modernization of garcia da orta secondary school, porto
portugal | 2010

the new building of garcia de orta secondary school, is constructed under the national program for modernization of existing schools.
in this case, the new building include new functions as library, auditorium, cafeteria, laboratories, etc. this building is designed in a way that generates an important outside covered plaza, which become the main center of school daily life.
the cover of this external space corresponds to an important prestressed concrete structure, painted red, that floats in the middle of a slopped garden.