Kindergarten Lafen

Architecture for the Next Generations

Project

New construction of a kindergarten

Programme

Kindergarten with 12 groups

Type

New building

Status

Designed

Category

Public

Client

Municipality of Bad Hofgastein

Location

Bad Hofgastein, Austria

Net Floor Area

approx. 2,200 m²

Construction costs

approx. EUR 6.5 million

Architecture

sipa Architektur and transform

Team

Davor Podbregar, Špela Zupan Podbregar, Dina Pavlović, Žiga Kreševič, Uroš Lobnik, Ana Lovrec Medved

Planning / Execution

2024

Project Stages

Competition

Architectural Model

Architekturmodellbau Prepadnik

Project

New construction of a kindergarten

Status

Designed

Category

Public

Programme

Kindergarten with 12 groups

Client

Municipality of Bad Hofgastein

Location

Bad Hofgastein, Austria

Net Floor Area

approx. 2,200 m²

Construction costs

approx. EUR 6.5 million

Architecture

sipa Architektur and transform

Team

Davor Podbregar, Špela Zupan Podbregar, Dina Pavlović, Žiga Kreševič, Uroš Lobnik, Ana Lovrec Medved

Planning / Execution

2024

Architectural Model

Architekturmodellbau Prepadnik

Impressions

The kindergarten follows the existing urban structure and responds sensitively to neighboring buildings, street spaces, and topography. A two-story central volume with rooms for children and toddlers offers generous views in all directions, flanked by single-story volume with green flat roof and accessible roof terrace. Access is provided via Stubnergasse, featuring a new forecourt, park, bicycle and pedestrian paths, and clearly separated zones from car traffic. Inside, a bright and open foyer forms the central hub from which all functions are easily accessed. Toddler rooms face southeast with covered terraces, while children’s groups on the ground and upper floors are oriented to the southeast and southwest, ensuring optimal daylight from morning to evening. Indoor play and exercise spaces, an atrium with a climbing net, and spacious roof terraces create diverse areas for play and interaction. The timber-hybrid structure, natural materials such as wood and clay, compact building form, PV system, and heat pump ensure cost efficiency, sustainability, and high energy performance. Extensive and intensive roof greening, controlled ventilation, and water-retentive roofs support the sustainable concept. Generous outdoor areas with terraces, an atrium, existing trees, new plantings, edible hedges, and a slide connect interior and exterior into a diverse, child-friendly play landscape.

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