Lacaja Arquitectos, S.A.S.

La Leroteca

La Leroteca
© Rodrigo Dávila
La Leroteca
© Rodrigo Dávila

La Leroteca

Lacaja Arquitectos

MANUFACTURERS
Decorcerámica, Grival, Madecentro, Refocosta, Vialbo, Vinisol

AREA
152 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Cajicá, Colombia

CATEGORY
Kindergarten

Text description provided by architect.

The “Leroteca” holds a space for culture and art as part of the “Lero Lero” kindergarten.

La Leroteca
© Rodrigo Dávila
La Leroteca
© Rodrigo Dávila

Wood, plants, flowers and gardens make up the image of this learning proposal in which the cultural experience is its main feature.

In the form of a traditional cabin, the project seeks to symbolize one single enclosure while encompassing two different spatial environments in form and texture.

La Leroteca
© Rodrigo Dávila
La Leroteca
© Rodrigo Dávila

The ground floor is an orthogonal, white and neutral space devoted to painting, ceramics and music. In this space, the children’s works are the main feature.

The upper floor discovers a different environment defined by the asymmetrical and tilted rooftop which becomes the enclosing walls.

La Leroteca
© Rodrigo Dávila
La Leroteca
© Rodrigo Dávila

These wood covered walls reveal a more intimate space, warm and with a special light for reading and body language.

The windows here, on one side, frame the mountain range, while the other two sides provide a continuous view bringing the landscape into the room.

La Leroteca
© Rodrigo Dávila
La Leroteca
© Rodrigo Dávila

The cabin shape is highlighted by its wooden surface over its facades. The main façade exhibits the students’ works on a window framed by plants and flowers.

The other facades play with transparencies which visually connect indoors and outdoors, allowing the “Leroteca” to integrate the open areas.

La Leroteca
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La Leroteca
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La Leroteca
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La Leroteca
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La Leroteca
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La Leroteca
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La Leroteca
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La Leroteca
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La Leroteca
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