Lijia Kindergarten is located in the Lijia District of the north side of Chongqing, China. Perched on the south bank of Jialing River, the geographical advantage provides an open and beautiful view for the kindergarten. However, due to the restricted right-triangle shape site area, the architect needs to address those problems in the design while also creating as many playful spaces as possible for children.

Under the current circumstances, the volumes are piled up like staggered boxes to provide sufficient daily sunlight demand to meet the basic requirements for a kindergarten project. The structure consists of several concrete boxes between each of the childcare rooms. The stacked three-layer volumes are designed to be arranged backwards so that each childcare room can obtain an exclusive roof terrace for outdoor activities. The office area and main transition spaces such as stairwells and corridors are arranged in the north of the building. In addition, the outdoor corridors are designed to encourage kids to get close to nature and also contribute to form a continuous circulation. In general, the flexible volumes set up amusing spaces and ease the oppressive feeling brought by heavy masses.

Large curtain walls applied in the south and north façade achieve spatial integrity of the building, and also permit to take advantage of the sunlight and enjoy wonderful views of the river. Ceramic brick façades with apertures on both west and east sides permit moderate transparency of the façade, not only dissolve the pressure caused by the solid wall surface but also block the noise from the street and the strong sunlight from west.

礼嘉幼儿园位于重庆渝北礼嘉区域，北临嘉陵江，拥有开阔的江景资源。场地呈直角三角形，用地紧张，场地条件十分苛刻。

为解决场地面积不足以及幼儿园建筑对日照的要求。我们采用了错叠的方式将教室单元堆叠起来，并且层层后退，使每个教室都能拥有充足的阳光和独享的室外活动空间。交通和辅助空间如楼梯间，走廊，会议室，办公室等则集中布置在建筑的北侧，北侧走廊敞开，形成了连续的公共空间和观景平台。灵活的体量削弱了建筑的压迫感，使空间充满童趣。

教室单元的南北侧均采用落地窗，以更好的享用南侧的日照和北侧的江景：东西方向则采用通透的陶土砖幕墙，在不封堵空间的同时，屏蔽了东侧别墅区和西侧街道的视线干扰，并解决了西晒问题 。