3. •Architects
Vo Trong Nghia Architects
•Location
Biên Hòa, Dong Nai, Vietnam
•PrincipalArchitects
Vo Trong Nghia, Takashi Niwa, Masaaki
Iwamoto
•Area
3800.0 sqm
•ProjectYear
2013
Located next to a big shoe factory, and designed for 500 children of
the factory's workers, the building is conceived as a continuous green
roof, providing food and agriculture experience to children, as well as
an extensive playground to the sky.
4. The green roof is a
triple-ring shape drawn
with a single stroke,
encircling three
courtyards inside.
Recently, an
experimental vegetable
garden was realized on
its top.
Five different vegetables
are planted in 200sq m
garden for agriculture
education.
5. As the roof lowers to the
courtyard it provides
access to the upper level
and vegetable gardens on
top- the place where
children learn the
importance of agriculture.
Three courtyards inside are
considered to be safe
playgrounds for the kids .
6. 10 months after completion, the building saves 25% of energy
and 40% of fresh water compared to baseline building
performance, reducing its running cost greatly.
As a result, the kindergarten is operated without air
conditioners in the classrooms.
7. The combination of local materials (ex. bricks, tiles) and low-
tech construction methods are applied.
The construction cost per one square meter is only 500 USD
including finishes and equipment.
9. Architects
Khosla Associates
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Principal Designers
Sandeep Khosla and Amaresh Anand
Area
35000.0 ft2
Project Year
2013
The master plan currently under construction comprises a
kindergarten, junior, middle and senior school block that will
eventually cater to 4000 children.
The current kindergarten facility has 25 classrooms, and with 40
children a class, a total strength of 1000.
10. The vernacular terracotta
Jaalis, that wrap around
parts of the building and are
included on both sides of each
classroom to facilitate
adequate cross ventilation
from NE to SW.
The Jaalis cut down the sun
especially on the western face
of the building where we have
effectively used them in
breakout areas.
11. The building has 700 sq ft classrooms (35ft x 20 ft.) that is
repeated horizontally, or stacked one atop the other.
The classrooms on either side flank an 8ft wide single loaded
corridor and open up to a central open- to-sky courtyard.
12. Horizontal and Vertical
pergolas and a
combination of two
different patterns of Jaali
on the exterior creates
interesting patterns on
the building.
The central open to sky
court that runs the entire
length of the building is the
soul of the school and
facilitates learning outside
the classroom.
13. Corrugated metal wall on all
corridors serves dual purpose-
facilitate speed of construction
and be durable for the wear and
tear corridors usually take.
The classrooms on either
side flank an 8ft wide single
loaded corridor .
15. Architects
Atelier Alter
Location
Fengtai, Beijing, China
ChiefDesigners
Xiaojun Bu, Yingfan Zhang
Area
4200.0 m2
ProjectYear
2016
This is a rehabilitation project. The architecture design tries to
create a pure and simple paradise with memorable spaces for
children.
The kindergarten of the school strives for building the best
school of the neighborhood.
16. The kindergarten is composed by clean lines and shapes of primary
colors.
Variety of colors in the elevation as well as the interior and exterior
environment is used to stimulate the senses of children (blue for
nursery, green for toddler and orange for preschool kids).
17. Building blocks are used by incorporating the openings of the
original building, large color blocks pop-up from the facade as
gigantic building blocks .
The simple color block stands out from the vernacular housing
construction.
18. The two sides of the pop-up volumes are lighting panels. The
lighting design makes the pure color block looks richer at
night.
It turns the architecture into a gigantic modern art of light
and color.
