The projects’ brief consisted off the increase of capacity of the existing daycare center in urban context of 35 to 75 child places. The existing daycare center was housed in a decrepit church. ZAmpone chooses to demolish and start with a newbuild.
On the same site there is also a school and a parish hall in the back. The building is a result of an intense cooperation of the landlord and the architect taking into account all the parties on and around the site.
As the size of the site was quite limited, we opted to place the kid-related areas on the first level.
Reducing the footprint of the ground floor and extending the upper storey creates a public space that emphasises the transition from the street to the school and hall behind. In the back there it creates a great sheltered play area for the daycare center and also for the school.
On the first floor an airy whole benefits from the central skylights and the living area linked terraces.
ZAmpone foresees in surprising view-throughs on children’s size, a warm materiality and a bathing in light party area for the smallest among us.
Details include a staircase that incorporates a wooden slide and a fort-shaped landing, and a series of cubby holes for napping and reading. All of the furniture is custom-made with the scale and perception of the children in mind. Specific attention is given to the design in order to maximise views on the kids' size – the ability to sit in a corner, peep, and feel protected.
Client vzw kind- en jeugdzorg Ukkel-Caelevoet
Design / execution 2008 / 2014
Floor area surface 1200 m²
Budget € 2.035.000 excl. VAT and fees
Procurement competition
Artwork Moes gallery by Françoise Beck
Photography Tim Van de Velde
Partners
General Contractor | DSV nv
Structural engineer | Jo Deflander bvba
Technical engineer | AA&O nv
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