Path of learning
Code name:
Path of learning
Program:
Public
Type:
1st prize, Competition by invite
Year:
2010-2011
Status:
Completed
Client:
Municipality of Cerkvenjak
Location:
Cerkvenjak 25, 2236 Cerkvenjak, Slovenia
Area:
L
Architects:
Superform: Marjan Poboljšaj, Anton Žižek, Meta Žebre, Boris Janje, Špela Jančar
Photos:
Miran Kambič
Landscape:
ADKRAJINE
Awards:
The Plan Awards, short list
Basis
The proposed kindergarten is in the village of Cerkvenjak, which is located in the centre of the Slovenske Gorice region. Its traditional construction is defined by individual low elongated houses with pitched roofs built on the ridges of the hills.
Design concept
The proposed kindergarten is inseparably connected with the natural surroundings of the trees and playground equipment. The concept of the kindergarten is similar to its local surrounding with the rhythmic string of volumes and roofs. Because of this, the kindergarten does not surpass the scale of an individual house and gives to the user – a child, a sense of home. The kindergarten is closer to the scale of the child.
The proposed kindergarten design originated from an existing learning path of Klopotec, which runs nearby. The kindergarten becomes s a new branch of the Klopotec learning path. The result of using the principle of a learning path is a unique division and rhythm of the playrooms. The kindergarten offers rich experience to children on sensual and physical level.
The kindergarten = a learning path.