茨城县水户市内坡地上重建的保育园。旧园没能好好利用周围具有高低差的地形，没有高低起伏的庭园和各个楼层之间的连接稀薄，缺乏生机。通过这次改建，具有高低差的周边地形得到活用，让庭院充满变化，园舍和庭园相连促进立体式游戏诞生，以「培育孩子们身体和心灵的大地园舍」为概念设计了此项目。

This is a nursery reconstructed on a sloping site in Mito, Ibaraki. For many years, the old building consisted of an insipid, flat play ground and building with little connection, despite the surrounding terrain with elevation changes. The reconstruction was based on the concept of ‘a nursery on the earth that nurtures children’s bodies and minds’, with a varied playground that makes use of the difference in elevation of the surrounding terrain, and a building that is connected to the playground to encourage three-dimension play.

▼从停车场看向幼儿园，view to the nursery from the parking lot

▼幼儿园外观，external view of the nursery

高低起伏变化丰富的庭园同时具有环游性，孩子们自己动脑筋创造出具有连续性的游戏，特意如此设计让孩子们通过游戏提高运动量从而强健身体。在庭园中央设置了小山包和连接桥，让园舍和庭园成为直接相连的场所，互相之间能感知到声响动静。

The undulating playground is designed a circulation system, allowing children to devise their own ideas to continuous play, naturally increasing the amount of exercise and nurturing strong bodies. A hill and bridge in the middle of the playground directly connects the building and the playground and allows children to feel each other’s presence and voices.

▼起伏变化的庭园，undulating playground

▼小山丘，a small hill