#kindergarten-design

#kindergarten-design

The reference point, according to the architects, is Luis Barragán's concept of emotional architecture - the idea that a building can orchestrate light, color, and scale to evoke memory and feeling. Applied to a kindergarten, that philosophy tran

Located in the Lijia area of Yubei District, Chongqing, , the Golden Bay Kindergarten by NAN Architects responds to both a constrained triangular site and the psychological needs of early childhood education. Positioned along the Jialing River, the project integrates spatial strategies that balance openness, play, and protection. The design adopts a staggered stacking method in which each classroom unit is sequentially set back, creating terraces on every floor.

In contemporary Japanese and Chinese kindergarten design, architects are transforming the interior spaces from a simple container into an active, multi-sensory environment. This shift seems to follow Studies in developmental psychology that suggest that a child's experience of space begins with a sensorimotor engagement through touch and manipulation. Thus, they place a strong emphasis on the use of materials and the approach of learning through play.