Experimental

The proposal for the Restelo Secondary School represents a new paradigm for educational spaces, responding simultaneously to contemporary programmatic, regulatory, and pedagogical demands.

The school is conceived as a unified and fluid learning environment, where interior and exterior spaces are continuously articulated, dissolving the boundaries of the traditional classroom.

Given the structural, functional, and environmental limitations of the existing complex, a complete demolition is proposed, making way for the construction of a new school building. This approach allows for the highest standards of comfort, accessibility, and efficiency—standards that the current infrastructure cannot meet.
The new school is organized through a single, phased gesture capable of integrating all functional programs while significantly improving the relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces.

The building’s placement takes advantage of the site’s steep topography, naturally resolving connections with existing access points and the multi-sport field. A series of covered areas ensures the continuity of internal circulation and reinforces the connection between the different programmatic zones.The proposed volume, with its continuous design and radioconcentric layout, is structured around an open central courtyard — a protected collective space, conceived as the civic and recreational heart of the school.

On the ground floor, the functional layout allows for a clear and accessible main entrance, with autonomy for the various programmatic groups and their respective accesses. On the upper floor, the design prioritizes the interconnection of different functional areas, promoting fluid and intuitive circulation that fosters interdisciplinary interaction and social engagement.

The new Restelo School is thus presented as an inclusive architecture, open to the community, promoting dynamic, sustainable learning environments oriented toward personal and collective development.