Ecological Children Activity and Education Center / 24H > architecture

Sep 2009

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Architects: 24H > architecture
Location: Koh Kood Island, Thailand
Client: Six Senses Bangkok
Architects in Charge: Boris Zeisser, Maartje Lammers
Collaborators: Olav Bruin, Anne Laure Nolen
Program: Auditorium/Cinema, Libary, Art room, Music room, Fashion room, Chill balcony and slide
Local Architect: Habita architects
Constructed area: 165 sqm
Design year:2006-2007
Construction year:2008-2009
Photographs: Kiattipong Panchee & Boris Zeisser

The 6 star hotel resort Soneva Kiri is located on Koh Kood, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. At this unique site, 24H-architecture designed a series of ecological icons to contribute to Six Senses’ high ambitions in design and ecology. Most prominent is The Children Activity and Learning Centre, which will provide visiting children a wide range of entertaining activities as well as raise the level of ecological awareness with them. This Den provides an Auditorium/Cinema for films, lectures and plays, a library with books on permaculture and local traditions, an Art room, a Music room and Fashion room, thus giving children both creative and ecological education while playing.

roof plan

The Den is located at a rocky slope close to the sea. With its Manta-ray inspired bamboo dome, perched in an elevated position so as to offer magnificent views, it seems to launch itself into the bay. The structure and roof are made from local Thai bamboo, thus contributing further to the ecological approach of the resort. The interior is made from local plantation River Red Gum wood and rattan structural elements for the inner domes.

Next to the Den, the site provides a sleeping pod for toddlers, and a toilet building as well as a cooking cave with vegetable garden for the children to prepare their own lunch with a special cook.

The design adopts all bioclimatic aspects to suits its humid tropical environment. The roof cantilevers up to 8m acting like a big umbrella providing shade and protection from the heavy rains. The open design with the translucent elevated rooftop and setback floors allow a natural airflow inside and the use of natural daylight, limiting the building’s energy consumption.

: site plan

: foundations plan

: first floor plan

: roof plan

: roof structure plan

: front elevation

: back elevation

: side elevation

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: model 01

: model 02

Cite:
Saieh , Nico . "Ecological Children Activity and Education Center / 24H > architecture" 15 Sep 2009. ArchDaily. Accessed 25 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/34946>

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GoP says:

Nice example what architecture for children can look like!

# September 15, 2009 at 07:23

Blark says:

I love this! Its like Flight of the Navigator meets Peter Pan.

# September 15, 2009 at 07:49

ghar says:

Fairy tale space created in real world, beautiful and thought provoking design.

# September 15, 2009 at 09:52

robert says:

100% originality
great example of wood arch.

# September 15, 2009 at 11:46

StructureHub Blog says:

Stunningly “organic,” modern, and vernacular all at once. Wonderfully intimate, human, scale too.

# September 15, 2009 at 13:33

-1

titi says:

original??? shigeru ban style…
Bur really nice, though…

# September 15, 2009 at 15:34

bao says:

shigeru ban style?? what does that even mean?
that they used wood? that the structure looks lightweight? organic form??? since when did shigeru ban OWN any of those?

# September 15, 2009 at 15:56

I refere to the general shape, and this braided wood style…
I’m not saying that Ban owes those, I’m just saying that it’s not 100% original as it was written above.Nothing else!
And btw, of course there is a shigeru ban style… every (or almost every) architect has a proper style.

# September 15, 2009 at 18:13

nischal says:

great work.. congratulatios

# September 15, 2009 at 16:36

LeRone says:

I love it

# September 15, 2009 at 18:46

NIM says:

It’s very interesting piece of architecture, well crafted and seemingly built with love. Similar to something from a fantasy story, it does fulfill my imagination and dream. Only it’s a pity that this architecture created in an ecological name probably serves only an exclusive group of rich children and perhaps none of them are locals.

# September 15, 2009 at 23:32

do says:

yes, that was my small bitter taste, too. I wish there would be a lot of locally oriented eco centres like this one, accessible for all groups of children around the globe

# February 20, 2012 at 12:14

cc_juan says:

nice…. I like the atmosphere….. especially in interior part.

# September 15, 2009 at 23:58

quention says:

Woo,太酷了!

# September 16, 2009 at 01:40

Scott says:

I love your enthusiasm ;)

# September 18, 2009 at 15:24

yi says:

Ph．pubescens?

# September 16, 2009 at 10:29

julladit says:

สุดยอด ครับ

# September 16, 2009 at 13:53

oscar falcón lara says:

I would have loved a place like this for myself when I was younger (OK, I would love one for myself right now)… the first thing I thought when I saw it: it looks like the little flying submarine from “voyage to the bottom of the sea”, then I read it is inspired by Manta Rays, same as the sub in the TV show. Love it.

# September 16, 2009 at 15:10

titisnurabadi says:

lets evoke our local architecture!,wrapped in a new way. i like this.., two thumbs up!

# September 16, 2009 at 15:26

ken says:

very creative blend very well with the surrounding

# September 16, 2009 at 21:16

Emerson Gámez B. says:

hermoso. El material con el que se construyó esta obra es el bambú, en colombia le llamamos guadua, SIMON VELEZ es el máximo representante de la construcción con este material en colombia. puedes ver su obra.

# September 16, 2009 at 22:03

Lite says:

Very nice!
Great project, nicely done, beautiful atmosphere!
Congratulations!

# September 17, 2009 at 09:07

someonefromtheeast says:

amazing …congratulatios, nice work

# September 18, 2009 at 03:12

I love the tactile quality of the design. It would be wonderful if we could have more fun architecture like this for adults.

The structure is incredible! Anyone know how to make a model like that?

# September 18, 2009 at 15:28

Becky says:

Absolutely stunning, it’s like an inventors studio. Very inspirational structure that is an ideal to stimulate the childrens minds

# September 22, 2009 at 16:21

k cheng says:

It‘s amazing，What a pity I just see it！The architect have really made something on material. You are the only one who have a photo in this page, beautiful~

# December 10, 2011 at 11:22

Pete says:

It looks like a wooden spaceship.

# September 28, 2009 at 01:36

Joel says:

LOVE the kid play-place! If this were around when I was a kid, MOM would have never found me! Amazing architectural wooden structure. Where are all the elves that are responsible for this one? No matter! You and I will never know.

# September 28, 2009 at 17:56

orlando says: