Located in a neglected neighborhood of las palmas, the 'el lasso community centre' by spanish romera and ruiz architects negotiates with the existing street and valley topography to define form and a space. constructing an encounter between a garden and a viewpoint towards the sea, the architecture devises permissive borders - like the walls raised in valleys to avoid their own erosion. the inner garden invents an open collective dominion formed by an enclosing curved wall, offering a longitudinal built terrace that overlooks the atlantic ocean, acting as a filter of light, spaces, northern breezes and contained views.
Over time, the vivid colors and casting shadows flood the facade that overlooks the sea, turning it into a landscape of polarized light. the exterior turns active - rather than a passive element seen within most buildings. appearing as an individual structure, each concrete beam is painted in a different hue - showcased to highlight contrast the pragmatic shift in the town's ever changing surrounding context.