Social Reintegration Center Part 1

Social Reintegration Center

Camila Fajardo

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Interior Design Capstone Studio

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Fall 2016 - Winter 2017

“Wecannotbecomewhatweneedtobe, by remaining what we are” -MaxDePree

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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02

03

Research and Project Overview

Users, Values and Design Experiences

Site Analysis, Building Analysis and Sustainability Standards

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05

Programing and Schematics

Design Development

06 Perspectives

Initial Research Literature Review Project Context Project Overview Goals Client Adult Education Centers

PHASE

01

PROJECT APPROACH

How can I create a project that targets social vulnerability, and impacts economy with a sustainable mindset?

Society

Environment

Economy

Education

Problem

Civil War Culture & traditions Cultural Expressions Big social Gaps Discrimination

Illiteracy Lack of schools No government Support

Where?

Lack of enviromental policies There is no sustainable mindset

Lack of environmental knowledge

Economically Vulnerable Economic Potential Small Business get more profit

INITIAL RESEARCH

COLOMBIA ARMED CONFLICT The Colombian Conflict began approximately in 1964 and is a low-intensity asymmetric war

On 23 June 2016, the Colombian government and the FARC

between the Colombian government, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates, and left-wing

rebels signed a historic ceasefire deal, bringing them closer

guerrillas such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and the National

to ending more than five decades of conflict. However, on

Liberation Army (ELN), fighting each other to increase their influence in Colombian territory.

October 2, 2016, a majority of the Colombian public rejected the deal. The goverment keeps trying to bring an end to a

6,9 Million of Internally Displaced Peopl e

civil war ongoing for a period of almost 60 years.

between 1985 -2015

2,4 Million of Wo men were Internally Displaced

between 1985 -2015

Causes : Burocracy

Lack of justice

Particular Interest

Impunity

Corruptio n

17% of the population in Colombia has been a direct victim of the wa r

Social Inquat y

Over 218,000 people killed. More than 80% were civilians

7, 9 Million

177,307 civilians

40,787 combatants

ARMED CONFLICT TERMINOLOGY • Asymmetric War:

War between belligerents, whose military power differs significantly, or whose strategy differs.

Professional Army VS. Resistance Movement

• Belligerent:

• ELN:

Individual, group, country, or other entity that acts in a hostile manner.

National Liberation Army. They have a communist ideology of

• The peace process: • Outcast:

• Displaced Person:

• Communist party:

Leninist guerrilla. They also control illegal drug trade.

Revolutionary armed forces of Colombia. Is a guerrilla movement involved in the continuing Colombian armed conflict since 1964.

Social Democratic political party.

Founded in the 1930’s. Is part of the Social and Political Front (FSP) party coalition.

• Guerrilla:

(Excluded, looked down upon, ignored)

A person who has been forced to leave his or her home or place of

Armed group that acts in opposition to revolutionary Marxist-

Refugees to cross National boundaries and can’t return.

Asylum seeker

• Liberal Party

Someone who is rejected or cast out from home and society.

habitual residence. = Forced migration.

A person who has been forced

• FARC:

bring an end to the Colombian armed conflict. Since 2012-Second petition to be signed in December 2016.

Marxism and liberation theology.

• Paramilitary Groups:

Peace process between Colombian government and FARC, to

Small groups of combatants such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians that use irregular military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids and petty warfare.

Internally displaced Someone who is forced to leave his/her home, but who remains within his or her country border.

ADULT LITERACY What is illiteracy?

Literacy Services • Violence Prevention

How do you Plan an Adult literacy Program • Economic Development

• Substance Abuse Prevention

• Job Training

• Community health

• Education

• Voter Registration

• Anti-poverty

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Team Planning

• Local Government • Libraries • Human Services • Community • Employers • Labor Unions • Law Enforcement

Community Needs The uses of Literacy

What kind of literacy programs the community need?

Improve employment situation They Want to be better parents They want to be better

Asses the Needs

Economic Concerns:

• Key Individuals • Community Focus Gap • Human Services Agencies • School Systems • Census

Finding employment Immigration: Growing Immigration community

Literacy is integral to the achievement of the goals of a larger community initiative, as an approach to a community problem.

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Children Education: Improve employment situation Quality of life: Increasing their life quality

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Meet the Demand

• What Services will the program provide?

• What entity will run the Program?

EDUCA TION CENTER TERMINOLOGY • Artful Learning:

• Active Learning:

Educational Philosophy model that is concept-based and interdisciplinary, by Leonard Bernstein.

Any situation in which students are participatory and involved, often by making, doing, role playing, discussing and debating.

• Composite Class:

• Waldorf-education:

Classes with students from more than one grade level.

Its a pedagogy that emphasizes the role of imagination in learning, striving to integrate holistically, practical and artistic development of pupils.

• At-Risk Students:

Students who are not engaged or interested in school and

• Open Classrooms:

create risk of dropping out.

• Contrustivist Learning:

A large group of students of varying skill levels would be in a single, large classrooms with several teacher overseeing them.

A philosophy originally developed by John Dewed on handson activities, inquiry, exploration and Discussion.

Multi-age Multi-grade

• Social- Emotional Learning: • Student-Centered Classroom: • Interdisciplinary Learning:

Special education for students with disabilities related to cooperating with others or establishing relationships within a classroom or school community.

Also referred as learned-centered classroom. Broadly encompasses methods of teaching that shift the focus of instruction from the teacher to the student.

