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早教中心——舊商場改造

2021/12/25

Gray Puksand 設計完成了一座創新的早教中心。該中心位於澳大利亞布里斯班的Adelaide街。

Gray Puksand has designed a ground-breaking 207-place early learning and care centre for Goodstart Early Learning in Adelaide Street,

作為澳大利亞領先的早教機構，業主Goodstart對於其最新的早教中心有極高的要求。項目的場地位於老百老匯區域一座商場的一整層，就在H&M商店的上方。當業主團隊發現這個場地時，立刻看到了它作為一個世界級早教中心的潛力，儘管它的現狀有一些缺陷：項目面臨的挑戰包括被列為文化遺產的立面的處理，與一樓的租戶的協調以及缺乏戶外空間的問題。所有這些問題的解決有待於依靠團隊合作的力量。

Gray Puksand布里斯班區域的商務合伙人Kevin Miles說，「設計團隊調查了用戶年齡的組成以及空間里現有房間的尺寸。這個空間十分獨特，但是需要有一些有創意的想法來激活它。」曾經作為城市購物中心，它的內部有一個中庭。現在，中庭成為了最有活力的空間。

Goodstart, Australia』s largest early learning provider, had extensive requirements to meet for their latest centre. When the opportunity arose to secure an entire floor of the old Broadway on the Mall building — directly above H&M — they saw the potential opportunity to create a word-class centre, despite the limitations of the existing building. Dealing with a heritage-listed facade, existing ground-floor tenancy and the lack of outdoor space, there were several challenges that required a collaborative approach.「Our team investigated the breakdown of age groups and the size of the rooms within the space,」 explains Kevin Miles, Brisbane Managing Partner at Gray Puksand. 「However, the space is unique and required some creative thinking.」 In its former life as a city mall, the building had a central atrium skylight area, which used to bring light into the old shopping precinct. Now just servicing the top floor, this atrium became a wonderful asset to the design.

▼曾經的商場中庭現在成為了孩子的樂園，

the former central atrium is transformed into a children』s playground ©Image courtesy Gray Puksand

「通常而言，託兒所需要戶外空間，取決於孩子的數量。」 Kevin Miles說，「除了一個新的屋頂花園和一個遊戲區，中庭也滿足了戶外空間的需求。」建築師還創造了可開啟的窗戶和大的通風口，讓微風可以進入室內遊戲區。

這樣的重新整合在荷載和樓板開洞等方面提出了嚴格限制。屋頂和室內遊樂區的園林設計需要建築師、景觀設計師和工程師的密切合作。不僅如此，設計師們還安裝了一個用於排水的活動地板。

「Typically with childcare you need outdoor space, depending on how many children you have,」 Miles says. 「Along with a new rooftop garden and play area, this atrium space leant itself to that requirement for outdoor space.」 Gray Puksand also worked to create operable windows and large openings to bring breezes through to the indoor play area.

With a re-fit such as this, there were extreme limitations in terms of weight and inability to penetrate the floor slab. The solutions involved working closely with the landscape architects and engineers to develop suitable garden designs for the roof and indoor play areas, as well as installing a raised floor for drainage.

▼室內遊樂區和屋頂花園的設計來自多專業工程師的合作，

the rooftop garden and play area are created together with landscape designers and engineers ©Image courtesy Gray Puksand

在十四個學習空間中，建築師與來自昆士蘭州的Lesley Jones博士帶領的業主團隊緊密合作，為不同年齡段的孩子提供適合的設施和環境。每個學習空間都直接通向內部遊樂區，後者包括自然環境區和遊樂及教育設施區。Lesley Jones博士解釋說，「遊樂場提供了許多可供探索的事物，從腳踏車環道，繩橋，水上遊戲，沙坑到安靜的閱覽區。」

Across the 14 learning spaces, Gray Puksand』s designers worked closely with Goodstart』s team, headed by Queensland State Manager Dr Lesley Jones, to provide the right equipment, support facilities and environments for each of the age groups, from babies to kindergarten. Each learning environment opens onto the internal playground space, which incorporates nature areas and equipment for exploration and learning. 「The playground offers lots to explore, with bike circuits, rope bridges, water play, and sandpits as well as quiet reading zones and seating pods,」 Dr Jones says.

▼遊樂區分為不同的主題供孩子們自由探索，

the playground offers lots for the children to explore ©Image courtesy Gray Puksand

Goodstart的教育團隊進一步解釋道，「在Adelaide街的早教中心，孩子們在中庭可以體驗到七種感官：他們可以觸摸到樹皮，光腳踩著步石，還可以在抬起的平台上向下俯瞰。」

As the education team at Goodstart explains: 「At the Adelaide Street centre, children can experience the seven senses as they explore the atrium where they can touch the bark of the trees, walk barefoot over the stepping stones and admire the view on raised platforms.」

▼不同的空間環節讓孩子們體驗豐富的感覺，different zones allow kids to experience multiple senses ©Image courtesy Gray Puksand

建築師的角色還包括在場地嚴格的限制條件下開展工作，以創造能夠滿足安全導則和多樣化的早教環境要求的空間。景觀設計師Green Edge在創新的屋頂及室內花園設計方面發揮了重要作用。Kevin Miles說，「景觀是整個項目中最重要的一部分。Green Edge景觀考慮到了設計的每一個細節，包括建築師、工程師的工作。我們在屋頂設置了機械開啟天窗，以保證菜園內植物生長所必需的光、空氣和雨水的通過。」

Gray Puksand』s role involved working within the site』s tight parameters, while creating spaces that met the strict safety guidelines and requirements of diverse early learning environments. The landscape architect, Green Edge, played a key role in realising the innovative rooftop and indoor gardens. 「The landscaping is one of the most important parts of the whole project,」 Miles says. 「To their immense credit, Green Edge thought through every detail. Ours was quite a collaborative approach in terms of what we were doing, what the engineers were doing, what the landscape architects were doing.」 The resulting rooftop space includes mechanically-controlled skylights, allowing light, air and rain to support the vegetable gardens.

▼屋頂機械天窗為植物提供必需的光、空氣和雨水，

mechanically-controlled skylights, allowing light, air and rain to support the vegetable gardens ©Image courtesy Gray Puksand

天然木材和石材用細木工的方式用到室內空間中，以增添溫暖的氛圍。Kevin Miles說，「溫暖的感覺十分關鍵。我們希望帶來家的感覺，而不是像一些其他早教中心一樣有些冷冰冰的。」

建築師的另一項創新在於設置了現場烹飪環節。有一位廚師將在現場準備食物。這在早教中心中十分罕見。這是為了讓孩子們有機會了解甚至參與到食物準備的過程。因此，廚房被設計成一個小舞台的樣子。孩子們可以坐在廚房周圍，通過窗戶看到裡面的情景。

Natural timbers and stone have been used to bring a more warmth into the interiors through joinery and other additions. 「Bringing that warmth in was crucial,」 Miles says. 「We wanted it to have a bit more of that home feel, rather than some other centres which can be a bit more clinical.」

Another innovative aspect of Goodstart』s approach to their Adelaide Street facility — and one that is certainly not commonplace in the industry — is the addition of on-site meal preparation, with an in-house chef. Gray Puksand saw this as an amazing opportunity for the children to learn and be engaged in the food preparation process. The kitchen was therefore designed with windows and a viewing amphitheatre, which allows children and other members of the Goodstart community to observe the kitchen activities.

▼細木工增加了溫暖氛圍，