Kindergarten Ariel
We won Helsinki city’s competition to design Nihti kindergarten in Kalasatama in 2021. Kalasatama is a new urban neighborhood built on one of the former harbours of central Helsinki. Kindergarten Ariel is one of the first buildings in use in Nihti, and it is the only public building and park of the island. The kindergarten is relatively small and offers learning environments for 140 children. The yard, designed by Nomaji landscape architects, is open to the public afterhours and serves as an important recreational space for the whole of Nihti. In our concept, a large green roof adapts to the block scale and wooden sections peek from the brick facade towards the children’s yard.
Year: Realization 2024
Client: City of Helsinki
Size: 1650 sqm
Scope: Learning environments
