TEXT

Portal Bosque is a Social and Cultural Club located in a forest of pines and vernacular tree species nearby the ocean, in the outskirts of the coastal town of La Barra.

Traditionally a summer vacation town, La Barra and its surroundings has experienced a big growth of population during the pandemics, mainly young families that have established permanently in the area.

The lack of cultural infrastructure encouraged the development of Portal Bosque, a non-profit foundation that started providing an array of cultural activities for whole the community.

As part of these offerings, the Learning Center for children was designed to complement traditional education with creative workshops and activities in close relatioship with nature.

An existing clear within the forest was selected as its location and the final placement of the building.

A square central pavilion has an organic perimeter of circular rooms that accomodate within the existing trees. Reforestation wood is the main construction material, allowing to a potential dismantling of the building in the future and making a statement in sustainable construction.

The low horizontal building contrasts with the verticality of the forest while its wooden materiality relates to it. An interplay between open and closed spaces, straight and curved walls, light and shadows, transparencies and translucencies bring some of the spatial experience of the forest into the building.

TEAM

Diego Arraigada (Principal AR), Pedro Livni (Principal UY), Rafael Solano Ferrari (Arquitecto Asociado UY), Francisco Falabella (Project Manager AR), Sofía Rothman (Equipo de Diseño AR), Nicolás Alvarez Saby (Equipo de Diseño AR), Paula Pasquinelli (Equipo de Diseño AR), Manuel Ventura (Equipo de Diseño AR), Diamela Meyer (Equipo de Diseño UY), Serrana Lluch (Equipo de Diseño UY), Valentin Eyheralde (Equipo de Diseño UY), Lorenzo Preve (Supervisión de obra UY)

CONSULTANTS

Interiorismo: Musica: Marcelo Ribeiro Fab Lab: Koko Dominguez, Den Rey Art and Crafts: Didi Audiovisual: Estudio Croma Biblioteca: Male Traynor Ingenieros Estuctura: Magnone Pollio Eléctrica e Iluminación: Estudio Hofstadter Sanitaria: Dica & Asociados Acondicionamiento: Asuan

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

SURESTE Construcciones

FLOOR AREA

300m2

PHOTOS

Marcos Guiponi