Construction starts on Early Years International School by Bogle Architects

Early Years International School
Early Years International School
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This milestone scheme in the field of pre-school education will deliver a multicultural educational facility for over 2,000 pupils and 400 support staff. Bogle Architects have developed an architectural and educational vision that will provide a rich learning environment for pupils, parents, and staff.

Early Years International School
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The design responds to the challenge of making a very large building, of over 50,000 sqm, feel intimate and personalised. This is achieved by the arrangement of ‘clusters’, each of which are formed on a similar scale to a standard ‘nursery at the end of the street’, with 4 classrooms in every cluster.

Early Years International School
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These clusters sit atop a podium level which handles the extensive transportation web of bus, car, taxi and pedestrian arrivals and departures. The clusters are then stacked vertically over 5 or 6 floors as interlocking and overlapping blocks – echoing the playful nature of a child’s toy.

Early Years International School
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The podium also provides external play space, a swimming pool, a multifunctional hall and specialist classrooms for art, music and dance. External ETFE canopies provide protection from the elements but also break the scale of the school on the street frontage.

Early Years International School
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Green walls and external play balconies are provided for every classroom offering an external learning environment which is essential for the development of young children.

Early Years International School
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The scheme has been designed in collaboration with Professor Gary Moore from Sydney University and Early Years educationalist Rosie Long. The project has commenced on site and is due for completion in 2017. Source by Belford communications.

Early Years International School
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Location: Singapore
Architects: Bogle Architects
Local Architect: A61 Architects
Structural Engineers: AECOM
M&E consultant: AECOM
Quantity surveyor: WT Partnership
Landscape consultant: Coen Design
Main contractor: Lend Lease Singapore
Education Consultants: Professor Gary Moore from Sydney University and Early Years educationalist Rosie Long
Client: Cognita Asia
Gross internal floor area: 50,000 sqm
Year: 2015
Images: Bogle Architects, Courtesy of Belford communications

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