Kindergarten in Stabio

KINDERGARTEN IN STABIO

Studio WE

Kindergarten in Stabio
© Alexandre Zveiger

ARCHITECTS
Studio We

PHOTOGRAPHER
Alexandre Zveiger

AREA
1848 m²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Stabio, Switzerland

CATEGORY
Educational Architecture, Kindergarten

Kindergarten in Stabio
© Alexandre Zveiger
Kindergarten in Stabio
© Alexandre Zveiger

Text description provided by architect.

The kindergarden is a solitary building on a green field. Only paths and walls connect the new building to landscape in order to create a subtle and strong texture of reference points within the site.

The architectural expression of the compact structure can be detected through few basic elements. 

The shape of the roof with its geometric waves over the entrance and its skylights defines the elevation of the front facade of the building.

Kindergarten in Stabio
© Alexandre Zveiger
Kindergarten in Stabio
© Alexandre Zveiger
Kindergarten in Stabio
© Alexandre Zveiger

The kindergarden is composed by four classes and it lives on the dialogue between the interior rooms and exterior spaces. The typology of each class determinate this relationship.

The intention is that children could experiment architecture in a natural and funny way that contribute to their growing.

Kindergarten in Stabio
© Alexandre Zveiger
Kindergarten in Stabio
© Alexandre Zveiger

The theme of setting limits in its different varieties guides children in their search for freedom and also privacy.

Extroverted and introverted moments alternate in a series defined by the different activities.  Horizontal and vertical connections allow the perception of the overall facility from each of its units.

Kindergarten in Stabio
© Alexandre Zveiger
Kindergarten in Stabio
© Alexandre Zveiger


As in a small town, spaces of different size and shape, light, materials and colours determine a rich and the different identities of the space.


Kindergarten in Stabio
Floor Plan
Kindergarten in Stabio
Floor Plan


Kindergarten in Stabio
Elevation
Kindergarten in Stabio
Elevation


Kindergarten in Stabio
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Kindergarten in Stabio
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