landscape kindergarten Poljcane

Poljčane, Slovenia

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landscape kindergarten Poljcane

Poljčane, Slovenia

Firm

MODULAR arhitekti d.o.o.

Type

Educational › Nursery

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2014

SIZE

25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft

BUDGET

$1M - 5M

Photos

Miran Kambic (1)

The kindergarten is located in a rural area near small town Poljčane, between the edge of the town and a protected natural area – “Natura 2000”. The object’s design reflects the connection to the nature on one side and the duality between the urban space and beautiful local nature with its rare plants and animals on the other.
The main architectural element of the building is its elongated folded wooden roof, which expresses the continuation of the nearby hills towards the flatland. The innovative construction of the roof enables long spans and overhangs, especially at its end, where the edge of the roof floats over the landscape and interacts with an impressive neighboring hill – Boč. The wooden cross laminated timber (CLT) construction of the roof is visible and forms a wooden ceiling of the interior. The pleasant atmosphere of the interior is significantly influenced by a row of innovative wooden V-shaped pillars, which form the object’s west facade. The alternating V-shaped pillars create a special and unique atmosphere, particularly in the elongated spaces, where a traditional corridor is replaced with a dynamic and mystical play of light and unexpected angles of views. At the same time the row of wooden jagged V-shaped-pillars creates extended surface of the wall, which transforms the corridors into a gallery to display children-made artefacts as pieces of art.