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Seirankai
Haato Daycare Center Shimokitazawa

青藍会
ハート保育園　下北沢

APL design workshop - Critic: Hidetoshi Ohno, Shiya Yamamoto

“What would be an ideal place to hear your children laugh and see　them paly.?” A double height ceiling with sunlight shifting through　is to be created in an extremely tiny context to raise infants in Seiran-kai day care center, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo.









“What would be an ideal place to hear your children laugh and see　them paly.?” A double height ceiling with sunlight shifting through　is to be created in an extremely tiny context to raise infants in Seiran-kai day care center, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo.











Owning a land property less than 1700 square feet in popular sightseeing location, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, client Seirankai proposed a program spacious enough for 22 age 0-2 infants in total. Constrained by not only generally rigorous Japanese zoning laws but also numerous local codes in Seijo district, the footprint is constrained, yet the southward open elevation has created inviting play ground for the young occupants.