The aim of this project was to help the development of psychomotor, mental, and social abilities. At an early age and instinctively, children identify the pitched roof with the house, hence their drawings: the roof, the box and, last, the doors and windows. A nursery is but a “big – house” in which they spend most of their time. This idea, interpreted of course, is the origin of this proposal. The big structural slab (roof) is folded in space. This allows us to double the height of the floor so as to adapt the skyline to the next buildings as well as to amplify the interior space and the natural light. This cover wraps all the rooms in the nursery and houses most of the facilities (plumbing, telecommunication and lighting). Below this heaven-tent, the program develops into eight classrooms assigned to three groups of children, divided according to age. There is also a polyvalent dining-room, a kitchen, and administration offices distributed around a patio where children play. The different classrooms are connected to open-air spaces, which permit a permanent inside-outside relationship.

Architect: LosdelDesierto = Eva Luque + Alejandro Pascual. [Elap Architects Slp]
Location: Calle Los Angeles S/N, Velez Rubio, Almeria, Spain
Structural Engineer: Alejandro Pascual Soler
Mechanical System Engineer: Secoal SI
Contractor: Ajumi Sa
Project Area: 874.10 sqm
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Jesús Granada, David Frutos, LosdelDesierto