Pattern 86
Children's Home
Context Children in the City57 · Connected Play68 · Network of Learning18
Problem
Large care institutions often feel cold and impersonal to young children, and when they sit far from home, they tear children away from the familiar surroundings of the neighborhood.
Solution
Set up small, homelike places of care for young children close to where they live, woven into the neighborhood, instead of housing them in large, impersonal institutions.
Usage Building Complex95 · Building Thoroughfare101 · Adventure Playground73 · Your Own Home79 · The Family75 · Common Areas at the Heart129