Humanitree School - Hive and Flight
2023, Mexico City, Mexico
Humanitree School – Hive and Flight (Middle and High School) occupies 10,000 sqm on the upper floors of the traditional office building reimagined by Rosan Bosch Studio and transformed into a state-of-the-art learning ecosystem.
The school adopts a unique organizational proposal featuring three Learning Ecosystems: Mountain, Forest, and Coast. Inspired by Mexican landscapes, these ecosystems group areas of knowledge and facilitate orientation through the building, promoting a sense of well-being with carefully selected materials and colors.
The pedagogical strategy incorporates six key learning situations – Discovery, Focus, Collaboration, Creation, Movement, and Encounters – that provide a diverse range of meaningful opportunities in the context of project-based learning.
The concept for the landscape design mirrors these ecosystems, ensuring a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor learning spaces. The Coast Ecosystem emphasizes movement with a multi-sport court, the Forest Ecosystem prioritizes practical learning with urban gardens, and the Mountain Ecosystem focuses on social development with a central agora. The interconnected paths and the use of vegetation promote cohesion, creating a dynamic and inspiring learning environment that celebrates excellence.
The new learning landscape of the Humanitree School offers a visionary, learner-centered approach to education. Nestled within the same building as the groundbreaking Universidad de la Libertad, the school forms an elegant and seamless bridge to higher academia. The students are offered a glimpse of higher education and invited to imagine their future learning path, a beckoning toward an expansive horizon of lifelong learning.