Roland Baldi Architects

Kindergarten Sluderno

Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz

KINDERGARTEN SLUDERNO

Roland Baldi Architects

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Andreas Erlacher

CLIENT
Municipality of Sluderno

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Energytech

SAFETY COORDINATOR
Giovanni Carlini

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Reinhard Thaler

ACOUSTIC
Euroakustik

MANUFACTURERS
Arper, Hella, Kemmlit, Kone, OPTIGREEN, Object Carpet, XAL, Capatec, Dietiker, Flexa, Naturatherm, NordTex, Siniat, Stokke

DESIGN TEAM
Harald Kofler, Sila Giriftinoglu, Elena Casati, Carlo Scolari

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Ing. Reinhard Thaler

PHOTOGRAPHS
Oskar Da Riz

AREA
1000 m²

LOCATION
Schluderns, Italy

CATEGORY
Kindergarten

YEAR
2018

Text description provided by architect.

The municipality of Sluderno is situated in a valley in South Tyrol, which connects Italy, Austria, and Switzerland, where landscape and sustainable development are combined with a high quality of life and special attention to architecture.

Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz

The project is the result of an architectural competition won in 2011. The task was to design a new kindergarten with three group rooms and the associated functional areas.

Already in the first phases of the architectural design, particular attention was paid to create a building with clear lines and recognizable elements that harmonize with the existing context of the village center of Sluderno.

Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz

The idea behind the design was to give the architecture the iconographic shape of a house to create a friendly and familiar environment for children.

The new kindergarten is located between the primary school and the cultural centre in place of the old day nursery and fits naturally into the existing village centre. Access is through a public square in front of the building, which is part of a pedestrian area.

Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz

With the Sluderno Kindergarten, Roland Baldi Architects created a child-friendly and sustainable timber construction with a gable roof, plastered facade, and significant windows of different sizes, with their staggered layout and dimensions, recall the design of a child.

Inside, all the rooms are accessed through the spacious foyer, which is also a welcome, recreation centre and play area. The group rooms face south towards the play and recreation areas in the garden.

Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz

The custom-made wooden furniture, such as stools, tables, and wardrobes, together with the colours deliberately used, convey a sense of security. On the upper floor, the gable roof defines various rooms with different heights.

From a technical point of view, the entire building is constructed as a wooden structure. The use of the material is repeated in the significant incisions of the entrances and windows, which give the façade its character, while the remaining areas are plastered.

Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz

From a technical point of view, the entire building is made with the wood paneling construction method. The use of wood returns in the cuts that identify the entrances and in the expressive windows while the rest of the surfaces are plastered.

In interior spaces, the alternation between wood and plastered surfaces continues, with wood clearly dominating in the form of doors, wood-clad ceilings and solid wood furniture. In addition, a different colour scheme differentiates different areas.

Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz

In interior spaces the game alternates between wood and plastered surfaces, giving predominance to wood in the form of doors, wood-clad ceilings, and solid wood furniture.

In addition, a different colour scheme differentiates different areas. In order to further increase the sustainability of the building, the building was covered with a green roof and constructed according to “Klimahouse A” standards.

Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz


Kindergarten Sluderno
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Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz


Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz
Kindergarten Sluderno
© Oskar Da Riz


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Ground floor plan
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First floor pan
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