In the area of La Moraleja, in the North of Madrid, Saint Exupéry School is an extension of the French Lycée situated in a building with a facade of brick, too small to accommodate the growing demand for registrations.
The project consists of the rehabilitation of the existing building, the construction of a new building extension and the remodeling of the exterior spaces - sports fields, recreation yards, entrance and parking areas.
The urban landscape of La Moraleja is characterized by single-family houses on tree-clad hills. Thus the existing villa is preserved and rehabilitated for infant education, while introducing a new component created for primary and secondary education.
In response to the climate of Madrid, the new building is organized around four patios that allow natural illumination and ventilation of the classrooms in the South and of all circulation elements, creating a multitude of visual connections.
It disposes of two superposed volumes: A single-level volume providing collective facilities, as the dining room and the library, is located perpendicularly to the existing building and, as a wink to it, its facades and the roof are lined with brick.
A two-level volume accommodating the classrooms is placed in continuation of the existing building adapting to natural topography and allowing to propose two recreation yards on each side.
The facades are composed of colored opaque and transparent glass modules that offer mountain views to the classrooms and, at the same time, reflect the surroundings.
Contracting owner:
AEFE Paris (Agency for French education in foreign countries)
Architectural design:
FLINT, architect
Veronique Tastet, Christophe Gautié, directors
Zora Sander, architect in charge of the project
Marie Josée Matte, Teresa Martínez Fernández
ARGOLA, associated architect
Joaquín Aramburu Maqua, director
Francisco Botella Botella, architect in charge of the project
GARVAL INGENIERIA, RF INGENIEROS, ACYPTE, technical studies
ARQUIBOND, building economist
Photographers:
Alberto Ruiz
mandatory field: Photo © ALBERTO RUIZ
Program:
6 classrooms infant education
10 classrooms primary education
8 classrooms secondary education
Collective and service spaces
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