BIBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATION
FREE BOX CHILDREN'S SWIMMING CENTER
The freebox Children’s Swimming Center is Jinan's first custom-designed high-end parent-child swimming club. The design draws inspiration from Jinan's unique springs, incorporating flowing curves such as circles, waves, spirals, and arcs, creating a visually appealing environment and fostering a natural and authentic atmosphere for parent-child swimming activities.
LOCATION Jinan, China
AREA 1132 m²
STATUS Completed
CLIENT Jinan Free Box Cultural Communication Co., Ltd.
YEAR 2019
PROGRAMS Education, Interior Design
The entrance hall, adorned with fish tanks, display windows, interactive games, and play areas, opens up a relaxed and fun magical world for children. The design of the bar, the niches in the walls, and the staggered steps create a space that is both open and closed, evoking the sense of "following the natural flow" in Chinese aesthetics. The activity area and picture book area are flexibly divided into spaces of different sizes by drawing curtains, and can be combined at will to meet the needs of group activities of different sizes.
The walls and floors of the shower and pool areas utilize gradient colors and materials to embody the dynamic concept of "organic growth." The pool includes a baby pool and a children's pool. The design uses the space between beams to raise the partial ceiling, alleviating the feeling of visual oppression and again presenting the enveloping form of the curved space, creating a safe and intimate atmosphere.
CHIEF DESIGNER
Xiaoyi Ma
DESIGN TEAM
Yan Xia, Weihui Yan, Yue Zhao, Chaoyi Meng