In particular, it focused on the creation of:

• a quality school, with an architecture that is understood in the sense of aesthetic and functional that allows to recognize his civic role in the territory;
• a school with low power consumption and low environmental impact, with limited need for maintenance;
• a sustainable school, built with eco-friendly materials, locally sourced or recycled, in line with the principles of green building;
• a school that is open, accessible and secure, with a cosy living space for the community outside of school hours);
• a school “between inside and outside”, in which the external spaces are conceived as an integral part of the teaching and of the mental and physical development of individuals from the earliest months and years of life, with the classroom at the centre of a flexible system that can accommodate different configurations and activities;
• “the school of the five senses”, to help you learn, involving the body and the movement and stimulating curiosity, even through the use of furnishings to be modulated according to the needs of different.

The proposed project involved the construction of a new pole, highly performant and optimized from the point of view of energy and environmental impacts in line with:

• the objectives set by the DNSH – Do No Significant Harm -;
• the green building criteria in accordance with the current legislation related to the Environmental Criteria for the Minimum CAM;
• the criteria bioclimatic, using solutions of the eco-sustainable-focused on a careful preliminary analysis of the climatic conditions and topography of the site (climate hygro temperature, precipitation, availability of renewable resources, availability of natural light, climate, sound, etc).

The building was not considered as a mere container of teaching functions, but as a place that captures the value of a symbol of the evolution of the educational system, leaning more and more towards environmental sustainability and the development of a sensitivity associated with it on the part of the children, the parents and school staff, also by means of the provision of new educational spaces in contact with the earth (educational gardens). It is, therefore, considered necessary to intervene on the optimal care of shapes, colors, light, and materials, fostering a connection with nature, and energy saving, thus implementing part of the principles associated with the design. 

The proposed improvements are designed to contribute to the realization of a building healthy, easy maintenance, able to accommodate the community and to enhance the centrality of children, through their involvement through the game, the experience and relationships.

Client: The town of Isernia

Designer: DM Consulting srl

Location: Isernia

Year: 2023

Contract Amount: € 1.737.000,00