The two children's houses for Funder and Balle are in concept, form, function and architecture, developed with a view to embracing a high level of ambition. The houses and their surrounding areas must provide an innovative, inspiring and democratic framework for both children, employees and the surrounding community, as well as inspire increased interaction with and use of nature and outdoor spaces. In the houses, both inside and outside, there are spatial variations with space for both community and individual contemplation — emphasized by the choice of materials, colors and scale.

“The ambition has been to create innovative children's homes, which will become inspiring and high-quality environments for the city's children. Targeted focus on democratic formation and learning. Experience of committed community based on democratic values.” (Silkeborg municipality's ambition, expressed in the building programme). Silkeborg Municipality's ambition; that the construction should provide an experience of binding communities based on democratic values, invites us to make a special effort in architecture to ensure that there is room for everyone. Architecture must therefore also support the care of children who may need extra peace and clarity, says Martin Wienberg, Architect and partner in Njordrum Care. An example is the “heart room”, which for some children may seem large and unmanageable and in which we have therefore established niches, which with its furniture and color give a cave-like atmosphere and create a small manageable space.