The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen | Takaharu Tezuka

Translator: Doris Kos Reviewer: Nika Kotnik

This is a kindergarten we designed in 2007.

Ta vrtec smo zasnovali leta 2007.

We made this kindergarten to be a circle.

Zgradili smo ga v obliki kroga.

It's a kind of endless circulation on top of the roof.

Gre za nekakšno neskončno kroženje na strehi.

If you are a parent,

Če ste starši,

you know that kids love to keep making circles.

potem veste, da otroci obožujejo delanje krogov.

This is how the rooftop looks.

Takole izgleda streha.

And why did we design this?

A zakaj smo ga zasnovali tako?

The principal of this kindergarten said,

Ravnatelj vrtca je rekel:

"No, I don't want a handrail."

"Ne, nočem ograje."

I said, "It's impossible."

Rekel sem mu: "To je nemogoče."

But he insisted: "How about having a net sticking out from the edge of the roof?

Vztrajal je: "Kaj pa, če bi imeli ob robu strehe mrežo

So that it can catch the children falling off?"

na katero bi se ujeli otroci, če bi padli?"

(Laughter)

(smeh)

I said, "It's impossible."

Rekel sem: "Nemogoče je."

And of course, the government official said,

In, razumljivo, tudi vladni predstavnik je rekel:

"Of course you have to have a handrail."

"Seveda morate imeti ograjo."

But we could keep that idea around the trees.

A to idejo smo lahko obdržali ob drevesih.

There are three trees popping through.

To so drevesa, ki gledajo skozi streho.

And we were allowed to call this rope as a handrail.

In dovoljeno nam je bilo, da to mrežo poimenujemo ograja.

But of course, rope has nothing to do with them.

A vrv seveda nima povezave z njimi.

They fall into the net.

Padejo v mrežo.

And you get more,

In vedno več jih je,

and more,

in več,

more.

in več.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Sometimes 40 children are around a tree.

Včasih je 40 otrok okoli drevesa.

The boy on the branch,

Ta fant na veji

he loves the tree so he is eating the tree.

to drevo ljubi tako zelo, da ga kar jé.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

And at the time of an event,

In v času prireditev

they sit on the edge.

lahko sedijo na robu strehe.

It looks so nice from underneath.

Tako lepo izgleda od spodaj.

Monkeys in the zoo.

Kot opice v živalskem vrtu.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Feeding time.

Čas za malico.

(Laughter) (Applause)

(smeh) (aplavz)

And we made the roof as low as possible,

In streho smo poskušali narediti čim nižjo,

because we wanted to see children on top of the roof,

ker smo želeli otroke videti tudi na vrhu

not only underneath the roof.

ne samo pod njim.

And if the roof is too high, you see only the ceiling.

In če je streha previsoka vidiš samo strop.

And the leg washing place -- there are many kinds of water taps.

Prostor za umivanje nog -- obstaja več vrst pip z vodo.

You see with the flexible tubes,

Vidite lahko take z upogljivimi cevmi,

you want to spray water to your friends,

seveda z vodo želiš pošpricati svoje prijatelje,

and the shower,

tuširanje

and the one in front is quite normal.

in ta v ospredju je še dokaj normalen.

But if you look at this,

A če ga pogledate,

the boy is not washing his boots,

si dejansko ne umiva svojih škornjev,

he's putting water into his boots.

vanje si naliva vodo.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

This kindergarten is completely open, most of the year.

Ta vrtec je popolnoma odprt, večino leta.

And there is no boundary between inside and outside.

Ni meja med zunanjim in notranjim svetom.

So it means basically this architecture is a roof.

To dejansko pomeni, da je ta arhitektura v bistvu streha.

And also there is no boundary between classrooms.

Prav tako ni meja med učilnicami.

So there is no acoustic barrier at all.

Tako med njimi hkrati ni zvočne pregrade.

When you put many children in a quiet box,

Ko imate v tihi sobi veliko otrok,

some of them get really nervous.

nekateri izmed njih postanejo živčni.

But in this kindergarten,

A v tem vrtcu

there is no reason they get nervous.

razloga za živčnost ni.

Because there is no boundary.

Ker ni nobenih meja.

And the principal says

In ravnatelj pravi:

if the boy in the corner doesn't want to stay in the room,

"Če fantek v kotu noče ostati v sobi,

we let him go.

mu pustimo da gre.

He will come back eventually, because it's a circle, it comes back.

Slej ko prej se bo vrnil, ker gre za krog, zato se vrne."

(Laughter)

(smeh)

But the point is, in that kind of occasion,

Dejstvo je, da se v taki situaciji

usually children try to hide somewhere.

otroci želijo nekje skriti.

But here, just they leave and come back.

Tukaj pa samo odidejo in se vrnejo.

It's a natural process.

Gre za naravni proces.

And secondly, we consider noise very important.

Istočasno pa nam je hrup zelo pomemben.

You know that children sleep better in noise.

Verjetno veste, da otroci lažje spijo v hrupu.

They don't sleep in a quiet space.

Ponavadi ne spijo v tihih prostorih.

And in this kindergarten,

In v tem vrtcu

these children show amazing concentration in class.

so ti otroci v razredu neverjetno skoncentrirani.

And you know, our kind grew up in the jungle with noise.

