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NEW “ACHILLE SCLAVO” PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE BASTION OF THE MEDICI FORTRESS IN SIENA

Firm LocationFirenze, Italy
Project locationSIENA, ITALY
CompanyFABBRICANOVE
Lead ArchitectEnzo Fontana, Giovanni Bartolozzi
Design TeamProject: FABBRICANOVE arch. Enzo Fontana, arch. Giovanni Bartolozzi; PM: arch. Francesco Capriotti; STRUCTURAL DESIGN: Fabrica Progetti_Ing. Emiliano Colonna; PM: Ing. Giulia Cadelo; MEP: Consilium srl; Geologist: Riccardo Martelli; Acoustic: Antonio Calonaci; Archaeologist: Luca Biancalani; Energy Consultant: Riccardo Chiti; Construction Company: C.I.T.I.S. Soc. Coop.; photo: DEEP BLUE STUDIO
ClientMunicipality of Siena
Projecthttps://fabbricanove.com/portfolio/scuola-primaria-achille-sclavo-siena/
Project Videohttps://fabbricanove.com/

The new School is set within a unique landscape, inside the Siena’s Medici Fortress. The building is conceived as a large, diamond-shaped triangular pergola roof. Viewed from above, the school becomes an urban landmark, while at street level the intervention appears lightweight and carefully attuned to its dialogue with the Medici Fortress. The radical nature of the urban approach results in a compact building with a strong identity, conceived as a kind of “learning garden”, where indoor and outdoor spaces merge to accommodate the evolving needs of of contemporary teaching methods.