In Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, Protobox Studio transformed an underutilized parking storage into Studio for youngsters at Colégio Salesiano (a part of the Salesiano Jardim Camburi Faculty), a dynamic, versatile house devoted to early training, embodying ideas from the Montessori methodology and the rules of the Widespread Nationwide Curriculum (BNCC). The principle purpose of the undertaking was to create an surroundings that fosters autonomy, collaboration and interactive studying amongst kids.
To realize this, the design was divided into 5 key areas of training:
- The Self, the Different and Us: This space promotes social interplay and communal studying with out the constraints of partitions, encouraging kids to have interaction and change concepts freely.
- Our bodies, Gestures and Actions: Targeted on bodily actions, this part helps the event of motor abilities via physique motion and train.
- Traces, sounds, colours and shapes: That is mirrored in participating furnishings and flooring designs that stimulate sensory and cognitive improvement.
- Listening, talking, pondering and imagining: That includes an enviornment for storytelling and the change of concepts, this house nurtures creativity and verbal expression.
- Areas, instances, portions, relations and transformations: Designed for flexibility, this space permits kids to discover and work together with their environment by using appropriately scaled furnishings.
The selection of supplies was essential to the achievement of the undertaking's goals. Blanket vinyl flooring was chosen for its consolation and flexibility, permitting for the creation of visually distinct and welcoming areas. The flexibleness of the fabric's shade allowed the delimitation of various areas with engaging, child-friendly patterns.
The intense shade palette extends past the vinyl flooring and bespoke furnishings, with playful parts reminiscent of summary timber and an accordion ceiling drawing the attention up and across the vibrant house, which spans 415 sq. meters ( roughly four,467 sq. ft).
Renata La Rocca, founding associate of Estúdio Protobox, emphasised the significance of structure: “We’ve created very versatile areas, with each aspect designed for lecturers and college students to get probably the most out of it. We’ve colourful and stimulating environments for youngsters, however with out neglecting the performance vital for educating follow.”
The undertaking additionally integrates numerous sensible and imaginative services to reinforce kids's each day actions and studying experiences, together with a mini kitchen, mini workshop, grocery retailer structure, artwork studio, kids's loos, a mini grandstand and verandas for outside actions.
Along with the architectural redesign, Estúdio Protobox developed customized furnishings to align with the tutorial targets of the undertaking. These embody small treehouse-like constructions, parts that problem bodily coordination and transportable beds, all designed to suit kids's scale and stimulate their improvement.
The transformation by Estúdio Protobox not solely revitalizes a beforehand underutilized house, but additionally units a benchmark for revolutionary early training environments, combining performance with artistic design to successfully nurture younger kids's minds.
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