education

Educational Spaces (Montessori)

never under-estimating the child’s sensitivity to his or her environment.
To create a ‘knowable space’ we must have in mind the articulation of that space and the elements which foster a sense of secure orientation within it. We can do this by creating a hierarchy of interconnected spaces.
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- Example
  - A front entrance to the east [Pat.4]
  - A greeting space [Pat.5]
  - A garden to the west [Pat.26]
  - Differing floor and ceiling levels [Pat.2]
  - Daylight and skylight [Pat.16]
  - Sufficient floor space for working on the floor [Pat.8].
Montessori Architecture needs to provide sufficient shelving and storage space for all these ‘concrete’ materials as well as other materials.
- Use of the walls and building fabric…for storage space.