{"id":551,"date":"2025-09-29T10:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/?p=551"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:10:38","slug":"archikon-updates-prefabricated-1960s-kindergarten-to-be-playful-and-liveable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/29\/archikon-updates-prefabricated-1960s-kindergarten-to-be-playful-and-liveable\/","title":{"rendered":"Archikon updates prefabricated 1960s kindergarten to be “playful and liveable”"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Gy\u00f6ngyszem<\/div>\n

A pastel colour palette, metal<\/a> canopies and furniture informed by children’s block games lend a playful feel to Gy\u00f6ngyszem Kindergarten in Budapest<\/a>, Hungary, renovated by local studio Archikon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Archikon<\/a> renovated and modernised the kindergarten<\/a>, which occupies one of a series of prefabricated community structures built along a tree-lined path in the 1960s as part of the Gy\u00f6ngy\u00f6si Street estate.<\/p>\n

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Archikon has updated the Gy\u00f6ngyszem Kindergarten in Budapest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The idea behind the renewal of the Gy\u00f6ngyszem Kindergarten was to show that a prefabricated nursery can be transformed into an environmentally and energy-conscious, sustainable, playful, and liveable space,” said the studio.<\/p>\n

“The aim was to create a harmonious environment that takes sustainability and digital advancements into account, fostering a so-called ‘smart kindergarten’ \u2013 an institution that provides the latest tools for education and development,” it added.<\/p>\n

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Steel-framed canopies line the kindergarten’s eastern edge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The studio updated the kindergarten’s four neglected blocks, added an additional storey and replaced a dark connecting corridor with a series of glazed linking volumes for community activities.<\/p>\n

The kindergarten’s entrance is marked by a curved section of wall finished in colourful tiles, and leads into a reception hall organised around a sculptural curving staircase illuminated by a skylight.<\/p>\n

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A second storey was added to the 1960s structure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inside, a corridor running north to south connects each of the kindergarten’s four blocks with three glazed linking volumes that pull in natural daylight.<\/p>\n

In each of these spaces, a central staircase leads up to mezzanines which overlook small courtyards and the neighbouring gardens beyond through fully-glazed walls on either side.<\/p>\n