Practical examples
Bilingual Kindergarten of East China Normal University, Antiing City, China
Task
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Antin is a modern suburb located between northwestern Shanghai and Suzhou Huaqiao. The kindergarten, located in a new residential area south of the Antin metro station on line 11, is one of the first objects of the complex.
The modern concept of Chinese urban planning - the unity of society and nature - also and primarily concerns educational institutions, and is to enable children to perceive and learn about the world, while absorbing and preserving folk traditions.
The Scenic Architecture Office company had a task: to place it on a small site of 7400 sq.m. a kindergarten for 15 children's groups, combining modern principles with traditional ones.
Solution
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The courtyard in Chinese architecture is not only a tradition of physical space, but also the core of emotion and communication. This helps people maintain family cohesion and strengthen connections with friends and relatives. But this legacy today is a pipe dream for most citizens.
To evaluate possible architectural solutions to this problem, a 3D model of the new kindergarten was printed.
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Kindergartens need fencing in their yards. Following the sloping western boundary of the site, hexagonal plots of regular and irregular shapes, modified to suit the landscape, were designed to pave the area to receive maximum sunlight from the west, south and east. The honeycomb composition better suits the sloping border while eliminating the restrictive traditional symmetry.
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The end result was an unfinished hexagon for the courtyard. Three of the six sides were designed identically, for a more flexible combination of sunlight needs and functionality.
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Entering the gate, children and teachers find themselves in a courtyard with flowers and herbs on different levels, move in zigzag corridors along the edges of the hexagon, pass through lobbies and common spaces, and walk past different classrooms along diverging and merging paths.
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Each two classrooms have a common exit to the courtyard and direct access from the street. After passing through the courtyard, children can resume their journey to other areas including the library, music room, art room, cafeteria, multi-purpose room, small farm and other classrooms.
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Collective classroom activities take place around a column in the center of the room, while teams or individual children can use raised spaces along windows and walls to read, write or care for their small plants.
Kindergarten in Copenhagen, Denmark, Cobe company
Task
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The city of Copenhagen commissioned the architectural company Cobe to design a kindergarten for 160 children under 6 years old with an area of 1950 m². The building needed to be located in the heart of a vibrant historical district. In this lush green garden village, among beautiful red brick houses, Forfatterhuset was to be built - a kindergarten organized around large mature trees, like houseplants on a terrace.
Solution
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Conceptual model showing how the facade surrounds the buildings and existing trees on the site. De Gamles By is a green oasis in the city. The area consists of red brick buildings set on a lush carpet of green. One of the conditions was to create a functional and comfortable building without disturbing the appearance of the area.
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As well as being a community for seniors, it is already home to five nursery schools, vegetable gardens for a nearby public school, open space for a high school and a petting zoo.
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The green area is divided into large and small garden areas, lively play areas, roof terraces and quiet alcoves. Forfatterhuset is both a playground and a building, a park and an institution. This is a whole children's world that needs to be discovered and explored.
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The heart of the kindergarten is a vertical, bright space.
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“This is a subtle art, adding new to old in a historic area. First and foremost, we wanted to understand the characteristics of the area, highlight them, but at the same time create something new and contrasting,” says Dan Stubbergaard, architect and founder of Cobe.
The project was shortlisted for the Mies van der Rohe 2015 award and became a finalist for the Architizer A+ 2015 award.
Opinion of Top 3D Shop specialists
The main task in 3D modeling of any children's institutions is to clearly show architects and clients the peculiarities of perception of the design of the building and internal spaces by both adults and children. The layout should also be able to quickly make changes to the project, since the main modern trend in the construction of such objects is to emphasize the concept of individuality and organically fit the structure into the surrounding space.
You can read more about the technologies used to create layouts in the article “Making a layout of a school of any complexity.”
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