Study on the usage of a series of small spaces within the open-space around classrooms: Case study at elementary school A which has characteristic open spaces

Abstract

By surveying pupils and school personnel on their evaluations and actual usage of the spaces, this paper aims to obtain information that will provide details on future proposals. The surveyed case was Elementary School A has various forms and settings of workspaces (WSs). As a result, it was found that the open spaces (composed of a series of small spaces of different scales and settings, which is a feature of elementary schools), have promoted pupils' spatial recognition and diverse activities. It is then, we believe that implementing these open spaces will promote various activities related to living, learning, and playing and expand schools' range of educational activities and choice of places.