Landscape architecture for children
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about landscape architecture for children
Project • By Dietger Wissounig Architekten • Urban Green Spaces
Multi-generational care Knittelfeld
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
Project • By Andrés Zegers Arquitecto • Nurseries
Ombu Afuera Kindergarten
Users are children from 2 to 6 years old. The space and layout should make sense for them. Outdoor learning is a program or educational method which is based on the experience and contact of children with nature and the benefits this brings to their training; cognitive, social and emotionally-wise benefits. There are no official regulations for designing this “new” kind of infrastructure, so we made sure every driving concept was the result of a creative process between architect, landscape designer and teachers.
Marcos Zegers
The site was a 1500 m2 empty lot with a soft depression produced by the demolition a former construction. This somewhat moving topography was used to create 2 main levels connected by a sloping garde... More
Project • By Surfacedesign, Inc • Residential Landscape
Hacienda Tiburon Landscape
This sculptural garden overlooking the San Francisco Bay reflects the vision of passionate art collectors whose personal artistic vision includes the idea of the landscape being experienced and enhanced through play and exploration. As a result, their whimsical five-acre garden incorporates distinct spaces that weave together architecture and landscape, providing places for reflection, play, and discovery.
At the entrance, a folding deck projects from the house, merging the building with a landscape of magnolias, grasses, and ferns. It also frames an existing stepping-stone installation by artist Topher Delaney, which spells out a Christopher Marlowe love poem in Braille.
The deck’s warping planes create a threshold... More