Architecture for children

The Villette project is about the adaptation of the space to the life change of its owners, like the arrival of a baby.Rather than moving for a bigger apartment the clients wanted to question the potential of their existing apartment. Philippe Billard On one hand, a tiny space is found for the baby's room in the living room, with a folding wall to be able to use the space when the baby is awake, or when he needs more space to play. This partition wall is covered with mirrors to disappear and increase the feeling of space. Philippe Billard Philippe Billard On the other hand, the kitchen is opened on the living room, for a more modern way of living, all together. A technical stripe uses the slanted shape of the wall to create... More

Block Kindergarten is located east of Hongqi Road and north of Zhenchuan Road in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. The campus occupies approximately 1.01 hectares with a total floor area of about 9,012 square meters and is planned as a 21-class kindergarten. The site is surrounded by a complex urban context. High-rise residential towers stand to the north, with additional housing planned to the east. To the south lie several municipal facilities, including a 110kV substation, a waste transfer station, and an emergency medical center. These conditions present both spatial and psychological challenges: tall residential buildings create a sense of enclosure, while the municipal infrastructure introduces visual and environmental disturbance. Wen S... More

The Redhouse International School, Bom Pastor Unit, located in the historic and listed Eduardo Benjamin Jafet Palace, is an educational space that values the integration of historical heritage, sustainable landscaping, and active pedagogy. Situated on extensive grounds, the school utilizes existing architectural elements to create an environment that not only accommodates but also educates its students through interaction with nature and local history. Favaro Junior Favaro Junior The school's landscaping project incorporates historical elements such as the garden fountain and surrounding pavements, adapted for accessibility and comfort. Flowerbeds have been revitalized with ornamental vegetation, with some species reminiscent of... More

Evoking memories to rekindle the sense of belonging in a community Yu Heng Husband-and-wife artist duo Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan create works through the process of collecting and collaborating, using materials such as cardboard boxes and personal artefacts to illustrate the ideas of home, migration, family, and memory. Yu Heng As part of the Gallery Children’s Biennale 2021, the artists have created an immersive, large-scale phygital installation titled Head/Home. On-site, a collaborative workshop was conducted to involve children in the creation of small houses that contribute to the final installation, introducing the ideas of thinking and working with their hands. An online counterpart to the exhibit encourages chil... More

ContextThe pavilion is located on the southern shore of Lake Llanquihue, on former grazing land with open views toward the Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes. The site retains traces of rural use—clearings, pathways, fences—intertwined with regenerating vegetation. This overlap of natural landscape and productive memory forms the project’s foundation. Surca BriefThe commission called for a communal structure incorporating children's play areas, a barbecue zone, and rest spaces, with a restrained architectural language and low environmental impact. Surca Design StrategyThe proposal operates across three complementary scales: At the territorial scale, two red beams frame the volcanoes and define the primary axis. S... More

In Vienna’s 20th district, Brigittenau, the historic building of the primary school at Leystraße 34 shines in renewed splendor. The street-facing section from around 1900, classified as an important element of the cityscape, was carefully renovated and significantly expanded by the architecture studio hey! architektur. The new Leystraße primary and secondary school in Vienna opened its doors at the start of the 2024 school year, after the site had been closed for teaching for two years. This modern school building combines old and new into a unified whole, creating an environment where children enjoy learning and feel comfortable. The result is a spacious, light-filled learning landscape that connects the hi... More

The project requirement was to appropriate an office module space in a commercial building into a 6-bed hospital. The hospital requirement is combined with the ancillary facilities of waiting area, reception and consultation room. The project had a major requirement of three therapeutic rooms.  varun patel varun patel varun patel varun patel varun patel The conceptualization of the design was to develop a playful curation of spaces. The aura of Natural light and warmth associated with it is always therapeutic for any healing.  The attempt was to create a caring and a warm environment through the use of natural light and warm colors. As Doctor’s clinic are generally intimidating for the children. We... More

