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Scuola primaria cassola
Marco Zanta

Agorà School: Hub for Growth and Learning

The school building must convey an educational message and communicate, through its spatial consistency and composition, its identity as a place dedicated to growth. It is a microcosm made up of functions, organized into hierarchies and connections that define it as a social space where students are engaged in relationships and experiences. All spaces are centered around the agora, a double-height space and meeting place around which the school revolves during common and recreational moments.

photo_credit Marco Zanta
Marco Zanta
photo_credit Matteo Grifalconi
Matteo Grifalconi
photo_credit Matteo Grifalconi
Matteo Grifalconi

The central plaza connects to a portico through a large glass facade, providing access to the garden and the sports area to the north. The central space is adjacent to the gymnasium, with which it is linked through operable glass panels that will allow the use of a large area equipped with tiered seating for public activities.

photo_credit Marco Zanta
Marco Zanta
photo_credit Marco Zanta
Marco Zanta
photo_credit Marco Zanta
Marco Zanta
photo_credit Marco Zanta
Marco Zanta
photo_credit Marco Zanta
Marco Zanta
photo_credit Marco Zanta
Marco Zanta

This space will receive natural light, helping to illuminate even the deepest parts of the school and serving as a reference point for activities throughout the educational complex. The fluidity of the continuous space, along with the permeability of the classrooms equipped with glass walls—some even full-height—will extend the visual perception from the inside out, allowing students to enjoy significant comfort in a space no longer confined and reduced to a traditional classroom.

photo_credit Marco Zanta
Marco Zanta
photo_credit Marco Zanta
Marco Zanta
photo_credit Marco Zanta
Marco Zanta
photo_credit Scattola Simeoni Architects
Scattola Simeoni Architects
photo_credit Scattola Simeoni Architects
Scattola Simeoni Architects

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Internal fixtures
External fixtures
Floors
Internal Lighting
Library Bookshelfs

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Project Year
2024
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