Architecture Case study of a Play school

Waldorf-steiner school, Spain and Stepping stones kindergarten school, Karnataka.

1. Kindergarten casestudy
International and national projects
Shaik sayyada sana
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Architectural design - lll

2. 1.Waldorf-Steiner School in Bellaterra,Barcelona,Spain
Facade

3. SITE DESCRIPTION
Site location
Year of completion 2018
Site area 11,255 sq.m
Builtup area 950 sq.m
Kindergarten site area 2,195sq.m
Kindergarten builtup area411 sq.m
Plot orientation North facing
Connecting roads 2
Climate mediterranean
Latitude 41.502594
Longitude 2.080056
Type Town
Site layout
Kindergarten block
Connecting
roads
Guide to site location

4. SITE LAYOUT
Classroom
2-3 years classroom
Receiving room
Porch
Teacher’s support space
Entrance to the building

5. Concept evolution and sun path
Sun path
Sun path during summer
and winter
Temperature during the year in barcelona,spain
The concept of designing a school like small
village around a central Rambla (high street).

6. DESIGN ASPECTS
The views expand as the child
grows, and the rotation of
classrooms on the topography
gives them varying light
qualities
Design focusing on the journey
into the classrooms,leaves
minimal circulation space inside
building
There are no interior corridors, and access to the
classroom follows a gradual exterior spatial sequence:
rambla – courtyard – porch - receiving hall – classroom.
Waldorf-Steiner schools like El Tiller focus on
encouraging children's creativity and imagination,
and limit the amount of testing and exams.
Toys

Clay modelling
Weaving

Coloring

7. CONSTRUCTION
This kindergarten structure has been clad entirely
in prefabricated panels, consisting of two layers of
pine on both the interior and exterior with
insulation between.
These panels have been arranged so the
pine slats are either horizontal or vertical,
creating a an interesting pattern on the
facade
Externally, this wood has been
temperature-treated, and over time
will turn silvery grey in colour.
Internally, the kindergarten's
concrete structure has been left
exposed, and deep, wooden
window reveals provide space for
both seating and storage.
Façade section

8. The thermal insulation of
wood-fiber panels and the
inertia of the massive
concrete structure almost
completely eliminates the
need for heating in winter.
The “seasonal table”, the
most unique spatial element
of the Waldorf pedagogy,
This small “altar”, within an
alcove provides a specific
natural light -lateral,
reflected and diffuse.
The spaces between the buttresses
become alcoves, which are shaped
according to the functional and
pedagogical needs of each space.
Axonometric
Acloves and frames
Altar

9. DESIGN DETAILS
The size of the building's
prestressed concrete frame
meant that no columns were
required
Built against a slope, small
bridges connect the upper level
with a playground space.
To the west, the
building faces directly
on to the campus'
central street.


Architects: Eduard Balcells, Ignasi Rius
Architecture, Tigges Architekt
Design team: Eduard Balcells, Ignasi Rius,
Daniel Tigges
Structural engineering: Bernuz-Fernández
Mechanical engineering: Progetic
Agronomical engineer and landscape
consultants: Factors de Paisatge – Manuel
Colominas

ARCHITECT DETAILS

10. FLOOR PLANS
Ground floor plan First floor plan
LOCATION :The school is located in a calm neighbourhood away from busy and noisy streets. It has lot of
greenery which is great place for growing children.

11. SECTION
Kindergarten playground
Eurythmics hall Kindergarten classroom
Porch

12. 2.Stepping stones kindergarten school, Chikmagalur,
Karnataka
ARCHITECT: STUDIO DECODE
COMPLETION YEAR: 2016
BUILT-UP AREA: 14200 sqft
OPEN AREA: 22,000 sqft
PROJECT LOCATION: CHIKMAGALUR, KARNATAKA, INDIA
LEAD ARCHITECTS: ASHOK DUTTA, MEGHANA DUTTA
DESIGN TEAM: M VIJAY KUMAR, SIDHEEK ALI, DEVRAJ
REDDY, SHOJI ANTHONY
Facade

13. SITE DESCRIPTION
Site location
Year of completion2016
Total area 22,000 sqft
Builtup area 14200 sqft
Orientation North east
Connecting roads1main road
Climate Moderate to cool
Sea level 1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Map
Perched among the valleys of Chikmagalur surrounded by
rolling hills is the Stepping Stones Kindergarten School.An
elementary school has already been built earlier which was the
first building of the campus and the kindergarten being the
second building with a secondary school under construction
currently.

14. CONCEPT AND
SUN PATH
Volume form development
Temperature during the year in
chikmagalur,karnataka
Solar panel angle
Sun path

15. MASTER PLAN

16. Courtyard
Pool area
Classrooms 6
No.of students 30 each
Reading space Also used as parent-teachers meeting
area
Storytelling area1
Toddlers pool 1
Toilets 4
Play area Sandpit
Running track Ramp cutting sandpit area
Waiting area Reception
staircase Connecting ground and first floors
playground Assembly is conducted
Description

17. FLOOR PLAN

18. DESIGN DETAILS
shifting the axes of circulation in two
levels hinged at the staircase and
creating residual spaces for a running
track, assembly/play spaces, waiting
spaces, storytelling, reading room, a
toddlers’ pool and restrooms.
Staircases
There was a deliberate
attempt to keep the footprint
low so that the scale of the
space was not overwhelming
to the little occupants of the
school.
Less height entrance
The entrance to the
kindergarten school
is through a sandpit
Entrance to building

19. SECTIONS

20. ELEVATION

21. Analysis
The kindergarten is constructed keeping in mind the growing minds of children.
The location is good having farmlands around. The entrance helps the children to
feel more at easy, since they are leaving their home without their parents. The
staircase increases the volume and also helps the child to understand
visualisation. The classrooms walls are all blackboards, its like an opening rather
than an end. They express their thoughts and become more active in the
classroom. It is a great way to teach children through architecture.

22. Standards Waldorf-Steiner School Stepping stones
kindergarten
Classroom 4 6
Administration 5 Separate block
Toilets 6 2 (2-girls and 2-boys each)
Playground 2 1, 1- running track
Sandpit area No instead Lawns 3
Water area 1 1 pool
Music room 2 No room
Reading room Included in classroom 1-indoor, 1-outdoor
Art and craft area 1 1-terrace
Comparative study

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