Head Start Center Toa Alta Heights, a retrofit of a former prefabricated communal center. This Center was reimagined with playful colors and shapes to engage on children’s creativity capacity along with their creative learning. ​

This design features two open space multi-functional classrooms with revolting door partitions allowing both classrooms to interact and combine into a larger space. Bright colors, natural lighting, and natural vegetation are always present to acclimate the users experience into a positive, healthy, and energetic learning atmosphere. Curved forms were used throughout the Center in different ways such as partitions, walls, gates, security fences, window openings, and even floor patterns. They represent the energetic flow and never-ending creativity children experience throughout their early learning years. Those years are especially important in a child educational development, and we wanted to make sure they would have a Center to help them with this development and encourage them to keep on ground as individuals. ​​

This educational project is part of our collaboration work with the well-known architecture firm Emilio Martinez Arquitectos (EMᵃ) as part of the Hurricane Maria Recuperation Projects. We joined forces to create this amazing creative Center dedicated to our communities’ children and to help them find their way and bring joy with every visit.