Day Care Centre Extension in Modular Construction Creates 89 New Day Care Places
The private education provider BEST-Sabel decided to expand the existing day care centre in Berlin-Kaulsdorf due to increasing demand. The customer decided on a new building in modular construction as the most economical overall solution. Compared to conventional construction methods, the modular construction method convinces, among other things, with a shorter construction time and significantly better calculable costs.
SÄBU was awarded the contract for the construction of the new day care centre as part of the turnkey service that was put out to tender. The service also included the organisation of the building foundation, the earthworks and foundation work with foundation connection to the existing building as well as the laying of the earth tubes.
A kindergarten from the 1950s already exists on the 9,605 m² site and was to be retained. The new building, consisting of 32 modules, was attached to this existing building. At the same time, the outdoor area was redesigned to suit the kindergarten children. In the new two-storey day-care centre, up to 89 children from 0 to 6 years of age can be cared for in seven groups on weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m..
For the educational institution BEST-Sabel, the focus for the children is on discovery, experimentation, play and learning together with opportunities for relaxation and recreation. This is also reflected in the design of the indoor and outdoor facilities and the cheerful and balanced choice of colours.
For the educational institution BEST-Sabel, the focus for the children is on discovery, experimentation, play and learning together with opportunities for relaxation and recreation. This is also reflected in the design of the indoor and outdoor facilities and the cheerful and balanced choice of colours.
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The façade of the modular day-care centre was designed as a thermal insulation system with some attached sections made of Siberian larch with open, vertical as well as horizontal formwork. The colours of the rendered façade as well as the curtain-type timber façade are restrained in a neutral beige-grey shade with monochrome accent areas in pale green and blue-green.
The entire building has a flat roof and is enclosed by a parapet. An extensive green roof with additional water storage volume was installed on a large part of the roof.
The elongated modular building is arranged on the site in such a way that the large outdoor play area for the children is enclosed by the building block and forms a protected indoor area together with the existing building. This reduces possible undesirable interactions between the neighbourhood and the day-care centre. For the safety of the children, the entire site is surrounded by a perimeter fence that includes all escape routes.
The entire building has a flat roof and is enclosed by a parapet. An extensive green roof with additional water storage volume was installed on a large part of the roof.
The elongated modular building is arranged on the site in such a way that the large outdoor play area for the children is enclosed by the building block and forms a protected indoor area together with the existing building. This reduces possible undesirable interactions between the neighbourhood and the day-care centre. For the safety of the children, the entire site is surrounded by a perimeter fence that includes all escape routes.
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With a net floor space of 898.62 m², the modular day care centre offers space for four crèche groups with 12 children each under the age of three and three elementary groups with 13 to 14 children each over the age of three. In addition, there are exercise rooms, multi-purpose rooms, recreation rooms and storage rooms. The first and second floors each have a foyer with child-friendly cloakroom areas in the corridors leading to the group rooms.
The upper floor also offers the children a widened corridor as a play corridor, which provides for variety as well as communication among the different groups. On the ground floor there is a house connection room for the transfer of media for the new building, an inside pram storage room in the immediate vicinity of the main entrance as well as a pram room accessible from the outside for lined-up strung crèche prams.
The upper floor also offers the children a widened corridor as a play corridor, which provides for variety as well as communication among the different groups. On the ground floor there is a house connection room for the transfer of media for the new building, an inside pram storage room in the immediate vicinity of the main entrance as well as a pram room accessible from the outside for lined-up strung crèche prams.
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A total of five tiled children's bathrooms offer optimal sanitary facilities. Stepped wash troughs including several fittings, children's toilet cubicles, baby toilets, special hand wash basins and changing tables with bath basins as well as showers are adapted and lowered to meet the needs of the children.
The barrier-free staff and visitor toilets are located on the ground floor.
The barrier-free staff and visitor toilets are located on the ground floor.
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All common rooms have large windows facing the garden, and on the ground floor the outdoor play area is directly accessible via separate exits.
Large window areas and appropriate room depths ensure attractive lighting in all group rooms and ancillary rooms. Electrically operated Venetian blinds, which are invisibly integrated into the door and window system, provide optimal shading.
Large window areas and appropriate room depths ensure attractive lighting in all group rooms and ancillary rooms. Electrically operated Venetian blinds, which are invisibly integrated into the door and window system, provide optimal shading.
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All common rooms as well as the corridors and the foyer are covered with linoleum and have suspended ceilings to ensure good room acoustics. The existing building is connected to the modular new building via a corridor extension. The large shared kitchen is also accessible via this corridor.
The hot water supply and the control of the underfloor heating are located in the existing building and are transferred to the new extension via access points from the basement.
The new modular day care centre was built barrier-free and wheelchair accessible with ground level access to the main entrance. All passages and corridors have sufficient widths to be navigated by wheelchairs. There is a passenger lift for all levels in the building and a disabled-friendly toilet.
The hot water supply and the control of the underfloor heating are located in the existing building and are transferred to the new extension via access points from the basement.
The new modular day care centre was built barrier-free and wheelchair accessible with ground level access to the main entrance. All passages and corridors have sufficient widths to be navigated by wheelchairs. There is a passenger lift for all levels in the building and a disabled-friendly toilet.
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