Adib Cure-Escuelita Buganvilia

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Escuelita Buganvilia
- Location Escuintla, Guatemala
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Escuelita-Buganvilia
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Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Escuelita-Buganvilia
Situated on the remote and beautiful southwestern
coast of Guatemala, the new classroom prototype
serves a growing rural community, that up until
recently had limited access to formal education.
The design is a collaboration between the
architects, a local non for profit agency, the
community and the Schools director to address
increased enrollment and an existing
deteriorating physical facility. 
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Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Escuelita-Buganvilia
The project is intended to provide a comfortable
and stimulating learning environment for the
children, capable of being easily and affordably
replicated throughout the site as the school
continues to expand. Thus the project was
developed with a selective kit of parts, capable
of being assembled, edited and expanded as needed.
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Built in concrete and steel, contemporary
materials used in the vernacular constructions of
the region today, the new building houses five
classrooms and a set of bathrooms. Its overall
form is a direct response to the particulars of
the hot and humid tropical environment with a
prominent metal roof that overhangs more than two
and a half meters beyond the edges of the
building.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Escuelita-Buganvilia
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The overhang provides protection from the intense
tropical heat and incessant rains and serves as a
space of circulation and informal gatherings for
the children. Its base is lined with concrete
benches that transform this outdoor area into an
impromptu classroom as well, nearly doubling the
footprint of usable space.
Cure-Penabad, Adib-Cure, Carie-Penabad,
Architecture-Miami, Latinamerican-Architecture,
Vernacularology, Architecture-University-Miami-sch
ool, AIA-MIAMI, Escuelita-Buganvilia