m³ SCHOOL.
29/10/2013.
First Prize, Competition. By M3H1. Colombia.
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M3H1 (it is a team by two Spanish, one Paraguayan and one Colombian) was awarded the First Price at the professional call for entries of “Premio Corona Pro Hábitat 2013: Escuelas rurales para Colombia” for its m³ school, a modular, sustainable and recyclabe design for the schools in rural areas of Colombia.
m³ School by M3H1. First price. m3 school proposal. Project image in La Guajira (Uribia).
m³ School by M3H1. Colombia. Natural disaster map. Selected work areas.
m³ School by M3H1. Uribia site.
m³ School by M3H1. Chocó site.
m³ School by M3H1. Boyacá site.
m³ School by M3H1. Plans. Bioclimatic behaviour. Distribution diagrams according to Escuela nueva guidelines. Diagrams of possible module growth.
m³ School by M3H1. Axonometry, packaging and transport of the module.
m³ School by M3H1. Module construction manual. Module quartering and budget.
m³ School by M3H1. First price. m3 school proposal. Project image in Rio Quitó (Chocó).
Memoria del proyecto.
What is m³ school?
m³ school appears as an architectonic response to the necessities of the Escuela Nueva Foundation in rural areas of Colombia. Adopting the rules of summon to participate in the “Premio Corona Pro Hábitat 2013: Escuelas rurales para Colombia”, m3 school is proposed as a design project which provides adaptability to the climate conditions as well as to those that happens with natural disasters in diverse areas of the Colombian rural territory. In addition, the modular system developed allows infinite possibilities of establishment, thus responding to social necessities that the environment presents and also including families and communities in its construction, use and maintenance.
A “GRASSROOTS” MODULE
m³ school is an easily assembled kit based on a 2.5m x 2,5m module that could generate the “grassroots” module of 5m x 5m. It is mobile, because of its transport viability, and can be modified because of the distinctive position and composition of the roof, as well as the facade panels to adapt to its different usage and places of establishment.
A SUSTAINABLE AND RECYCLABLE SCHOOL
The construction material for m³ school shall be bamboo (guadua angustifolia); being a product highly versatile, with a basically low cost which can be abundantly found in Colombia. It is sustainable and can be easily recycled.
AN INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM THAT SQUARES COLOMBIAN TRADITION
The design of the module is based on the traditional Colombian art of the use of bamboo based on the simple joining of this material’s products.
AN EASY ASSEMBLING
a.The idea is to be able to fix and assemble given pieces at a record time since the module is delivered with a numbered series of packaging, joints and pieces.
b.Be able to select from the infinite options that the guadua has, so as to select the most appropriate for the job at each given time. The joints are based in the shifting of the pieces and all of them share the same scheme.
c.The assembly of the module can be done by any person without the use of sophisticated tools but just with hands and the basic school “kit”.
A SCHOOL WITH UNENDING POSSIBILITIES
After the establishment of the m3 school, lines of structure capable of reaching 10m length by 5m width with a minimum number of supports can be created, by simply changing positions of bamboo skeletons of the roof. This feature makes the m³ school a base to accommodate hundreds of community uses.
A SCHOOL WITH EASY MAINTENANCE AND HIGH RESISTANCE TO NATURAL RISKS/DESASTERS
m3 school will be highly resistant to natural risks (seism, landslides, torrential rains, etc.) due to its bamboo structure. Its maintenance will get reduced to the application of waxes, lacquers or varnish and to the adjustment of the elements that have been decoupled owing to the contractions of bamboo or to vibrations.
Text.-M3H1.
CREDITS.-
Architects.- Isabel Escudero Herrera, Fernando Gómez Arroyo, Sandra Liliana Argüello Calderón and Paz Argüello Meza.
Competition.- Premio Corona Pro Hábitat 2013. Convocatoria profesional 2013: “Escuelas rurales para Colombia”.
Contract Award Date.- September 2013.
Site.- Colombia.
More information
. M3H1
M3H1 arose as a result of a work experiment between architects and students of architecture with different academic profiles, careers, ages and culture. The work and synergies between the members give way to the m3 school project; a simple design for rural schools in Colombia that was awarded the First Price at the professional call for entries of Premio Corona 2013.
Isabel Escudero Herrera is a graduate Architect of ETSAM and a graduate Telecommunications Engineer of UAH, holds an Oxford University Diploma in Urban Design, a Masters in Advance Project on Architecture and City with specialization on Environment of UAH and is a Specialist in Panning and Management on Interventions for Development. Has been working as an architect in her own office since 2005, and has published some of her works and has won scholarships, competitions and architectural prices.
Sandra Liliana Argüello Calderón, is a graduate Architect of Universidad Santo Tomás de Bucaramanga (Colombia) with complementary formation as a Technician on Fashion Designer, holds a Masters on architecture and Environment of UAH. Has participated professionally on housing project in Colombia and collaborates in the department of fashion design dedicated on textile. Has also worked designing project in Australia and is currently doing her doctorate degree in Madrid.
Paz Arguello Meza, is a graduate Architect of Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil, holds a Masters in Advance Project on Architecture and City of UAH with specialization on Unplanned City. She has worked in Paraguay, Brazil, Spain and UK. She Is the founder of “Más Arquitectura y Ciudad” where she worked on residential, commercial and social projects for her community. She is currently doing her doctorate degree on social housing in Madrid.
Fernando Gómez Arroyo is an architecture student in UAH and a Technician in development and application on construction projects. He has received academic scholarships of merit and prices in university competitions during his study period. Also develops alongside his architectural works, marketing and graphic design projects.
