S’More Growing Up to Do is a competition entry for the Louisville Children’s Museum.

Programmatically, four “superfloors” work like s’more sandwiches, turning layers of functions into undulating surfaces of activities. As the four plates stack, they comprise the basic programs of the museum. The stacked plates are punctured by two traveling voids, introducing natural lighting as well as inscribing pockets of exteriority within the interior. They are supported by nine main columns, one of which function as a core with an elevator that travels all the way through. The four superfloors are each program-specific – from playgrounds, theaters to museums; we sought to maximize the ingredients for this architecture.

The top surfaces of the superfloors are the most-articulated parts of this project, as each subdivides into nine unequal parts, each possessing distinct geographical, topographical and programmatic qualities. As four roof gardens, they are the cloudscapes, playgrounds, parks, idyllic landscapes, rolling hills, garden of eden, garden of earthly delight, stages, amphitheaters, and learning centers of the growing children, as well as the grown-ups who may still wish for s’more growing up to do.