An approach of multiple core subject being thought in an integrated way, often on a subject or theme and often around a project.

• Life skills Program:

Program for students with severely restricted cognitive development.

One-room school house

INTERVIEWS Social Worker

Sociologist

What kind of Programs will help internally displace woman to

What kind of Programs will help internally displace woman to

re-integrate to society?

re-integrate to society?

By creating systematic programs where they could acquire self

Social reintegration and community development

steam and become self-sufficient.

Affected Woman Tell me your story...

My name is Aida Luz Ramirez I am 58 years old, from Yacupi.

I lived there my whole life in a small house. I was raised by

What is the main approach that this program needs to have?

What is the main struggle this people face?

my father to take care of our farm and sell our cheese in the

Acknowledgment and appreciation of who they are and what

Re-victimization, being socio-economic victims group. Right

local market. I only attended until 1st grade of school. I have

they can give.

now, programs are focuses on reminding them about what

4 kids and a husband. After one of my sons went missing and

they went through, The government tells them that the reason

was never found, the paramilitary groups arrived to my town

they are getting help is because they are victims. So being a

and took over my farm. They killed my husband, and sexually

victim becomes part of their personality. You can’t take away

abused of me.

from them what hey lived but you can help them on not

They kicked her out, only allowing her taking few of her

depend on it.

belonging. She’s being in the city for 3 years, living in a small

What is something that this place need to hav ein order for them to go?

Daycare, no as a help but as a place where they help each other.

What are some reason that they would attend this program?

Acknowledgment and appreciation of who they are and what they can give.

What kind of services should this place provide?

Psychologist, art stimulation, social worker and terrain studies.

What kind of Programs will help them get away from revictimization?

-Giving them a chance to have a personality, not to be the “displaced person” -To learn and to grow a sense of community, remember that when they arrive to the city they have no one to turn to.

room in a neighborhood on the south. She earns a few pesos by watching other women children and washing clothes.

So what is Next?

Sense of Belonging

Psycological

Social

Entrepreneur Recognition

Social Reintegratio n

Emotiona l

Estabilit y

Community Outreach

Financial

Practical

Educatio n

Career Developmen t

PROJECT OVERVIEW The Social reintegration and literacy Center for women who where internally displaced by violence, is the first social reintegration center dedicated to victim of the armed conflict in Colombia.

Due to the armed conflict, there are more than 7 million internally displaced people in Colombia, 2,4 million are woman. They all move to big cities in search for job opportunities, but are unable to do so due to their educational level and discrimination. Therefore, in order to provide food for themselves and their families they end up involved with crime, illegal acts, prostitution and asking for money on the streets. This generates not only insecurity in the cities, but it affects the economic development of the city and the country. The government target the victims with monetary assistance, but not as a social issue.

Saneta, is not a place where they will come and get a monthly payment from the government. It is a place where they can heal, and overcome the situation in order to become active members of society again.

Saneta is a safe accessible space where women will have the chance to take their destiny into their hands, by not only overcoming and heal their emotional trauma throughout counseling and assistance services, but also as a place where they will have the tools to chive their dreams and reintegrate to society. The main goal of the project is to provide an alternative way of emotional rehabilitation and social inclusion. Collaborative spaces will foster collectivism, while educational areas will give them learingn tools to be one step closer of not only a job, but of their personal objectives.

GAPS Social • Lack of education facilities of illiterate adults.

• Lack of social programs for internally displaced people • Lack of programs that focus on the vulnerable groups such as elders, women and kids.

• Lack of help from the government.

OPPORTUNITIES

Social

Social

• Engaging the main target user, into the purpose activity.

• Avoid creating an institutional look.

• Make them feel comfortable in the city like environment, but at the same time ease the transition.

Design • Lack of thought in materials for the spaces purposes and the group of user • There is no ADA accessibility, or thought.

• Its a very cold building for its institutional purpose.

CHALLENGES

Design • • • •

Creating acoustic privacy A sense of welcoming and safety Avoid being institutional Maintain a safe and healthy environment.

• Thermal comfort • Materiality • Not make in it feel luxurious, but also not feeling like a government place

• Create not only educational but also different kinds of workshops that will help develop their different skill set.

• Create workshops of spiritual and emotional, as well as social development.

• Include a place where they can bring their kids (reduce excuses).

Design • Design spaces with a sustainable mindset.

• Universal design mindset, not only for ADA but also a place for everyone.

• Access to nature • Create a place in the city that is going to make them feel closer to the country side.

• Dynamic yet not over saturated interiors.

THE CLIENTS Since 1950, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to.

They help to save lives and build better futures for millions forced from home.

Vision The dream of most refugees is to return home. When possible, UNHCR helps refugees return to their homeland. When refugees can’t go back home, UNHCR helps them rebuild their lives in another country. Since its formation by the United Nations General Assembly in 1950, UNHCR has helped an estimated 50 million refugees restart their lives and has twice received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Today, UNHCR’s committed staff of over 10,000 working in more than 125 countries — saving and protecting lives and building a better future for displaced people.

Mission • It helps and protects refugees and people displaced by violence, conflict and persecution.

• Provide lifesaving essentials including shelter, water, food, safety and protection.

• Help reftugees around the world to survive, recover and build a better future.

THE CLIENTS As its name implies, the League of Displaced Women is a grassroots organization made up of women, many of them young, widows and/or single mothers, of different races and cultures, which, in the context of the Colombian armed conflict, they have been victims of the crime of forced displacement and related crimes, or that are part of receiving communities Our work seeks to strengthen the forms of organization of displaced women, promoting peaceful, democratic and transparent in its miembras participation in all activities that develops League.

