Data
Date: 04/2013
Location: Beijing, China
Scale: 4,500 sq.m
Status: Competition, first place
Credits
Andres Rocha
Baolin Xu
Juan Velazques
Yaling Wang
My Contributions
+Leading designer in the team.
+Developed spacial program.
+In charge of the master plan and modular space combinations.
+In charge of the final presentation documents.
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The main requirement for this competition was to design a kindergarten that could be replicated in several cities in China. In order to achieve this, the concept of modular space and module combination was developed.
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For the class module, each class will have a mezzanine for sleeping area; thus the space for activities will be enlarged in the first floor.
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Each module has an area of 160 sqm which is the size of a basic classroom unit. The whole building consists of two main module groups. The classrooms are placed at the south part of the building, for better daylighting; other spaces that do not need direct sunlight are placed at the north part of the building. A central courtyard and a circulation space connect the two parts together.
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