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A deeper look at RIBA's 2018 international shortlist building Children Village by Rosenbaum + Aleph Zero

By Katherine Guimapang|

Thursday, Nov 8, 2018

Children Village Image © Leonardo Finotti

After the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) International Prize 2018 shortlist was announced, its category award winners Children Village and the the team of Rosenbaum + Aleph Zero made headlines. 

At its core, Children Village was built to create a space that allowed for the children of rural, Brazilian farm workers to attend school. Designed as a boarding school to house 540 children, the team at Rosenbaume + Aleph Zero made it a point to design the school with the community in mind. Their goal was to create not only a safe place for the students to learn and reside in, but to construct a place that could help improve their quality of life. Intention and community was a driving factor that allowed the project to transform into what it has become. Within Brazil, the rural landscape and indigenous roots were elements the architects wanted to keep and implement. 

Children Village Image © Leonardo Finotti
Eucalyptus structural beams Image © Leonardo Finotti

A push for collaborating with the local community, teachers, administration and the children is what helped spearhead the project's construction phase. After much research and immersion within the community, Rosenbaume + Aleph Zero used these elements to tackle how the building phase would benefit from adopting local constructive techniques. The use of local soil helped create adobe brick walls that run through out the school. The rich, earthy texture allows for both the interiority and exteriority of the space to perform well within Brazil's climate. The use of the soil's materiality helped connect the students with their homeland and their school.

Adobe brick walls Image © Leonardo Finotti

The adobe brick walls in both their perforated and solid form provided perfect thermal properties. The lightweight wooden structures are made out of glued laminated eucalyptus wood. Due to its sustainable characteristics and versatility as a material, this was the ideal choice for the school's skeletal makeup. The thin, white painted metallic roof not only creates shade and protection from rain, but its support provided by the 5,90m by 5,90m wooden grid structure helps establish a flow between indoor and outdoor spaces. 

Courtyard Image © Leonardo Finotti
Dormitories Image © Leonardo Finotti

Functioning as a boarding school, the student living quarters was another feature that the architects wanted to enhance. Rather than living in large dormitory like spaces that delivered a plain and comfortless feel, units were built to house a smaller group of students to allow the foster a warm and inviting feel. Included with private washing areas, storage space, and bunk beds, the housing units allowed for students to shape a living space they could connect to. Each of the units were grouped into fives and unified by three, large, outdoor patios that created courtyards for gatherings and usable outdoor space. At the top of the sleeping units are areas for play and interaction. Activity rooms, reading areas, even a resting hammock space was implemented into the framework of the school allowing for young residents to feel comfortable and at home. Connecting to the students at a livable and educational level was the deliverable Rosenbaume + Aleph Zero wanted to foster. 

Resting hammocks Image © Leonardo Finotti

The school's building materials not only performed and succeeded through their technical attributes, but also accomplished a complimentary aesthetic that blends with the existing architecture. Through a mixture of sustainable practices, community inclusion, and a celebration of cultural heritage Children Village has provided a space for the young residents of Canuanã to value and thrive in. 

Image © Leonardo Finotti

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A deeper look at RIBA's 2018 international shortlist building Children Village by Rosenbaum + Aleph Zero

By Katherine Guimapang|

Thursday, Nov 8, 2018

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Children Village Image © Leonardo Finotti

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riba international prize ● riba ● riba awards ● award ● competition ● shortlist ● school ● brazil ● aleph zero ● community ● rosenbaum ● latin america
Aleph Zero
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After the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) International Prize 2018 shortlist was announced, its category award winners Children Village and the the team of Rosenbaum + Aleph Zero made headlines. 

At its core, Children Village was built to create a space that allowed for the children of rural, Brazilian farm workers to attend school. Designed as a boarding school to house 540 children, the team at Rosenbaume + Aleph Zero made it a point to design the school with the community in mind. Their goal was to create not only a safe place for the students to learn and reside in, but to construct a place that could help improve their quality of life. Intention and community was a driving factor that allowed the project to transform into what it has become. Within Brazil, the rural landscape and indigenous roots were elements the architects wanted to keep and implement. 

Children Village Image © Leonardo Finotti
Eucalyptus structural beams Image © Leonardo Finotti

A push for collaborating with the local community, teachers, administration and the children is what helped spearhead the project's construction phase. After much research and immersion within the community, Rosenbaume + Aleph Zero used these elements to tackle how the building phase would benefit from adopting local constructive techniques. The use of local soil helped create adobe brick walls that run through out the school. The rich, earthy texture allows for both the interiority and exteriority of the space to perform well within Brazil's climate. The use of the soil's materiality helped connect the students with their homeland and their school.

Adobe brick walls Image © Leonardo Finotti

The adobe brick walls in both their perforated and solid form provided perfect thermal properties. The lightweight wooden structures are made out of glued laminated eucalyptus wood. Due to its sustainable characteristics and versatility as a material, this was the ideal choice for the school's skeletal makeup. The thin, white painted metallic roof not only creates shade and protection from rain, but its support provided by the 5,90m by 5,90m wooden grid structure helps establish a flow between indoor and outdoor spaces. 

Courtyard Image © Leonardo Finotti
Dormitories Image © Leonardo Finotti

Functioning as a boarding school, the student living quarters was another feature that the architects wanted to enhance. Rather than living in large dormitory like spaces that delivered a plain and comfortless feel, units were built to house a smaller group of students to allow the foster a warm and inviting feel. Included with private washing areas, storage space, and bunk beds, the housing units allowed for students to shape a living space they could connect to. Each of the units were grouped into fives and unified by three, large, outdoor patios that created courtyards for gatherings and usable outdoor space. At the top of the sleeping units are areas for play and interaction. Activity rooms, reading areas, even a resting hammock space was implemented into the framework of the school allowing for young residents to feel comfortable and at home. Connecting to the students at a livable and educational level was the deliverable Rosenbaume + Aleph Zero wanted to foster. 

Resting hammocks Image © Leonardo Finotti

The school's building materials not only performed and succeeded through their technical attributes, but also accomplished a complimentary aesthetic that blends with the existing architecture. Through a mixture of sustainable practices, community inclusion, and a celebration of cultural heritage Children Village has provided a space for the young residents of Canuanã to value and thrive in. 

Image © Leonardo Finotti

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