Förskola i Solna

Sammanfattning: The following work is an attempt to design a preschool in Solna, just north of Stockholm. The project aimed to design a preschool that was not tailored towards a specific pedagogy, but would be flexible enough to accommodate a broad range of different and ever-evolving pedagogies. The project uses the national curriculum as a point of departure and looks at how the democratising ambition held within the document can permeate the design process and the building itself. The process relied heavily on collaboration through workshops and discussions with children and teachers at Gläntan preschool in Högdalen. Recommendations from the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning (Boverket) concerning quality and quantity of outdoor playground areas conflicted with the size of the plot and an existing plan for the site drawn up by the local council (Detaljplan: Framnäs 16, May 2010 ).This conflict, along with an aim towards increased equality of access were important factors in the design of the preschool.