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Building: Gjai Kindergarten
Location: Gøtugjógv, Faroe Islands
Address: 57R2+HJP, við Gjónna, Gøtugjógv 511, Faroe Islands
Client: Eystur Municipality
Status: Completed 2019
Architecture Firm: Henning Larson
Area: 1,320 sqm
Height of Building: 2 stories

Primary materials & structural notes: Above-grade structure in Siberian larch timber; reinforced concrete frame where embedded in hillside; triple-glazed timber-framed windows; green roof; wooden pillars supporting portico.

Key design features: Built into a hillside slope facing the sea; two stories with daycare above and kindergarten below; offset volumes to allow roof gardens/play areas; portico with obliquely set wooden pillars.

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