Planá Municipal Kindergarten
The new municipal nursery school in Planá, South Bohemia, introduces modern architecture into a historic rural setting with sensitivity and confidence. A sustainable public timber building has been created on a small but visually prominent site. Its architectural language immediately reveals its purpose—a house for children, part traditional, part modern, and a little like something from a fairy tale.
Its completion has given the village square a trio of public buildings—the municipal office with its pub, the chapel, and the nursery school—giving the village centre a clear identity and significantly enhancing the quality of the public space itself.
The architectural concept divides the nursery school into two buildings serving two groups of children, linked by a small shared garden with a playground and a rooftop outdoor classroom. Each building has a distinct character, yet the two engage in a harmonious dialogue.
With its archetypal form, white render, and dark sheet-metal roof, the first building references both traditional architecture and the neighbouring chapel. A large circular window is a striking feature, welcoming arrivals while also looking out beyond the village.
The second building is modern, lightweight, and timber-built. Its large circular ground-floor window faces the opposite direction—towards the village square, the chapel, and the playground. It visually connects life inside the nursery school with the village, which can now be seen from an entirely new perspective from the terrace with its outdoor classroom. A tube slide also leads directly from the roof to the playground, connecting the entire outdoor space.
The municipal nursery school is designed as a timber structure to a net-zero energy standard. It demonstrates that even at the scale of a small village, it is possible to create a sustainable public building that meets high environmental standards and respects the spirit of the place, while offering contemporary architectural detailing and functional spaces for the youngest generation.
Its completion has given the village square a trio of public buildings—the municipal office with its pub, the chapel, and the nursery school—giving the village centre a clear identity and significantly enhancing the quality of the public space itself.
The architectural concept divides the nursery school into two buildings serving two groups of children, linked by a small shared garden with a playground and a rooftop outdoor classroom. Each building has a distinct character, yet the two engage in a harmonious dialogue.
With its archetypal form, white render, and dark sheet-metal roof, the first building references both traditional architecture and the neighbouring chapel. A large circular window is a striking feature, welcoming arrivals while also looking out beyond the village.
The second building is modern, lightweight, and timber-built. Its large circular ground-floor window faces the opposite direction—towards the village square, the chapel, and the playground. It visually connects life inside the nursery school with the village, which can now be seen from an entirely new perspective from the terrace with its outdoor classroom. A tube slide also leads directly from the roof to the playground, connecting the entire outdoor space.
The municipal nursery school is designed as a timber structure to a net-zero energy standard. It demonstrates that even at the scale of a small village, it is possible to create a sustainable public building that meets high environmental standards and respects the spirit of the place, while offering contemporary architectural detailing and functional spaces for the youngest generation.
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