Localización / Location: Johannesburg , Sudáfrica (2011)
Arquitectos / Architecs: Cornell University Sustainable Design (http://cusd.cornell.edu/ssa)
Enlaces / Links: architizer
Arquitectos / Architecs: Cornell University Sustainable Design (http://cusd.cornell.edu/ssa)
Enlaces / Links: architizer
Armadillo Crèche es el nombre de un centro de desarrollo infantil ubicado en el centro de Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica. Tiene capacidad para 80 niños y cuenta con un centro
de formación para maestros. Se encuentra situado en un lugar elevado, como si
fuera un faro para la educación.
Armadillo Crèche is the design for an early childhood development (ECD) center in Johannesburg, South Africa.It accommodates 80 children and houses a teacher-training center. Standing on an elevated site, the ECD center is a beacon for education.
TEXTO COMPLETO / FULL TEXT
Debido la necesidad de crear una valla, el diseño se
asemeja al de un armadillo: se curva sobre sí mismo, protegiendo su interior
con una cáscara dura. El diseño integra la condición de frontera entre los
edificios y el paisaje, creando zonas de diferentes escalas para sus distintas
actividades. En el corazón del centro se encuentran los servicios comunes: un
espacio de comedor semi cubierto y una zona de juegos pavimentada.
Los espacios comunes están orientados a las vistas de una zona natural protegida.
La escuela es el producto de un proceso de trabajo de dos años desarrollado por la Cornell University Sustainable Design, una organización interdisciplinaria estudiantil de la
Universidad de Cornell. Los estudiantes, con la ayuda de asesores académicos y
profesionales del sector, ejecutaron el proyecto después de un semestre de
investigación, integrado en el programa de la carrera de Arquitectura, seguido
de un periodo de tres meses de construcción. Los estudiantes colaboraron con profesionales
locales de la construcción y de la educación para ajustar el diseño. Más de
treinta estudiantes voluntarios viajaron a Sudáfrica para construir la escuela
junto a los trabajadores del barrio circundante, Cosmo City.
Se hizo especial hincapié en las
tecnologías pasivas sostenibles, para reducir los costes y la dependencia
energética. De esta manera, el diseño arquitectónico, los métodos de construcción,
los materiales, las instalaciones, la financiación… se planificaron para lograr
este objetivo. Un año después de la construcción, el centro aún no estaba
conectado a la red. Los profesores, sin embargo, no estaban preocupados:.. ya que
para ellos estas tecnologías pasivas contribuían a crear una escuela brillante,
cálida y eficaz sin el uso de la electricidad.
Este proyecto se ha llevado a
cabo gracias al generoso apoyo de la Universidad de Cornell, en colaboración
con Education Africa, Play-With-A-Purpose, Basil Read Developments, y la ciudad
de Johannesburgo.
Armadillo Crèche is the design for an early
childhood development (ECD) center in Johannesburg, South Africa. It
accommodates 80 children and houses a teacher-training center. Standing on an
elevated site, the ECD center is a beacon for education.
To embrace the necessity of a fence, the design likens itself to an armadillo: it curls in on itself, protecting its soft underbelly with a hard shell. The design integrates the boundary condition with the buildings and landscape, creating zones of different scales for various activities as it unfurls. At the heart of the ECD center lie communal programs: a semi-outdoor dining space and a paved play area. These communal spaces are angled to open up to views of the natural conservation zone.
To embrace the necessity of a fence, the design likens itself to an armadillo: it curls in on itself, protecting its soft underbelly with a hard shell. The design integrates the boundary condition with the buildings and landscape, creating zones of different scales for various activities as it unfurls. At the heart of the ECD center lie communal programs: a semi-outdoor dining space and a paved play area. These communal spaces are angled to open up to views of the natural conservation zone.
The school is a product of a two year process
orchestrated by Cornell University Sustainable Design, an interdisciplinary
student-led organization at Cornell University. Students, with the help of
academic advisors and industry professionals, executed the project through a
semester of research, a semester of design development integrated into the
Bachelor of Architecture comprehensive design studio curriculum, and three
months of construction. Students collaborated with local partners in
construction and education to refine the design. Over thirty student volunteers
traveled to South Africa to construct the school alongside local laborers from
the surrounding neighborhood, Cosmo City.
Strong emphasis is placed on sustainable passive sustainable technologies to decrease cost and energy dependency. Conscientious decisions in resiliency are found in all dimensions of the project: the architectural design, construction methods, material production and purchasing, included facilities, project financing and day-to-day operations. (A year after construction, the ECD center was still not connected to the grid. The teachers, however, were not worried: they explained that these passive technologies create a bright, warm, and efficacious school without the use of electricity.)
Strong emphasis is placed on sustainable passive sustainable technologies to decrease cost and energy dependency. Conscientious decisions in resiliency are found in all dimensions of the project: the architectural design, construction methods, material production and purchasing, included facilities, project financing and day-to-day operations. (A year after construction, the ECD center was still not connected to the grid. The teachers, however, were not worried: they explained that these passive technologies create a bright, warm, and efficacious school without the use of electricity.)
This project was completed with generous support from Cornell University, in partnership with Education Africa, Play-With-A-Purpose, Basil Read Developments, and the City of Johannesburg.
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