![Polyanna Paraskeva, Cocoon, Messinia
Polyanna Paraskeva, Cocoon, Messinia](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/1/8688/02_cocoon_polyanna-paraskeva_home_sez.jpg)
Cocoon was designed by architect Polyanna Paraskeva for children up to the age of 3. As the name suggests, the building is an ideal "cocoon" protecting and sheltering the children; a construction which rises out of the earth with fluid, organic forms blending into the landscape.
The space inside the construction is divided into little "nests" where the architect uses different materials and colours to distinguish between different activities.
Roof gardens and correct north/south orientation permit use of sunlight and natural ventilation. Design in line with the principles of strong>bioclimatic architecture reinforces the building?s relationship with the land.
(Agnese Bifulco)
Architects: Polyanna Paraskeva & Associates Architects
Location: Costa Navarino, Messinia, Greece
Images: courtesy of Costa Navarino
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