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Prato Nursery School
This
is a competition proposal for a nursery school on an empty lot in the
northern outskirts of Prato, Italy. The program calls for spaces for
initially three and eventually six groups of 30 children in the ages
3-5.The
design proposes an open and multi-sensorial but scalable world of
enhanced environments in which children can explore, discover and play,
but also feel safe, identify and reflect. The incremental use of scale
(class, group of classes, building, world) is considered both spatially
and experientially. Each space is part of, and inextricably linked to a
larger whole.The
building is composed of a series of carefully defined curvilinear
spaces tied together under a large penetrable roof, a pergola. As the
child’s mind develops, fluid spaces enhance the urge for exploration
and the discovery of relations. The abstraction of the geometry
stimulates imagination. Large, bright, open spaces and darker, more
intimate places are generated through (movable) walls, curtains and
furniture.
Apart
from connecting the interior, the exterior area is also a place to
play, explore and investigate. In this space one finds oneself
surrounded by a plethora of shadows, colors and plants. Recessed
through three small steps part of this field becomes a theater, a boat
or a volcano.
Instead
of merely deploying sustainable strategies as a technical exercise,
nature is an integral and crucial part of the projects proposition. The
design fuses use and environment, making it a central part of the
educational program. The creation of a micro-climate through a
combination of constructed and organic materials emphasizes at an early
age ones interrelationship with a complex system, in which balanced
cycles generate life. A large pergola ties the various programs
together - at once filtering the climate as well as amplifying the
environmental conditions. The permeable roof reduces the impact of
harsh summer days and protects from rain and wind. It can be climbed
upon and holds swings and slides.
is a competition proposal for a nursery school on an empty lot in the
northern outskirts of Prato, Italy. The program calls for spaces for
initially three and eventually six groups of 30 children in the ages
3-5.The
design proposes an open and multi-sensorial but scalable world of
enhanced environments in which children can explore, discover and play,
but also feel safe, identify and reflect. The incremental use of scale
(class, group of classes, building, world) is considered both spatially
and experientially. Each space is part of, and inextricably linked to a
larger whole.The
building is composed of a series of carefully defined curvilinear
spaces tied together under a large penetrable roof, a pergola. As the
child’s mind develops, fluid spaces enhance the urge for exploration
and the discovery of relations. The abstraction of the geometry
stimulates imagination. Large, bright, open spaces and darker, more
intimate places are generated through (movable) walls, curtains and
furniture.
Apart
from connecting the interior, the exterior area is also a place to
play, explore and investigate. In this space one finds oneself
surrounded by a plethora of shadows, colors and plants. Recessed
through three small steps part of this field becomes a theater, a boat
or a volcano.
Instead
of merely deploying sustainable strategies as a technical exercise,
nature is an integral and crucial part of the projects proposition. The
design fuses use and environment, making it a central part of the
educational program. The creation of a micro-climate through a
combination of constructed and organic materials emphasizes at an early
age ones interrelationship with a complex system, in which balanced
cycles generate life. A large pergola ties the various programs
together - at once filtering the climate as well as amplifying the
environmental conditions. The permeable roof reduces the impact of
harsh summer days and protects from rain and wind. It can be climbed
upon and holds swings and slides.
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