Kendall International Basic Dhizaini yeMukati meChikoro cheVaduku by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Kendall International Basic Dhizaini yeMukati meChikoro cheVaduku by Cocoon Architecture Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award in Nzvimbo yeMukati neMusangano Competition Category.

SimbiMukati· 2020

Kendall International Basic Dhizaini yeMukati meChikoro cheVaduku

by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Client: Cocoon Architecture Ltd

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award Winner in Mukati Category

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The Design

About Kendall International Basic Dhizaini yeMukati meChikoro cheVaduku

Kendall International idhizaini yemukati yechikoro chevaduku iri mumusoro wechivako chinokwirira muHong Kong. Makirasi akaita sebhokisi akatsiviwa nedzimba dzemumusha dzinosvika pahafu yekukwirira, dzakaronga dzakapoteredza nzvimbo huru yepakati. Nzvimbo iyi inoshandisa denga rakakwirira repamusoro pemusoro wechivako uye ine rusvingo rwekukwira, imba yeshiri yakaiswa pamusoro pembiru, gwara rakasimudzwa uye chiseko. Mikova inobatanidza makirasi akadzikama nenzvimbo huru ine hupenyu. Zvinhu zvakareruka zvechisikigo zvine mavara machena netehwe romuti zvinoumba nzvimbo yakadzikama pasi. Kurongwa uku kunotsigira kudzidza kuburikidza nekutsvakurudza uye kunzwa kwekuwirirana kwevanhu.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Kendall International Basic Dhizaini yeMukati meChikoro cheVaduku, rukudzo runokudzwa runopiwa kumadhizaini akanaka anozadzisa zvinodiwa zvehunyanzvi neyeindasitiri zvinotarisirwa kuzvigadzirwa zvakagadzirwa zvakanaka. Vakunda veSimbi vanoratidza unyanzvi hukuru, hunyanzvi hwakakwirira, kunzwisisa kwevakachenjera uye kugona kwekugadzira kwevagadziri vavo. Kendall International Basic Dhizaini yeMukati meChikoro cheVaduku inotarisirwa kuva chigadzirwa chinokudzwa zvakanyanya, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chinoshanda uye chine zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa eindasitiri uye ine hunhu hwetekinoroji hwakakwana hwakabatana neruzivo nehunyanzvi. Nekushanda kwayo zvakanaka, Kendall International Basic Dhizaini yeMukati meChikoro cheVaduku inoremekedzwa uye yakagadzirirwa kupa kuvandudzwa kwehupenyu kunobatsira kuita kuti nyika ive nzvimbo iri nani.

Behind the Design

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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.