FORFATTERHUSET KINDERGARTEN

This brand new day-care institution for 160 children, age 0-6 of a size of approx. 2,000 m2 for the City of Copenhagen by COBE ARCHITECTS is really worth a visit!
It consists of five small houses with a unique brick cladding and green roof gardens which will provide the framework for Forfatterhuset Kindergarten. From the outside the day-care institution appears as a village for children, but from the inside it is coherent and efficient. This helps creating a place that is small, compact and exciting for children as well as functional and flexible in everyday life. The unique facade cladding mimes the historic surroundings of red bricks but instead of using traditional horizontal bricks, the facade consists of vertical brick lamellae continuing as a band from house to house, and surrounding the garden and playground. Super well done!

http://www.archdaily.com/554489/forfatterhuset-kindergarten-cobe/

Furthermore the Forfatterhuset Kindergarten is among the final 40 shortlisted works that will compete for the 2015 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. The Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in international architecture, will be presented in May 2015.