Platinu Ukupi · 2021
Wandering in the Woods Kindergarten Ukhu Wasi Diseño
- A' Design Award Platinu Premiu 2021 in Ukupi
- CLIENT: L and M Design Lab
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 481,503
- Verification code 1E152947C8 · Verify this award
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About Wandering in the Woods Kindergarten Ukhu Wasi Diseño
Sach'a-sach'api Puriykachay nisqaqa huk kindergarten ukhu wasi diseñom, iskaymanta soqta watayoq warmakunapaq ruwasqa. Ñawpaq wasiqa pisi k'itiyoqmi karqa, hinaspa runa ruwasqa k'anchayllawan achkata llamk'arqa. Wasi takyayninrayku hinallataq qollqe pisichayrayku, kay diseñoqa llapan wasi hatarichiyta hark'an, hinaspa huk atrium nisqata churaykun, chayqa kinsa patakunata sayaq hina ch'usaqllata pasan, chaymi llapan yachay wasikunaman iskaynin ladonmanta inti k'anchay chayamun. Tunukunaqa sach'aman tukunku, kurkukunataq chakakunaman tukunku. Mana samaq patakunapas suchunakunapas tunukunapa muyuriqninpi muyunku, hinaspa k'itikunata t'inkinku. Sach'a wasikunaqa ñawinchanapaq makiwan llamk'anapaqpas ch'in k'itikunata qonku.
About the A' Design Award Platinu Premiu
Wandering in the Woods Kindergarten Ukhu Wasi Diseño A' Design Award Platinu Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta mana shuk shina, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Platinu mishak kashkakunaka ruray yachaypak mancharina rurashkakunami, yuyaypak tupukunata rikuchik wiñay yachaymi, shinallatak paykunata rurakkunapak mana tupushka ushayta rikuchinku. Kay diseñukunaka ashtawan riksishka rurashkakuna kanata munanku, paykunaka shuk pachapak sumak kayta rikuchinku, llaktakunapak alli kawsaymanpash yanapanku shinallatak arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichunku. Wandering in the Woods Kindergarten Ukhu Wasi Diseño hatun alli kayta rikuchin shinallatak pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran. Wandering in the Woods Kindergarten Ukhu Wasi Diseño A' Design Award Platinu Premiu mishak rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, yuyayta kallarichin, kushichin shinallatak hatun kushikuyta kun.
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- 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.
- 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.
