Wandering in the Woods Disseny Interior d'Escòla Mairala by L and M Design Lab

Wandering in the Woods Disseny Interior d'Escòla Mairala by L and M Design Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Platin in Interior Competition Category.

PlatinInterior· 2021

Wandering in the Woods Disseny Interior d'Escòla Mairala

by L and M Design Lab

Client: L and M Design Lab

A' Design Award de Platin Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Wandering in the Woods Disseny Interior d'Escòla Mairala

Passejada dins lo Bòsc es un interior d'escòla mairala concebut per de mainatges de dos a sièis ans. Lo bastiment original aviá un espaci limitat e se fisava fòrça a la lutz artificiala. Per de rasons d'estabilitat estructurala e de còst, lo disseny garda l'estructura tota e i inserís un atrium que traversa verticalament tres estatges, de biais que totas las salas de classa recebon la lutz naturala dels dos costats. Las colomnas venon d'arbres e las travadas venon de pònts. D'escalièrs continús e de tobogans s'enròtlan a l'entorn de las colomnas e religan los espacis. De cabanas dins los arbres ofrisson d'endreches tranquils per la lectura e lo trabalh manual.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Platin

Wandering in the Woods Disseny Interior d'Escòla Mairala a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Platin, una reconeissença extrèmament prestigiosa acordada a de designs verdadièrament excepcionals, elegants e magnifics. Los ganhaires del Platin son meravilhas de la creacion, testimoniatges dels limits de la creativitat intellectuala, e mòstran lo professionalisme inegalable e lo geni de lors designers. S'espèra que aqueles designs sián las òbras mai reconegudas, que definisson l'estetica d'una epòca, contribuïsson al ben-èstre de la societat e fan avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Wandering in the Woods Disseny Interior d'Escòla Mairala presenta un nivèl transcendent d'excellença e fa, sens cap de dobte, del mond un luòc melhor gràcias a sas caracteristicas avantatjosas e preciosas. Wandering in the Woods Disseny Interior d'Escòla Mairala es una òbra ganhaira de la distincion A' Design Award de Platin que desrevelha de desirs, inspira, entosiasma, encanta e fa néisser una granda jòia.

Behind the Design

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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.