COMPLETED PROJECT

Let's Play

Let’s Play is an academic proposal exploring the idea of flexible, short-term childcare integrated within the urban fabric. The project responds to the everyday needs of parents who require temporary childcare while attending to daily tasks, offering a safe and engaging environment for young children within close proximity to the city centre.

YEAR

2021

LOCATION

Leicester, UK

CREATIVE LEAD

Oliwia Florkiewicz

PROGRESS

Completed Project

The interior programme is organised around spaces that support play, learning, and rest. Dedicated play and activity rooms encourage interaction and creativity, while quieter areas provide opportunities for relaxation. A calm rest room with sleeping pods allows children to pause and recharge, ensuring the environment supports both energetic activity and moments of stillness.

Soft lighting, greenery, and curved architectural gestures introduce warmth and a sense of comfort, transforming the structural setting into a welcoming space designed around care, safety, and exploration. The project ultimately investigates how architecture can support everyday urban life by creating supportive spaces for families within the city.

The design is conceived as an adaptive architectural intervention within an existing urban structure. Rather than removing the original bridge fabric, the new building is carefully inserted into it, allowing fragments of the historic brick structure to remain visible within the interior. These preserved elements form a distinctive spatial framework, where old and new coexist, creating a layered architectural narrative.

The project is designed exclusively for a client.