Parametric forms topped with greenery define this preschool in Andhra Pradesh, India, which has been completed by architecture firm Andblack Design Studio.
Named Cocoon Pre-primary Extension, the preschool was designed as an extension to the existing Bloomingdale International School and has been shortlisted in the education project category for this year's Dezeen Awards.
Aiming to challenge what schools traditionally look like, Andblack Design Studio designed the structure with a playful, curving form to avoid "conventional, box-like classrooms".
Andblack Studio has added a pre-school to the Bloomingdale International School in India
"The design at Bloomingdale International School embodies the transformative power of parametric architecture by pushing the boundaries of education and rethinking how school spaces function," studio founder Jwalant Mahadevwala told Dezeen. "The parametric approach allows for fluid, non-linear spaces that foster creativity and play, while structural ingenuity ? such as the undulating roof and seamless spatial integration ? blurs the line between learning and play areas."
"By eliminating conventional thresholds between inside and outside, the architecture challenges the notion of rigid educational environments," Mahadevwala said.
The school's undulating roof is topped with artificial grass
Running along the edge of the campus, the 4,000-square-feet structure is cloaked by an undulating roof, which rises ...