Wandering in the Woods Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Sekolo sa Bana ba Banyenyane by L and M Design Lab

Wandering in the Woods Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Sekolo sa Bana ba Banyenyane by L and M Design Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Moputso oa Platinamo oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Sebaka sa Ka Hare le Dipontsho Competition Category.

PlatinamoKa Hare· 2021

Wandering in the Woods Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Sekolo sa Bana ba Banyenyane

by L and M Design Lab

Client: L and M Design Lab

Moputso oa Platinamo oa A' Design Award Winner in Ka Hare Category

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The Design

About Wandering in the Woods Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Sekolo sa Bana ba Banyenyane

Wandering in the Woods ke moralo oa ka hare oa sekolo sa bana ba banyenyane o etselitsoeng bana ba lilemo tse peli ho isa ho tse tšeletseng. Mohaho oa pele o ne o e-na le sebaka se lekanyelitsoeng 'me o itšetlehile haholo ka leseli la maiketsetso. Ka mabaka a botsitso ba sebopeho le litšenyehelo, moralo o boloka sebopeho sohle 'me o kenya atrium e fetang ka ho otloloha lithaleng tse tharo, kahoo liphaposi tsohle tsa borutelo li fumana leseli la tlhaho ho tsoa mahlakoreng ka bobeli. Litšiea li fetoha lifate 'me libalasi li fetoha marokho. Litepisi tse tsoelang pele le lithelisi li potoloha litšiea 'me li hokahanya libaka. Matlo a lifateng a fana ka libaka tse khutsitseng bakeng sa ho bala le mosebetsi oa matsoho.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Platinamo oa A' Design Award

Wandering in the Woods Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Sekolo sa Bana ba Banyenyane ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Platinamo oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang ka sebele, e ntle le e khanyang. Bahapi ba Platinamo ke limakatso tsa boqapi, bopaki ba meeli ea boqapi ba kelello, mme ba bontša botsebi bo sa lekanngoeng le bohlale ba baqapi ba bona. Meralo ena e lebelletsoe ho ba mesebetsi e tsebahalang haholo e hlalosang botle ba nako, e kenyang letsoho bophelong bo botle ba sechaba mme e sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Wandering in the Woods Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Sekolo sa Bana ba Banyenyane e bontša boemo bo phahameng ba bokhabane mme ntle le pelaelo e etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo ka litšobotsi tsa eona tse molemo le tse nang le boleng. Wandering in the Woods Moralo oa Ka Hare oa Sekolo sa Bana ba Banyenyane ke mosebetsi o hapileng Moputso oa Platinamo oa A' Design Award o tsosang litakatso, o susumetsang, o thabisang mme o tsosang thabo e kholo.

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.