初期教育应是一种娱乐，这样才更容易发现一个人天生的爱好。- 柏拉图

Children learn best when they are having fun.... Play enhances every domain of a child's development. - Plato

希望这篇能给设计师们提供一些思路。

Hope this article can bring designers some ideas.

怎样才算一个好的幼儿园呢，这个问题首先要问幼儿园里最重要的使用者，也就是孩子。

How to define a good kindergarten, we shall ask children, the most important users in kindergartens.

幼儿时期是人生中最具想象力的时期，一个好的幼儿园设计，要为孩子提供多种体验，鼓励他们探索未知、新鲜的天性，激发创造力，可以学到有趣的知识，可以接触大自然和快乐自由的成长。

Early childhood is the most creative period in lifetime. A good kindergarten design should provide children with diversified experiences, encourage them to explore unknown, fresh nature, stimulate their creativity to learn knowledge, and grow up happily and freely.

身处繁忙都市，安全性也是家长首要考虑的。从可以躲猫猫的Nipiaki Agogi幼儿园，到360°全开放景色的西亚斯幼儿园和时空隧道般的Guastalla幼儿园，以下几个让人眼前一亮的例子，深得孩子喜爱，让每天的上学好像去乐园一样有趣。

In a metropolis, safety is top priority to parents. Here are a few of good examples that are full of imagination and creativity. Most importantly children love them, and it is fun to go to school every day.

躲猫猫的Nipiaki Agogi幼儿园 Hide and seek at Nipiaki Agogi

地点 Location：希腊雅典 Athen, Greece 

设计单位 Designer：Proplusma Arkitektones

NipiakiAgogi幼儿园建于希腊内战时期，位于希腊雅典Filothei北部郊区，是别墅翻新项目，四周被美丽的英式花园环绕。

Locatedin Athens, Greece, in the northern suburb of Filothei, thekindergarten occupies an imposing Minoic-rhythm edifice surrounded by abeautiful English garden, designed during Greece's inter-war period. 

建筑公司意识到：2-6岁的孩子所需要的空间，要可以大量灵活的自由运动，设计小组打造加强细节的舒适空间及独特的元素，激发感官，刺激孩子们对于美丽的直观视觉：在墙上打造边缘圆润柔和的圆孔，用于孩子们捉迷藏等游戏，粉刷小动物守护着游戏时间及灵活的小木窗，激发了孩子间无穷的想象力。艺术性与安全性在明亮的空间中相伴随。

The project'sleading architects Eugenia Manta and Michail Provelengios realized,Designing  for children aged 2-6 yearsold can be quite a challenging task: "We wanted to create a space that willembrace the children and allow them a great deal of spaciousness andflexibility in their movement."  What emerged after the design  group's intervention was a comfort zone withsharpened details and unique elements to alert the senses and stimulate thechildren's intuitive eye for beauty: rounded edges, soft holes in the wall formasterful hide-and-seek sessions, stencilled animals watching over playtime andcanny little wooden windows that inspire endless hours of make-believe.Artistry plays alongside safety in this brightly coloured space thatsuccessfully further educates bright young minds.

时空隧道般的Guastalla幼儿园 Time tunnel-like Guastalla Kindergarten

地点 Location：意大利瓜地马拉区 Guastalla district, Italy

设计单位 Designer：Mario Cucinella Architects

Guastalla幼儿园位于意大利瓜地马拉区，取代2012年五月地震中摧毁的两座当地学校，能容纳120名0~3岁的儿童。

Award winning Guastalla is located in the Guastalla District (Reggio Emilia, Italy). The new building will replace two existed schools damaged by the earthquake which stuck the territory in May 2012 and will host up to 120 boys and girls between 0 and 3 years old.

由Mario Cucinella Architects（MCA）设计建造，其设计目的是激发孩子与周围空间的互动。幼儿园外形酷似一条时光隧道，满足孩子梦幻般的想像。室内形状的组织给人以探索的感觉，没有用门但是仍然可以将空间巧妙分割开来。走道在这里进行放大形成游戏交往空间，孩子们可以在这里停留，透明的空间使他们可以观察或者瞥一眼其他小伙伴的活动。

MCA project is thought to stimulate the child's interaction with the surrounding space according to a vision of "teaching" in which nothing is left to chance, from the distribution of educational areas to the choice of materials of construction, up to the integration between indoor and outside space.  Even areas of connection between the classrooms and laboratories are designed to be lived with curiosity and pleasure: along the route there are widening, play and relationship areas, niches where you can stop, transparent elements to watch out or peek activities the other children.

跑起来很舒服的Kids Mayumi(KM) 幼儿园+保育院 Comfortable to run at Kids Mayumi Kindergarten+Daycare

地点 Location：日本大阪 Osaka, Japan

设计单位 Designer：Hibino Sekkei & Youji no Shiro

庭院对孩子们来说是获得生活体验以及成长的重要场所，园内的建筑部分都围绕着中间的绿意盎然的庭院展开，还设置了许多游乐设施，采用了天然的草坪和树木，还会带来果实和小动物，连同周边的铺设着草坪的楼梯，整个园区都散发着自然的味道。

The most stunning aspect of the kindergarten is its sprawling green courtyard with sloping hills and play equipment, where children run and climb in the fresh air. The play area connects with a grass-covered ramp that leads to an upper outdoor deck, where more fun awaits. A separate area of the courtyard features climbing structures and a fun wooden playhouse that inspires imaginations to run wild.

以上几个在欧洲、日本，最后一个在中国，由本司设计的 - 

360°全开放景色的西亚斯国际幼儿园 Sias International Kindergarten with 360° full open view

地点 Location：中国郑州 Zhengzhou, China

设计单位 Designer：筑弧建筑 Archimorphic

位于河南郑州的西亚斯国际幼儿园·晴宇校区是本司去年的作品，孩子们目前已入学了！没有墙壁，取而代之的是3面玻璃房+纵横交错的边框，夏天有雨幕，冬日雪飘落，360°全开放景色；用餐区、洗漱区、教学区的合理布局；孩子可以选择想要休息的区域，模糊的空间大大增加了幼儿园的使用可能性；每间教室都有一扇门通往操场；跑起来吧，享受阳光和大自然！

In the blink of an eye, Sias International Kindergarten, Qingyu Campus has started enrolling students! There is no wall, instead it is a glass room with criss-cross frame; 360° full open view; dining area, washing area and teaching area all in reasonable layout; each classroom has a door leading to the playground; start running, enjoy sunshine and nature!

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