Saj veste, tudi mi smo odraščali v hrupni džungli.

They need noise.

Tudi oni potrebujejo hrup.

And you know, you can talk to your friends in a noisy bar.

Tudi s prijatelji se pogovarjate v glasnih lokalih.

You are not supposed to be in silence.

Ni nam namenjeno biti v tišini.

And you know, these days

Dandanes

we are trying to make everything under control.

poskušamo vsako stvar kontrolirati.

You know, it's completely open.

Je pa popolnoma odprt.

And you should know that

In vedeti morate da

we can go skiing in -20 degrees in winter.

gremo lahko smučat pri -20 pozimi.

In summer you go swimming.

Poleti gremo lahko plavat.

The sand is 50 degrees.

Pesek ima 50 stopinj.

And also, you should know that you are waterproof.

Zavedati se morate, da smo vodoodporni.

You never melt in rain.

Nikoli se ne stopimo v dežju.

So, children are supposed to be outside.

In ravno zato morajo biti otroci zunaj.

So that is how we should treat them.

Tako bi jih tudi morali obravnavati.

This is how they divide classrooms.

Takole ločijo učilnice.

They are supposed to help teachers.

Učiteljem morajo pomagati.

They don't.

Pa jim ne.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

I didn't put him in.

Nisem ga jaz dal tu notri.

A classroom.

Učilnica.

And a washbasin.

Umivalnik.

They talk to each other around the well.

Med seboj se pogovarjajo ob vodnjaku.

And there are always some trees in the classroom.

In vedno je nekaj dreves v učilnici.

A monkey trying to fish another monkey from above.

Opica, ki poskuša uloviti kako drugo opico od zgoraj.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Monkeys.

Opice.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

And each classroom has at least one skylight.

In vsaka učilnica ima vsaj eno strešno okno.

And this is where Santa Claus comes down at the time of Christmas.

Tukaj pa vstopi Božiček v času božiča.

This is the annex building,

Tole je prizidek,

right next to that oval-shaped kindergarten.

ki je takoj zraven ovalno oblikovanega vrtca.

The building is only five meters tall with seven floors.

Zgradba je visoka samo 5 metrov, a ima 7 nadstropij.

And of course, the ceiling height is very low.

Višina stropa pa je seveda zelo nizka.

So you have to consider safety.

In zato moramo upoštevati tudi varnost.

So, we put our children, a daughter and a son.

Zato sva pripeljala hčer in sina.

They tried to go in.

Preizkusila sta jo.

He hit his head.

Udaril se je v glavo.

He's okay. His skull is quite strong.

NIč mu ni bilo. Ima dokaj trdo lobanjo.

He is resilient. It's my son.

Zelo je odporen, konec koncev je moj sin.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

And he is trying to see if it is safe to jump off.

Poskuša se prepričati, če je varno, da skoči dol.

And then we put other children.

In nato smo pripeljali še druge otroke.

The traffic jam is awful in Tokyo, as you know.

Zastoji v Tokiu so grozni, kot verjetno veste.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

The driver in front, she needs to learn how to drive.

Voznica se mora še naučiti voziti.

Now these days,

Dandanes

kids need a small dosage of danger.

otroci potrebujejo majhno mero nevarnosti.

And in this kind of occasion,

In v taki situaciji

they learn to help each other.

se naučijo en drugemu pomagati.

This is society. This is the kind of opportunity we are losing these days.

To je družba. To je vrsta priložnosti, ki jo izgubljamo.

Now, this drawing is showing the movement of a boy

Ta slika prikazuje gibanje fantka

between 9:10 and 9:30.

med 9:10 in 9:30 zjutraj.

And the circumference of this building is 183 meters.

Obseg stavbe je 183 metrov.

So it's not exactly small at all.

Ni ravno majhna stavba.

And this boy did 6,000 meters in the morning.

In ta fant je pretekel 6000 metrov samo zjutraj.

But the surprise is yet to come.

A to še ni vse.

The children in this kindergarten do 4,000 meters on average.

Otroci v tem vrtcu v povprečju pretečejo okoli 4000 metrov.

And these children have the highest athletic abilities

In ti otroci imajo najvišje atletične sposobnosti

among many kindergartens.

med mnogimi v drugih vrtcih.

The principal says,

Ravnatelj pravi:

"I don't train them. We leave them on top of the roof.

"Ne treniramo jih. Samo pustimo jih na vrhu strehe.

Just like sheep."

Kot ovce."

(Laughter)

(smeh)

They keep running.

Konstantno tečejo.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

My point is don't control them,

Moje bistvo je, da jih ne nadzorujemo,

don't protect them too much,

ne ščitimo preveč,

and they need to tumble sometimes.

vsake toliko morajo pasti.

They need to get some injury.

Morajo se poškodovati.

And that makes them learn

To je tisto, kar jih nauči,

how to live in this world.

kako živeti v tem svetu.

I think architecture is capable of changing this world,

Verjamem, da je aritektura sposobna spreminjati, tako svet

and people's lives.

kot človeška življenja.

And this is one of the attempts to change the lives of children.

In to je le eden od poskusov, da bi spremenili življenja otrok.

Thank you very much.

Iskrena hvala vsem.

(Applause)

(aplavz)