Vision Their main objective is the defense of fundamental and constitutional, individual and groups of displaced women and their families, both national and international Human Rights; the defense of rights protection of civilians in armed conflict; the rights of women in general and women in particular displaced in postconflict situation.

TheyrecognizetheimportanceofAfro-Colombianandindigenous women in the organization, and have as its main objective the protection of their rights as marginalized minorities in Colombia.

Woman head of household is especially protected by our organization, as it is they who have been taking the lead in the reorganization during emergencies, stabilization and return.

Mission • They defense the fundamental, constitutional, individual and collective human rights of displaced women and recipients and their families, and the implementation of international humanitarian law. • In this sense, the fundamental commitment of the league is to develop fully all projects undertaken in order to achieve decent levels of historical truth, justice and reparation; both local and regional, national and international level

ABOUT US Board of Directors

President

Vice - President

Secretary

Treasurer

Special Education

Consultant from

Ph.D. Learning

Adult Education

Department of

Disabilities

Specialist

Professional Advisory Board

Chair

Director of ETS

education

Educators 3 Math Professors

2 Arts Professors

4 General Education

2 Writing Professors

2 Specialists

8 Volunteers

2 Technology 2 Phonology Professors Professors 3 Spanish Professors

Communication

Sociologist

Staff

Executive Director

Operations Manger

Administrative

Conference

Communications

Accounting

Assistant

Coordinator

Coordinator

Manager

Emotional and Psychological Support

Admission Dept.

Admission

General Counseling

Psychologist

Psychologist

Psychologyst

General Advising

Career Advising

Advising

Financial Adviser

Special Services

Reception

GOALS To create a safe place that promotes personal growth and social reintegration through literacy and life skills programs

To eradicate revictimization

To minimize cultural shock

To cultivate social skills

To increase career opportunities

Through counseling services

Through literacy and lifeskills programs

Through social and community integration

Through the development of skills and entrepreneurship programs

TYPOLOGY: ADULT EDUCATION CENTER Training Facilities: Seek educational opportunities to achieve other personal and career objectives.

Attributes: • Flexible and technological • Advance learning environments that are safe , healthy, convertible and aesthetically pleasing

Considerations • • • • • • • •

Flexibility Technological Connectivity Indoor environmental air quality Signaled Operations and Maintenance Accessible Functional Productive

Emerging Issues • Incorporate high performance design, feature and technologies that are cost effective.

• Concerns about safety and security

Types of Spaces Common Spaces

Support spaces

Classrooms

Administration

Operation and Maintenance

Service Areas

Users General User Journey Class Schedule Profiles Values Key Design Experiences

PHASE

02

USERS CATEGORIES

Displaced Women: The Wonder Woman

Teachers and Psychologist: The Savior

Other staff: Cerberus

The Virtuous

The Overseer

Social Workers

The Nurturer

Their Children: Little Adventurer

Volunteers: The Supporter

Primary Direct Users

Service User

Secondary Users

GENERAL USER LIFE JOURNEY

45% of these families live in critical

economic situation.

Families that live in the

Armed groups arrive to towns,

Families are forced to leave

The families have a hard time

They struggle finding

countryside of Colombia

terrorizing people and stealing

everything behind and move to

adapting to big cities, feeling lost

jobs due to their lack of

depend on their farm.

their land for illicit activities.

big cities in search of a safe place

and struggling with economic and

education.

and a new start.

living situations.

What is next for them?

THE SAVIOR BIO

GOALS

Diana graduate from psychology and pedagogy from La

• Encourage women to participate in Activities

Universidad Javeriana. During here field work she had came across multiple victims of the armed conflict. She

• Develop successful stories

specialized in post traumatic experiences and illiteracy

• Being able to self-sufficient

pedagogy. She has always dedicate her life to other

• Being able to help her niece

and enjoy doing community work towards minority

economically

populations.

DIANA SANDOVAL

AGE:

NEEDS

• Women dropping out

• Being able to reach every level of literacy

• Not being able to outreach participants

• Create a safe atmosphere

• Lack of interest

• Attract more participants

• Trouble participants

• Develop successful Education workshops

SKILLS

42

LOCATION:

FRUSTRATIONS

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA

JOB:

MOTIVATIONS

Extrovert

Introvert

Thinking

Feeling

Incentive Fear Achievement

Social Worker

Creative

Logic

Practical

Theoretical

Growth Social

THE VIRTUOUS BIO

GOALS

Celia lived in a small house by herself in Metaguada,

• Have own business

one day while she was picking mangos she step on a

• Being able to find a job

land-mine that left her partially deaf and she can only

• Being able to self-sufficient

walk with a walking stick. Afraid she moved with her

• Being able to help her niece

niece to Bogotá. But people discriminate her from job

economically

opportunities due to her limit mobility and hearing.

