The story
A residential school designed to feel like a small community.
The Peru Orphan Home and School was proposed near Lima to bring residential care and education into one stable setting for children without dependable family support. The archive is sparse, so the project cannot responsibly be described through unverified capacity, partner, or construction claims. Its confirmed architectural challenge is the relationship between home and school. Smaller residential groupings, caregiver presence, shared meals, study, play, and private retreat need to connect with classrooms and outdoor learning without making children feel they live inside an institution.
Clear boundaries protect residential life after school hours, while common courtyards and paths support friendship and a sense of place. Journeyman International’s work remains a proposal and construction is not documented. The project’s trauma-informed purpose is to support ordinary routines—waking, learning, eating, playing, resting, and being known by consistent adults—within architecture that offers both safety and room for growing independence.