Investor Presentaiton
ALANA INSTITUTE
A PARK,
IT'S A LARK
The community of Jardim Pantanal, in the city of
São Paulo's east zone, gets a park with a library,
"toybrary," and a space for concerts and meetings
Rodrigo Ohtake's
architectural project.
Espaço Alana had already been changing its look over the past
few years. But, in 2014 the change was even bigger. The insti-
tute's plans were that this would be a transition year, with an end
to direct services and actions aimed at developing a broad com-
munity network. It was all planned to happen gradually. Until the
unexpected happened.
nity Association was announced - encouraged and supported by
Alana, it has become an important channel for the community.
And the park was born. Soon after, the space became essential
for Alana's newly proposed actions to happen. In this new home,
the Alana Band got an auditorium for rehearsals; the Community
Association has an administrative office; and the community got
a library, a "toybrary," and a charming park, the stage for lots of
games, conversations, discussions and meetings.
A great fire hit part of Espaço Alana's installations in January
of 2014. The amphitheatre was completely destroyed, as well as
a part of the building that held Nureca, the Culture and Recrea-
tion Center. The library was also burned, and the fire abruptly CEI changes hands
interrupted the work that would have been done in that space.
Fortunately, no one was hurt. But the fire wound up hurrying
what had already been planned. A park with the headquarters of
the Jardim Pantanal Community Association will be built on the
adjoining lot and the space of the burnt building, as well as a new
library, a "toybrary," and a space for rehearsals and concerts by
the Alana Band.
The architect Rodrigo Ohtake was commissioned for the
project. After a few months, construction began. The movements
of the workers and the construction tarps helped the team get
over the emotional shock. The formal creation of the Commu-
The ICC (Child Citizen Institute) has taken over the administra-
tion of the Centro de Educação Infantil (Child Education Center
CEI) Alana. The transition took place over the end of 2014 and
the beginning of 2015, and there was no reduction in places. ICC
already works with other daycare centers in the region and now
manages the space, the pedagogical proposal, staff, etc.
All this movement has already presented results. Some of the
cooks that worked at the CEI organized to provide food for the
space's staff. With the help of Alana, they are opening their own
business and will expand their service to the whole area.
espaço plana
What is it: Created 20 years ago in Jardim
Pantanal, its mission is to foster local devel-
opment through social-educational actions
and community engagement.
Highlight: Construction of the new space,
designed by the architect Rodrigo Ohtake
and opened in 2015.View entire presentation