Wandering in the Woods Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwesikolo Sabantwana Abancinci by L and M Design Lab

Wandering in the Woods Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwesikolo Sabantwana Abancinci by L and M Design Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweNdawo yangaPhakathi kunye noMboniso Competition Category.

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Wandering in the Woods Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwesikolo Sabantwana Abancinci

by L and M Design Lab

Client: L and M Design Lab

Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About Wandering in the Woods Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwesikolo Sabantwana Abancinci

I-Wandering in the Woods luyilo lwangaphakathi lwesikolo sabantwana abancinci olwenzelwe abantwana abaneminyaka emibini ukuya kwemithandathu. Isakhiwo sokuqala sasinesithuba esilinganiselweyo kwaye sixhomekeke kakhulu kukukhanya okwenziweyo. Ngenxa yezizathu zokuzinza kwesakhiwo kunye neendleko, uyilo lugcina sonke isakhiwo kwaye lufakela i-atrium ehamba ngokuthe nkqo kwizitezi ezintathu, ukuze onke amagumbi okufundela afumane ukukhanya kwendalo kumacala omabini. Iintsika ziba yimithi kwaye imiqadi iba ziibhulorho. Izinyuko eziqhubekayo kunye nezityibilizi zijikeleza iintsika kwaye zidibanisa izithuba. Izindlu zemithi zinika iindawo ezizolileyo zokufunda nokusebenza ngezandla.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award

Wandering in the Woods Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwesikolo Sabantwana Abancinci ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo eyahlukileyo ngokwenene, entle nenobungangamsha. Abaphumeleleyo bePlatinam zizimanga zendalo, ubungqina bemida yobuchule bengqondo, kwaye babonisa ubungcali nobuchule obungenakuthelekiswa babayili babo. Le miyilo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yeyona misebenzi idumileyo echaza ubuhle bexesha, ineegalelo kwintlalontle yoluntu kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Wandering in the Woods Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwesikolo Sabantwana Abancinci ibonisa inqanaba elingaphaya kokuqhelekileyo lokugqwesa kwaye ngokungathandabuzekiyo yenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono ngeempawu zayo eziluncedo nezixabisekileyo. Wandering in the Woods Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwesikolo Sabantwana Abancinci ngumsebenzi ophumeleleyo weIbhaso Leplatinam le-A' Design Award ovusa iinqwenelo, ukhuthaza, ushukumisa, uvuyisa kwaye udala uvuyo olukhulu.

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.