Club de Niños y Niñas
2019, TecámacThe Boys and Girls Club is a foundation established to provide children and young people between 6 and 18 years’ old who are at risk with a safe and healthy space that fosters creativity, innovation, and the physical and intellectual development. This is a space that provides extracurricular educational, artistic, and recreational activities that promote positive values and community integration.
The Tecámac campus comprises three main buildings: the educational building, with classrooms, library and administrative spaces; the arts building, focused on activities such as dance, martial arts, performing arts, and exhibition spaces for the visual arts; and a third sports building including a large roofed gym equipped for physical activities. The three buildings are linked by a long corridor that represents the idea of education as the backbone of the development of society: its 24 arches represent each of the human vertebrae.
The building became a reality thanks to the generosity of numerous companies and individuals who contributed to this noble cause.
Credits
Architecture: Bernardo Quinzaños
Collaborators: Jair Rodriguez, Mauricio García Noriega, Diego Rivero Borrel, Tania Coronado, Sebastián Gnedig
Constructor: Grupo PC - CARSO
Engenieering: DECSA, BVG, Genford Landscaping
Photography: Jaime Navarro, Arturo Arrieta, Onnis Luque.
Awards and Publications
Building of the Year by ArchDaily
Building of the Year Award in the ‘Educational Architecture’ category, 2021
Firenze Entre Muros Award
First Place in the ‘Public Architecture Building’ category
2020, Mexico City
XV National Biennial of Mexican Architecture
Silver Medal in the ‘Education’ category
2020, Mexico City
International Architecture Award by The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies
2020, Chicago, United States
Best of Design 2019 by The Architect’s Newspaper
Honorable Mention in the ‘Education’ category
2019, New York, United States
3rd Young Architects Biennial
Honorable Mention in the ‘Single-Family Housing’ category
2019, Mexico City
Architectural Digest Design Icons
Award in the ‘Public Architecture’ category
2019, Mexico City
Fourth Architecture Biennial of Mexico City
Honorable Mention in the ‘Education’ category
2019, Mexico City
Award by Obras Magazine
‘Building of the Year 2019’ Award in the ‘Urban Facilities’ category
2019, Mexico City
UTOPÍA Arch Days CDMX Competition
Honorable Mention for the project ‘Boys and Girls Club’
2018, Mexico City
16th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
Honorable Mention in the ‘Young Architects in Latin America’ competition
2018, Venice, Italy