As an object, the wall can become a spaceship or forest. The wall as a divider becomes a dense mountain range or narrow garden, and as a space to be occupied, it becomes a bear cave or ocean liner. We intentionally made the wall abstract in order not to interfere with the children's imaginations. The wall can be whatever a child wants it to be and that can change from day to day. For the children, the wall has become an identifiable transition point between inside and outside, open and closed, private and public, group and individual and numerous other dichotomies that children this age begin to discover.
Many children use a specific spot along the wall to say their good-byes to mommy and daddy.
Constructed with studs and gypsum wall board, the wall was complex to build because of its curves, cants and holes. Section of curved wall F rom inside the classrooms, the wall reads as an independent object, says Horton. And the holes in the wall seemingly add windows to otherwise window-less classrooms. This was a great concern to the parents. We weren't doing anything to the envelope of the building, so the holes in the wall became windows to the outside for the children.