Beijing Peninsula Kindergarten is the second cooperation project with Peninsula Education Group and ArkA. Under the leadership of the Italian architect Michele Lanari, the ArkA team is focused in design environments for children, especially kindergartens and other educational institutions, children's rooms and parent-child spaces. Mixing the Montessori education with the architecture, our designers aim to create a more suitable space and safe environment for the growth of Chinese children, allowing them to play and learn freely and happily.

北京半岛幼儿园项目是我们与半岛教育集团的第二次合作。在意大利建筑师Michele Lanari的带领下，ArkA潜心研究更适合于中国孩子的成长环境的设计，尤其是幼儿园等教育/托管机构，儿童房、亲子空间。我们的目标是将Montessori教育理念和建筑设计融为一体，创造出一个更合理的空间和安全的环境，让孩子们能够自由快乐地学习和成长。

The original building was an open-plan area, with its entire space being divided into 4 floors. Our first mission is to make over space according to kids’ physical proportion. In our design, we add many small houses which gives the kids a sense of ownership and safety.

原有的建筑物是一个开放空间，整个大空间分作4层。我们的首要任务是根据孩子的比例改造空间。在设计时，我们加入了许多小房屋的设计，这样可以让孩子更具有主人感和安全感。

教室空间 · Classroom space · Salón de Clases

蒙特梭利为孩子定制洗手间 · Bathrooms with Montessori dimensions for kids · Baños con dimensión Montessori

The design of the classroom resembles a simple house. The library is transformed into an open space with a tree planted in the centre, just like the main square of a rural town. Corridors become a multifunctional open space where kids move around freely and play with others, and it is easy for teachers to supervise at the same time. Some corridors are portrayed as fields for the children to experience seasonal changes and roam around.

对教室的设计是简约的房屋；图书馆则是一个开放空间，在其中央种下一棵树，好似一个乡村小镇的广场；走廊设计成多功能的开放空间，孩子们可以便捷地到处活动，这样不仅可以提高他们的社交技能，也便于老师的管理；部分走廊还被打造成为田野的模样，让小朋友们可以体验季节的变化。

A big blue staircase connects every floor as if it were a canal from the old times. The arrangement of those houses and staircase presents an image of a village built along the river, bringing the kids closer with nature. Like a harmonious village, the Montessori Kindergarten serves as a community where children and adults engage in interacting and learning and enjoy the experience.

一个蓝色大楼梯连接着每层楼，宛如以前人们改造的运河。从整体来看，房屋与楼梯的布置呈现出一幅自然和谐的画面——一座沿河搭建的村庄。如村庄一样，蒙台梭利幼儿园也是一个社区，在这里儿童与成人自由交流、互相学习。

Meanwhile, an easy and safe design is applied to the doors so that younger kids can also use without worrying about the sharp corners. Large use of windows allows teachers to observe the kids’ activities.

值得注意的是，我们对门专门做了一个特殊设计，使非常小的孩子也能简单安全地使用，避免尖角可能造成的意外。同时，大量使用窗户可让老师观察每一个小朋友的活动。

Through the establishment of free and open space, the kids will be able to study and play at their option and develop their abilities by themselves. In this way, kids learn to become independent and make their own decisions, which we believe will play a significant role in their studies and life in the future.

我们通过构建一个自由、开放的空间，让孩子们可以根据自己的意愿自由活动和学习，并不断挖掘自身潜能。通过这样的设计，孩子们将逐渐学会独立以及做决定，这种习惯将在他们未来的整个学习和生活中发挥重要作用。

项目名称：Montessori Kindergarten Beijing 北京亦庄蒙特梭利幼儿园

项目地址：北京亦庄地盛西路1号数码庄园C座

建筑公司名称：ArkA

完成年份：2017

建筑面积 8000平方米

摄影师：Chiara Ye