The Nest - a kindergarten for children with autism
Authors
Kvium, Kristina ; Straarup, Sarah Kragh ; Mikulic, Lidija
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2019
Submitted on
2019-05-22
Pages
195
Abstract
This master’s thesis presents the design of a kindergarten tailored to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that also operates as a community autism centre in the evenings. The core question is how to create a user-oriented kindergarten that supports children with ASD and staff by prioritizing social sustainability and healthy indoor conditions while integrating environmental sustainability. The design is grounded in research on ASD characteristics and their implications for behavior and sensory processing, translated into explicit design criteria and informed by existing facilities. Key strategies include a clear, logical spatial layout with a central hub, grouping related functions, careful material selection based on color, pattern, and texture alongside life-cycle and energy-use assessments. Indoor environmental quality is addressed through effective solar shading and a diffuse ventilation ceiling to limit overstimulation and ensure comfort, while the landscape extends interior wayfinding principles to the outdoors. Overall, the project aims to provide a safe, legible, low-stimulation, and educationally supportive environment for children, good working conditions for staff, and added value for the local community; specific performance outcomes are not detailed in this excerpt.
Denne masteropgave præsenterer designet af en børnehave målrettet børn med Autisme Spektrum Forstyrrelse (ASF), som i aftentimerne kan fungere som et lokalt autismecenter. Projektets centrale spørgsmål er, hvordan en brugerorienteret børnehave kan understøtte børn med ASF og personalet gennem social bæredygtighed og et sundt indeklima, samtidig med at miljømæssige hensyn implementeres. Designet bygger på undersøgelser af ASF’s karakteristika og deres betydning for adfærd og sansning, som omsættes til konkrete designkriterier og understøttes af erfaringer fra eksisterende bygninger. Hovedgrebene er et overskueligt og logisk rumligt layout med et centralt opholdsrum, tydelig gruppering af funktioner, omhyggelig materialevurdering ud fra farve, mønster og tekstur samt livscyklus- og energiforbrugsvurderinger. Indeklimaet prioriteres gennem effektiv solafskærmning og et diffust ventilationsloft for at reducere overstimulering og sikre komfort, mens landskabet viderefører de indvendige wayfinding-principper for at lette orientering ude som inde. Samlet søger projektet at skabe et trygt, stimuleringsafstemt og pædagogisk understøttende miljø for børnene, gode arbejdsvilkår for personalet og merværdi for lokalsamfundet; konkrete præstationsresultater og effekter er ikke beskrevet i det foreliggende uddrag.
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