Pedagogy in Secondary Education School Universidad Católica

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Cristobal Palma / Estudio Palma

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The building for the school of Pedagogy in Secondary Education is located within the San Joaquin Campus for the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

In this way, the project, together with the existing buildings, make a space dedicated to Education within the 45 hectares Campus.

Another condition of the project is to be located parallel to a secondary path of the campus behind a line of existing trees which will give protection and privacy to the project.

In addition to the site location and its surrounding buildings, the density of the campus and the number of different formal languages ​​existing on the different buildings, define the initial idea of the project; the construction of a building that starts from the repetition of elements that can operate in the place with neutrality and therefore to go unnoticed for those who walk through the campus.

The perimeter structure is designed from a single element that turns depending on whether it is used for a beam or a column, reducing the construction times and decision making on-site, which in the process of Mockup solves any imperfection that may arise due to its geometry. This strict geometric order defines the exterior image of the building.

To locate the access to the building, a part of the volume is released from all of the non-structural elements, defining a void that builds the access, which is located in the connection of two circulation axes of the campus.

The interior features a central core that is built in a discontinuous circulation creating a circulation system that allows the user to have a perception of the entire space when is moving into the building.