Built-in lockers for nursery schools

Name of the school Mizuo Nursery School
Delivery year March 2017
Target/Item Ages 2 to 5/Kindergarten lockers, etc.

Storage Locker
4-row, 6-column storage lockers at Mizuo Nursery School

About the school

Mizuo Nursery School in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture. When they rebuilt their school building, they chose the wooden lockers from Nakayoshi Library. The large two-story nursery school is filled with wooden furniture.

Nursery school: Meetings from the design stage

Wooden lockers for nursery schools
A locker made by a 4-year-old

The four companies, construction company, designer, and our company, had regular meetings with Mizuo Nursery School. This time, it was not a nursery school locker that was just placed on the wall, but a built-in type that was installed on the wall. We were careful from the drawing stage onwards.

Nursery school lockers perfectly fitted into the wall

If you discuss the fit of the small details, the finished product will be very beautiful. It will fit perfectly into the wall. It feels great!

Mizuo Nursery School original picture book corner

Custom picture book shelf
Shelves in the picture book corner on the first floor

We created a special picture book corner at the back of the hall on the first floor of Mizuo Nursery School. It is colored to create an accent. The picture book covers face forward, making it easy for children to pick up and put back the books.

Simple daycare locker

Nursery locker for 5-year-olds
Nursery locker for 5-year-olds

During the meeting with Mizuo Nursery School, we learned that they would use commercially available baskets for all of their lockers, so we chose the simplest lockers possible, with just a frame. These lockers are also popular for being easy to use and easy to access.

Nursery room ideas for 0-2 year olds

The 0-1 year old room was made entirely out of wood, so we had to think hard about hinges and ease of movement. With the help of the homeroom teacher, we decided on a combination of deep storage furniture and partitions. The furniture can be flexibly rearranged.

Creator's Column

Mobile partition locker
Mobile partition locker

I was used to installing furniture and holding meetings because of my previous job, but when it came to actually delivering the furniture, I had to drive a 4-ton truck, distribute the furniture between the first and second floors, and install it. This was done by two people. It took two days to complete. It was a hard job, but I'm glad we were able to finish it safely. I've been to Ibaraki City, Osaka many times during my time as a salaryman. I'm going back to Kochi with nostalgia.