SANHUAN KINDERGARTEN

The new kindergarten in Yang Zhong is situated in the northern part of the city, which is on an island in the Yangtze River. Typically, public education facilities are built in these areas before real estate developments take place in the surrounding urbanized areas. The kindergarten's design is centred around three courtyards, each with the same plan shape but different floor numbers. This creates a cascading and overlapping massing form that is visually interesting

The classrooms are located on the top floor of each courtyard to take advantage of natural light and ventilation. Placing the classrooms on the top floor is a smart design decision because it provides unobstructed views of the surroundings and minimizes noise and distractions from street-level activities. Furthermore, natural light and ventilation have been shown to positively impact student learning and wellbeing.

This design uses stacked architecture and geometric architecture and fused it into. I like how the levels of each block represents something different, in this case different grade, and how it all flows together as well. The courtyards that connect is a great way to allow children to not just be stuck in one place and allows them to move around freely It is also a great concept in the way that they also have their own courtyards, which makes it easier to keep them grouped when it is necessary to do so. I thin this is a creative concept and I would like to include the hexagon shape as the main structure of my design.