ATM Nursery was designed by HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro, This is a nursery at the site which used to be a fire department. It is on a part of Chitose New Town straddling the border between Toyonaka city and Suita city. In this area, communities had been built and developed around the housing estates, but now they tend to decline and disappear. The nursery is a place to develop children’s personality and also, it’s important to tell children the history of their neighborhood and old scenery. Therefore, we reinterpret the housing estates and plan a nursery as a hub of local communities.
Photography: Studio Bauhaus, Ryuji Inoue
For example, the exterior has different kinds of levels and give variety in order to avoid the long and thin exterior which is a characteristic of housing estates but gives a ticky-tacky impression. HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro planned a balcony at the periphery of the building which is also a characteristic of a housing estate, where there are undulation, climbing equipment, slope, bench, and a monkey bar. They make children take an exercise playing. In addition, the children’s activities are sent out to the neighborhood in the process. Also, in this area, by allowing a light injury and failure, children will build a further sense of advancement and challenge. Photography: Studio Bauhaus, Ryuji Inoue
Making more contacts among people, we planned people’s eyes can be spread to any directions. For example, t...