Designing Children Daycare

Designing Children Daycare
Let's talk about children and interior design. Children, especially in early age need a place that provide safety, caring, love and education. School for early ages or children daycare should be designed according those requirements. Children daycare is a place full of tiny creatures gathered around learning how to play,socialize, cry, pee and sleep. okay, that's my humble opinion. I am not talking or writing about school design, I will post on next topic but now focus on how to design children daycare. Daycare is for children age 6 months to 5 years old. I think In some countries this age categorizing is a bit different. Because in that age, children are not able to take care of themselves, yet. They still need adult chaperones who provide guidance, teaching and caring.

 

In term of designing children daycare, safety is important. the design form of floors, walls, ceilings must be considered carefully as well as the finishing materials. No sharp edges for furniture, non slip floor, non toxic materials and non allergenic furnishings. Rounded form for furniture such as tables, chair, cushions can create playful and friendly image. And using decorative colors for finishing can stimulate kiddies brains.

Designing children daycare is to provide caring and loving environment. soft cushions,pillows and blankets, stuffed toys. They could evolve the sense of loving, caring and tenderness. Non flammable, Anti bacterial, Non toxic and non allergenic materials are highly recommended.
Pay more attention in designing air circulation and air condition arrangement to create healthy environment.

Daycare is a place for education as well, because by staying at daycare children have the same working hour as their parents. Therefore daycare must be designed to provide children's need such as meal, nap time, play time and study (classroom, small group activities and library). Baby cribs, small beds, dining tables, playground area and small classroom are standard facilities to support educative activities at daycare

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Christmas Window Display Design

CHRISTMAS WINDOW DISPLAY DESIGN
I am still interested in window display design. It's Christmas month, the festive will go for one month, it's time to change the window display design theme to welcome the spirit of shopping and entertaining. I have observed there are many Christmas item that usually added to Christmas window display design theme e.g Santa clause, reindeer, snow, pine tree, toys factory, the bells, Jesus cave. They are classic Christmas decor. We don't have to use all those classic decor to create unique Christmas window display design. We can use theme as peter pan celebrating Christmas, There are few things noted:

Every Christmas window display design must have central feature that draws attention. And everything else comes around is accompaniment which have to be harmonized or blended well with the focal point. Play with spotlights, track lights, floor lights to create impressive highlight on focal
point. If we want to make it simple design, just keep focus to create less is more look. we can put One central feature harmonized with lighting and color. Or play it with full ornate Christmas window design. Apply one color theme with full Christmas ornaments, colorful Christmas items put together, all of them mixed well with good lighting arrangement. Designing Christmas window display is not just merchandise but includes balance composition of lighting, color and space.

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Unique Window Display Design

Window display design is the first impression people to customer to see what you are selling on your store.
A good window display design is to invite, seduce, entertain people who walk pass the store. The most important is to attract more customer to enter the store.
there are many ways to create good window display design:

work on a theme or focus on certain products, the latest trends or discounted items. Keep it simple and focus, don't put too many merchandise on window display it will make them cluttered.
Good lighting also play a role in window display design. Use the lighting to create a mood and spotlight individual product.Use track lighting and or spot light to create entertaining ambiance. this type of design works on store at the mall. if your store location is on the street, you may need to have big graphic display, bold colors and lighting design.





Here is a few samples of window display design which I think is unique, entertaining and have selling point.
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It's been a long time I haven't updated this blog. A bit lost with editing, posting and tweaking.
I will write again :

It's been a long time I haven't updated this blog. A bit lost with editing, posting and tweaking.
I will write again :

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Green Architecture Design, The RainShine House

This house is rated the highest green architecture in the US from the United States Green Building Council, the LEED Platinum for energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive design and construction. The RainShine house is designed by Robert M. Cain, Architect, Atlanta, Georgia, USA , AIA, LEED AP in modern architecture style with steel, wood and glass construction.

Interior of RainHouse

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