{"id":12179,"date":"2025-07-03T14:32:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T07:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/tatiana-bilbao-shapes-rammed-earth-preschool-in-mexico-around-central-tree\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T07:32:43","slug":"tatiana-bilbao-shapes-rammed-earth-preschool-in-mexico-around-central-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/tatiana-bilbao-shapes-rammed-earth-preschool-in-mexico-around-central-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"tatiana bilbao shapes rammed earth preschool in mexico around central tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">tree centers rammed earth preschool in mexico by Tatiana Bilbao<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/tatiana-bilbao\/\"><strong>Tatiana Bilbao<\/strong><\/a> and her team\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/school-architecture-and-design\/\"><strong>preschool extension<\/strong><\/a> for the Liceo Franco Mexicano in Zapopan, Mexico, is a place where early <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/childrens-spaces\/\"><strong>childhood education<\/strong><\/a> is grounded in nature, tactile experience, and flexible learning. Built using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/rammed-earth\/\"><strong>rammed earth<\/strong><\/a> and organized into a series of compact modules, the \u00c9cole Maternelle is conceived as a small world tailored to the scale and imagination of children aged three to six. At the center of the complex, a single tree serves as both landmark and anchor, radiating spatial and emotional continuity across the campus.<\/p>\n<p>images courtesy of Tatiana Bilbao<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">exploring architecture\u2019s role in early childhood education<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tatiana Bilbao\u2019s Liceo Franco Mexicano extension rethinks what a learning environment can be when architecture becomes a sensory tool. From the start, the design team approached the project as a chance to explore how materiality, form, and spatial rhythm could directly support early childhood development.<em> \u2018We understood this as an opportunity to explore how architecture could respond to early childhood through materiality, form, and connection to the environment,\u2019<\/em> the <a href=\"https:\/\/tatianabilbao.com\/\"><strong>Mexico-based architects<\/strong><\/a> share. In response, they worked almost exclusively with locally sourced materials, integrating vernacular techniques with a commitment to sustainability and environmental performance.<\/p>\n<p>a place where early childhood education is grounded in nature, tactile experience, and flexible learning<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Each classroom in Liceo Franco Mexicano has its own patio<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The campus spreads across 2,468 square meters as a series of 8\u00d78-meter modules, each placed to shape a sequence of indoor classrooms and outdoor patios. This modular rhythm allows for fluid transitions between inside and outside, where outdoor spaces are not just auxiliary but pedagogical, offering opportunities for play, discovery, and direct interaction with the landscape. The walls, built with compacted layers of earth, radiate warmth and texture, encouraging touch and exploration. The changing light, natural shadows, and earthy hues all work together to create a calm, immersive environment for young learners.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every classroom opens onto a patio, a move that erodes the conventional boundary between nature and building. This connection to the outdoors was not a peripheral decision but central to the educational philosophy behind the project. <em>\u2018Our intention was to encourage direct contact with nature through a palette of textures, colors, and shifting light,\u2019<\/em> <strong>the architects note.<\/strong> The layout promotes flexible configurations, able to adapt to different activities and seasons, while always maintaining a sense of orientation around the central tree, an organic axis that ties the whole together.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>the \u00c9cole Maternelle is organized as a small world tailored to the scale and imagination of children<\/p>\n<p>Tatiana Bilbao\u2019s preschool extension for the Liceo Franco Mexicano is built using rammed earth<\/p>\n<p>the team worked almost exclusively with locally sourced materials<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>a commitment to sustainability and environmental performance<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>changing light, natural shadows, and earthy hues work together to create a calm environment<\/p>\n<p>outdoor spaces are not just auxiliary but pedagogical<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>every classroom opens onto a patio<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong> \u00c9cole Maternelle<\/p>\n<p><strong>architect:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/tatianabilbao.com\/\">Tatiana Bilbao Estudio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tabilbaoestudio\">@tabilbaoestudio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>location:<\/strong> Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico<\/p>\n<p><strong>area:<\/strong> 2,468 square meters<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>client:<\/strong> Liceo Franco Mexicano<\/p>\n<p><strong>principal:<\/strong> Tatiana Bilbao Spamer<\/p>\n<p><strong>project manager:<\/strong> Juan Pablo Benlliure<\/p>\n<p><strong>partners:<\/strong> Catia Bilbao, David Vaner, Juan Pablo Benlliure, Alba Cort\u00e9s, Mariano Castillo, Soledad Rodr\u00edguez<\/p>\n<p><strong>design team:<\/strong> Ludwig Godefroy, Eliza Figueroa, Edward O\u2019Donnell, Erika Alfaro, Damian Figueras, Vanessa Guckel<\/p>\n<p><strong>landscape design:<\/strong> TOA<\/p>\n<p><strong>structural engineer:<\/strong> Jorge Cadena<\/p>\n<p><strong>constructor:<\/strong> Enrique Cabrera<\/p>\n<p><strong>model workshop manager:<\/strong> Isaac Monterrosa<\/p>\n<p><strong>model workshop team:<\/strong> V\u00edctor Casta\u00f1eda, Ver\u00f3nica Nazar, Eliana L\u00f3pez, \u00c1ngela Silva, Patricia Morales<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/tatiana-bilbao-rammed-earth-preschool-mexico-central-tree-07-03-2025\/\">tatiana bilbao shapes rammed earth preschool in mexico around central tree<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>tree centers rammed earth preschool in mexico by Tatiana Bilbao \u00a0 Architect Tatiana Bilbao and her team\u2019s preschool extension for the Liceo Franco Mexicano in Zapopan, Mexico, is a place where early childhood education is &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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