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Casa Rana is a foster home for fifteen HIV-positive children and their mummy. The building structure is composed of two monolithic concrete slabs, the floor and the roof. Within them, five colored boxes are freely disposed to contain all the required functions. The space left in between these boxes provides common and distribution areas. Colored small volumes stretch out from the wide roof as skylights and chimneys for natural ventilation, looking like construction toys. The entire building is enveloped by a bamboo curtain, which creates shaded areas between indoor and outdoor spaces.