![Aitoku Kindergarten / Kengo Kuma & Associates - Windows, Facade, Beam, Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/584a/fb1a/e58e/ce13/4200/001d/newsletter/_O5A1454_%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%92%E3%82%9A%E3%83%BC.jpg?1481308945)
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Architects: Kengo Kuma & Associates
- Area: 998 m²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Katsumasa Tanaka
![Aitoku Kindergarten / Kengo Kuma & Associates - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/584a/faa1/e58e/ce13/4200/0019/newsletter/_O5A2159_%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%92%E3%82%9A%E3%83%BC.jpg?1481308825)
Text description provided by the architects. Aitoku Hoikuen is located in a residential district of Saitama City. Aitoku is a Center for Early Childhood Education and Care, which combines nursery school and kindergarten, and it takes care of 150 children. In formulating the design, we assembled small houses to make a big 2-story house closer to a human townscape.
![Aitoku Kindergarten / Kengo Kuma & Associates - Table, Chair, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/584a/fafb/e58e/ce98/0b00/006a/newsletter/_O5A1594_%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%92%E3%82%9A%E3%83%BC.jpg?1481308914)
Each roof is pitched differently in order to express natural sequence from the landscape of the town. The interior is made with wood and fabric, which can help to create a gentle and varied space.
![Aitoku Kindergarten / Kengo Kuma & Associates - Cityscape, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/584a/faaf/e58e/ce13/4200/001a/newsletter/DJI_0029.jpg?1481308839)