This school seamlessly integrates into a ravine surrounded by a Mediterranean pine forest, using nature as its primary classroom. Built with exposed clay and timber, it reveals its structure as part of the learning experience, free from cladding or superfluous details. A green roof regulates temperature and blends the building into its surroundings...
Project name
Imagine Montessori School
Architecture firm
Gradolí & Sanz Arquitectes
Location
Paterna, Valencia, Spain
Photography
Mariela Apollonio
Principal architect
Arturo Sanz, Carmel Gradolí, Fran López
Collaborators
Architects: J. Luis Vilar, María Navarro, Daniel López. Quantity surveyor: Francisco Vallet. Traditional structure engineering: Adolfo Alonso. Timber structure engineering: Albura Wood & Concept. Metalwork: Martí Cots. Brick vaults: Cercaa. Exterior wood carpentry: Morata. Interior carpentry: DISBEA showlutions. Installations phase 1, BREEAM consultant phase 1: Zero Consulting. Installations phase 2: GME. Lighting: Cosmo Stil. Green certification consultant: GBCE. Acoustic consultant: Silens Acústica. Landscape design phase 1: GM Paisajistas. 3D visualizations: Drawfield. General constructor: Grupo Valseco
Built area
Built-up area: 2,922 m²; Usable floor area: 2,298 m²
Client
Zubi Educational Real State
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
Frank Schirripa Food Technology + Horticulture Centre at Woodville High School supports the school’s core values of community, inclusivity, and cultural diversity.
Project name
Woodville High School Frank Schirripa Food Technology + Horticulture Centre
Architecture firm
DesignInc
Location
Woodville, South Australia, Australia
Photography
Richard Humphrys
Principal architect
Richard Stafford (Project Director), Michael Willis (Project Lead)
Client
Department for Infrastructure and Transport
Typology
Educational › School
The commission is for a small, independent multipurpose space within a courtyard, primarily intended for creative activities and therefore distanced from the daily activities of the existing home. It is located in a privileged corner of the plot due to its green surroundings and favorable orientations.
Project name
Atelier Araucarias
Architecture firm
Lateral Arquitectos
Location
Rafaela, Argentina
Principal architect
Milagros Rocchetti, Diego Degiovanni
Collaborators
Valentino BossioSUPPLIERS/PRODUCTS: Metalúrgica Balegno: Ironwork Fernando Ingaramo: Wood Ctek: Aluminum Openings
Material
Wood, Glass, Aluminum Openings
In this project, the studio explored for the first time a three-dimensional prefabricated and modular system based on U-shaped reinforced concrete pieces, which are grouped and overlapped according to the program's needs.
Project name
Prefabricated Kindergartens in Lisbon
Architecture firm
SUMMARY
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra I FG + SG
Principal architect
Samuel Gonçalves
Design team
Inês Rodrigues, João Meira, Sara Perfetti, Adina Staicu
Built area
760 m² + 760 m² + 570 m² + 570 m²
Civil engineer
FTS, Technical Solutions
Structural engineer
FTS, Technical Solutions
Environmental & MEP
FTS, Technical Solutions
Construction
Prefabrication and Assembly: Farcimar, Soluções em Pré-Fabricados de Betão
Material
Reinforced Concrete, Glass
Typology
Eduvational › Kindergarten, Nursery
The project involves the renovation and expansion of a residence located in the heart of Coyoacán. Efforts to optimize resources resulted in the enlargement of the original space, which now functions as an art studio and production workshop.
Project name
Taller Estudio Daniela Riquelme
Architecture firm
AMASA Estudio
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Principal architect
Andrea López, Agustín Pereyra
Collaborators
Gabino Neri, Oscar Baltazar, Jorge Luis Santiago
Structural engineer
Juan Felipe Heredia
Environmental & MEP
Gabino Neri
Lighting
Andrea López, Agustín Pereyra
Construction
AMASA Estudio
Typology
Residential › Restoration, Workshop
After the completion of the award-winning École A Strega, Amelia Tavella has once again created a school on her native island: the Edmond Simeoni School and Cultural Space, nestled at the foot of the village of Lumio.
Project name
A school for the nature: School Edmond Simeoni
Architecture firm
Amelia Tavella
Location
Lumio, Corsica, France
Photography
Thibaut Dini, Audric Verdier (Aerial views)
Principal architect
Amelia Tavella
Typology
Educational › Kindergarten & Primary School
With only 35 physicians per 100,000 residents, Southern California’s Inland Empire faces an acute shortage of primary-care physicians. To address this need, the University of California, Riverside (UCR), expanded its School of Medicine with a new $87-million Education Building (known as EDII), doubling class capacity to 125 students per year.
Project name
UCR School of Medicine
Architecture firm
CO Architects
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Photography
Bill Timmerman Photography
Design team
James Simeo, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal in Charge. Arnold Swanborn, AIA, LEED AP, Design Principal. Tanner Clapham, AIA, Associate Principal/Project Manager. Chris Kaiser, AIA, Senior Associate/Project Architect. David Hwang, AIGA, SEGD, Senior Associate/Environmental Graphics Designer. Kenny Chao, Associate/Designer. Rim Ben Fredj, Project Coordinator. Haley Becker, Interior Designer
Collaborators
Plumbing Trade Partner: Pan-Pacific Mechanical; Geotechnical Engineer: Langan; Fire Protection Engineer: Woden Fire; Acoustics Consultant: Arpeggio
Interior design
CO Architects
Civil engineer
Albert A. Webb Associates
Structural engineer
Waterproofing
Environmental & MEP
P2S, Inc.; Mechanical Trade Partner: A.O. Reed & Co.; Electrical Trade Partner: CSI Electrical Contractors
Landscape
Spurlock Landscape Architects
Lighting
LEED Consultant: Thornton Tomassetti
Construction
Hensel Phelps; Eric Bain, DBIA, LEED AP, CM-Lean, Operations Manager. Pete Spiegel, General Superintendent. Shawn Edwards, Chief Estimator. Stephanie Carter, Project Manager. Joe Prior, LEED AP, Design Manager. Sean Williams, Project Superintendent
Typology
Educational Architecture › University
Erwan Bouroullec asked the LVA architectural studio, founded by Guillaume Le Dévéhat and Charlotte Vuarnesson, to carry out his project to rehabilitate an old farm in Burgundy (France). A long and meticulous project under the sign of benevolence, respect and collective intelligence, with the aim of respecting the existing.
Architecture firm
Le Dévéhat Vuarnesson Architectes
Location
Burgundy, France
Collaborators
Excavation: Cornier et Zieger Terrassements; Masonry: Cyril Lambert Maçonnerie Rénovation; Roofing and Carpentry: Philibert Charpente; Plumbing and Heating: Gelin Dury; Wooden Partitions and Floors: Guillaume Liodenot Charpentier; Floor Finishes: Manuel Alves Renov Sols; Painting: Lebeau-Langlois
Interior design
Laurent Bonnet Menuiserie Agencement
Built area
Workshops 200m², Dwelling 260m², Courtyard 200m², Shed 60m²
Environmental & MEP
Electrical Work: SAS Bonhomme
Landscape
Landscape and Natural Swimming Pool: L’Orangerie - Arie van Dorp; Sanitation Garden: Combier Paysage
Client
Ève & Erwan Bouroullec and Thierry Lesage
Typology
Renovation and conversion of barns and stables into living quarters and workshops
