ARTAVE/CCM Music School Aurora Arquitectos

LEFT Geometric variations of the cube are found throughout the building’s interior.

RIGHT TOP The colour scheme is limited to variations of grey and white, giving the centre stage to the varying artworks on display.

RIGHT BOTTOM The austere character of the minimal design is contrasted by the warm and extensive placement of light.

Key takeaways

1Identifying and delivering educational spaces exactly where they are needed is paramount. There are quasi-natural inbuilt imbalances in urban textures that propagate and lead to peripheries deprived of cultural or community areas and metropolitan areas not providing schooling facilities. To counterbalance them, architects must act with extreme agility to provide the residents in question with what currently lacks.

2Finding creative solutions regarding materials, building in a modular manner or reusing existing buildings to create innovation out of the lack of space, time and funding.

3A mindset determined to be flexible is needed to resist the polarisation between densely populated and deserted areas and tailor an architecture that withstands such categories to offer livelihood. Apart from a close collaboration with the authorities, the residents and close familiarisation with the physical environment, a solid capacity to adapt and act fast is beneficial to go beyond the limitations imposed by the situation.