Child care

Project • By Woonwerk Architecten • Sports Centres

Huis van Droo

Duiven municipality wants to develop Droo-Zuid to be the centre of a neighbourhood transcending residential service area. JDWA worked together with Duiven municipality and Andries Geerse on the master plan for Droo-Zuid. The aim is to provide housing here for both younger and older people who require care, so they can live amidst their family, neighbours and friends. The heart of the housing & service area must not become a large foreign body with a care label. The challenge is to realize a residential area that derives it’s appeal from the (natural) mix of residents, the presence of low threshold facilities and services for both young and old, comfortable homes and a relaxed atmosphere in the public space. Status: completed Janu... More

Luuk Kramer

Project • By Atelier PRO architekten • Primary Schools

Neighborhood and child centre 03 Rivierenbuurt

Rivierenbuurt, The Hague 2010–2014 August 2015 marked the start of the first school year for the Brede Buurtschool Plus O3, a new building designed by architects Christina Kaiser and Dorte Kristensen from architectural firm Atelier PRO. This is not just a school – it is the heart of the Rivierenbuurt neighbourhood in The Hague. Located on the attractive Deltaplantsoen square, it was designed for the young and old in the community. The name Plus O3 refers to development, discovery and meeting, all words that start with an O in Dutch (ontwikkelen, ontdekken, ontmoeten). The building is located in one of the districts bordering on the centre of the city. It comprises the Jan van Nassau primary school (SCOH), the DAK child care centre, w... More

Michael Elkan

Project • By Acton Ostry Architects • Primary Schools

St. Augustine School

The Oblates of Mary Immaculate founded St. Augustine School over one hundred years ago, at which time the school shared quarters with St. Augustine Church in a domed, three-storey, brick building located in the Kitsilanoneighbourhood of Vancouver. In 1951, the original school was demolished and replaced with what was to be a temporary, single-storey, wood-frame building. Sixty-four years later, a new three-storey, 300 student, 4,200 square metre, red brick-clad school and child care facility that features fifteen classrooms, a learning commons, multipurpose spaces and allowance for a new gymnasium occupies the compact site. The new school is clad with brick masonry and provides a symbolic link to the existing St. Augustine Church + P... More

Project • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Nurseries

Froebel Early Learning Centre

Froebel Early Learning Centre a conversion of a derelict school building into a bi-lingual early child care centre .The architecture provides a creative approach to interior spaces, combining the functional requirements of a childcare centre with new pedagogies and engaging design.The beautifully detailed two-storey play pod, the intimate nooks and raised platforms prove to be not only spatially and visually aesthetic, but also cleverly turn mere building regulations into fun and functional elements. The varieties of spaces provided create a colourful, warm and light filled atmosphere and are complemented by a natural and playful outdoor space. Environmental principles, the use of sustainable and natural materials was a key focus of the... More

Project • By BN Walls • Nurseries

Kids Lodge

Kids Lodge is a young, fast growing company in childcare in Houten The Netherlands. The walls are divided in different planes. They have selected various BN Suwide collections in pastel shades to give the whole building a childfriendly character. They have also chosen the graphic Suwide Diva collection. The project was completed in 2013. More