Lima de Freitas School Renovation
LIMA DE FREITAS SCHOOL RENOVATION
Ricardo Carvalho + Joana Vilhena Arquitectos
CATEGORY
Educational Architecture, Schools
CONSTRUCTION
Mota Engil S.A.
FOUNDATIONS AND STRUCTURES
ARA/ Fernando Rodrigues
ACOUSTICS
AFA Consult
GAS SYSTEM AND SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN
AFA Consult
BUILDING SERVICES AND ELECTRICAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND SECURITY
AFA Consult
BUILDING FACILITIES, MECHANICAL AND HVAC
AFA Consult
CLIENT
Parque Escolar
LANDSCAPE
Victor Beiramar Diniz
ARCHITECTURE
Ricardo Carvalho e Joana Vilhena
BUILDING FACILITIES AND PLUMBING
AFA Consult
PROJECT TEAM
Joana Vilhena, Ricardo Carvalho, Angela Marquito, José Maria Rhodes Sérgio, José Roque, Francisco Costa, Nuno Gaspar e Sebastião Taquenho
Text description provided by architect.
From The Architects: The renovation and expansion of Lima de Freitas School, in Setúbal, is based on a strategy of appreciation of architecture and landscape on the eastern edge of Arrábida Natural Park.
We sought to preserve the rainforest that works today as the unpredictability of the interior space of the building, constructed only in the spaces where it was not necessary to fell trees.
The project also seeks make the school more dense, giving complexity to the relationship between its parts.
This complexity has meant building spaces between pavilions for group activities at the school.
The project provides a profound transformation of the relationship between exterior and interior spaces, and especially the creation of a new and clearer programmatic relationship between the parts.
To minimize the impact of the construction on the space available, the design strategy is to build embankments that separate the three topographic levels.
Various spaces of noble scale were created for students and teachers, as chimneys between halls, courtyards, and a central space that brings together and celebrates the everyday life of the school.
