Kindergarten is a place where provides children with the opportunity to learn and practice essential skills including social, emotional, problem-solving, and study skills. A good kindergarten classroom is very important for student learning. Students learn better when they view the learning environment as positive and supportive. So, a beautiful kindergarten design creates meaningful first impressions which are quite crucial as kids want to feel happy and good on their first day of schooling.
Besides, a beautiful kindergarten design helps boost confidence in parents because the beautiful environment makes your kindergarten professional. When you think about what kind of impression you want the parents and the kids to have, it must be welcoming, trustworthy, reliable, neat and nice.
So, today we are going to share 5 types of beautiful kindergarten design ideas which you will totally feel amazing and fun.
7 Beautiful Kindergarten Design Ideas
| 1. Relaxed Teaching Environment |
| 2. Open Air Kindergarten |
| 3. Slide Along the Wall |
| 4. Learning Zones |
| 5. Colours |
| 6. Minimalist Design |
| 7. Levels of Play Space |
1.Relaxed Teaching Environment
Image Credit: Heather Robbins
This kindergarten design which designed by Brooking Design Architects won the Sustainability Advancement Award. The design idea was to create a relaxed teaching environment that facilitates kids learning. The use of energy-efficient and sustainable materials has united the passive and active design solutions.
A relaxed environment can be created with the use of plywood, natural light from the ceiling and soft light. The interesting design idea is the “geometry puzzle pieces” cabinetry, creating a play zone, storage facility and room dividers to separate the teaching spaces. The atmosphere is warm, fun and nurturing as the active muted colour tones are balanced with the natural timber.
2.Open Air Kindergarten
Image Credit: Tezuka-Arch
Fuji Kindergarten breaks through the typical kindergarten design and creates an open-air kindergarten. Instead of being a rectangular building and closed off classroom, the Japanese firm Tezuka Architects decided to abandon all these rules and designed a space where students can learn and play together.
Fuji Kindergarten is a large oval building that can fit about 500 children. There is a courtyard positioned at the centre. The amazing part is Fuji Kindergarten has no walls at all. Children can access the courtyard from anywhere under the oval as there is no walls and partitions between them.
Image Credit: Tezuka-Arch
3. Kindergarten with SLIDE along with one wall
Image Credit: Mad
Kids love slide so so much, and someone makes the children’s dream come true. China-based architecture studio, MAD has transformed an old house in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture into a kindergarten with a curving roofline and with a SLIDE along with one wall.
This unusual design is created to stimulate children and provides an environment that is conducive to both learning and play. Previously, the kindergarten was run by a pair of siblings, the Naras from the home, but they wanted to make a change to improve their facilities.
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MAD recycled the building’s existing wooden structure, and build in into the new building design. MAD founder mentioned that,
“I think it’s important to create a homely atmosphere inside this kindergarten, so instead of building a brand new building, we decided to keep the old wooden structure as the memory and the soul of the space, and work around it,” He unveiled plans for the project last year.
4.Learning Zones
Image Credit: Rosan Bosch
A kindergarten with a variety of learning zones has created by Copenhagen design firm Rosan Bosch Studio. With areas for artwork, chess and exploration in a manmade mountain, the design aesthetic which offers different options benefits in stimulating young minds.
The learning zones foster creativity in young kids and encourage them to interact with each other. Creative experiences provide opportunities for children to express and demonstrate their knowledge in interesting and meaningful ways (Gandini, 1992). Children’s creativity develops healthy learning. The alternative spaces in Zaragoza Kindergarten provide the most stimulating experiences.
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One of the learning zones, the custom-designed mountain with caves underneath.
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There is a large chess set where students can move and play with it.
5. Colours
Image Credit: Jurekotnik
Children learn about colours during their preschool lives. It is important for a child’s development to recognize and identify colours. Colours help in stimulating, relaxation, comfort and expression. Early identification of colours helps to create the cognitive link between visual clues and words.
Jure Kotnik Architecture designed a colourful interactive building facade for this kindergarten in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Children can interact with the spinning wooden slats to play with the colours behind. Colours can be a design idea or concept in kindergarten design.
6. Minimalist Design
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This daycare in Germany is designed with the minimalism concept and efficiency value. The yellow walls convey a bright and fun mood in the space. The daycare centre is designed to take advantage of space and present a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere. Furniture and facilities are neatly organized to make a clean and nice environment that maximizes the learning experience. The minimal and clean design helps reduce distractions of students in the classroom.
7. Levels of Play Space
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Playing is learning. Children learn while playing. This quirky kindergarten classroom is designed by Tokyo studio Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop with 7 different levels of play spaces. It is hard for children to sit still, so it’s important to take note of their safety when they are playing are running around.
This classroom comes with a special design layout that unites education and playtime in a creative way. Playing is essential to a child’s growth. Playing can stimulate early brain development, improve intelligence, boost creative thinking and improve communication skills.
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