Twitter Updates

    follow me on Twitter

    9.16.2009

    A graceful and beautiful space for children

    Designed for its climate
    designed for inspiring awe

    successful

    enjoy!
    Ecological Children Activity and Education Center / 24H > architecture: "

    1252617577-24h-13612bz


    Architects: 24H > architecture
    Location: Koh Kood Island, Thailand
    Client: Six Senses Bangkok
    Architects in Charge: Boris Zeisser, Maartje Lammers
    Program: Auditorium/Cinema, Libary, Art room, Music room, Fashion room, Chill balcony and slide
    Local Architect: Habita architects
    Constructed area: 165 sqm
    Design year:2006-2007
    Construction year:2008-2009
    Photographs: Kiattipong Panchee & Boris Zeisser


    1252617583-24h-13614bz 1252617611-24h-13627bz 1252617632-skr-0032 1252617646-skr-0077

    The 6 star hotel resort Soneva Kiri is located on Koh Kood, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. At this unique site, 24H-architecture designed a series of ecological icons to contribute to Six Senses’ high ambitions in design and ecology. Most prominent is The Children Activity and Learning Centre, which will provide visiting children a wide range of entertaining activities as well as raise the level of ecological awareness with them. This Den provides an Auditorium/Cinema for films, lectures and plays, a library with books on permaculture and local traditions, an Art room, a Music room and Fashion room, thus giving children both creative and ecological education while playing.

    1252617626-skr-0030


    roof plan

    roof plan


    The Den is located at a rocky slope close to the sea. With its Manta-ray inspired bamboo dome, perched in an elevated position so as to offer magnificent views, it seems to launch itself into the bay. The structure and roof are made from local Thai bamboo, thus contributing further to the ecological approach of the resort. The interior is made from local plantation River Red Gum wood and rattan structural elements for the inner domes.

    Next to the Den, the site provides a sleeping pod for toddlers, and a toilet building as well as a cooking cave with vegetable garden for the children to prepare their own lunch with a special cook.

    1252617618-skr-0016

    The design adopts all bioclimatic aspects to suits its humid tropical environment. The roof cantilevers up to 8m acting like a big umbrella providing shade and protection from the heavy rains. The open design with the translucent elevated rooftop and setback floors allow a natural airflow inside and the use of natural daylight, limiting the building’s energy consumption.




    site plan
    side elevation
    section 01
    section 02


    "

    No comments:

    Post a Comment