Nks2 Architects

K Kindergaten

K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto

K KINDERGATEN

NKS Architects

CATEGORY
Kindergarten

LOCATION
Fukuoka, Japan

ARCHITECTS
NKS Architects

AREA
1547

PHOTOGRAPHS
Kouji Okamoto

YEAR
2011

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Noriko Suehiro, Kaoru Suehiro

STRUCTURE
RC2F

The building is located at a high density commercial area.

K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto

Since the site area is limited and the program required the intimate and safety relationship between classrooms and playground, we made the building in two stories and organized the playground as a part of it.

Thus the exterior frames clearly define the secured but transparent kindergarten area.

From the beginning the future program alternation were expected because of unstable policies.

K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto

We took the strategy to design only the basic organization of the building, like functional zoning, light condition, wind flow and so on, by means of systematic and characteristic concrete frames.

We set two structural beams in each floor height to use it for the framing of necessary openings, and to make structure stiffer together with supporting round hunches.

In these openings we put various kind of doors, windows and benches as initiator to enhance the communication among kids and caretakers.

K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto

As a consequence this concrete building acquired an intimate atmosphere as a kingdom of kids.


K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto
K Kindergaten
© Kouji Okamoto


K Kindergaten
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