage forventes å være et praktfullt utstillingsverk som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonelt og dypt nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en svært bemerkelsesverdig, beundret oppfinnelse som gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. Daruma International Barnehage er et skaperverk mange misunner, som vekker ønsker, gir positive følelser og vekker undring og forundring.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Each room features a colorful space with a theme that communicates the energy of nature. For example, the common hall is a "lake room", the 1-year-olds’ room a "cherry blossom room", the 2-year-olds’ a "stratum room", the 3-year-olds’ a "flower. room", the 4-year-olds’ a "sky room", and the 5-year-olds’ a "forest room". Colors representing the flow of water, gorgeous cherry blossoms and flowers, stratified soil, blue skies and moving clouds, green gradations of trees, etc., are used to create vibrant palettes symbolizing natural phenomena.

Toddlers happily wandering through the waves of floating colors are free to spend their time wherever and however they please.
These are spaces where children can develop a rich sensitivity by experiencing color in their daily lives and being immersed in it.

Furthermore, the common hall is a special multiple-purpose room where organically-shaped mirrors dot the entire ceiling like so many lakes, creating a refreshing space that expresses delicate changes in natural light depending on the season and the time of day. This becomes an extension of the natural landscape where the reflected images spread gently, thus making the children fully experience the changing seasons, and creating an environment that enhances the marvels of nature and the enjoyment of daily activities.
Dimensions & Packaging
440sqm
Tags
nursery,nursery school,kindergarten,nursery design,kindergarten design,interior design,color,mirror,moriyuki ochiai,
Production Technology
Please refer to project description.
Design Challenge
By embedding elements taken from the natural scenery into the rooms, we sought to create a playground that promotes a variety of uses and interactions in the same way the land does.

Our aim was to create a space where children's sensibilities could be infinitely expanded, the individuality of each child could be brought out, and their creativity could be aroused.
Research
Please refer to inspiration and description
Inspiration
We performed the design for a nursery school.
We set out to create a space that would promote a variety of uses and encourage children to come up with their own games as they would do in nature by recreating geographical features inspired by nature’s most beautiful assets; its colors and lakes.
Project Duration
located in Kanagawa , Japan
Operation Flow
Please refer to inspiration
Patents
Moriyuki Ochiai Architects
Team Members
Client:Daruma Corocoro International Nursery__Design : Moriyuki Ochiai,Kirthi Balakrishnan,Jillian Lei,Amit Arunabh__Constructor : Aslego__Special paint : Osamu Yamaguchi__Lighting : Kayo Yokoyama(Koizumi)
Image Credits
Photography:fumio araki

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