In 2009, Atelier Deshaus designed the Xiayu Kindergarten on Huale Road in Shanghai, China. When the building was designed and constructed, the surrounding land was relatively vacant, which made the building lack the traditional urban feel. The school contains 15 classrooms and many offices for teachers. The main area of the school exists on the first floor. Unlike the traditional school design that we are familiar with in the United States, the Xiayu Kindergarten features a very modern design. The ground level is solid white with many windows to allow for natural lighting. The second floor isn’t a full floor, but instead features many different colored rooms that are only connected by outdoor pathways. These colorful rooms on top of the white ground floor remind me of Lego blocks.