About a year ago, our family went inside the Meramec Caverns in Missouri which was a little frightening but very fascinating! Being in a cave is practically like being on another planet and it is so interesting to see what is underground. It was the idea of the cave that sparked this design for a children's kindergarten yard, created by German architects Haugen/Zohar. The cave was built on a limited budget, using 1.5 tons of clean pre-industrial waste that was then thermal bonded together to create the building material. The structure has features found in natural caves, such as places for sun rays to poke through, rain to collect, and lots of nooks and crannies for hiding. Haugen/Zohar see children as the ultimate clients "being unexpectedly innovative and open minded."
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