For The Garzón School in Uruguay, Rosan Bosch Studio created a brand-new campus and classroom space surrounded by nature.

The school's location in the middle of a thick eucalyptus forest creates a special bond with the natural world.

The identity of the new Garzón School in Uruguay merges with its expansive and wild surroundings. Rosan Bosch Studio has worked closely with the school community to create a design idea that allows learning to occur both indoors and outside with ease. 

The new educational environment fosters natural curiosity and promotes play, exploration, and individual expression.

The architecture, interior design, landscape design, and master plan were all created by Rosan Bosch Studio. 

Learning transcends conventional limits on this nature-connected campus because to the creative concept design's application of biophilic design principles.

Nature is not only an addition to education; it is the school itself. Here, a specially created curriculum centered on experimentation and inquiry-based learning makes the students the heroes of their own education. 

According to the school's concept, nature is a teacher in and of itself, not just an adjunct to education.

With six distinct learning zones (also known as Learning Worlds) based on six design principles—Mountain Top, Cave, Campfire, Watering Hole, Hands-on, and Movement—the Rosan Bosch Studio's concept design centers the pupils in a diversified learning environment.

The six learning zones, which are created to accommodate various learning styles, give pupils significant options that promote independence and agency. 

Under the direction of educators and inclusion specialists, the kids are urged to go on a personal quest of inquiry and learning that transcends conventional educational frameworks.

The School is the Park, and the Park is the School

The nature-based campus blends a strong connection to nature with diverse learning areas that are intended to accommodate various learning preferences. 

It gives students a setting that encourages innovation, curiosity, and teamwork, creating real-world learning opportunities that equip future change agents.

In this case, "the park is the school, and the school is the park," and all areas are interwoven with the surroundings in a continuous interaction between indoor and outdoor spaces.

A meandering road round a lake and passes through a meadow before arriving to The Garzón School's "village," which is tucked away in a thick eucalyptus forest.

Each student's learning journey starts here and then spreads outward as they become more independent and conscious.

This endless park provides a fertile field for creativity and exploration with its winding streams and promises of adventure. It is an audacious reimagining of modern schooling.

Landscape Design by Rosan Bosch Studio

The architectural concept and material selection are informed by nature and are sustainable, locally sourced, and thoughtfully chosen to blend in with the surrounding environment. 

The design concept combines natural light, subtle hues, and engaging textures to enhance the wellbeing of both teachers and pupils and to strengthen the bonds between them.

In addition to offering locations for gathering and play, the village's landscape design plays a crucial role in identifying areas that provide kids a feeling of identification and belonging. Vernacular Uruguayan architecture is evoked by two brick plazas, and the natural environment is enhanced with indigenous plants and whimsical wooden features. 

These complement the sustainable buildings, which are completely composed of wood and covered in a traditional Japanese charring method called shou sugi ban. This gives the buildings longevity, personality, and a close connection to the natural environment.

The new Garzón School exemplifies a transformative educational model that sets a standard for Latin America, showing how careful pedagogical, architectural, and natural integration can create spaces where learning occurs organically and students grow into capable, self-assured changemakers prepared for tomorrow's challenges.

To revolutionize education, the Garzón School in Maldonado, Uruguay, has created a completely integrated ecosystem.The school's identity is interwoven with the expansive and untamed terrain.

The school has created a customized, student-centered curriculum that is founded on the world's greatest teaching methods.

The concept-based curriculum fosters critical and design thinking while emphasizing the development of competences, abilities, and traits. 

The lifelong skills and competences that students gain and develop during the process define the future-oriented curriculum. Because of this, the TGS curriculum emphasizes the development of critical 21st-century skills under the catchy heading of "Think, Act, Relate, Communicate."

The campus, which launched the first phase of the project in March 2025, is a prime example of The Garzón School's dedication to providing top-notch, nature-based education and serves as a motivating example for educational institutions throughout Latin America and beyond.

The project's next phase is presently being designed by Rosan Bosch Studio.

Masterplan

Central buildings, landscape

Colour Plan, Central Buildings

Colour Plan

Sections

Elevations

Elevations

Elevations

An multidisciplinary practice in art, architecture, design, and pedagogy, Rosan Bosch Studio focuses on creating learning spaces for students of all ages. The studio was established by Rosan Bosch in 2011. 

The studio operates globally, including headquarters in Copenhagen and Madrid.

Project facts

Architect: Rosan Bosch Studio

Interior Design: Rosan Bosch Studio

Masterplan and Landscape Design: Rosan Bosch Studio Local Landscaping 

Consultant: Amalia Robredo Executive Architect and

Assembly: Enkel Group Engineering: Arboreal

Contractor and Mass Timber Solutions: Arboreal Carpentry: Meetline

Year of completion: 2025 (first phase)

All images © Eleazar Cuadros. 

All drawigns © Rosan Bosch Studio.

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