This daycare center, “Kita unterm Regenschirm”, is a 280 m² space delightfully designed so children can feel happy, play, and grow. The children’s day nursery is a renovated part of a former hospital in Berlin. Everything in this daycare center has to do with clouds, wind and weather.

Client — Loftschloss e.V.
Size— 283 sqm for 42 children
Services — LPH 1-8, fire protection, funding application
Completion — 02/2015
Location — Berlin
Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Pinboard
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Wardrobe

A cloud landscape decorates the entire day nursery: clouds painted in the wall color in different grades of luster; clouds made up of linoleum and blackboard paints; or clouds of concrete decorate the walls – partly in whiteboard color – as it is used as a information board for the parents. In the cloakroom, the clothes hang on raindrop-shaped hooks. Each child has a fabric bag for storing diapers and change of clothes. Together, the fabric bags form a rainbow.

baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Window
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Inner courtyard
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Reading platform
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Play corridor

A small courtyard with a terrace serves as a retreat into nature. In the hallway, there is a rainbow on the wall which transforms itself into a podium and a stage!

baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Painting corner
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Platform
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Sliding door 1
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Sliding door 2

A real hightlight of the kindergarten is the kids bathroom. baukind developed exclusively for this project a round washbasin with lots of water play features. kids play here for hours!

baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Kids bathroom
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Shelf
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Restroom
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Wardrobe

FLOORPLAN

baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Floorplan

EXISTING AND BUILDING PHASE

baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Inventory
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Inventory
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Inventory
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Building phase
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Building phase
baukind – Daycare Centre unterm Regenschirm Berlin – Building phase