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Courtyard, in Chinese architecture, is not only a tradition of physical space, but also a core of emotion and communication. It helps people to keep cohesion of the family and strengthen the contacts with friends and relatives, and to connect nature and universe in a touchable way. Yet this heritage is today already an impossible dream for most of urban citizens.
Courtesy of Scenic Architecture Office -Photographs : Su Shengliang
Anting is an urbanized suburban town near the boundary between northwestern Shanghai and Suzhou Huaqiao. The kindergarten located in a new residential neighborhood to the south of Anting station of Metro line 11, is an early bird in the construction plan of a public facility compound. Although a tight site to house 15-classes within 7400sqm, we still want to provide this kindergarten a courtyard environment for children to perceive nature, to recognize society and to build up themselves with a memory of courtyard life. Courtesy of Scenic Architecture Office -Photographs : Su Shengliang
Courtyards need enclosure of building units. Following the leaning western border of the site, we organized the units in a setback ?W? shape to earn the maximum sunlight from west, south and east, and we use Hexagon for the plan shape of the unit.
Courtesy of Scenic Architecture Office -Axonometric
The honeycomb composition fits better the leaning border, it provides more dynamic indoor and outdoor spaces wi...