The design creates an organic, fluid space exploiting a unifying element which serves to both hide and reveal places to discover and live in, bringing into play both the Square (entrance hall) as well as the area dedicated to a true atelier.

The above environments are located on the school’s second floor and are surrounded by the high buildings in its urban setting. The wish to “bring nature inside” has been achieved through the use of a “ribbon” enfolding the school’s different spaces within its embrace, while at the same time redefining its proportions, enriching it with a new perspective and story-line for the children to interact with through the use of both analogue and digital tools, so generating a pleasurable sense of immersion.

The walls bounding the internal space are a kind of holed diaphragm made from natural materials (curved wood compensate, cork) whose effect is to generate a warm, intimate and vibrant atmosphere without being distracting. This back-drop is then embellished by blackboards, mirrors and supports for projectors and other equipment capable of stimulating the children’s curiosity and sense of discovery while the presence of the green vegetation overlooking the whole serves to introduce a living and dynamic component to the environment.

The Atelier is dedicated for the most part to the exploration of both painting and drawing (wax crayons, water colours, felt-tipped pens) as well as the manipulation of materials centred on the inspiration and suggestions deriving from natural objects and elements (leaves, branches, bark, pine-cones, flowers and stones), encouraging the children to interpret them through creative play involving videos and projections (overhead projectors, web-cams and slide projectors).