这是一个在茨城县水户市的一个斜坡上重建的幼儿园。多年来，尽管周围的地形有高低变化，但旧建筑由平淡无奇的操场和建筑组成，没有什么联系。重建是基于地球上培育儿童身心的托儿所的概念，有一个利用周围地形的高差变化的操场，以及一个与操场相连以鼓励三维游戏的建筑。
This is a nursery reconstructed on a sloping site in Mito, Ibaraki. For many years, the old building consisted of an insipid, flat playground and building with little connection, despite the surrounding terrain with elevation changes. The reconstruction was based on the concept of a nursery on the earth that nurtures children’s bodies and minds, with a varied playground that makes use of the difference in elevation of the surrounding terrain, and a building that is connected to the playground to encourage three-dimension play.
起伏的操场被设计成一个循环系统，让孩子们自己设计连续的游戏，自然地增加运动量，培养强壮的身体。 操场中间的小山和小桥直接连接了建筑和操场，让儿童感受到彼此的存在和声音。
The undulating playground is designed as a circulation system, allowing children to devise their own ideas for continuous play, naturally increasing the amount of exercise and nurturing strong bodies. A hill and bridge in the middle of the playground directly connect the building and the playground and allow children to feel each other’s presence and voices.
此外，地面上有一个半埋的长廊式空间，里面有攀岩、秋千、猴架和吊床等游乐设备，让孩子们在露天锻炼，即使是在下雨天。 从这一点上，有一条直接进入建筑的路线，也有一条进入操场的路线，形成一个包括建筑在内的循环系统。
In addition, a half-buried veranda-like space in the ground has play equipment such as rock climbing, swings, monkey bars, and hammocks to allow children to exercise in the open air, even when it is raining. From this point, there is a direct route into the building as well as out into the playground, creating a circulation system that includes the building.
在建筑内部，在不同的区域，如餐厅和厕所，特意设置了台阶，以创造一个内外结合的环境，让孩子们能够继续感受到自然的气息。在操场上，孩子们可以感受到季节的变化和动植物的迹象，外墙材料反映了天空从早上到晚上的颜色变化，建筑让孩子们感受到与地球的时间变化。
Inside the building, steps were purposely created in various areas, such as the dining room and toilets, to create an environment where the inside and outside are integrated and where children can continue to feel a sense of nature. With the playground where children can feel the changing seasons and signs of animals and plants and exterior wall materials that reflect the changing colors of the sky from morning to night, the building allows children to sense the changing time with the earth.
Architects: HIBINOSEKKEI, Kids Design Labo, Youji no Shiro
Area : 1388 m²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Studio Bauhaus
City : Mito
Country : Japan