2020 vision schools For Boston's colorful SolBe Learning Center, Somerville, Massachusetts-based architecture firm Supernormal reimagined what a nursery and preschool could be for children by eschewing traditional ideas for ones a little more elevated and fun. "We designed each of the classrooms to be the children's home away from home," says Supernormal founding principal Elizabeth Bowie Christoforetti. Classrooms, called dwellings, are paired with the open indoor yard space, each celebrating an inclusive approach to early childhood education and enhanced by colorful wallpaper that wraps classroom structures. However, noise pollution created a significant hurdle, so acoustic plaster was implemented to fit the ceiling geometry, while acoustic baffles were used in the yard spaces between the classrooms. 106 December 2019 hospitalitydesign.com Photo by TRENT BELL SolBe Learning Center Bostonhttp://www.hospitalitydesign.com