Casa De Sara Escuelita
PROJECT INFORMATION
International Educational Design | 400,000 sq ft
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Professor Robert French, Spring 2012
Third Year Studio
At Casa de Sara, the students receive aid not only through providing education, but through creating programs that nourish their bodies and encourage social well-being. Focusing on the element of community is one way Casa de Sara can continue to welcome the family, friends, and faculty onto this new campus. By allowing the Bolivian community into this space, the family at Casa de Sara extends their efforts into the homes of the students and can begin to create even more of an impact in their lives.
The central space provides a catalyst for discussion, celebration, and gathering that begins to redevelop the community to which it reaches out. This space acts as the vehicle into almost all aspects of the program and continues to connect the students within their own community. Creating opportunities for solitude and contemplation, while still providing areas for inspiration and discovery create a dialogue within the building materials and structure. These elements continue to interact with the zocalo space and allow students to truly create a convergence of community.