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AVEZZANO: THE SCHOOL AS A VILLAGE

Avezzano (AQ), IT_2021

AVEZZANO: THE SCHOOL AS A VILLAGE

Location: Avezzano, AQ (IT)

Architecture

AOUMM – Argot ou La Maison Mobile

AOUMM Design Team

Luca Astorri
Riccardo Maria Balzarotti
Rossella Locatelli
Matteo Umberto Poli
Cong Dinh Huynh
Micaela Ortega
Simone Ottaviani
Emira Spaho
Emilie Brin

The design developed by the office for the replacement of Giovanni XXIII primary school in Avezzano (AQ) revolves around the idea to turn the school into a small village: an intimate and cozy system, open to future needs and rich in spatial experience. The village encircles a park and will be experienced by students and citizens according to different needs all day long, thanks to soft filters which organize flows and open-air activities without creating any barrier. The northern linear body is a central element of unity and communication and makes main functions readable. A big staircase characterizes the entrance and can be used for group activities. The layout of classrooms is defined through moving partition walls and modular furnishing, to adapt to changing needs: educational spaces are conceived as ateliers, promoting knowledge, creativity, spontaneous learning.