NEEDS

FRUSTRATIONS • Being rejected due to her disability

• Being Value for who she is

• Not being able to move around the city by herself

• Learning how she can overcome her impairment

• Depending on someone else for her basic needs

• Love herself • Education Workshops

CELIA ROJAS AGE:

SKILLS

63

LOCATION:

Metaguadua, Caqueta

DREAM JOB:

•

Not being able to know how to read

•

Never attending High School

MOTIVATIONS

Extrovert

Introvert

Thinking

Feeling

Incentive Fear Achievement

Fashion Designer

Creative

Logic

Practical

Theoretical

Growth Social

THE WONDER WOMAN Aide lived her whole life in her family farm at the

• Sell the main dishes of her town.

outside of Gamarra. She ran away form her farm, with

• Being able to find a job

her 4 kids due to guerrial treats and her husband was

• Being able to economically support

killed, . Currently she struggles finding jobs, since she

her family

only went to elementary school. Sh struggles looking

• Be an example to her kids

• Not able to find jobs

• Being Value for who she is

• Not being able to look for jobs since she can’t leave

• A place to leave her children while she works.

her kids alone.

• Financial stability

• Not providing her family with their basic needs

• Education Workshops

• Cultural shock with the ways of the city

Aide Polanco AGE: Gamarra, Cesar

Extrovert

Introvert

Thinking

Feeling

Incentive Fear Achievement

Chef

Creative

Logic

Practical

Theoretical

Growth Social

THE NURTURER BIO

GOALS

Milena was born and raised by her family in Cayumba.

She always loved to take care of the animals of her

• Became a Veterinarian

family’s farm. When she was only 19 the guerrilla

• Being able to find a job

sexually abused from her and kept her as a sexual

• Being able to move on with her life

worker for 2 years. When she try to come back to her

• Being able to see her family again

family she was rejected by them and moved to the city.

Due to lack of employment opportunities she became a

NEEDS

FRUSTRATIONS

• Being Value for who she is

• Not being able to overcome her traumatic experience

• Learning how she can overcome her traumatic experience

• Being rejected by her family, lack of emotional support

• Love herself

Milena Rubio AGE:

24

LOCATION:

Cayumba, Norte de Santander

DREAM JOB:

• Education Workshops

• Not knowing anyone in the city.

SKILLS

MOTIVATIONS

Extrovert

Introvert

Thinking

Feeling

Incentive Fear Achievement

Veterinarian

Creative

Logic

Practical

Theoretical

Growth Social

THE SUPPORTER BIO

GOALS

Laura is in her senior year of sociology in La Universidad

• Understand how the peace treaties might impact victims.

del Rosario. She has always been driven towards social and volunteering causes. Due to the recent situation

• Being able to find a job with a non-profit

with the peace treaties, she thought that the victims

organization or the government.

from the civil war should be targeted and re-integrated

• Being able to help women during their transition

NEEDS

FRUSTRATIONS

• Understand victim backgrounds and future goals.

• Being emotionally impact by their stories

• An emotional and psychological support for victims

• Not being able to help them

• Help them adapting to their city and facilitate

• Not looking at them as just study objects

transition.

•

Humanize the main problem.

Laura Carrillo

AGE:

22

LOCATION:

SKILLS Bogotá, Cundinamarca

JOB:

MOTIVATIONS

Extrovert

Introvert

Thinking

Feeling

Incentive Fear Achievement

Volunteer

Creative

Logic

Practical

Theoretical

Growth Social

THE OVERSEER BIO

GOALS

Martha graduate from Administrator from la Universidad Santo Tomas in Bogotá. She not only organize donation but also distribute budgets and organizes events for the project participants.

• Being able to find a job • Being able to self-sufficient • Manage correctly activities and budget for the organization.

NEEDS

FRUSTRATIONS

• Be Organize

• People not wanting to support the organization

• Have good communication skills

• Not enough money for activities and workshops

• Contacts and Networking

• Government Problems

SKILLS

MOTIVATIONS

Martha Nieto AGE:

35

LOCATION:

Bogotá, Cundinamarca

JOB:

Extrovert

Introvert

Thinking

Feeling

Incentive Fear Achievement

Administrators

Creative

Logic

Practical

Theoretical

Growth Social

THE ADVENTURERS BIO

GOALS

Santiago is a brilliant boy, he came to Bogotá a few months ago, he was displaced from his farm and he

• Go to School

miss it very much. He was going to start kindergarten

• Make friends

but now he is sad because he doesn’t have a school.

• Have fun • Spent time with his family

NEEDS

FRUSTRATIONS

• Being Value for who he is • Learning how she can overcome his situation

• Parents wont let him study

• Adapt to the new enviroment

• His motivations depends on his mother

• Learn through games

Santiago Hidalgo AGE:

SKILLS

5

LOCATION:

Manaure, Cesar

DREAM:

MOTIVATIONS

Extrovert

Introvert

Thinking

Feeling

Creative

Logic

Incentive Fear Achievement Growth

Practical Go to School

Theoretical

Social

THE CERBERUS BIO

GOALS

Ruben is a security guard, he work in the organization

• Be close to his family

since his wife come to her workshops everyday with his

• Improve their economical situation

son. The were displaced by violence a few years ago but have been able to work it out.

NEEDS

FRUSTRATIONS

• Being close to his wife

• Not making enough money for his family

• Job opportunities

• Hours are very long

SKILLS

MOTIVATIONS

Ruben Pedraza AGE:

48

LOCATION:

Tunja, Boyaca

JOB:

Extrovert

Introvert

Thinking

Feeling

Incentive Fear Achievement

Guardians

Creative

Logic

Practical

Theoretical

Growth Social

VALUES

Social Stimulation

• Creating community, not only as a support group but also as part of their personal development • Developing a sense of belonging to a new community and to their new surroundings.

• Actively participating as part of their own community outside the center.

Psychological Health

• Instead of forgetting the traumatic episode, focusing on overcoming it.

