Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof

Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer

Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof

MWArchitekten

ARCHITECTS
MWArchitekten

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Lukas Peter Maehr

SITE MANAGEMENT
Martin Fetz

MANUFACTURERS
Bautex, Bisol, Creaton, Resch

ENERGY CONSULTING
Energieinstitut

CIVIL ENGINEER
Martin Fetz

BUILDING PHYSICIST
Di Bernhard Weithas Gmbh

PHOTOGRAPHS
David Schreyer

AREA
470 m²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Hohenems, Austria

CATEGORY
Kindergarten

Text description provided by architect.

The farm kindergarten with a childcare center accommodates the retreat area for the kindergarten as well as two groups of childcare.

Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer

The pedagogical concept of the Hofkindergarten focuses on the outdoor area and the nearby farm. The design is closely interwoven with this adventurous and beautiful concept.

The project forms the edge of the open farmland on the one hand and relates to the farm where the kindergarten children spend their time.

Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer

The mighty gable roof creates the presence of the building and leads over to the much higher urban school complex on the other side of the road.

The exterior appearance of the building is consciously oriented to the traditional construction and appearance of the farms as simple wooden construction.

The accentuated gable triangle is reminiscent of this typology and reduces the scale at the same time. The special arrangement of interior is consistently structured by two hallways and visual axes.

Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer

The orientation of the main rooms is consistent in the direction of the agricultural zone in the southwest.

In the group rooms, the relation to the outdoor area is staged.

Children can sit inside as well as on the terrace by the window. The transition to the playing area is also solved via a seating step.

Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer

The materialization of the building, which was manufactured to the highest ecological standards, results from a close collaboration such as a simulation by building physics.

The walls, which are concrete down to a horizon of 3. 15m, reduce the energy requirements of the building as a whole.

Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer

They can cool down overnight and remove excess heat from the room during the day. The wood surfaces contribute significantly to the indoor atmosphere as well as to the acoustics.

The experience of consciously sequenced room sequences, the light and the haptic qualities of the brushed parquet, the raw spruce, and the sandblasted concrete should sensitize and animate the children.

Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer


Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
© David Schreyer


Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Plan - Site
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Plan - Ground floor


Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Elevation - North
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Elevation - South
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Elevation - East
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Elevation - West


Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Section - A
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Section - B
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Section - C
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Section - D
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Section - E
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Section - F
Farm Kindergarten Rheinhof
Section - G