Conde Orgaz Estudio School

One of the great challenges for the Junquera Arquitectos studio in designing the school was to turn a small space surrounded by single-family homes into a protected space, creating an oasis away from the outside, isolated from the urban environment. To achieve this goal, the ground floor was lowered, creating a space sheltered from the views of the outside environment by walls of vegetation.

The school has classrooms, a library and a children’s area. The spaces open to the south through skylights and lattices, closing off from the built urban environment. Another fundamental element in the project is the intermediate space that replaces the idea of ​​recreation as such, disorganized and chaotic. Thanks to various activities carried out outdoors, this space becomes an essential place for the relationship between students, paying more attention to current pedagogy.