Formato Proyecto Arecibo

Arecibo Urban High School
Dra. María Cadilla de Martínez
Arecibo
PUERTO RICO
The Arecibo Urban High School, Dra. María Cadilla de Martínez High School, is part of the P.R. Public
Building Authority’s joint development plan with the Department of Education for the Arecibo Area. The
Project is located in a 342,044 sq.ft. site, between the PR 129 and the PR 490 state roads, in Las Cunetas
community within the Arecibo Municipality.
FLA Role
Architect of Record
Key Architect
Fernando Lugo
Client
P.R. Public Building
Authority
Contact
Lilliam Almeyda
Design Director
T.787.721.3145
Location
Las Cunetas,
Arecibo, PR
Project Size
97,700 sf
Construction Cost
Bid $11,977,000
Final $12, 236,899
Completion
2007
The Central Patio
Background
The idea of an “open school” for the community required that the Library, the auditorium,the refectory
and the indoor sports court to be accessible to the community without having to enter the school.
The “Las Cunetas” community would also have a space for their association and activity
management.
Design Features
The creation of a central patio with direct contact to an entrance plaza generates a scheme that
brakes from the traditional enclosed and isolated patio crating a direct link from the inside of the
school to the outside . The entrance Plaza is surrounded by the administrative building, the library,
the community center and the auditorium in such a way that all are accessible from both inside and
outside the school.
CONSULTANTS
Structural Engineer
José A. Quiñoes & Assoc.
Civil Engineer
Manuel A. Quilichini.
Mechanical Engineer
Josrge Torres & Assoc.
José Luis García
Electrical Engineer
Ricardo Rodríguez del Valle
SPECIALTIES
Hidrology
Sebastian García.
Geotechnical Engineering
Geocim Inc.
Archeology
Maurás and Assoc.