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Ojaniittutalo school & day care centre
Ojaniittutalo school & day care centre
Lohja, Finland
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Ojaniittutalo school & day care centre
Lohja, Finland
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2016
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
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Ojaniittutalo is a new community building that opened in March 2016 in Lohja, western Finland.
The building was designed by P&R Arkkitehdit, a small architectural company that specialises on public buildings and education sector projects.
The building serving the local residents includes a school, a day care centre and an open day care centre for approximately 400+ children. Ojaniittutalo includes a small library 'Lukkarila mediateekki' as an annex to the Lohja city library - books can be ordered here for collection by the locals. The building offers spaces for the local residents for sports and other activities.
Ojaniittutalo (direct translation from Finnish to English: ditch + meadow + house) building is located on an old meadow land and surrounded by low rise residential housing. The new building on a green field site has two main floors for the school and the day care centre and the small top floor for the plant room. The whole building sits comfortably under one single asymmetrical pitched roof.
All spaces are organised around the heart area which includes the main entrance lobby and related facilities, dining hall and the 'Lukkarila mediateekki' (library). These functions are located on the ground floor. First floor heart area includes the staff room which is used by both, the school and the day care centre, as well as all staff including kitchen and maintenance personnel. Four separate wings reach out from the heart creating the school teaching facilities and day care centre group areas. In addition to these there is an area for sports that is linked to the heart. Sport hall also serves as the main school hall for bigger events.
The building is a white rustic brick building with surprising element of different brick laying patterns at the end of the main wings. At the end to the wings are also the areas where glimpses of special colours can be seen - orange, green, blue and magenta. These are the colours that repeat inside the building; the day care centre has magenta and orange and the school has the green and blue. It is easy for the children to recognise their own areas by the colour - inside and outside.
The landscaping is confined within the low gabion walling that protects the perimeter of the building plot. Inside the wall the children have areas to enjoy, play and learn.
The building was designed by P&R Arkkitehdit, a small architectural company that specialises on public buildings and education sector projects.
The building serving the local residents includes a school, a day care centre and an open day care centre for approximately 400+ children. Ojaniittutalo includes a small library 'Lukkarila mediateekki' as an annex to the Lohja city library - books can be ordered here for collection by the locals. The building offers spaces for the local residents for sports and other activities.
Ojaniittutalo (direct translation from Finnish to English: ditch + meadow + house) building is located on an old meadow land and surrounded by low rise residential housing. The new building on a green field site has two main floors for the school and the day care centre and the small top floor for the plant room. The whole building sits comfortably under one single asymmetrical pitched roof.
All spaces are organised around the heart area which includes the main entrance lobby and related facilities, dining hall and the 'Lukkarila mediateekki' (library). These functions are located on the ground floor. First floor heart area includes the staff room which is used by both, the school and the day care centre, as well as all staff including kitchen and maintenance personnel. Four separate wings reach out from the heart creating the school teaching facilities and day care centre group areas. In addition to these there is an area for sports that is linked to the heart. Sport hall also serves as the main school hall for bigger events.
The building is a white rustic brick building with surprising element of different brick laying patterns at the end of the main wings. At the end to the wings are also the areas where glimpses of special colours can be seen - orange, green, blue and magenta. These are the colours that repeat inside the building; the day care centre has magenta and orange and the school has the green and blue. It is easy for the children to recognise their own areas by the colour - inside and outside.
The landscaping is confined within the low gabion walling that protects the perimeter of the building plot. Inside the wall the children have areas to enjoy, play and learn.
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