Kendall International Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesikole Sangaphambi Kokufunda by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Kendall International Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesikole Sangaphambi Kokufunda by Cocoon Architecture Ltd. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ingaphakathi Competition Category.

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Kendall International Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesikole Sangaphambi Kokufunda

by Cocoon Architecture Ltd.

Client: Cocoon Architecture Ltd

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About Kendall International Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesikole Sangaphambi Kokufunda

Kendall International iyindawo yangaphakathi yesikole sangaphambi kokufunda esitha esiyisisekelo (podium) sesakhiwo esiphakeme e-Hong Kong. Amagumbi okufunda afana namabhokisi ashintshwe izindlu ezifana namadolobhana angaphathi konke, ezihlelwe zizungeze inkundla emaphakathi. Inkundla isebenzisa isikhala esiphakeme sesisekelo futhi ifaka udonga lokukhwela, indlu yenyoni ebekwe phezu kwensika, indlela ephakanyisiwe yokuhamba kanye nesilayidi. Izikhala zokungena ziphambanisa amagumbi okufunda azolile nenkundla enomsindo womsebenzi. Izinto zemvelo ezilula, ngombala omhlophe kanye nezinombala wesigodo, zakha isiseko esizolile. Uhlelo lomklamo lusekela ukufunda ngokuhlola kanye nomuzwa wobudlelwano bomphakathi.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Kendall International Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesikole Sangaphambi Kokufunda iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Kendall International Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesikole Sangaphambi Kokufunda ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Kendall International Umklamo Wangaphakathi Wesikole Sangaphambi Kokufunda iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

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.