Flexibility, future-proofness, and ‘one school, together’ were the design bases for the new building for Fioretti College. Traditional classrooms are interposed with multifunctional, flexible spaces and open study landscapes for the different teaching styles of the school. The spacious atrium serves as a meeting place for everyone. It leads to two floors that accommodate the educational domains, thus giving form to the school’s educational philosophy of physically bringing all students into contact with each other.
To allow for future changes in the education system, Broekbakema has designed a flexible floor plan. The columnar structure gives the freedom to organize the educational domains differently. The roof, ceilings, and building systems have also been designed to accommodate future expansion.
And thanks to a number of sustainability measures in the building, Fioretti College has an energy performance coefficient of 0.62 — which is 38% lower than required by the buildings decree.