A square. A school. A park.
In childhood, the first contact with the world as a society is the school, it is the seed of citizenship.
We are interested in reflecting on the creation of a democratic public space, with its tensions, offering the possibility of collective construction and open to unpredictability.
The school floor is the extension of the square that was there, forged in a single public facility, with possibilities for different arrangements of the community space.
The school at the center of the community.
It is, in essence, a cover that shelters and welcomes: children, parents and educators.
The built volumes are protected under the cover, around the arena, without imposing isolation from the outside.
In the center, an arena and its ancient symbology: fire, stage, party, dance, conversation and above all play.
Playing is an experience of self-production, children create and recreate themselves by playing. The exploration of spaces and objects, for the child, is a playful activity that provides the joy of discovering oneself and the other and contributes to their development.
A “square within the plaza”.
In the context of urban childhoods, contact and the possibility of playing in nature contributes significantly to the integral well-being of children, improves all the most important milestones of a healthy childhood - immunity, memory, sleep, learning ability, sociability, ability to physics.
