Tellus Nursery SchoolTellus
Nursery SchoolTellus
Nursery School
On the border between a former urban/industrial development* and a small forest where new housing is being developed, this nursery school mediates between different contexts and scales. A semi-enclosed entrance courtyard constitutes a first exterior space for parents and children to meet and depart.
The organic layout encourages movement, as space becomes continuous and creates both exterior and interior rooms of challenging shapes. Windows are freely placed at different heights to allow for light and views to be adapted to the scale of children, which furthers the relation between the interior, the exterior playground and the wooded hill.
In collaboration with the client and drawing inspiration from the Reggio Emilia approach, a new way to organise the interior was developed. The result is a rather unorthodox plan; instead of a complete ‘flat’ for each group of children, there is a large common interior plaza where the six groups can interact around different activities, play and learning projects.
This main space is complemented by separate atelier spaces for water projects and art, as well as small, secluded group rooms for rest and quiet activities.
The façade panel, made of 50x50mm sawn wood, filters direct sunlight into the nursery school and creates hidden windows that underscore the curved interior and exterior spaces. The building complies with the highest standards for environmentally friendly and long-term sound construction.
*The original headquarters, offices and main production site of the Swedish telecom enterprise Ericsson.
