F2F - Algorithmic approach on kindergarten architecture

Abstract

In the context of the design studio "Kindergarten meets Easy Rider", new and innovative ways of building kindergartens were examined. In more detail, we took the biking milieu with its demand for freedom and individualism as a starting point for rethinking kindergarten design. Quite stunningly, this strive for freedom and individualism is also important for the building clients (i.e. children), and more unexpected similarities such as group formation through inclusion and exclusion and a constant urge to “move” were found. In an architectural context of a kindergarten, this leads to new approaches on circulation and room disposition, which we want to report on using two case studies in this paper. For both approaches, generative algorithms were developed to support the design process.