Zona Santiago Outdoor Classroom / Bernat Ivars + Mixuro

If you were asked what the ideal classroom should look like, what would you answer? We have it clear: that it is outdoor, versatile, inclusive, respectful with the environment, and above all, amusing! With these premises, we designed the new temporary schoolyard, which the students of the school called Zona Santiago, and in which they even collaborated in its conception and design. A place designed for movement! A plot for all. Next to the Santiago Apóstol del Cabanyal School, there is a site formerly occupied by a parking lot. The school did not have its own schoolyard in which to carry out outdoor activities except for the small roof terrace of its own building. The Valencia City Council has temporarily handed over the site to the school, how should be transformed this place so that it becomes a true outdoor learning site?

Zona Santiago Outdoor Classroom / Bernat Ivars + Mixuro
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  • architects: Bernat Ivars + Mixuro
  • Location: Cabañal-Cañamelar, Valencia, Spain
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Milena Villalba

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