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New Shoots Children's Center
New Shoots Children's Center
Hamilton, New Zealand
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New Shoots Children's Center
Hamilton, New Zealand
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2012
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
New Shoots Children's Center Hamilton is a 100 child early learning center, sited in what was a tree-fringed car park on the edge of a mid-sized town in the central North Island of New Zealand.
Whilst the tar sealed area provided little inspiration, the dappled light of the mature trees provided a beautiful setting for the outdoor playground, which was arranged below the trees to capture their shade cover.
New Shoots Children’s Center Hamilton was simply placed on the site to provide a view out onto the trees and playground, adopting a simple ‘pavilion in the park’ concept, with a floating white roof, supported on two timber boxes.
The boxes house all of the service spaces, whilst the void in between the boxes forms the classrooms, enclosed by a fully retractable glass wall. At the entrance to the building, a large welcoming lounge is placed alongside the completely
open kitchen, showcasing the quality of the food that the center provides to the children each day and providing parents with a welcoming drink or snack.
Circulation space to the classrooms is minimal and is conceptually based on a high end ‘shopping street’ – providing a window onto each room, showcasing the beautiful environments within.
New Shoots Children’s Center Hamilton has really captured the market in this location, setting a new bar for early childhood quality outside of Auckland, and has subsequently filled in less than one year.
Whilst the tar sealed area provided little inspiration, the dappled light of the mature trees provided a beautiful setting for the outdoor playground, which was arranged below the trees to capture their shade cover.
New Shoots Children’s Center Hamilton was simply placed on the site to provide a view out onto the trees and playground, adopting a simple ‘pavilion in the park’ concept, with a floating white roof, supported on two timber boxes.
The boxes house all of the service spaces, whilst the void in between the boxes forms the classrooms, enclosed by a fully retractable glass wall. At the entrance to the building, a large welcoming lounge is placed alongside the completely
open kitchen, showcasing the quality of the food that the center provides to the children each day and providing parents with a welcoming drink or snack.
Circulation space to the classrooms is minimal and is conceptually based on a high end ‘shopping street’ – providing a window onto each room, showcasing the beautiful environments within.
New Shoots Children’s Center Hamilton has really captured the market in this location, setting a new bar for early childhood quality outside of Auckland, and has subsequently filled in less than one year.
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