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A KINDERGARTEN UP IN THE ALPS

Riva di Tures (BZ), IT_2021

A KINDERGARTEN UP IN THE ALPS

Location: Bolzano (IT)

Architecture

AOUMM – Argot ou La Maison Mobile + Nicola Probst Architetti

AOUMM Design Team

Luca Astorri
Riccardo Maria Balzarotti
Rossella Locatelli
Matteo Umberto Poli
Cong Dinh Huynh
Giada Zuan
Emira Spaho
Emilie Brin

Structures
AEI progetti

Energy consultancy
Rethink Energy Srl

The entry submitted by AOUMM, Nicola Probst Architetti with AEI progetti and Rethink Energy Srl to the competition for the design of a new primary school and kindergarten in the beautiful mountain scenery of Riva di Tures (BZ) aims to make the new building a reference point for education and social life, in a tight relationship to the surrounding landscape. The new school is a welcoming architecture, adaptable to the needs of citizens, and designed with special attention to the energy performance. Main design choices evoke the local traditions of Alpine architecture while the volumetric strategy organizes many functions in the underground levels to limit the visual impact of the building, controlling at the same time the extension of the excavations. The diversity of viewpoints between inside and outside represents the school as a place of knowledge, creativity, and curiosity.