• Getting away from the victim as a part of their personality, instead creating their own identity.

• Heal the trauma • Express individuality

Feeling Valued

• Developing self-confidence • Believing in their own capacity of accomplishing things and their own personal strengths.

• Creating an Active voice, in order for them to feel safe to express feeling and emotions.

• Stop Vulnerability, and encouraging emotional support.

Career Development

• Creating educational tools, for any literacy level in order to help them follow their dream career path and as a way towards their goals.

• Helping them discover their special talents and skills.

• Developing career advising and social reintegration strategies.

• Becoming an active members of society.

Economic Development

• Giving them an income that they work for and earned.

• Eradicate mendacity.

• Developing household strategies for their economic bases.

• Create household economy tools.

• Teaching entrepreneurship tools and workshops • Financial Advising.

TYPES OF CLASSES

Phonological Awareness

Technology

Math

Alphabet/ Writing

Life and career planing Poetry and Literature

Casa y Ciudad

Arts and Culture

Employee Workshop Student Assessment

CLASS SCHEDULE TIME 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Faculty and Stuff Arrive Volunteers Arrive

Faculty and Stuff Arrive Volunteers Arrive

Faculty and Stuff Arrive Volunteers Arrive

Faculty and Stuff Arrive Volunteers Arrive

Faculty and Stuff Arrive Volunteers Arrive

Participants Arrive

Participants Arrive

Participants Arrive

Participants Arrive

Participants Arrive

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Phonological

Awareness

Poetry and Literature

Arts and Culture

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Faculty and Stuff Arrive Participants and Volunteers Arrive

Phonological Awareness

Faculty and Stuff Arrive Participants and Volunteers Arrive

Life and career Planning

Math

Poetry and Literature

Arts and Culture

Technology

Alphabet/ Writing

9:35 AM-10:35 AM

Math

Employee Workshop

10:35AM-11:05 AM

BREAK

BREAK

BREAK

BREAK

BREAK

BREAK

BREAK

11:05AM-12:05

Arts and Culture

Math

Alphabet/ Writing

Sharing Time

Poetry and Literature

Arts and Culture

Technology

12:10 -1:10 PM

Technology

Alphabet/ Writing

Math

Arts and Culture

Extension

One-on-one Advising

Sharing Time

1:10PM- 2:00 PM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

2:00 PM- 3:30 PM

Casa y Ciudad

Arts and Culture

Technology

Alphabet/ Writing

Elective

Elective

3:30PM -5:00 PM

Alphabet/ Writing

Technology

Student Assesment

Alphabet/ Writing

Casa y Ciudad

Elective

5:00 PM -5:45 PM

Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective

Elective

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Students and Volunteers leave

Students and Volunteers leave

Students and Volunteers leave

Students and Volunteers leave

Students and Volunteers leave

6:00PM- 7:00 PM

Cleaning Crew

Cleaning Crew

Cleaning Crew

Cleaning Crew

Cleaning Crew

Phonological Awareness

Phonological Awareness

KEY DESIGN STRATEGIES

Sustainability

Collaborative Learning Spaces

Increasing Productivity and Education

Incentive connectivity and Social Interaction

Connection to Nature

Creating a safe Place

SUCCESS STORY

• One of the main problems the user have is having the initiative to participate in this kind of social help. • Engaging them with the program by not only showing them a final success story but also the road to that goal.

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT • Growth through social support is the best way to heal.

• Is important to have lollipop moments and we all need that community support to get over their problems.

• This will not only connect them with the other people in the program, but it will help them develop sensitivity towards each other

Engage

INTERACTIVE MAP • One of the main problems the user have is adapting to the city life. They come from a very simple life in their country side.

• Is essay for them to get lost.

• They struggle with public transportation and knowing where things are.

• This will help them to know not only where the services are, but also will give them detail directions in a visual way.

• Essay visuals so is simple to use .

Location Site Analysis Interior View from 7th, looking to 8th Building Analysis Floor WELL Building Standard LEED Standards

Arrival to the Building

PHASE

03

LOCATION

La Candelaria

Bogota, D.C.

.

Edificio Julio Mario Santo Domingo

SUN PATH

ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION SITP BUSES:

Traffic: • Traffic in particular cars and taxis is chaotic, as in any big city. Specially in the downtown area.

• Finding parking is a struggle.

• Is a system that has been working for the past 2 years.

• Is programmed bus schedules , with designated stops.

• There are many stops adjacent to the building.

• There is a lot of one ways • The main problem is that the streets are low maintained, so there is a lot of wholes and that causes a lot of accidents.

Design Opportunities: • Essay access, it gives the opportunity to car pool and make it more accessible.

• The fact that is not located on a main traffic street gives the opportunity for not having a heavy traffic.

Transmilenio: • Public Transportation system, it goes around the city. Is the most used public transportation system.

• The undersides station is adjacent.

SPATIAL ORGANIZATION Being located in the Candelaria is a very big advantage, The old historical part of the town does not allow tall constructions, since most of the buildings surrounding the area are historical buildings.

This allows the building to have a good overall view of the city and the mountains

There is a park on this side of the city. A few blocks away form the building.

This is a 18 stories building. It cast some shadow over the project building during the day, and it block part of the window view on that side.

Mostly old houses, no taller than two stories.

This allows a perfect view of the north mountains.

VIEWS

Public parking lot and view Store front view

towards the mountains.

