Toro Arquitectos Designs Ring-Shaped Kindergarten in Ciales, Puerto Rico
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Dan Howarth
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Summary
Toro Arquitectos, a Puerto Rican architecture firm, has designed and built the Ciales Kindergarten in Puerto Rico, featuring a distinctive ring-shaped concrete structure with an outdoor play area at its center. The kindergarten replaces a former funeral home, with the new circular building constructed alongside the transformed existing structure. The design aims to create a safe, engaging, and functional environment for children, with the central courtyard serving as the heart of the educational facility.
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· 3 pulledAn outdoor play area sits at the heart of this ring-shaped concrete kindergarten in Puerto Rico
designed by local studio Toro Arquitectos to create 'a safe, engaging, and functional environment' for children
Ciales Kindergarten replaces a former funeral home, which was transformed by Toro Arquitectos and extended with a circular structure alongside it
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