Grow and learn

Comprehensive Learning Centre

With Aitor Gutiérrez and Patricia Sanz

Zaragoza (Aragón)

The project originates from a new concept of a child development centre. The client is a speech therapist who decided to bring together other professionals from directly related fields -such as educational psychology, graphology, and optometry- to create a space offering a comprehensive learning service. The initial condition of the site is an interior flat with limited light and height, where the challenge is to redistribute the rooms to endow the workspaces with natural light and generate a welcoming and peaceful environment for children, all within a tight budget. Offices are placed around the exterior to utilise the existing external openings. These are connected by a central waiting area with games, receiving light through the glass block walls of the offices and a tensioned illuminated ceiling that simulates natural overhead light. Adjacent to the central area, accessible through a bifold door with paintable chalkboard panels, there is a kitchenette for the staff, which doubles as a meeting and training session room. The materials and colours of the project are determined to complement the furniture and objects each professional will bring to the centre, using easily combinable primary colours that are ready to receive the activities and transformations generated by the users. The walls are clad in smooth white tiles of 15x15 with blue grout, chosen for reasons of cleanliness and economy, and for the translucent freestanding walls, a glass block piece in the same dimension as the tiles is selected, creating a continuous pattern of blue joints. The existing terrazzo floor is covered with a linoleum surface to provide a softer area where the children can play on the floor.

Grow and learn

Comprehensive Learning Centre

With Aitor Gutiérrez and Patricia Sanz

Zaragoza (Aragón)

The project originates from a new concept of a child development centre. The client is a speech therapist who decided to bring together other professionals from directly related fields -such as educational psychology, graphology, and optometry- to create a space offering a comprehensive learning service. The initial condition of the site is an interior flat with limited light and height, where the challenge is to redistribute the rooms to endow the workspaces with natural light and generate a welcoming and peaceful environment for children, all within a tight budget. Offices are placed around the exterior to utilise the existing external openings. These are connected by a central waiting area with games, receiving light through the glass block walls of the offices and a tensioned illuminated ceiling that simulates natural overhead light. Adjacent to the central area, accessible through a bifold door with paintable chalkboard panels, there is a kitchenette for the staff, which doubles as a meeting and training session room. The materials and colours of the project are determined to complement the furniture and objects each professional will bring to the centre, using easily combinable primary colours that are ready to receive the activities and transformations generated by the users. The walls are clad in smooth white tiles of 15x15 with blue grout, chosen for reasons of cleanliness and economy, and for the translucent freestanding walls, a glass block piece in the same dimension as the tiles is selected, creating a continuous pattern of blue joints. The existing terrazzo floor is covered with a linoleum surface to provide a softer area where the children can play on the floor.

Crecer y aprender

Centro de aprendizaje integral

Con Aitor Gutiérrez y Patricia Sanz

Zaragoza (Aragón)

El proyecto nace de un nuevo concepto de centro de desarrollo infantil. La clienta es una logopeda que decide reunir a otras profesionales de ámbitos directamente relacionados -psicopedagogía, grafología, optometría- para crear un espacio en el que ofrecer un servicio integral de aprendizaje. El estado inicial es un piso interior que dispone de poca luz y altura, donde el reto es redistribuir las estancias para dotar a los espacios de trabajo de luz natural y generar un ambiente amable y tranquilo para las niñas y niños. Para ello se colocan los despachos en una corona exterior aprovechando los huecos exteriores existentes. Estos se comunican mediante un espacio central de espera con juegos, el cual recibe luz a través del pavés de los despachos y por un techo tensado iluminado que recrea una sensación de luz cenital natural. Una puerta de fuelle con paneles de pizarra conecta con un office/espacio de reunión para las trabajadoras. La materialidad y el color se adecúan al mobiliario y objetos que cada profesional llevará al centro, trabajando con colores primarios.

Espacio de recepción de la clínica Crecer y Aprender
Foto del espacio de recepción clínica pedagógica
Axonometría del centro crecer y aprender, centro pedagógico
Detalle de muro de pavés y techo tensado