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Shipping Container Transformed Into a Temporary Kindergarten Classroom In Slovenia

Posted By Diane Pham On May 7, 2011 @ 11:55 am In Architecture | No Comments

Arhitektura Jure Kotnik, shipping container architecture, eco housing, Kitsch Nitsch, eco play, green kids

Schools [4]constantly struggle with space shortages, but in the face of tight budgets and budget cuts there is little that many of these institutions can do. Understanding the importance of a comfortable learning environment to the budding mind, Slovenian architect Jure Kotnik [5] came up with a temporary fix to remedy the over-crowding at a local kindergarten. Kotnik transformed three steel shipping containers into a kid-friendly temporary building annex for 14 students, and believe it or not, the construction has proven to become quite the campus [6] gem!

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