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My Montessori Garden Preschool

MY MONTESSORI GARDEN PRESCHOOL

Hgaa

My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen

ARCHITECTS
Hgaa

DESIGN TEAM
Nguyen Minh Duc, Nguyen Van Tinh

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Nguyen Van Thu

MANUFACTURERS
INAX, Bạch Mã, Conwood, Hoa Phat, Xingfa

PHOTOGRAPHS
Duc Nguyen

AREA
600 m²

YEAR
2020

LOCATION
Vietnam

CATEGORY
Kindergarten

My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen

Montessori is an educational method originating in Europe in the early 20th century, and has been developing in Vietnam in recent years.

This method respects the independence of children, creates an environment for them to explore and feel the world through their own senses.

My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen

My Montessori Garden is a Montessori-oriented preschool. We, together with the investor, want to create a garden - a natural space for children, a classroom between the trees and flowers.

The construction site is located in a residential area in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh, one of the fastest growing cities in Vietnam.

My Montessori Garden Preschool
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My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen

We seek changes through the simple but valuable things we can do for children.

Because the land is only leased for 5-10 years, we need to find a simple construction structure that can be quickly installed, has little impact on the existing land and can easily be relocated to the other location when needed.

My Montessori Garden Preschool
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My Montessori Garden Preschool
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Finally, we come up with steel structure solution, creating 2 blocks of steel frame classes, surrounded by gardens.

Outside these 2 blocks is a trellis system of steel frame and wire mesh, so we have 2 gardens, one with big trees on the ground and one with fruit vines above, connected by a system of 3 iron stairs and overhead walkways, forming a continuous cycle of circulation in garden.

My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen

Children will have more space to move from the ground to the top and back down, which will become an interesting discovery space.

They can run around and look at the plants, touch them and watch them grow every day.

My Montessori Garden Preschool
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My Montessori Garden Preschool
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In this garden, children can learn how to plant and care for fruit vines, seasonal vegetables, and their favorite flowers.

Although the land area is not large, only about 600m2, the investor is determined to dedicate more than 50% of the land to the garden, to create a learning space close to nature in which children can learn, connect and interact with nature more often than the regular classes.

My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen

In terms of micro-climate, the tree garden surrounding the classroom also creates a cool and quiet atmosphere for the classrooms, while creating views and green landscapes for all classes.

In an effort to seek change from simple but bold architectural solutions - creating a classroom in the middle of a garden right in the heart of the city, we hope to contribute to improving the quality of educational spaces, inspire the next changes.

My Montessori Garden Preschool
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My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen


My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen
My Montessori Garden Preschool
© Duc Nguyen


My Montessori Garden Preschool
Section 01
My Montessori Garden Preschool
Section 02


My Montessori Garden Preschool
Elevation
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Detail Section


My Montessori Garden Preschool
First Floor Plan
My Montessori Garden Preschool
Walkway Plan at Height of 3 Meters
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Site Location
My Montessori Garden Preschool
Concept


My Montessori Garden Preschool
Structure
My Montessori Garden Preschool
Layer of Spaces

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