ATG Kindergarten and Nursery

●Niigata

2022 KIDS DESIGN AWARD

Unique Environment Inducing Spontaneous Play

A certified childcare center located in Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, one of Japan’s leading heavy snowfall areas.
To make the most of the unique external environment, slopes designed for seasonal activities like sledding and grass sliding, a spacious piroti suitable for diverse outdoor activities regardless of climate and wraparound balcony were installed.
The layout that encourage a variety of play and learning both indoors and outdoors, we foster children’s spontaneity through play.

Bright Open Spaces

Open atelier spanning indoors and outdoors

A massive slope for sledding even during heavy snow seasons