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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.

Cheer Kindergarten / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro

Hana Abdel — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 03:00:00 +0000

This is an interior project for a newly established kindergarten located in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. The kindergarten is situated in a region known for trade and IT-related businesses, and the design concept was developed to encourage children's spontaneous physical activity, reflecting the area's dynamic growth and development.

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.

WD Kindergarten / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0000

This is a renovation project for a kindergarten located in Nansha District, Guangzhou, China. The site covers over 16,000 square meters and features a one-story building with plenty of natural light and a spacious garden. Originally planned as a communal commercial facility for a residential complex, the building has been renovated to include 12 classrooms, an atelier, special classrooms, a library, a hall, a lounge, and a dining area.

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.

IBG “H” Kindergarten / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro

Hana Abdel — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000

This project, located in a quiet residential area of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China, converts an existing office building into a kindergarten. The surrounding area is rich in cultural facilities, with numerous art museums, galleries, and international schools.

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.

KFB Kindergarten and Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro

Hana Abdel — Wed, 15 May 2024 20:00:00 +0000

A new nursery with a capacity of 90 children is built in Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture. In Kanoya City, a pyroclastic flow from an eruption more than 20,000 years ago was deposited and formed the vast plateau of Shirasu. Based on the history that the nature-rich landscape has long been taken care of over centuries and the distinguishing characteristics of the landscape, this building incorporates such quality that the plateau uniquely offers.

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.

SDJ Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro

Hana Abdel — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 06:00:00 +0000

In today’s society, children tend to be cut off from the local community due to the decline in local communities caused by the increasing number of nuclear families the declining birthrate, and the excessive security of urban nurseries, which often results in the loss of learning opportunities for children such as "independence" and "individuality" that are originally fostered through contact with the community.

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.

SMS Nursery / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro

Hana Abdel — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

With the increase in the number of families that do not live with grandparents and dual-income families, there has been a growing trend of isolation in child-rearing, leading to parental stress and anxiety leading to child abuse and hindering the healthy development of children.

IRH Child Development Support / HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Shiro

Hana Abdel — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:00:00 +0000

This project is a plan to build new facilities with "child development support" and "childcare support" functions on a site along the front road of an existing nursery. By creating two places of support in the same location and building along the road from the existing nursery, the goal is to encourage a community of various users and become a place to nurture children in the community.

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.