Ring Around a Tree / By Tezuka Architects

Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Tezuka Architects
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Photo © Courtesy of Katsuhisa Kida / FOTOTECA

Around the Great Zelkova Tree:
It is an annex building of the Fuji Kindergarten. The functions are English language classrooms and the waiting station for the school bus.

Kindergarten in El Chaparral / By Alejandro Muñoz Miranda Architect

El Chaparral, Albolote, Granada, Spain
Alejandro Muñoz Miranda Architect
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Photo © Courtesy of Javier Callejas

The project is designed as a variable section of wall and ceiling that involves compressing and decompressing the space accommodates.

Kindergarten Sighartstein : By Kadawittfeldarchitektur

Sighartstein, Land Salzburg, Austria
Kadawittfeldarchitektur
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Photo © Courtesy of Angelo Kaunat, Salzburg

Spatial dimension of the ornamental facade
Situated on the periphery of the site of green meadows and felds, the first impression of the construction site provided the idea for the sculptural facade by way of an elevated grass turf.

St. Kristoforus Kindergarten : By Chrystalline Artchitect

Jakarta, Indonesia
Chrystalline Artchitect
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Photo © Courtesy of Chrystalline Artchitect

Constructed three stories high, with level one designed for principal’s office, swimming pool and playgrounds, the second floor is built for classrooms and third story is where all the facilities are located.

Kindergarten Kekec : By Arhitektura Jure Kotnik

Ljubljana, Slovenia
Arhitektura Jure Kotnik
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Photo © Courtesy of Miran Kambič

Kindergarten Kekec is an extension of a typical Slovene prefab kindergarten from the 1980s. Situated in one of Ljubljana’s residential areas, Kekec answers the growing demand for kindergartens. This comes as a result of Ljubljana having witnessed considerable population growth as well as legislative changes and a planned increase in building density inside the highway ring surrounding the city.

Kindergarten Terenten : By feld72

Terenten, Southtyrol, Italy
feld72
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Photo © Courtesy of Hertha Hurnaus

Kindergarten Terenten, designed by feld72, is located in Terenten, a mountain village in the Val Pusteria in South Tyrol, Italy. South Tyrol is a border region, a territory which is defined by the overlapping of three cultures, visual expressed through architecture. Therefore, this new building acts as a mediator between these worlds, starting from the context but transcending it.

Monthey Kindergarden : By Bonnard Woeffray Architectes

By Nico Saieh — Via:archdialy

© Hannes Henz

Architects: Bonnard Woeffray Architectes
Location: Monthey, Switzerland
Collaborator: Nuno Ferreira
Client: Commune de Monthey
Project Year: 2007-2008
Project Area: 1,200 sqm
Photographs: Hannes Henz




Monthey’s new kindergarten is located in the town’s Cinquantoux Park and replaces the former villa that had become obsolete. Conceived as a large house for children, the venue assumes an almost organic shape that merges with the wooded park and offers a range of interior spaces. Following the same logic is its composition of volumes topped by a roof composed of gently slanting sections.

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The building can accommodate 180 or so children. It offers two floors arranged as six separate units. Each unit is divided into two spaces for activity and rest, with a washroom and toilets in between. Each unit has a distinct character reflecting its position in the building; all benefit from different views of the park, and are bathed in sunlight in the morning or afternoon depending on the orientation.

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The variety in the positions of the windows, all identical in size, contributes to a range of perceptions and facilitates visual contact for all ages.

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While the construction is traditional, the exterior cladding is inspired by the world of childhood. The facades consist of timber slats finished in an array of toy-like colours, including pink, orange, red and green. Creating contrasting ambiences that are both happy and playful, the interior is composed of a rhythmic succession of coloured floors and ceilings, with as many colours as there are units.

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