Forestville

Our client for this project wished to create a child care centre that offers the highest standards in early childhood education. For them this means maximising opportunities to enable children to lead in their own development. To support this, specialised staff would deliver different parts of a program including on-site cooking, medical consultation, dance, music, art and fitness. The most efficient way to offer such an ambitious programme is to have a scale that can support the number of services. Our brief became singularly focused on breaking the scale down to an individual level so each child can benefit from the broad range of opportunities offered.
A natural ridge in the middle of the site defines an open air entry and gathering space. This space separates the infant school from the pre-school. Each wing of the building is further divided into a ‘Village’ of classes nestled around the outdoor play space.