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Programme: Kindergarten
Site: Foshan, China
Size: 4,300 sqm (CFA)
Completion Date: Jul 2019
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“As a raw jade stone will not become a gem without chiseling, a man without learning will not become cultured”
《禮記》( the Book of Rites), 475 BC - 221 BC

The building exterior and interior spatial concept could not have been more distinct in the design approach to this Kindergarten project. The punch windows emit a Cartesian and rhythmic reading while the interior layout is all about freedom and improvisations. Like an unpolished jade stone, what is seen from the outside is not necessarily what you are about to experience in the inside…

At the urban scale, we design a humble "Silent Block" to contrast the tall residential towers in the background. The square punch windows, based on carefully-studied proportions and dimensions, offer a "Hypnotic" rhythmic effect to contrast the expressive facade design of the residential towers beyond.

At the building scale, these punch windows open up a dialogue between the exterior and interior particularly for the young children. Windows are carefully placed and provided direct visual connections to the outside world for the kindergarteners. Each opening is a small aperture to frame the outside world.

At the interior scale, we abandoned the conventional double loaded corridor/classroom layout with corridor-free roaming spaces. The Egg-shaped classrooms allow for more interactions between the kindergarteners. Each classroom is finished with different surfaces textures, such as glossy, matte, rough, smooth etc., so that the children can engage and learn through their various senses.

At the furniture scale, we developed a furniture system that could be freely combined and to latch onto the bent metal conduits along the perimeter walls for maximum flexibilities.
“As a raw jade stone will not become a gem without chiseling, a man without learning will not become cultured”
《禮記》( the Book of Rites), 475 BC - 221 BC

The building exterior and interior spatial concept could not have been more distinct in the design approach to this Kindergarten project. The punch windows emit a Cartesian and rhythmic reading while the interior layout is all about freedom and improvisations. Like an unpolished jade stone, what is seen from the outside is not necessarily what you are about to experience in the inside…

At the urban scale, we design a humble "Silent Block" to contrast the tall residential towers in the background. The square punch windows, based on carefully-studied proportions and dimensions, offer a "Hypnotic" rhythmic effect to contrast the expressive facade design of the residential towers beyond.

At the building scale, these punch windows open up a dialogue between the exterior and interior particularly for the young children. Windows are carefully placed and provided direct visual connections to the outside world for the kindergarteners. Each opening is a small aperture to frame the outside world.

At the interior scale, we abandoned the conventional double loaded corridor/classroom layout with corridor-free roaming spaces. The Egg-shaped classrooms allow for more interactions between the kindergarteners. Each classroom is finished with different surfaces textures, such as glossy, matte, rough, smooth etc., so that the children can engage and learn through their various senses.

At the furniture scale, we developed a furniture system that could be freely combined and to latch onto the bent metal conduits along the perimeter walls for maximum flexibilities.