education

Educational Spaces (Montessori) §

• never under-estimating the child’s sensitivity to his or her environment.
• To create a ‘knowable space’ we must have in mind the articulation of that space and the elements which foster a sense of secure orientation within it. We can do this by creating a hierarchy of interconnected spaces.
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  • Example
    • A front entrance to the east [Pat.4]
    • A greeting space [Pat.5]
    • A garden to the west [Pat.26]
    • Differing floor and ceiling levels [Pat.2]
    • Daylight and skylight [Pat.16]
    • Sufficient floor space for working on the floor [Pat.8].
• Montessori Architecture needs to provide sufficient shelving and storage space for all these ‘concrete’ materials as well as other materials.
  • Use of the walls and building fabric…for storage space.