Big and Tiny NYC
Imagen Subliminal
Product Spec Sheet

ElementBrandProduct Name
LightingHAY
30 Degrees
Prestressed Fabric with Backlit DisplayBarrisol - Normalu Sas
Veneered Wood CeilingArmstrong Ceilings US
Bathroom FixturesDuravit
Classroom Furniture KidsGathre
Classroom Furniture KidsSprout Kids

Product Spec Sheet
Lighting
30 Degrees by HAY
Prestressed Fabric with Backlit Display
Veneered Wood Ceiling
Bathroom Fixtures
by Duravit
Classroom Furniture Kids
by Gathre
Classroom Furniture Kids

Big and Tiny NYC

Zooco Estudio as Architects

This project is the third location of the American company Big and Tiny.  

Big and Tiny, was born as a commitment to a new lifestyle for families. A unique place where family and work life can thrive. Big and Tiny, NYC is an early childhood preschool.

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Imagen Subliminal

This third one is located in New York, instead of California like the others. Located in Manhattan, within the Brookfield place shopping complex and near the World Trade Center with the great views of the Statue of Liberty. 

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Imagen Subliminal

The floor plan language arises from the attempt to adjust the area of the 5 classrooms to the sq. feet required by the regulations. 

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Imagen Subliminal

Due to the morphology of the premises, we opted for a language of irregular shapes, a sort of a Voronoi geometry, with which by displacement and rotation of the sides of these shapes, we achieved the sq.f eet required by the regulations. The remaining space between the classrooms and the glass façade will serve as access and playground for the students.

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Imagen Subliminal

This geometry rises in its third dimension as "houses" with sloping roofs, as a metaphor for the "domestic", and the "home" as it is our original educational system.

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Imagen Subliminal

The volumetric result is a heterogeneous elevation formed by these "houses" of different sizes with access from the playground, towards the outside. Finally, the volumes are torn from side to side, creating a glass strip that ables to introduce the natural light in. Moreover, a skylight is included in the top of the interior ceiling to mimic the natural light. 

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Imagen Subliminal

Therefore, the roofs are separated to the lower wall of the classes that houses everything needed for the kids.

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Imagen Subliminal

Team:

Architects: Scalar Architecture

Project's Team: Miguel Crespo Picot, Javier Guzmán Benito, Sixto Martín Martínez  

Photographer: Imagen Subliminal  

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