This week we are featuring both of the projects that won International Design awards at the second annual Coverings Installation and Design (CID) Awards at the Coverings Show in Atlanta, Georgia this spring. The show celebrates creativity and technical skill in the use of tile and stone in residential and commercial building projects. Both awards went to Spanish designers working in collaboration with Spanish tile companies.
Tile of Spain, a private organization whose primary objective is to support Spain’s ceramic tile manufacturers and the industry, reports that one of the project winners, the Children Education Center & Children Innovation Center building in Paterna, Spain, seeks a relationship with children, integrating architecture as an emotional component into their education. Foursquare Arquitectos of Valencia, Spain designed the buildings that resemble cylindrical blocks with colorful facades of ceramic tile. The idea is to generate spaces and opportunities for creativity. The building encourages a transmission of sensations from both inside and out, creating different spaces that encourage exploration. Natucer of Onda, Spain, manufactured the tiles.
Each building is a single color but its tiles come in four different shades, and these change hues depending on natural reflection and ambient light. The rounded shapes invite exploration, encouraging interaction without the danger of roughness or sharp ends.
Above image: The Children Education Center and Children Innovation Center building in Paterna, Spain by Foursquare Arquitectos. Courtesy of the architects. Photograph by Tile of Spain.
The Children Education Center and Children Innovation Center building in Paterna, Spain by Foursquare Arquitectos. All images courtesy of the architects. Photography by Tile of Spain.
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