Jasleen Kaur Matharu
Tiny Tots
Jasleen Kaur Matharu
Tiny Tots
Tiny Tots
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About
Tiny Tots, a residence-doubled daycare, reflects our previous pavilion project, where we were to design a space inspired by an image given using solids, planes or lines. Treating the array of diagonally oriented 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 children’s daycare for ages 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, creating unique internal moments. These fins also function as seating and storage throughout the gross motor area, frame a small kitchen and closet space, and are large enough to fit furniture such as the children’s sleeping mats. 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. Tiny Tots effectively serves the community’s children with a playful space while creating efficient wayfinding.
About
Tiny Tots, a residence-doubled daycare, reflects our previous pavilion project, where we were to design a space inspired by an image given using solids, planes or lines. Treating the array of diagonally oriented 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 children’s daycare for ages 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, creating unique internal moments. These fins also function as seating and storage throughout the gross motor area, frame a small kitchen and closet space, and are large enough to fit furniture such as the children’s sleeping mats. 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. Tiny Tots effectively serves the community’s children with a playful space while creating efficient wayfinding.
