Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá

San José Preschool

San José Preschool
© Rodrigo Dávila

SAN JOSÉ PRESCHOOL

Taller De Arquitectura De Bogotá

LOCATION
Cajicá, Cundinamarca, Colombia

CATEGORY
Kindergarten

AREA
1287.0 m2

PROJECT YEAR
2016

PHOTOGRAPHER
Rodrigo Dávila

MANUFACTURERS
Cemex, Flexacril, Prv, Tokma

AUDIT
Grupo DVDL-David Vergara, Andrés Pastrán

STRUCTURAL CALCULATION
San Miguel Olejua Ingenieros Civiles Ltda

ARCHITECTS AUTHORS OF THE WORK
Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá, Arquitectos Daniel Bonilla y Marcela Albornoz

DESIGN TEAM
Francisco Ospina, Andrés Gutierrez, Andrea Mozzato, Cindy Jiménez

The project was formulated as a series of isolated volumes, a village of knowledge that takes the organic character of the natural context of the place and the “small scale” of its users, (children between the ages of 4 to 6).

San José Preschool
San José Preschool
© Rodrigo Dávila

The units are articulated through a covered circulation that forms a patio or an “amorphous cloister” with abundant landscaping.

This kind of configuration allows a flexible development, forming “partial finite units”, regardless of the size or cut-off point that is made, according to the stage in which the project is developed over time.

San José Preschool
© Rodrigo Dávila
San José Preschool
© Rodrigo Dávila

The result configures an ambiguous and unconfused space that doesn’t make evident of the absences of the volumes.

Regarding the building´s materiality, the rustic concrete used in the existing Administration Building of the school.

San José Preschool
© Rodrigo Dávila
San José Preschool
© Rodrigo Dávila

A material with textured monochrome finishing that with a play of light and shadows emphasizes its variations according to the position of each classroom module.

This is a sober learning space that seeks tranquillity as a learning tool for the society.  

A society overwhelmed by baroque spaces, an abundance of objects, information and congestion.

San José Preschool
© Rodrigo Dávila
San José Preschool
© Rodrigo Dávila
San José Preschool
© Rodrigo Dávila


San José Preschool
Elevation 01
San José Preschool
Elevation 02
San José Preschool
Elevation 03
San José Preschool
Elevation 04
San José Preschool
Plan

Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá
T +57 301 2570741
Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá
Bogota, Colombia