CAVE FOR KIDS HAUGEN/ZOHAR ARKITEKTER

摘要

Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano argues, 'Show me how you play and I'll tell you who you are.' The domain of play helps children to make sense of the world by cultivating processes of experimentation and creativity. Finding ways to develop and expand the physical and social space in which this can occur is a serious task. The Cave for Kids project at Breidablikk Kindergarten in Trondheim grew from the following starting points: children as users, a free hand in design and a miniscule budget. Being unexpectedly innovative and open-minded, children make surprisingly astute clients. Architect Haugen/Zohar's inspiration comes from the formal and experiential qualities of natural caves, which hold the inherent capacity for you to hide, climb, explore and lose yourself within a secretive, spooky space.