缘起 | Origin

黄陵县新区幼儿园是在陕北地区面对当下基础教育的一次设计实践。这个项目既不同于在那些在大中城市由政府或开发商建设的幼儿园，亦不属于那种类似于公益基金会投资建设的支教园所，这是一个正在快速发展的中国北方县城希望建设的新幼儿园建筑，这里有普通民众的期许，亦体现着政府为民办事的决心。

Huangling New District Kindergarten is a design practice based on the current situation of elementary education in Northern Shaanxi. This project is different from those kindergartens built by governments or developers in large and medium-sized cities, nor does it belong to the ones invested by public welfare foundations to support education in certain areas. It is a new kind of kindergarten which contains the hopes of the masses from this rapidly developing county in the northern part of China, and reflects the determination of the local government to do concrete things for its people.

▼项目概览

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至今还记得与项目业主初次见面时的情景，那是一个阴雨天的早晨，黄陵县政府和教育局的负责人来到我们的办公室，热情洋溢的谈起他们希望为黄陵县的孩子们建一座面向未来教育的新幼儿园的愿景：那将是一个更加自然，更加开放的幼儿园，孩子们将更多的在体验与互动的过程中学习与成长……

对于实践多年的建筑师来说，业主所期望的幼儿园建筑，在我们的心中是非常清晰的。但一座建筑从一个想法到最终实现，背后所要经历的一切我们也深有体会。在与北京交通并不十分便利的县里设计和建造这样一所幼儿园建筑，未来建筑能呈现出什么样的状态，设计团队心里一开始是没有把握的。不过随着与黄陵县政府的朋友们交谈的深入，我们不断的从他们身上感到了对于这个项目坚定的信念，这给了团队很大的鼓舞。我们也希望能和黄陵县的朋友们一起用自己最大的努力为这里的孩子们造一所大家期待的幼儿园。

I still remember the day when we first met the owners of the project. It was a rainy morning, and the persons in charge from Huangling government and education bureau paid a visit to our office. What they enthusiastically explained to us was their vision of building a new kindergarten featured with future education for Huangling children. It should provide more natural and open place, where children are able to learn and grow through experience and interaction.

Practicing in the professional field for many years, we clearly know what kind of kindergarten buildings the owners expect to have. However, we also deeply understand all the efforts we have to make and the hardship we will encounter from the simple idea to its final realization. Designing and building such a kindergarten in a county faraway from Beijing without convenient traffic, at the very beginning, our team was not sure what the project would be like in the future. But as our conversations with the officials of Huangling County Government went deeper, we constantly felt their convictions of the project, which also greatly encouraged the whole team. Therefore, together with people in Huangling, we would like to try our best to fulfil their expectation and create a wonderful kindergarten for kids there.

▼南侧建筑外观，south facade ©夏至

场地 | Project Site

初到项目现场，场地带给我们的印象是深刻的。黄陵县地处延安南部，是中华文明的标识之地，县城处于桥山山脉之间，沮河流经县域全境，整个县城依山谷之间而建，黄陵县新区幼儿园的选址亦处于这样的大环境之中。项目的用地位于两山之间，是一片狭长的场地，用地与南北方向有着接近 45˚的倾角关系，场地内保留着较大的树木，是不可多得的景观资源，同时，陕北地区充足的日照也成为这个幼儿园建筑中非常积极的因素。

▼幼儿园航拍，aerial view ©夏至

When we first arrived at the project site, we were deeply impressed. Huangling County is located in the south of Yan’an, as a symbol of Chinese civilization. Situated between Qiao Mountains, and covered by Ju River, the whole county is established around the valley. The location of Huangling New District Kindergarten is also surrounded by such geographical environment, with a narrow and long piece of land between two mountains, with an inclination angle of 45 ℃ to the north and south direction. Large trees are kept there, which is rare resources of landscape. At the same time, the sufficient sunshine in Northern Shaanxi has played a very positive role in the construction.

▼场地环境

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