The college Building house classrooms, workshops, cafeteria, library, chapell and admin areas in a 30.000 sf of state of the art wood building. The design team was commissioned to design a Technical College building plus construction in 12 month. To achieve such a challenge, we work closely with Celulosa Arauco wood manufacture developing a comprehensive prefabricate system that include Glulam beams, floor and wall panels, curtain wall systems and a wood rain screen facade. We were determinate to create an innovative learning environment for an isolate community using wood as a main resource.

Alvaro Velasquez is an architect designer that strongly believe in the power of Design. With leadership and capacity to work with different groups of stakeholders and communities, He believe that every single person must have access to great design and solutions. Alvaro choose to be involve in large and intensive publics projects like Health Care and educational projects. With design skills and leadership, he is making difference in persons life creating spaces that help people to heal faster and environments that positevly support a good learning process.

Celulosa Arauco is one of the largest wood products manufacture in South America and is commited To improve people’s lives by developing forest products for the challenges of a sustainable world. DuocUC is the second largest Higher Education provider in Chile. Both companies came along pursuing a unique and innovative educational environment for a local southern chilean community.