Nursery School in Takaido

神田川へと下るなだらかな傾斜地の際、高度成長期にひな壇造成された宅地の一角に建つ保育園。敷地面積は宅地２軒分を合わせた広さで、6０名定員の施設としては極小である。一方で周辺は緑が多く、栗畑や公園に隣接している。そこで周辺環境の良さを生かした開放的でコンパクトな園舎とした。園庭の狭さを補うべく、建物中心の階段吹抜けに立体的な室内遊び場を設け、保育室がぐるりと囲む。園庭は既存の擁壁を崩し、公園から連なる小さな丘のような斜面にした。

The nursery school stands on a corner of a housing estate that was built on a hillside during the high-growth period, on a gentle slope down to the Kanda River. The site area is the size of two residential plots combined, which is extremely small for a facility with a capacity of 60 children. On the other hand, the surrounding area is green and adjacent to chestnut fields and a park. In order to make the most of the good qualities of the surrounding environment, an open and compact school building was designed with nursery rooms surrounding a stairwell in the middle of the building. The playground was designed as a small hill-like slope linked to the park by breaking down an existing retaining wall. To compensate for the narrowness of the playground, a three-dimensional playground was built indoors.