Verdemilho Educational Center – Expansion 2019 | ARTE TECTóNiCA

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Verdemilho Educational Center – Expansion 2019 | ARTE TECTóNiCA

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  • Project Name: Verdemilho Educational Center – Expansion 2019
  • Practice: ARTE TECTóNiCA
  • Completion year: 2019
  • Gross Built up Area: 930 sqm
  • Project Location: Aveiro
  • Country: Portugal
  • Structural Consultants: Eng.º José Mateus Aleixo
  • Photo Credits: Ivo Tavares Studio
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Excerpt: Verdemilho Educational Center, designed by ARTE TECTóNiCA, is an addition to the existing property by maintaining the same “architectural language.” The colorful materials used in the new classrooms and corridors continue the “playful aesthetic” of the original project, reflecting the will to give children an appealing colorful environment.

Project Description

[Text as submitted by architect] The original ampliation project of Verdemilho Educational Center made by ARTE TECTóNiCA was finished in 2012. It originally had 6 classrooms, 1 multipurpose room, 1 open patio, 1 library and other circulation and support spaces. A few years later came the necessity to add 2 more classrooms, 2 toilets, to make a covered walkable passage from the school entrance until the building entrance and to cover the existing patio.

Verdemilho Educational Center – Expansion 2019 | ARTE TECTóNiCA
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Verdemilho Educational Center – Expansion 2019 | ARTE TECTóNiCA
© ARTE TECTóNiCA
Verdemilho Educational Center – Expansion 2019 | ARTE TECTóNiCA
© ARTE TECTóNiCA

Being the original Architect of the project, the goal was to maintain the same “architectural language”, almost as if these new elements were there since the beginning. The school expansion work was finished in 2019.

Verdemilho Educational Center – Expansion 2019 | ARTE TECTóNiCA
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Verdemilho Educational Center – Expansion 2019 | ARTE TECTóNiCA
© Ivo Tavares Studio

With the aim of elevating the ground floor to protect the new classrooms from having infiltration problems caused by Aveiro’s heavy rains, the 2 new classrooms are built at a higher ground level, accessible by a small ramp. The patio is closed with a steel and wood structure, with windows facing North East to get a perfect light. The colorful materials used in the new classrooms and corridors continue the “playful aesthetic” of the original project, reflecting the will to give children an appealing colorful environment.

Verdemilho Educational Center – Expansion 2019 | ARTE TECTóNiCA
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Verdemilho Educational Center – Expansion 2019 | ARTE TECTóNiCA
© Ivo Tavares Studio
Verdemilho Educational Center – Expansion 2019 | ARTE TECTóNiCA
© Ivo Tavares Studio

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