The function of the fence is to protect. The children should feel sheltered and should not feel they are watched. This is why the fence is to have a design that closes its whole surface. The design covers the entire length of the fencing with a height of two metres. At the same time, the fence has an animating function. The children should feel free and unrestricted. For this reason, the design for the fence relates to the name of the nursery. The fence will become a single, uninterrupted whirlwind.
The design consists of a chain of many individual whirls. A whirl is abstract and has to be made visible for the children’s perception. The whirls therefore bear an image here that relates to the child’s perception. It is reminiscent of a toy windmill, here enlarged to an outsized shape. In order to make the fence genuinely whirl, the windmills project beyond the format and take their motion into the open space. They also form a gently rising chain – lively and positive.
The whirlwind is thus a continuum. This continuum is enhanced by the colour gradation. The colour gradation also increases the dynamism of the design. Every section of the fence occupies a different zone within the play of colour. In this way, directions and places are identified, and the children gain additional orientation.