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SLEEPING BOX

The idea of a separate part for sleeping has been

strong in the development of the project. The idea

was to place the sleeping part north on the plot,

furthest away from the road. This was to keep

the sleeping in a more private part of the site,

surrounded by trees.

The initial idea was to have one part for sleeping

and one part for the children to play. The sleeping

part was incorporated into the climbing tower, as we

made some cutbacks on the amount of material.

▵ Old version of the sleeping house. Different levels of decks make it

possible to climb and sleep.

planning

CLIMBING TOWER

Developing the climbing tower was a long process,

involving all of the students and varied between

different work groups.

The system of the climbing tower was developed as

a series of platforms in between frames or parallel to

them. From there we developed a cladding to protect

children from falling outside the structure.

We then decided to combine the place for sleeping

for sleeping and playing. We saw that the climbing

could generate more activity and circulation in

the sleeping part and that the structure wouldn’t

become a dead end.

There is something nice about the idea of climbing

up to the sleeping deck, like in a tree hut or a bird

nest. You also get the possibility to use the decks as

a goal for the climbing and as a hiding place for the

children.