BeneBaby International Academy Shenzhen Building, Chinese Specialized Classrooms Images
BeneBaby International Academy Shenzhen Design
9 July 2020
BeneBaby International Academy Shenzhen by VMDPE Design
Architects: VMDPE Design
Location: Shenzhen, China
Exploration of the ?Ideal World? for Children

Photographs by Leno Huang (first four images)
BeneBaby International Academy Shenzhen
When children learn in a classroom, they greatly benefit from rich educational content. However, their day-to-day living spaces often remain repetitive and stereotyped.

To address this issue, we avoid the use of static connotations such as ?this is a big tree?, ?this is a small house?, ?this is a small castle?, and rather make use of basic geometric relation that create chaotic, irregular, non-straightforward visuals, prompting children to think about the environment where they live every day and understand it according to their own imagination.
The new campus of the BeneBaby International Academy is located over the Lanjiang Hills of the Futian District in Shenzhen, China. Covering an area of 2,000sqm, it is a kindergarten institution that aims to provide comprehensive quality education. VMDPE Design was commissioned to develop the project, exploring the relation between art, space and the natural curiosity of children.

Children-Oriented Functionality
In addition to general classrooms, the BeneBaby International Academy houses a drama classroom, an art and music classroom, as well as severa...