Every day that passes I admire more than what the Japanese are able to do, especially in relation to their nurseries and the food I prefer not to speak, the day someone merges a Basque steakhouse with a Japanese will be my downfall.
Today I met this beautiful space designed for children around an old tree More than 50 years and also has a beautiful history.
The construction is part of a nursery in Tachikawa, Japan that we have talked about a long time ago and has been designed as a place to bring nature and play to the little ones.
A spiral that rises almost to the top of an old tree, a 50-year-old Japanese Zelkova, that was uprooted by a hurricane and that after drying almost completely came back to life without anyone knowing why.
It consists of two floors to which an adult can climb without problem, but also keeps small secret corners to which only the smallest have access, which makes this place very special for them.
In addition we can find spaces where to tell stories to the little ones or talk about nature, while they are inside it.
The directors of the nursery asked the architects to design a free space, without furniture, without tables or chairs of any kind, nothing that hindered the children's play and this was the result.
