Nestling within the village structure of Valdaora di Sotto in South Tyrol, the kindergarten building communicates the interplay between tradition, contemporary life and nature. The third kindergarten made by feld72 aligns itself within its tranquil background without being subordinate to it. Self-evident and uncontrived. Embedded sensuously in its location, the building responds to the dominant aura of the parish church with the cemetery chapel and the elementary school in the centre of Valdaora di Sotto. The timber building sits as though in an encasement within the massive surrounding wall, lending security.

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Architects: feld72

Location: 39030 Olang, Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy
Area: 950.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Hertha Hurnaus

Collaborators: Marino Fei, Carl Friedrich, David Kovar?i?k, Therese Leick, Gerhard Mair, Edoardo Nobili

Engineering Consultancy: Ingenieurteam Bergmeister

© Hertha Hurnaus

From the architect. Nestling within the village structure of Valdaora di Sotto in South Tyrol, the kindergarten building communicates the interplay between tradition, contemporary life and nature. The third kindergarten made by feld72 aligns itself within its tranquil background without being subordinate to it. Self-evident and uncontrived. Embe...