The story had started with a challenge from the owner who wanted to build a mixed-use building with 5-storey height which contains a kindergarten in the 3 lower floors and an English teaching center. The large required GFA to adapt the demands of both programmes required maximum building footprint which makes it difficult for the natural ventilation and daylight, the significant elements in the tropical weather school design. It had pushed us to come up with the idea of having a big courtyard in the middle of building, where, not only allows the natural ventilation and daylighting, but also creates a beautiful and attractive playing ground thanks to the colourful staircases combined with trees around the courtyard. The classrooms are also arranged around, providing a direct visual connection. 

Playing grounds are the key to success a kindergarten, providing the enjoyable moments to the kids and attracting them to the school. Following that thinking, we allocate the playing grounds with different scales throughout all corners of the building. The biggest one is in the ground level, where parents can observe their kids playing from outside. All corridors around the courtyard also become the playing grounds and they are connected with the greenery balconies in the front facade.