Subject: The Help Center with a Kindergarten for Refugee Children
Place: Gdańsk Aniołki, Poland
Semester: VI
Year: 2022
Type: Semester project | diploma
Designer | Architect: Zuzanna Mówińska
The idea behind the project is the path that Ukrainian refugees take to escape the danger and devastation of war. They abandon the life known to them so far and their belongings,
and with a few essentials, they go to the safer neighboring countries. Many hours of driving end somewhere in Poland, consciously not being able to go home. Thus, the project is to provide a substitute for a peaceful and safe life. Children should be happy and discover the colors of the world while having fun, not running away from war. Kindergarten and temporary housing will ensure the stability of runaway families, including the moment they need it most, hence the idea and name of the project - New Beginning.
The project was inspired primarily by the song by Czesław Niemen "Something I love the most", in which the author refers to the longing for his little one homeland. The people who hurriedly leave their places, missing people known to them and a place they were forced to leave.
"There, among the flowers, I left memories that I will never forget"
"Something that I love the most, something that the world has distanced me from"
"Something that I love the most, something that the world has distanced me from"
The design assumption is a road, longing, and the need for safety.
For this reason, kindergarten is made of modules. The modules are connected with the system of corridors and an atrium in the center of the building.
This architectural design makes the children acclimatize. The building "grows up", just like the road it takes the refugees traveled and the experiences that gave them life.
Preschool sales are South to East and South, far from the main entrance.
For this reason, kindergarten is made of modules. The modules are connected with the system of corridors and an atrium in the center of the building.
This architectural design makes the children acclimatize. The building "grows up", just like the road it takes the refugees traveled and the experiences that gave them life.
Preschool sales are South to East and South, far from the main entrance.
Main parameters and figures of the project:
Area 2053m²
ground floor 908m²
first floor 923m²
basement 222m²
Large module area 112m²
playroom 79m²
sanitary facilities 21m²
storage 7m²
Small module area 58m²
Max. height 13,90m²
