pedro mendes arquitectos, lda

14. kindergarten in Alcanena

The kindergarten is developed in one floor, around a courtyard. Vegetable and mineral elements organize and define the identity of the diverse spaces and landscapes created. The solution is defined by the resolution of a set of volumetric and space relations, which is established between the emptiness of the central courtyard and the volumes that structure the program of the construction. The considered volumes designate the presence of the building in the city establishing the transition of scale to the urban centre of Alcanena.

2001- 2005 private competition 1^st prize