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Architects: Plan:b arquitectos
- Area: 1543 m²
- Year: 2015
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Photographs:Alejandro Arango
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Manufacturers: Adoquinar, Argos, D&D, Manoplas, Muma
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Lead Architects: Felipe Mesa + Federico Mesa
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Text description provided by the architects. This new school was planned on the footprint of previous constructions in bad condition and on a floor with low resistance. This obliged us to erect buildings of only one floor located on the most stable strip of land and also maintaining the existing sport field slabs.
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Two linear and separate buildings were planned for primary and secondary: the first is concave towards the landscape and the second is concave towards the playground.
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They both use the same constructive system of concrete porticos, work in a similar way and have concrete block walls and open corridors that are separated from the game area by means of the growth of climbing plants. At a distance, these buildings work like landmarks in the coffee landscape.
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