The
children's day care centre embedded in the dune foreshore of Råå forms a
conspicuously inconspicuous silhouette against the green and
sand-coloured setting of the small Swedish fishing village. Yet despite
matching the surroundings in shape and colour, the building is an
unusual eye-catcher.
Architect: dorte mandrup arkitekter, Copenhagen
Location: Kustgatan1, 252 70 Råå, Helsingborg, Sweden
Architect: dorte mandrup arkitekter, Copenhagen
Location: Kustgatan1, 252 70 Råå, Helsingborg, Sweden
Photo: Adam Mørk
The
design concept behind the children's day care centre, completed in
2013, is based on the buildings that originally stood on the
dune-covered coastal strip at the Swedish fishing village of Råå –
namely fishermen's huts that visually merged in with the hillocks of
sand in the natural landscape.
The day care centre comprises four re-interpretations of these huts, set in a staggered arrangement and held together by a roof structure that reaches beyond their confines. Clad in the same wooden slats as the outer walls, this upper covering seems to continue the surrounding landscape onto the building, thus bringing about a visual interplay of architecture and nature.
The day care centre comprises four re-interpretations of these huts, set in a staggered arrangement and held together by a roof structure that reaches beyond their confines. Clad in the same wooden slats as the outer walls, this upper covering seems to continue the surrounding landscape onto the building, thus bringing about a visual interplay of architecture and nature.
Concept drawings: dorte mandrup arkitekter
Photo: Adam Mørk
Acting as group
rooms, the four above-mentioned "fishermen's huts" form the core of the
day care centre, and as such are connected by spacious multi-functional
areas spanned by the sharply contoured roof. The facility is also
directly linked to the adjacent primary school of Råå.
Entrance
area with direct link to the primary school (1), cloakroom (2), group
rooms (3), communal room (4), office (5), "cave" (6), primary school
(7). Diagram: dorte mandrup arkitekter
Section BB: dorte mandrup arkitekter
Photo: Adam Mørk
The
dynamic shape of the roof creates highly differing spatial situations
for the children, such as niches for seclusion and high-ceilinged rooms
for frolicking about and boisterous play. Wooden furniture and green
linoleum flooring are the predominant features of the interior design.
The chosen colour concept applies throughout and like the outer walls,
ties in with the hues of the surrounding dune landscape.
Photo: Adam Mørk
Photo: Adam Mørk
Photo: Adam Mørk
The
roof is not only the main design feature but also plays an instrumental
role regarding daylight illumination of the interior – along with the
windows let into the facades, skylights provide the rooms with as much
natural lighting as possible all year round, thus creating an agreeable
light situation within the premises. Since the roof reaches down to the
ground on the short sides of the building, areas of it can be included
in the children's games when they go out to play.
Photo: Adam Mørk
Photo: Adam Mørk
Client: Municipality of Helsingborg
Area: 525 m²
Completion: August 2013
Structural engineer: Tyréns AB
Building services: Ramböll Sverige AB
Landscape architecture: Marklaget AB
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