Learning

MAR
Limón, Costa Rica
2017
To maximize the building’s effect on the community, it is also designed as a flexible space with multiple programatic possibilities.

SCOPE

Architecture

AREA

1,184 sqm

MAR (Módulos Autosuficientes Rurales) is a proposal for a new school in Rio Jimenez, Costa Rica. Rio Jimenez is located in a remote area near the country’s Caribbean coast. It has limited access to basic public services such as education and health centers. As such, efforts have been made to increase literacy rates within the town’s population.

…Passive climate control strategies are utilized in order to keep interior spaces cool…

The project amis to replace the existing education center and double it’s capacity from 400 to 800 students. In order to maximize the building’s effect on the community, it is also designed as a flexible space with multiple programatic possibilities. Over 20 different configurations can be layed out depending on how the space will be used, including a market place on weekends, a town hall, or an emergency shelter in case of a natural disaster.

Building materials include wood, glass panneling, movable walls, concrete and metal siding. Passive climate control strategies are utilized in order to keep interior spaces cool and naturally ventilated. The building is also equipped to operate off-grid.

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