Wandering in the Woods Mamanu Totonu o le Aoga Amata by L and M Design Lab

Wandering in the Woods Mamanu Totonu o le Aoga Amata by L and M Design Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Platinamu in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

PlatinamuTotonu· 2021

Wandering in the Woods Mamanu Totonu o le Aoga Amata

by L and M Design Lab

Client: L and M Design Lab

A' Design Award Platinamu Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Wandering in the Woods Mamanu Totonu o le Aoga Amata

O le Wandering in the Woods o se mamanu totonu o se aoga amata ua mamanuina mo tamaiti mai le lua i le ono tausaga. O le fale muamua sa faatapulaaina lona avanoa ma sa faalagolago tele i moli faakomepiuta. Ona o mafuaaga o le mautu o le fausaga ma le tau, o le mamanu ua faatumauina ai le fausaga atoa ma faaofi ai se lotoā tutotonu e ui sa'o i luga i fola e tolu, ina ia maua ai e potuaoga uma le malamalama faanatura mai itu e lua. O poutū ua avea ma laau ma o utupoto ua avea ma alalaupapa. O faasitepu faaauau ma faaseesee e taamilo faataavalevale i poutū ma fesootai ai avanoa. O fale i luga o laau e ofoina atu ai nofoaga filemu mo le faitau tusi ma galuega taulima.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Platinamu

O le A' Design Award Platinamu na manumalo ai Wandering in the Woods Mamanu Totonu o le Aoga Amata, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu e moni lava ona ese, matagofie ma mataʻina. O ē manumalo i le Platinamu o mea ofoofogia o le faatufugaga, o molimau o tapulaʻa o le mafaufau fatufatuaʻi, ma e faaalia ai le tomai faapolofesa e le mafaatusalia ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina nei mamanu e avea ma galuega sili ona lauiloa e faamatalaina ai le matagofie o le vaitaimi, saunoa i le manuia o le sosaiete ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Wandering in the Woods Mamanu Totonu o le Aoga Amata e faaalia ai se tulaga maoaʻe o le lelei ma e leai se mea e fesiligia, e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei i ona uiga aogā ma taua. Wandering in the Woods Mamanu Totonu o le Aoga Amata o se galuega na manumalo i le A' Design Award Platinamu e fafagu ai manaʻoga, faaosofia, faaoloa ai le fiafia, ma tupu ai le fiafia tele.

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.