Jarenga Chil­dren’s House

MODERN CHILDREN'S HOME

When:

2021

Where:

Jarenga, Norway

M2:

2000

Builder:

Bærum Kommune

Jarenga Chil­dren’s Home is designed for 160 chil­dren aged 0–6 years and is orga­nized around four square volumes that, with the asso­ci­ated living rooms, form a square. The plan orga­ni­za­tion creates an overview and secu­rity for the chil­dren. Børne­huset is a low-energy daycare center that is certi­fied BREEAM “very good”.
BJERG Arkitek­tur was invited to come up with a proposal to opti­mize a previ­ous offer from another provider. BJERG succeeded in signif­i­cantly reduc­ing the total gross area of the build­ing by approx. 1,000 sq m.

Jarenga Children's House 1 | Bjerg Arkitektur

WELL THOUGHT STRUCTURE

The kinder­garten is divided into three floors. The lower floor is partly dug into the ground and has a tech­ni­cal room, biroom and staff depart­ment. On the other two floors
is four square units. Common func­tions such as gross motor room, common kitchen and common living area are centrally located in the build­ing. The stairs between the first and 

the second floor is designed as a sitting stair­case – an element that can be used for play,
theater or other forms of commu­nity gath­er­ing. Loca­tion of entrance, wardrobe, corri­dors etc. is well thought out so that the frame­work is safe for both chil­dren and staff.

Jarenga Children's House 3 | Bjerg Arkitektur
Jarenga Children's House 5 | Bjerg Arkitektur