Article source: Architektura

The task of the city was to design a new kindergarten with a sports focus and a gym building. The nursery school is planned as part of the new development of the Říčany-Větrník area. We designed three objects and connected them to each other a kindergarten, a gym, and a garden. The gymnasium will be built, while the kindergarten and part of the garden are constructed.

First we thought about the child as a phenomenon what constitutes childhood? Not only the family, the experiences on the playground, it is also the objects they visit, the institutions that fit them into the System. And what physical abilities does the child have? What does aging lose? We found a lot of examples of non-traditional nurseries from all over the world. The child is in the System and the purpose is to become a proper and non-problematic part. That is why we see such a development of alternative education. The topic of education as a state discipline is an important phenomenon for us personally. In our civilized world, we talk about economic growth, but not enough about all details of education, about the mystery of childhood.

Image Courtesy © Filip Šlapal

• Architects: Architektura
• Project: Větrník Kindergarten
• Location: Říčany, Czech Republic
• Photography: Filip Šlapal
• Client: Municipality of Říčany
• Author: David Kraus
• Built-up Area: 716 m²
• Gross Floor Area: 1 114 m²
• Usable Floor Area: 1 058 m²
• Plot size: 3 009 m²
• Dimensions: 10 016 m3
• Cost: 2 640 000 €
• Project year: 2016
• Completion year: 2021

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