Competition, first price
Public & educational
2010
Tianjin, China
The Elementary School is located at a transitional area between old and modern city.
Building orientation tries to achieve the best energetic control, as well as the using of the terrasse as an athletics track, which is a project requierement.
The different façades views depend on the environment they face: more traditional the ones facig the old town and more opened the rest.
In the inner space, the building turns into a very illuminated space, trying to capture as much light as possible. In addition, the building is raised from the floor in order to use the plot for sports activities.
