Hibino Sekkei and Youji No Shiro's Kindergarten

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Hibino Sekkei and Youji no Shiro'skindergarten features house-shaped reading

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Japanese studios Hiino !e""ei and #ou$i no !hiro have returned to a "indergartenui%ding in

&anaga'a(re)ecture the* designed 42 *ears ago+ updating it to suit modern teaching st*%es ,-movie./
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ocated on a site in a residentia% area o) Atsugi cit*+ the Atsugi oomi ,A. &indergarten

needed updating to comp%* 'ith current earthua"e sa)et* regu%ations as 'e%% as adapting )or

ne'er teaching methods/


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ather than comp%ete%* demo%ish the e5isting ui%ding+ the architects chose to preserve e%ementso) their previous design in the ne' t'ostore* structure/


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78e 'ere reuested to change the "indergarten to the t*pe )or the ne5t generation that is

appropriate )or the current da*s+ and accepted to design it again+7 said the architects/

Related story:9AA e5tends !outh &orean chi%dren;s centre 'ith 7a house 'ithin a house7
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7As there 'as a %arge corridor as 'ide as )ive metres in the midd%e o) the e5isting ui%ding+ 'edecided to design * arranging the ui%ding 'ith a modern st*%e and )%o' p%anning+ 'hi%e ta"ing

over the memor* o) the e5isting ui%ding in the ne' ui%ding+7 the* e5p%ained/


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eaching spaces and a g*m are arranged on either side o) this 'ide 'a%"'a* that runs a%ong the

%ength o) the structure+ 'ith a staircase in the midd%e providing access to the upper )%oor/

A houseshaped ho%e set into the supporting structure )or the stairs provides a hiding p%ace+ 'hi%e)reestanding hut%i"e structures provide reading and p%a* spaces/


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!imi%ar%* shaped o5es 'ith ui%tin seating are set into the g%ass a%ustrades around s"* 'e%%son the second )%oor+ 'hich )eatures c%erestor* 'indo's on each side o) the ta%% corridor space

that rises aove the ui%ding;s roo)/

7here is a sma%% 'indo' in the hut+ and it produces a ne' connection 'ith chi%dren 'ho are

p%a*ing do'nstairs+7 said the architects/

7he hut under the stairs %oo"s %i"e a ho%e in %arge tree+ and a so)t cushion is spread across the'ho%e space/7


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he g%ass a%ustrades on the upper )%oor are designed to a%%o' the chi%dren and teachers to see

through the ui%ding/

7o improve the )act that the* cannot see each other+ since the one)%oor ui%ding 'astrans)ormed to t'o)%oor ui%ding+ 'e set a numer o) open cei%ing spaces+7 said the architects/

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he huts and houseshaped noo"s are part o) a 'ider strateg* to encourage e5p%oration and p%a*

inside the ui%ding;s centra% communa% space/

he architects said the* imagined this space as eing %i"e a 'ood%and 'ith 7tree houses7+ hutsand a c%iming 'a%%/

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?))ices occup* a sing%estore* space at one end o) the ground )%oor ne5t to the entrance area+'hich opens out to a tarmac car par" and p%a* space/

he indoor spaces are set ac" a%ong this side o) the ui%ding+ 'hi%e the 'ooden roo) structure

e5tends do'n to the ground+ creating a she%tered area )ronted * a partia% screen/

A pair o) covered terraces on the second )%oor provide additiona% outdoor p%a* areas/


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#ou$i no !hirospecia%ises in design )or chi%dren+ and is a partner )irm 'ith Hiino !e""ei/ het'o studios have co%%aorated on a numer o) education pro$ects+ inc%uding the@! urser* in


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