CHILD CARESKYFUL

JEAN BAIK2013 SUMMER CAPSTONE 1

PROF. KATHERINE SETSER, BRIAN DAVIES

How Important Is the Environment in Early Childhood Education?

Why Is the Child Care Center Located in a Skyscraper?

+ Children’s experiences are limited by their surroundings. Therefore, the environment we provide for them has a crucial impact on the way the child’s brain develops.+ Many children spend a large portion of their wakeful hours in early childhood group settings. A baby beginning child care will spend up to 12,000 hours in the program. This is more time than he/she will spend in both elementary and secondary school.

+ The skyscraper was built as “a city within a city”, featuring numerous on-site facilities. Mixed-used buildings include a theatre, gym, swimming pool, ice rink, bowling alley, stores, restaurants with residential and hotel floors. However, all the programs are adult centered. Providing child-friendly environment will change the skyscraper life style.

+ Child care center in a skyscraper can solved the problem of “Isolation, lack of neighbor hood feel” in high-rise living.+ Skyful will have more green then concrete for our children.

+ Kid’s cafes are very popluar in very crowded urban cities like Seoul and Tokyo. + Kid’s cafes have children’s playground inside a restaurant/cafe providing safe and joyful environment for children while their parents eat and drink coffee on the other side. + Kid’s cafes provides not only safe and fun playground but also gives lessons or provides famous learning materials such as Montessori and Froebel learning materials.

What is the Trend for Child Care Center in Urban Cities Around the World?

How the project benefits: social, economic, cultural, and environmental?

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CHILD CARESKYFUL

aqua tower+ 225 N Columbus Dr #220, Chicago, IL 60601 + Chicago, IL+ Cook County+ The Loop+ Zip Code : 60601

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child care & day care within the zip code

apartments & condos within the zip code

aqua tower

SITE ANALYSIS

BUILDING ANALYSIS

+ Typical Floor Plan

AQUA TOWER + Design Team: Studio Gang Architects+ Owner/Developer: Magellan Development Group+ Hotel Operator: Radisson Blu+ Floor/Program: - Luxury Condominiums & Penthouses: Floors 53-80 (21.37%) - Luxury Rental Residences: Floors 19-52 (24.22%) - Hotel: Floor 4-18 (13.6%) - Retail & Office: Floors 1-3 (2.97%)+ Average Typical Floor Area: 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m2)

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CHILD CARESKYFUL

+ AQUA RESIDENTS+ URBAN KIDS

+ WORKING PARENTSThe skyful child care is open until midnight special-ly for the radisson blu ho-tel guests. The guests can leave their children with a baby sitter to tend to their business or their friend’s wedding.

Aqua residents do not have to drive to a child care cen-ter to drop/pick up their chil-dren. The skyful child care will bring the aqua tower residents’ relationship clos-er by hosting family activi-ties in the building.

Professional parents who work in the aqua building can leave their childrens at the skyful chid care while they are working. Scince they are in the same building, the parents can have lunch with their child/ren.

Children are close to their parents and home. Urban children will be exposed to a multi-cultural environ-ment. They will experience a eco-friendly, playful envi-ronment with a great view of chicago downtown.

+ HOTEL GUESTS

on the Loop, Chicago, IL 60601

http://www.dreamtown.com/neighborhoods/loop.html#facts

+ Census 2010 Total Population : 11,110+ Median Age : 32.6+ Under 5 years : 329 (3%)+ 5 to 9 years : 152 (1.4%) + Median Household Income : $88,229+ Race - White 7,568 (68.1%) - Asian 2,255 (20.3%) - Black 757 (6.8%) - American 29 (0.3%) Indian

Infant care 4-year-old School Age $12,199 $ 8,996 $5,782

DEMOGRAPHICS

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HOUSTONCLEVELAND

BOSTON

EVALUATE THE SUCCESS...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chicago is the fastest growing city in the U.S.

