10.02.2009
kiddie town visual identity
kiddie is located in a park in the northen part of beijing. the surrounding area is covered with precasted concrete blocks that form gentle slopes where one can rest. or play.
stacking modules for sitting
70x70 cm distance differs 110x110 cm
creating slope with ground soil
gap
the facade.
the facade is made made a sand blasted glass panels.
kiddie town hosts many functions: music classes, art and crafts, ballett, water games, ...
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kiddie town is used primarly by kids but also adults. how to combine these two inhabitants?
the design shuffles the existing rigid grid of the building
project
concept
elements
constrints
shapes
budget
lights find a balance between adults and kids
kiddie town
space merged by both adults and kids
negative positive space regulations
colours
create a combination between the two
client’s will
scale
designer’s will
finishing
activities are contained inside boxes/room. the outside common space is visually quiet and balances kids’ toys.
the existing pillars are wrapped and become gates that enclose, divide...
a similar case: montessori fuji kindergarten in tachikawa, tokyo. architectural design: tezuka architects graphic: kashiwa sato
environmental graphic: kenya hara, umeda clinic。
environmental graphic: kenya hara, nagasaki prefectural museum 3d graphic
environmental graphic: kenya hara, katta civic polyclinic vertical and horizontal supports
a pattern?
daniel buren
to use projections?
kashiwa sato, tokyo bar
a flag?
shadows?
Bruno Munari: something that can provoke children and adults.