Beautiful approach to the building,

Building View

Approach to the

it make sit stand out for its different

building, the mix

facade.

between nature and Building View

Building View

Street View

urbanism.

Building View Access to nature and the emergency exit of the

Private building views,

building.

and food places, as well as some residents.

Street View

In front of a ware house, and someresidentialbuildings.Is not a high transited area.

Parking lot exit with small garden.

Street View

Opportunities: Is point of connection with

This view towards the

Building View

building mix the city style

nature.

with the mountains.

Building View

Street View The tallest building around the area, it blocks the view partially towards a highway and part of the city.

Since the site have views towards the City and the mountains, is perfect to create a transitional space in this transitional scenario.

Place the classrooms where there

THE BUILDING

Public

Entrance

Parking

STRUCTURE AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

FIRST FLOOR

8th FLOOR

THE BIGGEST AREA OF TH E BUILDING IS THE PARKING SPACE, IT COVERS AN ESTIMATED AREA OF 12,000 SQM (130,000 SQFT). FROM THE FIRST FLOOR IT ONLY COVER 1,100 SQM (10,000 SQFT). tTHE NO ACCESS ZONE, IS A SEMI-PUBLIC SPACE FOR ART GALLERIES AND COMMERCIAL DISPLAY. THE RECEPTION IS BIG BUT NOT TOO BIG, IT WILL CREATE A SENSE OF OPENESS WITHOUT FEELING EMPTY AND THROUGH DESIGN IT CAN GENERATE COZINESS.

9th FLOOR

BESIDES THE GENERAL COMMON AREA, THE VOID IN THE MIDDLE OCCUPIES MOST OF THE AREA. IT IS SOURROUNDED BY AN INDOOR TERRACE. THERE ARE 3 PAIR OF STAIRS, THERE IS A SMALL VOID NEXT TO THE NORTH STAIRS AND A SMALL VOID NEXT TO THE SOUTH EAST STAIRS. THIS IS THE SAME IN THE 9TH FLOOR. THE VOID ON THE 9TH FLOOR DOES NOT HAVE THE TERRACE. INSTEAD IS COMPLETELLY OF GLASS, IT IS A SKYLIGHT.

ELEVATOR

LOBBY

TERRACE

BATHROOMS

STAIRS

PARKING

GARDEN

VOIDS

NO ACCESS

SPACE VOLUME & HIERARCHY OF SPACES

STRUCTURAL SCREEN THAT IS USED AS A PASSIVE SOLAR SYSTEM. IT ALSO CREATES A CONTRAST IN THE FACED.

Two structural screens cover the west and east side of the facade.

They are both perforated my different circular windows that allows light to come trough

The north and south facades are cosidered a transitional system between the exterior opal glazing and the structural metalic shades. This allows pasive heating and controling the amount of daylight that comes trought the building. The mix between the opal grlazing and regular glass allows not only an interesting facade but also controlled lighting.

THIS VOID IS CALLED AN ATRIUM. IN THE 8TH AND 9TH FLOOR IS ALL COURTAIN WALLS LOOKING AT THE INTERIOR. THEN IT TRANSFORM INTO AN IRON AN WOOD MESH THAT NOT ONLY CREATES A BEAUTIFUL PATTERN BUT ALSO IT BLOCK SUNLIGHT. AT THE TOP DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BOGOTA, IS A SKYLIGHT, THAT PROTECTS FROM THE COLD AND HEAVY RAINS. IT ALSO HELPS FILTER SOME OF THE SUNLIGHT OF THE SPACE, AVOIDING IT TO GET TO WARM.

FENESTRATION, WINDOW SIZE, MODULARITY AND OPERABILITY.

FOR THIS SECTION THE SPACE IS ALMOST THE DOUBLE OF A PERSONS HEIGHT. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THIS IS AN EDUCATION AREA THIS HIGHT IS APPROTIATE. HAVING HIGH CEILINGS GIVES THE SENSATION OF OPENENS AND IT HELPS FOR STUDENTS TO STAY FOCUS ON CLASS AND NOT FEELING CLUSTERED BY THE CEILINGS. ON THE OTHER HAND HAVING CELINGS THAT ARE WAY TOO HIGH FOR AN EDUCATIONAL PLACE IT WILL CREATE A DISTRACTION ADN THE ACOUSTICS ARE GOING TO BE VERY BAD, THEY HAVE HANGING CELINGS OF GYPSUM BOARD, THAT HELPS WITH THE ACOUSTICS OF THE PLACE. HAVING CELINGS HIGH ENOUGH WILL HELP PLAYING WITH SOME HIGHS TO CREATE DIFFERENT SENSATIONS.

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THIS BUILDING HELPS KEEP THE ARE VISUALLY INTERESTING AND DEFINE THE SPACES ON THE STREET, IT HELPS THE FACT THAT THE BUILDING USES THE WINDOWS AND THE FACADE AS A WAY OF PROMOTING COMFORT AND NOT MONUMENTALITY .

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THE METALIC SHADES AND OPAL WINDOWS KEEP THE BUILDING INTERESTING AND VISUALY DEFENI EHUMAN SCALE SPACES. PEDESTRIANS ARE ABLE TO STIMULATE THE USER.

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SCALE CAN BE ACCOMPLISH BY USING FAMILIAR FORMS ANND ELEMENTS INTERPRETED IN HUMAN DIMENSIONS. THE FACADE HELP PEDESTRIAN ESTABLISH A SENSE OF SCALE WITH RELATION TO THE BUILDING.

