Interior design requirements for a better learning experience for children : how interior design informs about the floating 'Hort' in a boat as an alternative to traditional 'Horts', pertaining to Montessori teaching?
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2020
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"Primary education is a crucial stage for children in terms of mental, physical, and social development. In the present-day scenario, it is ubiquitous to have both parents working, and their children go to the Hort after school instead of going to their respective homes. Therefore, it is essential to provide them with an adequate learning environment and spatial interior experience as they spend most of the time in these settings. The study examines the association of the Montessori method, a child-centered educational system, within interior spaces. It provides the basis for designers to deduce ideas of an active environment for students in an early stage of learning. The researcher proposes to use the existing studies and data, which are consequently used to provide a proper design for a Hort. These studies are supportive of the daily activities of the users of this facility. Since the Hort facility plays such an essential role in the early stage of a kid's life, Berlin is facing the significant issue of inadequate numbers of Horts, after-school centers for the children, raises a concern. Thus, through this paper, the researcher proposes an alternate solution to this issue by utilizing the ferry boats on the abundant water bodies as an alternative to the traditional Horts all around the city. The presence of water not only influences the design, but also acts as an agent to help in a child's intellectual and physical growth. Keywords: Spatial interior experience, Learning environment, Hort, Montessori method, Water."