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SG Kindergarten and Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The new SG Kindergarten and Nursery was constructed by the consolidation and privatization of four dilapidated public preschools in Katori City, Chiba Prefecture. The area has been known as a hub of cultural exchange that prospered due to the waterway transportation across the Tone River during the Edo period. The distinct building type, Machiya (traditional townhouse), and townscapes from that specific period have been carefully preserved and designated as a Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings.

FK Kindergarten and Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 29 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000

This kindergarten is in the northern part of Japan, namely Fukahori Town of Nagasaki prefecture, a coastal town with a long history of fishing and shipbuilding. Its trace of history still lingers in the streets. The region is full of slopes, and houses are built tightly along roads. These attributes shape the quaint atmosphere of the narrow alleyways. This project intends to bring the way Fukahori has co-existed with the land into the daily lives of children.

MJK Kindergarten / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Hana Abdel — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This is a renovation project for an aging kindergarten with a capacity of 240 children located in Moji, Kitakyushu City. The site is situated in a residential area surrounded by the vast sea to the north and magnificent mountains to the south, it is blessed with nature. Particularly, influenced by the nearby "Midori Valley," the kindergarten's playground features a more than 3-meter difference in elevation. The existing site has been cherished by children as an attractive play area with natural playground equipment and abundant trees, serving as a space for symbiosis and learning. While carefully respecting this environment, the design blurs the boundaries between the inside and outside by bringing the external nature into the interior.

MD Kindergarten / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Hana Abdel — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:00:00 +0000

A Kindergarten that Watches Over the Children's Independent Development. An enclosed house is a traditional architectural style of the local Hakka people. The firmness of the solid wall of such a building type has been peacefully protecting people's lives and work since ancient times. In this kindergarten, "enclosure" is arranged in various ways in the hope of protecting the children's daily development. The "enclosure" and many other parts of the building provide an environment that motivates children to use both their minds and bodies to thrive.

WDB Kindergarten / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Hana Abdel — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 23:00:00 +0000

This is an interior design project for a part of the newly constructed 5-story high-rise residential building (approx. 2220 m²) with a roof terrace of approximately 570 m².

AKM Kindergarten and Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Hana Abdel — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:00:00 +0000

The nursery stands in Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture, which has lush green mountains and beautiful coastlines. In response to the flooding of the existing nursery building due to a river overflow caused by heavy rains, we planned a "hilltop nursery to protect children from flooding" by placing soil on the ground and setting the floor level at 2 meters above the ground.

KN Kindergarten / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + KIDS DESIGN LABO

Hana Abdel — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Based on the concept of "a facility that enchants the original landscape and provides opportunities for authentic experiences," a kindergarten has been newly constructed in Minamikyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture.

ATG Kindergarten and Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Hana Abdel — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000

Tokamachi is an area of severe wilderness where cold air from the land and warm currents from the Sea of Japan collide with the Echigo Sanzan mountains, resulting in a lot of snowfall. In Tokamachi, a traditional event called "Honyara-do" has been passed down from generation to generation. "Honyara-do" is where everyone gathers to eat, play, enjoy, and learn, a scene that has continued in this area for a long time. The new school building is a place like "Honyara-do" that is "regardless of the season."

JPP Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Hana Abdel — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:00:00 +0000

Based on the concept of "a facility that learns from the community and embraces diversity," JPP Nursery is a newly constructed employer-sponsored childcare facility located in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture. Tsuruga City was once a flourishing port that served as a trading hub connecting Asia, Europe, and various regions of Japan. It was a place where people and goods from different islands and regions intermingled. JPP Nursery, situated in such a location, serves three purposes: daycare, after-school care, and post-illness childcare. The age range of the children attending this facility spans from 0 to 18 years, and both children with and without disabilities spend their time together in the same facility.

UB Kindergarten and Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro

Hana Abdel — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 01:00:00 +0000

This nursery, holding a maximum of 117 children was built in Fuji Yoshida. The site with more than 10,000 sqm is rich in nature with lakes and trees. With the owner’s educational policy of “Play to the fullest in the nature of Fuji Yoshida, in rain or snow, even getting covered with mud.”, the project utilized nature where children can live comfortably in a green rich site.

MS Kindergarten and Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Andreas Luco — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 01:00:00 +0000

This is a facility newly built for 40 children who are from 1 year old to 2 years old in Maebashi, Gunma, with the concept ‘Feel the change of seasons. Maebashi city is located at the foot of Mt. Akagi and the weather changes a lot depending on the seasons. For example, in winter they have a strong and cold wind from Mt Akagi, called ‘Akagi Oroshi’ and they feel the change of seasons very well.

IK Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Hana Abdel — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:00:00 +0000

This is a nursery reconstructed on a sloping site in Mito, Ibaraki. For many years, the old building consisted of an insipid, flat playground and building with little connection, despite the surrounding terrain with elevation changes. The reconstruction was based on the concept of a nursery on the earth that nurtures children’s bodies and minds, with a varied playground that makes use of the difference in elevation of the surrounding terrain, and a building that is connected to the playground to encourage three-dimension play.

RJ Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Hana Abdel — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:00:00 +0000

This is a newly built for 135 children based on the concept ‘Cultivate Imagination and the Hometown Love. In the past, the owner’s temple was much closer to local people, and children were taken more care of by them. Not only for praying but also for shopping, taking a walk, and enjoying the show tent so that the temple was the place for every neighbor to gather and have a good time. Children play there as well, have good communication with local people and cultivate their love for their hometown. But the good relationship more and more decreased with the times.

SDL Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro

Hana Abdel — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:00:00 +0000

This is an interior project for a nursery school in Guangzhou for 0–6-year-old children. In a high-rise building that has limited floor space, it’s difficult for children to create plays that stimulate five senses. But in this nursery school, children can feel nature in daily life and create spontaneous play and multi-directional communication by the following approaches.

OM Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + KIDS DESIGN LABO

Hana Abdel — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000

This is a nursery newly built-in Hitachi-omiya in Ibaraki. There are paddy fields and forests near the nursery. Its beautiful and rich nature develops children’s healthy bodies and rich mindsets. From this image, the design concept ‘Greenhouse to watch over warmly’ is made.

IBG School / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Hana Abdel — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 21:00:00 +0000

This is an interior design project of transforming a three-storey existing building to IBG Kindergarten in Beijing, China. The acronym in ibg stands for Inspiring, Bi-cultural and Green. While many emphasize on ease of maintenance and ease of use among adults as their requirement of design, but we prioritized children’s use and learning as our criteria. Supporting the educational philosophy of the school, the structure was filled with nature so as to educate the children amidst the enjoyable green which is a rare sight in this urban neighborhood. The roof was transformed to a ‘Garden of Movement’, that is a simple terrace garden to boost movement and exercise.

EZ Kindergarten and Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Hana Abdel — Sat, 01 Feb 2020 23:00:00 +0000

“Steps Create Good Communication” - Rebuild kindergarten and nursery project in Fukui, Japan. Mt. Asuwa surrounding this EZ Kindergarten and Nursery was known as the symbol of this town by local people. If children walk around this mountain, they can touch and feel nature itself closer and create plays with such a rich nature. By installing lots of actions which children can take in Mt. Asuwa into playing equipments inside, the normal nursery environment were improved.

KB Primary and Secondary School / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro + Kids Design Labo

Daniel Tapia — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 07:45:00 +0000

“Primary and Secondary School Makes Free and Active Learning” A closed public secondary school was renovated as a private primary and secondary school. Now in Japan, many schools are getting old and it’s time to renovate or rebuild.