Landscape of Sensibility

In this preschool, we aim to blend various areas and activities without setting clear boundaries, mimicking the expansive nature of the earth with floors and curves that embrace the entire facility. This approach allows interactions and overlaps among the different areas, reflecting the diverse activities of children of various ages and heights.

We have designed an environment with varying floor elevations and curved surfaces to encourage expression directly from the physical sensations of the children themselves. The floor's diverse undulations not only foster discoveries but also serve as a platform where children can feel their growth over time, recognize differences in others, and learn together. By actively moving and interacting, children develop their sensibilities while building spatial and relational awareness with others.

The absence of clear boundaries allows educators and local community members to easily engage with the children's creative activities, fostering a unity between adults and children, and between the preschool and the community. Through interactions with the diverse cultures of Aoyama, this preschool is set to become a new face of Aoyama, weaving encounters and experiences.

This is a new architectural approach for a preschool, perceiving spaces through the connection between the environment and the body.