Dodge Nature Preschool
Designed to recall “Grandma’s Cottage in the Woods” Dodge Nature Preschool is set within the beautiful Dodge Nature Center & Farm in West Saint Paul, MN. Large icons of home and secure surroundings (massive wood trusses, fieldstone foundation, and hardwood floors) mixed with child-sized nooks and windows create a truly welcoming environment.
Dodge Nature Preschool
Designed to recall “Grandma’s Cottage in the Woods” Dodge Nature Preschool is set within the beautiful Dodge Nature Center & Farm in West Saint Paul, MN. Large icons of home and secure surroundings (massive wood trusses, fieldstone foundation, and hardwood floors) mixed with child-sized nooks and windows create a truly welcoming environment.
The goal is to soften the transition from home to school. A variety of textures, window heights and places to explore engage the children with the building and encourage them to connect with this place. Design elements including a butterfly garden and binoculars set-up to view a muskrat lodge continually draw the students to the natural surroundings of the Dodge Nature Preschool.
Completed
2005
Team
Shelter
