When I first stepped out into the site of Xinnan Kindergarten, I was a bit down and disappointed. Looking around, in this village nearby the Xiamen Island, I saw nothing but the barren fields and messy country houses. It has neither the rich and interesting information nor the fascinating surroundings.

Circular courtyard in the building . Image © Chao Zhang

Architects: Jin Niu

Location: Xinxuzhen, Xiang'an, Xiamen, Fujian, China

Architect In Charge: Jin Niu

Design Team: Diandian Liu, Xiaoda Lin, Shihuai Liu

Structural Engineer: Ruobing Bai, Weijun Zheng

Area: 3900.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Chao Zhang

Class A Design Institute: Xiamen Hordor Architecture & Engineering Design Group Ltd., No.1 Civil Design Institute
Project Manager: Wei Wei

© Chao Zhang

© Chao Zhang

Text description provided by the architects. When I first stepped out into the site of Xinnan Kindergarten, I was a bit down and disappointed. Looking around, in this village nearby the Xiamen Island, I saw nothing but the barren fields and messy country houses. It has neither the rich and interesting information nor the fascinating surroundings.

Quite and peaceful courtyard . Image © Chao Zhang

Kindergarten construction belongs to the grassroots people's livelihood project, mainly meeting the growing educational needs of preschool children in several...