tiny tots
Cambridge, Canada / 2022
rhino, enscape, lumion, photoshop, illustrator
rhino, enscape, lumion, photoshop, illustrator
Tiny Tots reflects a previous project where we were to design a pavillion inspired by an image given using solids, planes or lines. Treating the array of diagonally oriented, vertical planes as a solid block, essential spaces such as the gross motor area were carved out while lesser important spaces manifested in the resulting connections between the carved-out spaces.
Found by the Grand River in Cambridge, Ontario, Tiny Tots offers the community a daycare for children aged 3 to 6 while doubling as a residence. The building’s diagonal orientation caters to the lighting, where the occupants experience the sun’s movement year long. Walking towards the building following the offset path, occupants gain various interior views because of the extruded fins. These fins create seating and storage space throughout the gross motor area, fit a small kitchen and closet space, and are large enough to place the sleeping mats between. The slight extrusion of the fins in the nap room, obstructing the children’s view from one another when asleep, is also beneficial in preventing distractions.