7. Nursery School / 普拉托幼儿园
This is a competition proposal for a nursery school on an empty lot in the northern outskirts of Prato, Italy. The program calls for spaces for initially three and eventually six groups of 30 children in the ages 3-5.
这是一个幼儿园设计比赛的参赛作品。基地位于意大利普拉托市北郊。建筑用途上要求要提供给三到六组每组三十个三到五岁孩子的生活空间。
The design proposes an open and multi-sensorial but scalable world of enhanced environments in which children can explore, discover and play, but also feel safe, identify and reflect. The incremental use of scale (class, group of classes, building, world) is considered both spatially and experientially. Each space is part of, and inextricably linked to a larger whole.
我们的设计提议创造出一个孩子们可以在其内探索、发现、玩耍的开敞、多元和大小可变的空间。在其中，孩子们也要感到安全。在空间上我们试验性地使用层层增级的尺度(班级，年级，建筑，世界)。每个空间都是和整体连接而难以分离的部分。
The building is composed of a series of carefully defined curvilinear spaces tied together under a large penetrable roof, a pergola. As the child’s mind develops, fluid spaces enhance the urge for exploration and the discovery of relations. The abstraction of the geometry stimulates imagination. Large, bright, open spaces and darker, more intimate places are generated through (movable) walls, curtains and furniture.
这个建筑物由在一个大型镂空屋顶（类似绿廊、蔓藤架）下连接起来的一系列曲线空间构成。随着孩子们的思想发展，流动性的空间能更好地促进他们对未知世界的探索和对新关系的发现。集合体的抽象化模拟想象。大型、明亮、开敞和相对灰暗和私密的空间通过（可移动）的墙体、窗帘和家具创造出来。
Apart from connecting the interior, the exterior area is also a place to play, explore and investigate. In this space one finds oneself surrounded by a plethora of shadows, colors and plants. Recessed through three small steps part of this field becomes a theater, a boat or a volcano.
Instead of merely deploying sustainable strategies as a technical exercise, nature is an integral and crucial part of the projects proposition. The design fuses use and environment, making it a central part of the educational program. The creation of a micro-climate through a combination of constructed and organic materials emphasizes at an early age ones interrelationship with a complex system, in which balanced cycles generate life. A large pergola ties the various programs together - at once filtering the climate as well as amplifying the environmental conditions. The permeable roof reduces the impact of harsh summer days and protects from rain and wind. It can be climbed upon and holds swings and slides.
除了连接室内空间之外，这些室外场地也是孩子们玩耍和探索的空间。在这里孩子们会被清爽的阴凉和多彩的植物环绕。向后退三步，这个外部空间的一部分便成为了一个小剧场、一条船、抑或是一座小火山。
在纯粹的使用可持续性策略这样的科技手段之外，自然本身也是我们设计整体中十分重要的一部分。这个设计混合了功能和环境，并让这种关系成为学校教育体系的核心。通过人造和有机材料的组合创造出了一个微环境。这在孩子成长的早期就强调了这个平衡制造生命的复杂系统与人相辅相成的关系。一个大的屋顶把所有的空间联合起来，一起调控室内环境。通风的屋顶减轻了炎炎夏日的冲击也防风防雨。
As the program is divided into smaller portions, the climate can be dealt with locally. The curvilinear shapes that separate these portions funnel a natural draft from the predominant wind direction providing passive cooling in the summer. The solid walls are situated such that they block most direct sun in summer. Their large thermal mass tempers the seasonal temperature swings. The pergola allows for ample daylight light to come into the classrooms, reducing the need for electrical light, while blocking any direct sun.
总体的空间用途被分成多个小部分，这样各个局部空间的温度环境变可以局部处理。分隔这些局部空间的曲线形体形成一个天然的风道，可以让主行自然风穿堂而过为炎炎夏日带来凉爽。而所有的实墙都被建造在可以遮挡阳光直晒的地方，以减缓夏季巨大的温差。镂空的屋顶也让充足的自然光照进教室，在阻挡直射眼光的同时也减少了人工照明的用电。
A planted green roof covers the interior spaces. It reduces the heat loads on the building and of the roofing membrane, thus doubling its life expectancy. The roof retains rainwater, reducing the requirement for the drainage pond and minimizing storm drain requirements. By respirating the retained water, they cool the roof and surrounding air significantly. Its mass provides substantial noise insulation.
The roof will be planted with regional plants, allowing for more biological diversity witch provides an experimental site for the children to view the natural process of sustainable design. In spring the building blossoms.
屋顶的室内部分被绿色的植被覆盖，这种设计减少了建筑本身和屋顶层面的热量吸收，进而延长了使用周期。屋顶也会吸收雨水，以减少排水的需求。通过循环蒸发屋顶吸收的雨水，整个顶层空间和周围都会明显感觉清凉。而屋顶本身的大体量也提供了很好的隔音。
屋顶上的植物也是季节性的以展示生物多样性。在这样的试验性环境下孩子们可以观察到可持续性设计的自然状态。在春天，整个建筑开出鲜花、生机勃勃。