Garden of the Kindergarten and Primary School in Vigantice

Studio: henkai architekti (www.henkai.cz), ZAHRADA | PARK | KRAJINA

Author: Daniel Baroš, Michal Nejezchleb, Zdeněk Strnadel, Ondřej Nečaský

Project year: 2016

Completion year: 1. stage 2018, 2. stage 2020

Client: obec Vigantice

Project location: Vigantice

Photographer: henkai architekti, Daniel Baroš, Jan Šimíček (www.henkai.cz)

The garden of the kindergarten and primary school in Vigantice is adjacent to the slightly disharmonious architecture of the school building, which dominates the context. The garden design emphasises compactness and multifunctionality.

The existing playground was replaced by a larger multi-purpose one and supplemented with an auditorium in the form of seating steps. The center of the garden is an outdoor classroom with a school yard used as a gathering place, a drawing area, as a stage for outdoor events and can also be used for "scootering" and other leisure activities. The outdoor classroom naturally separates the playground and the gathering courtyard. The complex also includes an educational garden, which is located in the south-eastern corner and its essence are the flower beds designed for growing and learning about useful and ornamental plants.

We have tried to create an inspiring and functional space for education and leisure time for children and adults, which is used as a place for learning, fun and relaxation in harmony with nature. The construction is being implemented in stages. The third stage of the children's playground and outdoor gym is still waiting for implementation.