PROJECT FOR A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN FANO, ITALY.
AWARDS:
World Architecture Community Awards, Third Cycle, 2009, Nomination / shortlisted project.
> DESIGN TEAM:
Alessandro Rollino, architect
Micaela Tolio, collaborator
> Sense of Place, Sustainable Architecture, Architecture & Pedagogy, Matter and Color
This project is about the realization of a Primary School belonging to a wider School complex in Fano, Italy. A sensitive analysis of the context, where Nature ranges from the northern hills to the southern agricultural landscape of the Metauro valley, led to an almost horizontal development of the buildings so that the characteristic profile of the hills stands out. The overall spaces of the Primary School have the typical colors and textures of the place: plaster and
bricks with neutrals and muted hues, related to the soil and stones. Materials have also a strong response to the sense of touch. Each classroom has its own peculiar color for doors and windows so that children can easily recognize the classroom they belong to. Spaces are colorful, light, easy to grasp and never dull; waiting areas, sitting places, upwards and downwards ramps, balconies, walls and back sides where children can hide, or spaces where they can withdraw: different bodily reactions to spaces, help children to fully develop their physical and psychological capabilities.