With the improvement of economic and social life,people pay more and more attention in education,especially the elementary education.Preschool education,as a basic part of elementary education,which know as the social value and the educational value by people.Preschool education in China is transforming from the traditional learning mode to modern participating mode.The development of the concept of infant education puts forward higher requirements on the size,management mode and spatial quality of the kindergarten.Based on the summary and analysis of the more advanced concepts of infant education in the world,this paper puts forward the concept of Children Friendly kindergarten with reference to the relevant standards and requirements of the national early childhood education.The concept of "Children Friendly" is widely used in urban planning&design and community planning&design.The application in kindergarten is the first innovation of this paper.According to the field investigation and analysis of seven different types of kindergartens in Changsha,this paper puts forward five basic principles for the construction of Children Friendly kindergarten in view of some problems existing in the domestic kindergarten construction,in order to discusses how to design a kindergarten architecture with "Children Friendly" as a way to adapt to the healthy growth of kids’ physical and mental health.Situational simulation space is the second innovation of this paper.Situational simulation space is a form of space derived from the teaching concept of situational simulation.This paper attempts to combine the situational simulation space with the kindergarten architectural design,analyzing the importance and necessity of situational simulation space in the children growth and kindergarten construction of kid-friendly environment.The design ideas and strategies of situational simulation space in kindergarten are initially formed.Also,the requirements of Child Friendly kindergarten for kids’ growth and quality improvement are explored by using different design methods of situational simulation space.It is hoped that this paper can provide some useful attempt and reference for kindergarten architecture design. |