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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten

TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC ELITE SAIGON KINDERGARTEN

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ARCHITECTS
KienTruc O

CLIENT
TTC EDU

PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT
Đàm Vũ

PROJECT TEAM
Anni Lê, Phương Đoàn, Việt Nguyễn, Duy Tăng, Giang Lê

PHOTOGRAPHS
Quang Tran

AREA
1940.0 m2

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
Vietnam

CATEGORY
Kindergarten

Text description provided by architect.

TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten is located to the west of District 3, close the city’s railway station.

TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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The new kindergarten is built upon an existing foundation inherited from the previous building.

It is simply conceived in a pure geometric shape to provoke a sense of curiosity for the kids as they interact with it on a daily basis.

TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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Consist of 5 levels, the building’s first 3 floors are reserved for classrooms and indoor playgrounds.

The upper floors are for organizing events, staff training, and school administration departments.

TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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As a “play” house for kids, the kindergarten architecture playfully expressed its character through the relationship between its simplistic form and its height to width window composition ratio.

The window arrangement seems random yet it is systematically calculated to ensure each classroom behind gets adequate natural daylight and ventilation when in use.

TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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The extended windowsill helps to prevent direct sunlight from coming into the interior space.

The windows are apertures that peer the view from inside to outside, stimulating emotion, imagination, and curiosity, establishing a direct relationship between the kids playing inside and the living, ever-changing external environment.

TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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Through the openings, light runs along the colored windowsill, highlighting and washing over the interior space with its dyed color, reciting an enchanted and fairytale-like atmosphere.

In a holistic view, the architecture resembles a cubist form similar to the neighboring housing blocks.

TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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In a holistic view, the architecture resembles a cubist form similar to the neighboring housing blocks. Yet by being sensitive to the surrounding context, and its historical trait, the introduction of the kindergarten into the grid has brought a fresh, attractive and lively breath into the area.


TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
© Quang Tran
TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
© Quang Tran
TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
© Quang Tran
TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
© Quang Tran
TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
© Quang Tran
TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
© Quang Tran
TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
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TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
Section
TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
Continuity facade


TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
Spatial organization diagram axonometric
TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
Shading ventilation and sunlight diagram


TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
Diagramm
TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
Window diagram


TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten
Site plan

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No. 21 Alley 120 Nguyen Van Huong, Thao Dien, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam