Kendall International Ìdáníṣe Abẹ́lé Fún Ilé-Ìwé Awọn Ọmọdé by Cocoon Architecture Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
IrinInú Ilé· 2020
Kendall International Ìdáníṣe Abẹ́lé Fún Ilé-Ìwé Awọn Ọmọdé
Client: Cocoon Architecture Ltd
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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About Kendall International Ìdáníṣe Abẹ́lé Fún Ilé-Ìwé Awọn Ọmọdé
Kendall International jẹ́ abẹ́lé ilé-ìwé àwọn ọmọdé tí ó wà ní ìpìlẹ̀ ilé gogorò kan ní Hong Kong. Àwọn yàrá-ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ tí ó dàbí àpótí ni a ti fi àwọn ilé abúlé tí gíga wọn kò tó gíga kíkún rọ́pò rẹ̀, tí a to yíká gbọ̀ngàn àárín gbùngbùn kan. Gbọ̀ngàn náà ń lo àyè gíga tí ó wà ní ìpìlẹ̀ ilé náà, ó sì ní ògiri gígùn, ilé ẹyẹ tí a gbé sórí ọ̀wọ̀n, ọ̀nà rírìn tí a gbéga àti ìsàlẹ̀ yíyọ̀. Àwọn ojú-ọ̀nà so àwọn yàrá-ìkẹ́kọ̀ọ́ tí ó dákẹ́ jẹ́ẹ́ pọ̀ mọ́ gbọ̀ngàn tí iṣẹ́ ń lọ lọ́wọ́. Àwọn ohun èlò àdánidá tí ó rọrùn, ní àwọ̀ funfun àti awọ igi, ni ó ṣe ìpìlẹ̀ tí ó fún ní àlàáfíà. Ìṣètò náà ń ràn lọ́wọ́ láti kọ́ni nípasẹ̀ ìwádìí àti ìmọ̀lára àjọṣepọ̀ láwùjọ.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Kendall International Ìdáníṣe Abẹ́lé Fún Ilé-Ìwé Awọn Ọmọdé jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Kendall International Ìdáníṣe Abẹ́lé Fún Ilé-Ìwé Awọn Ọmọdé yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Kendall International Ìdáníṣe Abẹ́lé Fún Ilé-Ìwé Awọn Ọmọdé nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.
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.
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