Project
Design of an Educational Complex in Metro Manila
Overview
Graduate Dissertation
Date
2017
Location
Rosario, Pasig City, MM, Philippines
Institution
Architectural Association, London, UK
Degree
M.Arch Sustainable Environmental Design
Continuing an inclination for public architecture, Paolo Flores tackled the inhumane conditions of publicly funded schools in the Philippines. The challenge of designing a quality learning environment with thirty to forty students in 63m² was approached with research on vernacular architecture and modern computational design methodologies. Lessons on geometry, ventilation, and materiality were applied to a free-running school on a highly urbanised site to prove that overpopulation and thermal comfort can coexist in the equatorial climate.