Air

WELL BUILDING STANDARDS

Optimize and achieve indoor air quality.

Strategies include removal of airborne

Comfort Co

Create an indoor environment that is distraction-

contaminants, prevention and purification

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Water

free, productive, and soothing. Solutions include design standards and recommendations,

Optimize water quality while promoting

thermal and acoustic controllability, and policy

accessibility. Strategies include removal of

implementation covering acoustic and thermal

contaminantsthroughfiltrationandtreatment,and

Fitness

strategic placement.

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Utilize building design technologies and

Fit n e s

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parameters that are known sources of discomfort.

Nourishment

knowledge-basedstrategiestoencouragephysical activity. Requirements are designed to provide

Encourage healthy eating habits by providing

numerous opportunities for activity and exertion,

occupants with healthier food choices, behavioral

enabling occupants to accommodate fitness

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regimens within their daily schedule

cues, and knowledge about nutrient quality.t

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occupant with regular feedback and knowledge abouttheirenvironmentthroughdesignelements, relaxationspaces,andstate-of-the-arttechnology.t

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Supportmentalandemotionalhealth,providingthe

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Mind

Light Minimize disruption to the body’s circadian rhythm. Requirements for window performance and design, light output and lighting controls, and task-appropriateilluminationlevelsareincludedto improve energy, mood and productivity.

Air

Breathe easy with optimal air quality

The Issue

The Intervention

The Impact

Polluted air is the number one environmental cause

WELL establishes requirements in buildings that promote

of premature mortality, contributing to seven million,

clean air and reduce or minimize the sources of indoor air

of deaths could be prevented by improving air quality

or one in eight, premature deaths globally. The

pollution.

globally.

building being located in such a big city as Bogota is

• The World Health Organization estimates that 12.7%

• Decreased air pollution could reduce the burden of

a big source of pollution.

respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, health-care costs, workforce productivity loss due to illness and increase life expectancy for local populations.

Project Features •

Air Quality Standards through standards for volatile substance and standards for particulate matter and inorganic gases.

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VOC Reduction through Interior Paints and Coatings, Interior Adhesives and Sealants, Flooring, Furniture and Furnishings

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Pesticide control

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Moisture Management through water management, condensation management, material selection and protection.

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Toxic Material reduction through flam retardants limitation, Isocyanate-Based Polyurethane Limitation and Urea-Formaldehyde Restriction.

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Ventilation Effectiveness through ventilation design, system

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Smoking Ban

balancing, and demanded control ventilation.

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Microbe and mold control

Air filtration through filter accommodation, particle filtration and air

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Moisture Absorption Management, and Dust Containment and

filtration maintenance.

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Cleaning Management

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Air flush and infiltration system

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Increased ventilation and Humidity Control

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Advance air purification through carbon filtration and air sanitation.

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High tough surfaces with antimicrobial activity.

Removal •

Material safety through mercury, Polychlorinated Bipheny, abestos and lead abandonment.

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Air quality and monitoring system, including operable windows with full control.

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Cleanable environment by being careful with material properties and cleanability.

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Enhance Material Safety

Comfort

The WELL Building Standard™ establishes requirements designed to create distraction-free, productive and comfortable indoor environments.

The Issue

The Intervention

Work-related musculature disorders result in over

WELL considers thermal, acoustic, ergonomic, and olfactory

$2.5 billion in medical and other associated costs,

comfort to optimize indoor working environments.

including lost productivity.

The Impact • Designing for ergonomic safety can help prevent the physical stress of work-related musculature disorders.

• Maintaining optimal thermal comfort can maximize

Distracting noise can contribute up to a 66% decline

productivity and decrease typing errors.

in performance.

Project Features •

Accessibility and Usability

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Improve thermal comfort through natural thermal adaptation and a

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Improve ergonomics, such as visual aids, desk height flexibility and seat flexibility.

ventilated thermal environment.

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Reverberation time.

Improve sound barriers in wall construction specifications and

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Create a radiant thermal comfort in the reception and other common

methodology, doorway specifications.

spaces.

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Reducing exterior noise intrusion, through sound pressure levels.

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Improve acoustic planning and mechanical equipment sound levels.

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Include sound masking use and limits.

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Create Sound barriers in ceilings and walls

Water

Drink up: WELL promotes high quality water and improved accessibility.

The Issue

The Intervention WELL promotes safe and clean water through the

• Being dehydrated by just 2% has been shown to impair cognitive performance.

• The Institute of Medicine recommends that

The Impact • Research indicates that thirsty individuals who drink

implementation of proper filtration techniques and regular

water prior to performing a mental task have faster

testing.

reaction times than those who do not drink water

women consume at least 2.7 L (11 cups) of water from foods and beverages each day.

Project Features •

Fundamental water quality by removing sediment and microorganisms.

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Eliminate public water additives like disinfectants and fluoride.

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Drinking water promotion through drinking water taste properties and drinking water access, as well as water dispenser throughout the facility.

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Include water dispenser to fill water bottles in order to promote this.

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Eliminate inorganic contaminants such as dissolved metals.

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Eliminate organic contaminants such as organic pollutants.

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Increment periodic water quality testing, including water data record

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Water treatment through organic chemical removal, sediment filter,

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keeping and response.

microbial elimination, water quality maintenance and legionella

Utilizing fixture that uses less water, as well as have a water metering

control.

system so that the users can generate consciousness about their water usage.

