CAZA designs a community center in La Salle Botanical Gardens

As part of a new generation of buildings being built in regeneration landscapes, CAZA’s design for a community center at La Salle Botanical Gardens in the Philippines contributes to a location affected by a 20th-century volcanic eruption. The multipurpose cluster of organic volumes comprises event spaces, a chapel, grottos, and back offices, all linked together by a series of pergolas. The 7,500 sqm proposal features dome vaults, catenary arches, and an insulated sky box built out of glass, concrete, and patented 3D-printed bricks that reduce the building’s carbon footprint by 70%.