“We wanted to instil a sense of wonder in every corner which would celebrate unique and joyful view of the world – whilst also encouraging adults to interact with the environment in a similar social, playful and collaborative way.”ī+H Architects’ proposal was the winning entry of an international competition for the Shenzhen Children’s Hospital and Science and Education Building, initiated by the local government. “Our vision is to ensure that the building’s occupants not only fully engage with the surrounding natural landscape, but that we create a unique micro-landscape within and around the building, from ground floor to rooftop gardens,” said Stephanie Costelloe, B+H Architect’s principal and director of healthcare in Asia. Set to be built at the edge of Lianhuashan Park in Shenzhen, the building will marry research facilities with treatment spaces in an effort to advance pediatric healthcare in the region.ī+H Architects’ design, developed in collaboration with ECADI, will prioritise creating a “micro-landscape” that weaves in and around the hospital.Ĭomposed of gardens and play areas, this is to help children engage with nature and establish a playful, unintimidating medical environment.
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Organized as a series of sculptural pavilions overseen by an abstracted cloud installation, the pl… Archinect - NewsĪn “urban living room” and rooftop gardens will animate the Shenzhen Children’s Hospital and Science and Education Building, which B+H Architects is developing in China.
The play space draws inspiration from great works of children’s architecture, including Isamu Noguchi’s “Contoured Playground” and Aldo van Eyck’s Amsterdam playscapes, while also hearkening to childhood memories of “woodland forts, dappled light streaming through trees, and the glow of the sun reflecting off of snow,” according to the designers.
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The 875-square-foot project was created for a wellness professional who blends yoga and childcare, and is designed as “an indoor environment for creative, collective play for a small group of children,” Alessandro Orsini, Architensions co-principal, explains in a statement. New York City- and Rome-based architecture and design studio Architensions has created an interior playground in Brooklyn that mixes and matches visual and formal references in order to create a space that blends “imagination, cognitive development, and aesthetic appeal.”
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