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Garðabær Kindergarten
Garðabær Kindergarten
Gardabaer, Iceland
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Garðabær Kindergarten
Gardabaer, Iceland
Project Featured on Jul 08, 2021
Type
STATUS
Under Construction
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
sastudio, huldajons and exa nordic win new Garðabær Kindergarten
The jury has unanimously chosen the proposal from the multidisciplinary team of two young architecture studios and an engineering design office. A concept where the building blends between nature and the architectural language of the surroundings, minimizing its impact on the context.
The design addresses the plot’s slope by gradually lowering the building, fitting all children facilities on a single floor. It privileges access to the outdoors, and provides all homerooms with direct connection to the indoor and outdoor playgrounds.
The massing grows towards the north, maximizing sun exposure, but also growing together with the kids, as they grow older, floor heights are as well higher. The building is fragmented in smaller volumes that children can easily identify and relate to the different spaces.
Rather than corridors, the circulation is done along a central axis entirely opened to common functions for both learning and playing.
The whole concept is focused on providing a safe and warm environment for play and growth, and the building and grounds are part of the learning experience.
The design promotes awareness and respect for the environment and creates opportunities for learning through work and play. The food cycle is highlighted by showcasing the kitchen and the greenhouse both from the outside and inside from the multi-purpose hall. There is also a didactic farming area, so children will experience the food from cultivation to waste sorting.
The water cycle shapes the design of outdoor spaces that offer exciting and stimulating play areas, sheltered from traffic and prevailing winds.
The playground draws inspiration from the ecosystem of the nearby lake, Urriðavatn, and is connected to green areas on the perimeter of the plot. Rain that falls on roofs is collected and used for play before it is returned to nature. The landscape defines a seating area for outdoor teaching, and the natural hill is preserved in a selected area to allow for adventurous climbing in the summer and exciting slay rides in the winter.
Materiality is selected with environmental impact in mind. Environmentally friendly concrete is used in foundations and ground slab, and the structural system is made of cross-glued timber, as a light and strong load-bearing material is well suited for earthquake areas. The structural system is simple and allows for efficient and quick construction that minimizes waste. It is based on a C-like shape that is simple, stable and strong. Interior partitions are made lightweight allowing maximum flexibility for any changes in operational needs in the future.
Completion is estimated for 2022 and this is the second collaboration between the two studios, founded by Tiago Sá and Hulda Jóns, former architects at Bjarke Ingels Group, prior to starting their own firms.
Their first collaboration was another open competition for a kindergarten, purchased by Reykjavik’s Municipality.
The jury has unanimously chosen the proposal from the multidisciplinary team of two young architecture studios and an engineering design office. A concept where the building blends between nature and the architectural language of the surroundings, minimizing its impact on the context.
The design addresses the plot’s slope by gradually lowering the building, fitting all children facilities on a single floor. It privileges access to the outdoors, and provides all homerooms with direct connection to the indoor and outdoor playgrounds.
The massing grows towards the north, maximizing sun exposure, but also growing together with the kids, as they grow older, floor heights are as well higher. The building is fragmented in smaller volumes that children can easily identify and relate to the different spaces.
Rather than corridors, the circulation is done along a central axis entirely opened to common functions for both learning and playing.
The whole concept is focused on providing a safe and warm environment for play and growth, and the building and grounds are part of the learning experience.
The design promotes awareness and respect for the environment and creates opportunities for learning through work and play. The food cycle is highlighted by showcasing the kitchen and the greenhouse both from the outside and inside from the multi-purpose hall. There is also a didactic farming area, so children will experience the food from cultivation to waste sorting.
The water cycle shapes the design of outdoor spaces that offer exciting and stimulating play areas, sheltered from traffic and prevailing winds.
The playground draws inspiration from the ecosystem of the nearby lake, Urriðavatn, and is connected to green areas on the perimeter of the plot. Rain that falls on roofs is collected and used for play before it is returned to nature. The landscape defines a seating area for outdoor teaching, and the natural hill is preserved in a selected area to allow for adventurous climbing in the summer and exciting slay rides in the winter.
Materiality is selected with environmental impact in mind. Environmentally friendly concrete is used in foundations and ground slab, and the structural system is made of cross-glued timber, as a light and strong load-bearing material is well suited for earthquake areas. The structural system is simple and allows for efficient and quick construction that minimizes waste. It is based on a C-like shape that is simple, stable and strong. Interior partitions are made lightweight allowing maximum flexibility for any changes in operational needs in the future.
Completion is estimated for 2022 and this is the second collaboration between the two studios, founded by Tiago Sá and Hulda Jóns, former architects at Bjarke Ingels Group, prior to starting their own firms.
Their first collaboration was another open competition for a kindergarten, purchased by Reykjavik’s Municipality.
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