This preschool was designed pro-bono by FGG Architects in association with Nero Holt Architects based in Brisbane, Australia.

The intention is to create a school which moves away from the typical school form. The idea is to create spaces with materials that the children are used to seeing in their underprivileged communities but in a way which is not typical to that material. This is intended to encourage the children to dream from an early age.

Although this project had many challenges which varied from the swampy geotechnical conditions to the donor funding, and the manner in which we were to merge the existing campus with the new site, a playful design was created not only for the mind (and size) of a preschool child but also the community. The corner knuckles of the new buildings are playful to uplift the energy and street facades of Howick.