Brella的第一个空间位于Playa Vista–洛杉矶的一个开发中的社区，微软和Facebook都在那里设有办事处。它是由建筑师兼联合创始人Darien Williams和Rectangle设计室的Yasmeen khan共同设计的。这家Brella公司成立于2019年，由两位母亲—Darien Williams和Melanie Wolff所领导。Brella公司提供特定的、灵活的儿童保育服务，按小时付费，通过APP预约服务。
Brella’s first space is located in Playa Vista – a developing neighbourhood in Los Angeles where Microsoft and Facebook have offices. It was designed collaboratively by co-founder Darien Williams, who is also an architect, and Yasmeen Khan, of Rectangle Design Studio. Launched in 2019, the startup is led by two mothers – Darien Williams and Melanie Wolff . Brella’s service provides licensed, flexible child care, that is paid for by the hour and booked through an app.
Brella儿童保育中心室内包括游戏区域，办公空间和瑜伽工作室。它有着各种房间，旨在满足不同年龄的儿童，但也为可能需要工作空间的父母提供地方，还有一个专门做瑜伽的区域。但Brella表示，这是第一个提供“真正灵活的高质量护理”的公司。尽管在线市场模式试图简化家庭获得家庭护理的途径，健身房和社交俱乐部也尝试了无证的现场保姆服务，但没有其他供应商成功地实施了一种真正灵活的高质量护理模式。Brella面向三个月至六岁的儿童开放，旨在使家长不必参加每月或每年的课程。相反它提供每月固定小时数的服务，可以根据个人需要预订，如果不使用的话可以转到下一个月。
Childcare subscription app Brella has opened its first space in Los Angeles, comprising play areas, a co-working space and a yoga studio. It includes a variety of rooms are meant to cater to children of different ages, but also to parents that may need space for work. There is also another area dedicated to yoga. but Brella says it is the first to offer “truly flexible high-quality care”. While online marketplace models have attempted to streamline families’ access to in-home care, and gyms and social clubs have dabbled in unlicensed onsite babysitting, no other provider has executed a successful model of truly flexible high-quality care. Brella is open for children aged between three months and six years old, and aims to save parents from needing to enrol in a monthly or annual programme. Instead, it offers subscriptions to a set number of hours per month, which can be booked according to individual needs and rolled over to the next month if not used.
8060平方英尺(743平方米)的空间包括三个不同的教室，每个教室都有不同的功能：创意游戏室、艺术实验室和图书馆。这些都位于靠近立面的地方，那里有最活跃的光线。所有这些教室都开向一个中央空间，被称为“操场”。接收间接光线的较小房间被用作安静玩耍或小憩的区域。对于家长来说，有一个休闲和工作的空间，家长也可以为会议预订房间。
The 8,060 square-foot (743 square metres) space includes three different classrooms, each with a different function: creative playroom, art lab and library. These are located closer to the facade, where there is the most light for active play. All of these classrooms open onto a central space, dubbed the “playground”.Smaller rooms that receive indirect light are then used as areas for quiet play or nap time. For families, there is a lounge, enrichment studio, and a quiet space, where adults can book rooms for meetings.
利用一些大胆的色彩把这些空间连接在一起。粉刷过的拱形门道从一个房间通往另一个房间，与之配套的拱形天窗背对着立面，有助于照亮房间。设计师们指定了坚固的商业材料，并营造中性色彩的氛围。在家具和配饰的选择上，大多数都采用了早些时候Pantone公布的2020年流行色—经典蓝，其他区域则用明亮的珊瑚作为对比。
A bold colour palette is used to tie these spaces together. Painted, arched doorways lead from one room to another, matching arched clerestory windows that are set back from the facade and help illuminate the rooms.The team specified sturdy, commercial materials and made gender-neutral colour.furniture and accessories selections,Most are painted in a hue that resembles the Classic Blue hue that Pantone revealed as the colour of 2020 earlier this week. Other areas are painted in a bright coral as a contrast.
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主要项目信息
项目名称：Brella公司
项目位置：美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶
项目类型：公共空间/儿童活动中心
项目面积：8060平方英尺(743平方米)
完成年份：2019
设计公司：Darien Williams, AIA; and Yasmeen Khan of Rectangle Design Studio
FF&E Design and interior design: Project M Plus in collaboration with Darien Williams and Yasmeen Khan
摄影：Brandon Shigeta