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Creating a Partnership with Acueducto de Bogota in order to provided better water treatment fro the facilities, as well as implementation of gray water recyclable systems.

The WELL Building Standard™ promotes the integration of physical activity into everyday life by providing the opportunities and

Fitness

support for an active lifestyle and discouraging sedentary behaviors

The Issue

The Intervention

The Impact

Physical inactivity is highly prevalent worldwide, with

WELL promotes the integration of physical activity into

23% of adults failing to meet international exercise

everyday life by providing opportunities and support for an

25%, over 533,000 and 1.3 million deaths, respectively,

and physical activity guidelines established by the

active lifestyle and discouraging sedentary behaviors.

could be avoided every year.

• Worldwide, if physical inactivity was reduced by 10% or

World Health Organization (WHO).

Individuals who are insufficiently active have a 2030% higher risk of mortality compared to those who meet recommendations.

Project Features •

Increase interior fitness circulation through stair promotion and accessibility, as well as facilities aesthetics.

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Activity incentive Programs

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Create structured fitness programs and education.

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Create physical activity spaces .

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Design amenities for different activities and exercises.

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Creating passive

Nourishment

WELL Certified buildings limit the presence of unhealthy ingredients and can encourage better eating habits

The Issue

The Intervention

The Impact

Over half of the world’s adult population is

WELL requires the availability of fresh and wholesome foods,

overweight or obese.

limits highly-processed ingredients and supports mindful

promote healthy eating and especially fruit and vegetable

Poor nutrition is a major contributor to preventable

eating.

intake

chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease,

• Increased nutritional knowledge has been shown to

• Fruit and vegetable intake is associated with increased

diabetes and obesity

productivity and job performance.

Project Features •

Promotion of organic fruits and vegetables.

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Promote hand washing and hand washing supplies to all users, in order to reduce contamination.

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Limit the amount of processed foods, including refined ingredient

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Food allergy labeling

restrictions and trans Fat ban.

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Detailed nutritional information

Artificial substance labeling, as well as limiting.

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Food advertising and enviromental cues, as well as nutritional messaging.

Mind

WELL optimizes cognitive and emotional health through design, technology and treatment strategies.

The Issue

The Intervention

Various environmental characteristics can have direct

WELL optimizes cognitive and emotional health through

impacts on mental health and well-being, such as housing,

design, technology, and treatment strategies.

The Impact • Individuals who feel a great sense of psychological support from their organization have greater attachment to the

crowding, noise, indoor air quality and light.

organization.

Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders account for 14% of the global burden of disease, and depression alone is the leading cause of disability worldwide.

Project Features •

Creating health and wellness awareness

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Beauty and mindful Design

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Family support space, including child care and creating family moments.

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Transparency program participation.

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Support integrative design, including things such as stakeholder

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Post-occupancy surveys and information reporting

charrete, a development plan and stakeholder orientation.

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Adaptable spaces through stimuli management, privacy, and space

Incorporating qualitative biophilia through nature, pattern and

management.

interaction with nature.

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Support Health benefits\

Stress and addiction treatment, including mind and behavior support

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Having material transparency and accessible information.

as wells as stress management.

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Quantitative biophilia including a water feature.

Beauty and design in ceiling height, artwork and spatial familiarity.

Light

Benefit from daylight & lighting systems designed to increase alertness, enhance experience and promote sleep.

The Issue

The Intervention

The Impact

Disruption to the body’s circadian rhythm are

WELL provides illumination guidelines that minimize

associated with chronic diseases including obesity,

disruption to the body’s circadian system, enhance

windows and productivity, especially when windows offer

diabetes, and depression

productivity and support good sleep quality.

an opportunity to connect with the outdoors.

• Studies have found a relationship between proximity to

Project Features •

Visual lighting design, through visual acuity for focus and brightness management strategies.

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Melanopic light intensity for work areas., in order to control circadian lighting.

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Right to light by leasing depth and incrementing window access.

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Daylight fenestration, different window sizes for working and learning spaces.

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Improve electric light glare control through lamp shielding and glare

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Improve working and learning area surface reflectivity.

minimization.

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Include automated shading and dimming controls, through either

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Avoid glare in workstations.

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Control the color rendering index.

sunlight control and responsive light control.

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Healthy sunlight exposure

LEED BUILDING Integrate Process

Location & Transportation

Materials & Resources

Regional Priority

Water Efficiency

Indoor Environment

Energy & Atmosphere

Operation & Maintenance

Awareness & Education

Innovation

Sustainable Sites Sustainable Sites

Problems:

Design Considerations:

• In Colombia LEED Certified Building , is not well known or

• Reducing parking space

practiced, nor is a priority.

• Lack of promoting more commuting such as green vehicles.

There are six floors just designated for parking space, when there is a lot of public transportation around the area.

• There is no consideration about materiality.

• Energy and atmosphere is not considered at all. The biggest advantage is that this building doesn’t have A/C and Heating systems.

• Create rain water management.

• Water metering systems and improvement in sustainable fixtures.

• Energy commissioning, such as energy metering, sensor lights, solar panels and reduction of carbon offsets.

• Low emitting materials and general improvement of VOC’S • Innovation in green technologies.

Saneta, Social Reintegration Center for Internally Displaced Women

Notes: The project will be considered LEED Platinum. Is hard to reduce Parking footprint since 60% of the building is already destined for Parking. There is no refrigerant management since due to location refrigerant or heating is not available, and that is one reason why it also lacks of thermal comfort.