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Irish Times, Thursday 31st July 2003

Clever crèche for child's play

The Architects of a custom-built crèche in Dublin 15 got down to child level to create a safe a safe building that's fun to be in, writes Emma Cullinan

Designing to suit the needs of those who will actually use the building makes for successful architecture. So in the case if a new crèche in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Box Architecture had to get down to child level.

The result is a building that plays with differing scales, from double-height spaces to tiny nooks, and has fun with elements, for instance, by incorporating small seats into timber and glass walls.

At a time when many children are educated in Portakabins and other makeshift classrooms, it is amazing that one private enterprise in Dublin 15 has built its own school - well, crèche.

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