School complex with 10 classes (preschool and elementary), including an after-school program and a restaurant with a dining hall. The school complex appears in the landscape with a controlled formal and material duality:  @Salem Mostefaoui @Salem Mostefaoui The classrooms appear in the form of monolithic pavilions that rhythmically shape the landscape with a sequential façade, both dynamic and systematic, offering a different appearance from every viewpoint, sometimes massive, sometimes transparent. The facades, made of in-situ tinted concrete that gives off a warm and welcoming appearance, are then sandblasted after pouring to expose aggregates, in certain places, thus controlling the final quality. The pavilion cla... More

The Bronx Children’s Museum, founded in 2005, has served thousands of children and adults in the Bronx as a “museum without walls” through its mobile programming.  Opened December, 2022, this project is the Museum’s first home and the borough’s first cultural facility for young children, realized with the participation of political representatives and community groups.  This welcoming, optimistic, and playful space reflects and supports the mission of Bronx Children’s Museum of strengthening community and the environment. Paul Warchol Working closely with the Museum, O’Neill McVoy Architects transformed the raw industrial space into a topological landscape that resonates with a child... More

The existing state care centre in Knittelfeld, Austria, was renovated by Gem. Wohn- und Siedlungsgenossenschaft Ennstal, a non-profit housing and settlement cooperative, for Volkshilfe Steiermark, a non-profit social services organisation. The work also includes a new two-storey care home and a childcare facility. Designed by Dietger Wissounig Architects, the project brings together the carefully upgraded existing structure and a contemporary extension to form an integrated, multigenerational complex. David Schreyer David Schreyer Dietger Wissounig Architects   Care home layout and resident experience The new care home houses three residential communities, providing 45 beds in total, complementing the existing care ho... More

The single-story building may appear as a simple shoebox, but looks can be deceiving. Once inside, a new world unfolds. It's an environment where children experience adventures and discover learning. The design of the building is child-centered, just like the vision of CBS De Regenboog. How do you create such a rich learning environment where students' talents can blossom to the fullest? We looked through the eyes of a child and designed from the perspective of a teacher.A child's world of experienceThe interior of CBS De Regenboog perfectly aligns with a child's world of experience: concave and convex inner walls take center stage. This provides spatial continuity. Such a fluid motion makes the space captivating. It creates the necessary s... More

The recently amalgamated Meer en Dorp school and BLOS childcare center now have the privilege of inhabiting a brand-new, integrated child center in Hillegom – the IKC Vossepark. Nestled in a picturesque setting, this building is cocooned by lush greenery, nestled beside a park, and in close proximity to a petting zoo. This location is nothing short of ideal, given the primary objective of creating a child center that optimally nurtures child development. It's a setting that offers an exemplary starting point for this mission, and the architectural design exploits this advantage to the fullest. Rufus de Vries A building full of possibilitiesThis design is underpinned by a core belief that everything should contribute to a child's... More

The design and construction of public buildings in Greece is problematic, as the architect is not in charge of the construction. One of the biggest challenges of this project was to reintroduce the role of the architect as the essential contributor. Mariana Bisti Mariana Bisti Additionally, we intended to give prominence to the construction method of prefabrication. Prefabrication, one of the conditions of the competition also defined the final form of the building as the basic module would have to be transported on a truck. Mariana Bisti Mariana Bisti The concept of the project was to design a building that would relate to the scale of its users while also introducing a new typology, that of the urban village. The mai... More

In the Austrian city of St. Pölten, a unique building provides a place where children and their families can discover contemporary art and culture. Designed by Schenker Salvi Weber Architekten, the KinderKunstLabor (Children’s Art Lab) is a space where children can explore visual arts, media, installations, architecture, and design. The building’s distinctive form stands as a landmark on the route from St. Pölten’s baroque old town to the cultural district. Patrick Johannsen Patrick Johannsen Schenker Salvi Weber Architekten ZT GmbH   Building design and form Initially, Schenker Salvi Weber Architekten had conceived a mass timber structure, however this approach proved too costly. To find a... More