Youji no Shiro Architects 坂野由典建筑設計事務所

Hn Nursery

Hn Nursery

HN Nursery

Hibinosekkei+Youji no Shiro

ARCHITECTS
Hibinosekkei+Youji no Shiro

AREA
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

CATEGORY
EducationalNursery

This is a nursery which parents found, who want to raise children in rich nature environment.

Hn Nursery
Hn Nursery

To meet their expectation, by making use of rich nature surrounding it, the nursery is planned to design where children can feel nature in a whole day, and play excited and stimulating, so that they can develop their sensibility and creativity.

In inside activity of nursery, children generally play with materials whose usage is not flexible and ready-made toys.It’s lack of changes for children to play.

Hn Nursery
Hn Nursery

On the other hand, in outside activity, there are many changes of season and weather. Children can feel a lot of things, such as the warmth from sunlight, the touch of soil, the smell of flower, the color of sky.

For the aim that they take such a full of nature activity in a whole day and then make a discovery and think by themselves, this nursery is designed as they can feel nature whenever and wherever they are.

Hn Nursery
Hn Nursery

In a nursery room, there is a big banyan tree planted from ground, where children can enjoy climbing tree. From the roof made of glass, the sunlight comes and they can watch the floating clouds in the sky.

In the playground, there is a big hill with 5-meter difference in height and there children can feel the touch of ground from infants who crawl and they can get many physical activities by rolling over and over, slipping, digging and so on.

Hn Nursery
Hn Nursery

In the playground, there is a big hill with 5-meter difference in height and there children can feel the touch of ground from infants who crawl and they can get many physical activities by rolling over and over, slipping, digging and so on.

In these ways, this nursery provides children with the daily life rich in nature and chances to create many plays.

Hn Nursery


Hn Nursery
Hn Nursery

Youji no Shiro Architects 坂野由典建筑設計事務所
Youji no Shiro Architects 坂野由典建筑設計事務所