Guto Requena designs school project inspired by Brazilian biomes traduzido por: OPENROUTER

School architecture has just gained a new paradigm in São Paulo. Avenues São Paulo recently inaugurated the renovation project of its physical spaces dedicated to the early years (children from 18 months to 4 years old). Developed in partnership with architect Guto Requena (from the CASACOR São Paulo cast), the project goes beyond aesthetics: it materializes the concept of projects as the "third educator," an approach inspired by the Reggio Emilia pedagogy and supported by research from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.

Guto Requena assina projeto escolar inspirado nos biomas brasileiros. (Manuel Sá/CASACOR)

The starting point for the intervention was the creation of a dialogue between design and neuroscience. According to Daniela Pannuti, the institution's pedagogical director, the proposal aims to offer a constant invitation to exploration. To give shape to this vision, Requena brought the exuberance of national nature into the classrooms, creating spaces that simulate Brazilian biomes. The result is a journey where children move through organic shapes, textures, and materials that stimulate sensoriality and protagonism from the very first contact.

Guto Requena assina projeto escolar inspirado nos biomas brasileiros. (Manuel Sá/CASACOR)

One of the major highlights of the renovation is the new library area. Known for the open space concept — where books are always within visual and tactile reach of the little ones —, the projects were transformed into the Amazonian Library. Using parametric architecture, a technique that combines computational algorithms to generate complex and fluid forms, Requena created a structure that embraces the students. "Our challenge was to translate the complexity and exuberance of Brazilian nature into a language that children could feel, touch, and explore. Design here is not just aesthetic; it is an invitation to curiosity," explains Guto Requena.

Guto Requena assina projeto escolar inspirado nos biomas brasileiros. (Manuel Sá/CASACOR)

This new design ensures the necessary balance between high-concentration areas and shared living spaces. While the organic shapes provide a welcoming refuge for individual literacy, the layout favors collective research and shared learning, transforming the school into a laboratory of constant discoveries.

Guto Requena assina projeto escolar inspirado nos biomas brasileiros. (Divulgação/Avenues/CASACOR)

The renovation includes quiet projects that alternate with areas designed for play, drawing, and free expression. This alternation respects the children's biological rhythm and addresses the multiple forms of childhood intelligence. More than a simple renovation, the Avenues São Paulo initiative consolidates the vision that physical space is a critical factor in the formation of brain "architecture."

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