Tezuka Architects | Fuji Kindergarten: The Roof Itself is a Running Track

Tezuka Architects | Fuji Kindergarten: The roof itself is a racetrack
An oval-shaped wooden building with only one story, the roof is flat and open for children to run on—the endless circular roof becomes the largest playground in the entire kindergarten, with children running lap after lap. The roof railings are made of dense wooden slats, allowing for clear views. Three existing large trees pass directly through the roof, with their trunks surrounded by rope nets that children can climb. The interior has no partitions at all, only divided by movable wooden box furniture, allowing sound to flow throughout the building. The eaves are extremely low, allowing children on the roof to see their companions below. The ground is a courtyard of earth and grass. Aerial or high-angle shot during the day, with the circular roof and the trees passing through it clearly visible. Avoid: roof is enclosed and inaccessible, adding high wall railings, solid partitions indoors, cutting down existing trees.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟只有一層的橢圓形木造建築,屋頂是平的,而且開放給孩子奔跑——沒有終點的環形屋頂成為全園最大的遊戲場,孩子一圈又一圈地跑。屋頂的欄杆為細密的木柵,視線通透。既有的三棵大樹直接穿過屋頂,樹幹周圍以繩網圍起,孩子可以爬上去。室內完全沒有隔間,只以可移動的木箱家具劃分,聲音在整棟裡流動。屋簷極低,孩子可以從屋頂看見下方的同伴。地面為土與草的中庭。日間空拍或高處俯視,環形屋頂與穿過的樹清楚。避免:屋頂封閉不可上人、加設高牆欄杆、室內做實體隔間、砍除既有樹木。