Kindergarten Multipurpose Room - Sala Polivalente Scuola per l'Infanzia | Alessandro Matta Architettura

Sanluri / Italy / 2022

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After years in which this space was being left and unused, the project for a multipurpose room creates a whole where colours, materials and textures have been chosen having children’s wellness as main purpose.


This new space is located inside an existent kindergarten, whose construction was completed in 2015, and inside a great public park that surrounds the entire building. The strong presence of the exterior nature guided the concept for the multipurpose room.


The main challenges involving this project were two and regarded both the interior and the exterior spaces.


The first one was about the interior space. Here, the idea was to create an area where children can always have a direct visual contact with the nature of the surrounding park and at the same time perceiving it inside the room. This concept led to choose materials that, by sight and smell, resembles natural woods. Simultaneously, since this is a multipurpose room and its activities can rapidly change, these materials were chosen in order to create a warm and welcoming space even when the space is empty and without any furniture.


The second one regarded the exterior space. This project occupies an area of an existing architecture. Considering that this building is relatively new, the first doubts were about how to approach with the existing architecture. After some studies, the design opted for a façade that resembles the actual exterior. Since this space has its own entry, the idea to recreate a partial inclined façade, as the main entrance as the one for the kindergarten, was maintained. The material and colour chosen for the windows are the same as the existent ones. These choices were taken in order to create a façade that tries not to prevail or diminish the existent architecture.


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Dopo anni in cui questo spazio è stato lasciato aperto e inutilizzato, il progetto per la sala polivalente crea un insieme in cui colori, materiali e texture sono stati scelti avendo come scopo principale il benessere dei bambini.


L’asilo che ospita il progetto è stato terminato nel 2015, all’interno di un grande parco pubblico che circonda l’intero edificio. La forte presenza della natura ha quindi guidato il concept per la sala polivalente.


Le sfide principali di questo progetto hanno riguardato sia l’interno che l’esterno.


L’idea principale per l’interno è stata quella di creare un nuovo spazio in cui i bambini potessero sempre mantenere un contatto visivo con il parco circostante, ma che potessero percepire la natura anche dall’interno. Da qui la scelta dei materiali, utili per creare uno spazio accogliente e caloroso anche quando questo si presenta vuoto e privo di arredi.


Per quanto riguarda l’esterno, si è cercato di creare una facciata che potesse creare una continuità con l’architettura esistente, senza avere la presunzione di prevalere su essa o sminuirla. 

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    After years in which this space was being left and unused, the project for a multipurpose room creates a whole where colours, materials and textures have been chosen having children’s wellness as main purpose. This new space is located inside an existent kindergarten, whose construction was completed in 2015, and inside a great public park that surrounds the entire building. The strong presence of the exterior nature guided the concept for the multipurpose room. The main challenges...

    Project details
    • Year 2022
    • Work started in 2021
    • Work finished in 2022
    • Client Comune di Sanluri
    • Contractor Cilloco Gianfranco srls
    • Cost 100.000 €
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Kindergartens / Schools/Institutes / Multi-purpose Cultural Centres / Interior Design
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