ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE FOR GIRLS

LOCATION: ESQUIAS, HONDURAS, CENTRAL AMERCA

PROJECT SIZE:  324,548.5 SQUARE FEET (30,151.5 SQUARE METERS)

LEAD: AWB SEATTLE

ARCHITECTURE: CARON ARCHITECTURE

MASTER PLAN:  ROUSENA HOAG -RHARCHHITECTURE+DESIGN

CLIENT: EDUCATE 2 ENVISION (E2E)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

THE DESIGN OF THE MASTER PLAN CONSIDERS SUSTAINABILITY AS ONE OF THE LEADING COMPONENTS IN THE LAYOUT OF THE MASTER PLAN.

THE BUILDINGS’ LAYOUT FOLLOWING AN ARC’S SHAPE GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE THE MASTER PLAN IN THREE LEVELS THAT DEFINE THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE SPACE IN A DYNAMIC WAY.

THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE ACADEMY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESSES LEAD TO A GATE, WHICH PROVIDES SECURITY TO THE ACADEMY’S PROPERTY.

THE SITE HAS TWO PLAZAS LOCATED IN THE FIRST GRADED LEVEL OF THE PROPERTY. GARDENS CONNECT VISUALLY AND PHYSICALLY ALL THE BUILDINGS, AND COURTYARDS OFFER OPEN SPACE DESIGNED FOR ART DISPLAY AND EXHIBIT OF STUDENTS’ WORK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

A PERIMETER DRAINAGE SYSTEM HELPS IN THE COLLECTION OF WATER THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY, WHICH THROUGH CISTERNS CAN BE USED IN THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR THE MAIN GARDENS AND THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GARDENS.

USE OF COLOR, ART AND PATTERNS RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES ARE USE IN WAYFINDING IN THE DESIGN OF THE MASTER PLAN, ENHANCING THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PLACE FOR VISITORS AND STUDENTS.

KANTUTANI AVENUE MASTER PLAN

LOCATION: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, SOUTH AMERICA

PROJECT SIZE: 1.5 MILES

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

THE MASTER PLAN MET THE ORIGINAL ALIGNMENT OF KANTUTANI AVENUE, WHICH CONNECTS DOWNTOWN WITH THE SOUTHERN AREA OF THE CITY OF LA PAZ. THE PROXIMITY OF THE PROJECT TO EXISTING COMMUNITIES REQUIRED FINDING SOLUTIONS OF ACCESSIBILITY TO AND FROM THE COMMUNITIES. THE MASTER PLAN INCLUDES A CAFE/RESTAURANT, RECREATION AREAS, LOOKOUT POINTS OF THE SCENIC LANDSCAPE THAT SOURROUND THE SITE. THE COMBINATION OF THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE AND THE COMMUNITIES SITED ON THE HILLS OFFER A UNIQUE VIEW DURING THE DAY AND AT NIGHT IT IS MAJESTIC.

IN RECENT YEARS, A MONORAIL SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND ONE OF THE LINES PROVIDES A CLEAR VIEW OF THE SITE. VEHICULAR ACCESSES WERE ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL ALIGNMENT AND CHANGES WERE MADE TO SERVICE A GROWING POPULATION.