Pacidal is one of the family names in Amis Tribe, means son of the sun. Retain the active spirit of aboriginal children, so they can run barefoot quickly in a sunlight-filled classroom. No boundaries between the classroom and the fields, just like the wonderful time in the mountains, being wild! You can say this is a happy heaven built for the children of the sun!
Leaning and rising overhanging roof, going through
The base is located in the tribe and faces the open land in the south, for the field village sizes. The atrium design removing the ground level walls is an appropriate structure. Like the birds that wait in the fields, ready to take flight while among the tribes and trees on the sides. The classroom directly faces open spaces in the south, and when the door opens, it connects to a semi-outdoor hallway space that is almost the same size as the classroom, which connects the open space to the classroom itself.
The entrances on the two sides of the base from winding entrances for the tribes. Only the east and west sides are open. The space within is dynamically liberated because of directional certainty and ease of management.
The observation room can directly see the classroom and the children’s bathroom. The whole space is under a single roof, covered yet open. It allows teachers to take immediate care of the children; while there is visual penetration, the basic need of odor blocking is also fulfilled.
The upstand beam system of the big cantilever is integrated from one element with the iron wood above, which simplifies the structured environment and at the same time strengthens the penetration and blocking, creating a space with diverse characteristics. North is the Taroko National Park, and the south is the Cihsing Pond coastline, Hsincheng kindergarten invites us to hear, smell, and use care in participating in an environmental experience made up of mountains, seas, and fields.
Technology with expressions
Facing an insufficient budget, a bright and clear-cut technological system is used to face every opportunity head-on.
In order to open an area to face light in the south and to block the abundant rains during typhoon season, and the large cantilever board that can block out the sun and the rain is used to form the southward face along with Shimizu concrete and thick iron wood. Shimizu upstand beam floor boards enhance the permanent connection in the lower space, opening outward. The irregular modular cuts express the attitudes toward time and a sense of continuity from creation to use.
The stucco wall with distinct colors not only expresses a delicate handcraft spirit within boldness, and clearly gives each space character its own name and personality, and the sense of direction in usage is more assured.
The washed terrazzo wall can withstand the typhoons that come from the southern seas. The irregular natural colors only increase in intricacy with the passage of time.
The backed brick wall has a handmade feel, and creates magic that opens closed spaces. Moving through the lights from the south, it expresses spatial extension and conveys the close relationship between the tribes and the environment.
Each material could be itself and convey its original characteristics and expressions.
Imagination
Chingshui Cliff has steep geological distinctions. The winding Caves of Taroko and the childhood experiences at Cihsing Pond beaches often appear in people’s minds.
Children running in and out under the large stairs in the sand space are like tiny birds that can go in and out of caves on Taroko Gorge. The big roof with cantilever welcomes the sea sounds of the Chingshui Cliff and Cihsing Pond. At the same time, when the typhoons bring abundant rainwater, the doors and windows can open to the depth of the semi-outdoor space.
The irregular colors of the gray Shimizu model, and the overall structure of the baked brick and semi-outdoor iron wood; it is a microcosm of the integration of Hualien’s mountains and seas, with early Japanese-style houses.
To the south, the classroom faces a semi-outdoor platform; to the north it faces a semi-outdoor bathroom. With the perpendicular double lines of traffic, as well as the integrated indoor, semi-outdoor, and outdoor spatial organization, walking around in it feels like a microcosm of the whole Kangle Community.
When children can walk around freely, our observation room protects the children who need to be cared for. While they are active, they can still be Taken care of in an environment without visual blind spots.