The School as a Means to Reconnect the Urban Fabric

A project submitted under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) which, in terms of systems and energy performance, falls within the nZEB category, with an almost zero environmental impact. From the monitoring analyses conducted on the current school building in terms of orientation, lighting, performance, air quality, and ventilation of the indoor spaces, it emerged that, in addition to energy issues, the configuration of the interior spaces did not allow for an increase in student enrollment. For this reason, the DVArea team planned a volumetric expansion of the building in the central core of the existing semi-courtyard to define a new educational layout, benefitting school activities and the entire community. Il progetto trasforma la scuola in un luogo cittadino fruibile per tutta la giornata e con finalità e usi differenti. Sono stati previsti accessi indipendenti alle pertinenze scolastiche e al di sopra della piazza è stato previsto un auditorium con 300 posti  The project transforms the school into a city space usable throughout the day with different purposes and uses. Independent access points to the school premises have been planned and, above the square, an auditorium with 300 seats has been included, designed for conferences and small events, available for the entire community. This creates a fluid area and a multi-purpose space, a central foyer overlooking and connecting the three pre-existing buildings of the school, which consequently becomes the main access floor.