According to the Child Care Aware of America’s 2012 child care cost report, Average annual cost of child cares are:

Demending of Hotel baby sitting is rising among working parents

Lack of safe playgrounds in Chicago downtown

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Infant care 4-year-old School Age $12,199 $ 8,996 $5,782 *parents care where they send their children

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PROGRAMMING

Program list:+ Infant/Toddler Room+ Nap Room+ Playground+ Classrooms+ Activity area+ Cafe/Cafeteria+ Kids Cafe+ Party Room+ Offices

DAY CARE7AM - 6PM 6AM - 11PM 7AM - 11PM

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NIGHT CARE BABY SITTING

CHILD CARESKYFUL

KIDS CAFE10AM - 9PM

18TH FLOOR PLAN50

Vertical Circulation&

BathroomStaircaseStaircase

Playground Party Room

School Age Kids Activity

Area(sports)

Entrance &

Lobby

Nap Room&

Infant Room

Cafetaria Teachers’ Office&

Managing Office

Classrooms

19TH FLOOR PLAN50

Vertical Circulation&

BathroomStaircaseStaircase

Kitchen&

Kids Cafe

Entrance &

Lobby

Nap Room&

Infant Room

ClassroomsClassrooms

Kids Cafe

ILLINOIS STAFF/CHILD RATIO STANDARDS FOR DAY CARE CENTERS

Licensed Child Care Centers must meet Illinois De-partment of Children and Family Services (DCFS) standards for health and safety including child to staff ratios and required space per child.

Whenever children of different ages are combined, the staff/child ratio and maximum group size must be based on the age of the youngest child in the group.

Infants and toddlers must be in separate space away from older children

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Infants : Staff

Toddlers : Staff

2 years : Staff

3 & 4 years : Staff

5 years & School Age : Staff

14 months - 23 months

6 weeks - 14 months

+ Approx. Net Area: 2,089 sq ft 2,089 sq ft ÷ 35 sq ft = 60 Kids 2,089 sq ft ÷ 52 sq ft = 40 Kids 40 Kids & 5-6 teachers

SCHEMATIC DESIGNDesign Concept

Design Strategies

Issues & Concerns

Design Principles

+ I analyzed the Aqua tower design concept and tried to bring the similar concept into the interior+ Nature, Contour, Topography

+ Kids size vs Adult size+ Clear circulation through the space+ Interactive/creative design elements+ Good nature light and superior indoor+ D.I.Y materials

+ Utilizing the balcony space+ enclosure space that complements exterior facade

+ Horizontal - digitized nature (topography, contour)+ Vertical - cultivated nature (transparent, straight)

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vertical: cultivated nature

(transparent-water, straight)

horizontal: digitized nature

(topography, cont)

AQUA TOWER DESIGN CONCEPT

PRECEDENTS/EXAMPLES

SKYFUL DESIGN CONCEPT

lobby &

offce

+ Project: World Expo’s Austrian Pavilion+ Designer: Strauss-Solid-Ritter+ Location: Zaragoza, Spain

playground

activityarea

DESIGN STRATEGIES

distinct site lines at child height

symbol directions on columns

1) KIDS SIZE SPACE VS ADULT SIZE SPACE

2) CLEAR CIRCULATION THROUGH THE SPACE

that capture a child’s imagination + get’s them thining

daylighting strategy + HVAC system

3) INTERACTIVE DESIGN ELEMENTS

4) GOOD NATURE LIGHT + SUPERIOR INDOOR

MOOD BOARD

+ Project: Cafe Phill+ Designer: Nuca Studio+ Location: Bucharest, Romania

PRECEDENTS

MATERIALS/COLOR+ Non Toxic PU Mattress

+ Phytoncide Moist Air Purifier

+ Clay Playground

+ Eco-friendly Wooden Interior

+ Roasted Organic Wheat Pool

+ Montessori / Froebel Learning Materials

ISSUES & CONCERNS1) Enclosure space that complements exterior facade

2) Utilizing the balcony space

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