Nature's a teacher. Merging landscape with learning, a Japan nursery school follows course
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Location
Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan
Design, Architecture
Client
Takane-no-Mori Nursery School
Structural Engineer
Hiraiwa Structural Consultants
MEP Engineer
Nagano Engineering
General Contractor
Usuko Sangyo + Tonbo Sougo Kensetsu
Floor Area
1,009 sq-m
Takashige Yamashita Office carved out space for children to grow alongside nature with nursery school on a forested site near Mount Fuji.
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