Organized as three different courtyard buildings, the school is defined by its solid exterior walls. Carved from this white mass, vertical wind corridors are created to allow for cross ventilation and passive cooling to the complex under the hot Mediterranean sun. Lining the interior of these courtyards, a cloister shaded by olive-wood fins further reduces solar heat gain. Site ecosystems have also been thoroughly considered for the purposes of biodiversity, water retention and purification, and heat dissipation, among other objectives. Taking advantage of the natural topography of the site, a water retention strategy is employed to collect rainwater at the bottom of the slope for irrigation.