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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Pablo Neruda Elementary School in Alcorcón (Madrid), Spain by Rueda Pizarro ArquitectosOctober 29th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Rueda Pizarro Arquitectos Inspired in the duality between the world of adults and the world of children described in the work of Lewis Carroll, the project proposes transferring Alice ‘s universe to the primary school; a world full of sensations, experiences, games, scales and colors where both coexist.  Image Courtesy © Miguel de Guzmán
 Image Courtesy © Miguel de Guzmán Set forth as a construction game for kids, the school, with a built area of 1.500 square meters, is made up of a series of colored pieces and materials that generate different areas of interaction among them, and that are all brought together under a large roof that houses the necessary services for the building to function: daily, and that adapts to the uses developed underneath it; it is hence perforated, broken, it is flies and it folds to generate skylights, courtyards, porches and services.  Image Courtesy © Miguel de Guzmán This roof is the only weighty element of the project, and it seems to hover over the multicolor lightweight pieces that accommodate the different parts of the program. The entrance to the building is a sort of gradual introduction into the fantasy world of children, starting from a garden where a path leads into the building. When crossing the threshold one reaches a multipurpose space, free-flowing, where a series of colorful skylights lead the children to their classrooms, organized by ages: 0-1, 1-2 and 2-3. The classroom of the youngest kids is located by the entrance but, so as not to alter their routines, it is at a certain distance from the circulation areas of the older children. The rest of the classrooms are directly accessed from the lobby.  Image Courtesy © Miguel de Guzmán The different spaces are laid out in accordance with orientation and circulations. The classrooms face the southeast, to take advantage of sunlight in winter – and are protected by deciduous trees and porches during summer -, and the offices and staff premises face north, with independent circulation and access. The two parts of the program are linked by the main lobby, which can be used independently or connected to the classrooms, generating a large covered meeting space for events for the children.  Image Courtesy © Miguel de Guzmán This covered outdoor space is linked to the classrooms, as an extension for play, and is perceived from the interior through openings made to meet a child’s height, which allows a perception appropriate to their world. Each classroom has a technical area at the entrance with restrooms, changing mat, cupboards and other facilities, and has a shaded courtyard that is conceived as an open extension of the classroom space.  Image Courtesy © Miguel de Guzmán  Image Courtesy © Miguel de Guzmán  Image Courtesy © Miguel de Guzmán  Image Courtesy © Rueda Pizarro Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Rueda Pizarro Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Rueda Pizarro Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Rueda Pizarro Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Rueda Pizarro Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Rueda Pizarro Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Rueda Pizarro Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Rueda Pizarro Arquitectos  Image Courtesy © Rueda Pizarro Arquitectos
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