The new Busca School Complex is a project that aims to create a landmark for the community, capable of connecting functionality, morphology and environment. This school complex includes an elementary school and a secondary school, and is designed to open the school area to the community, outlining a functional and recognizable building.
We chose a curvilinear "X" shape for the building, which is on three levels, fitting perfectly with the conformation of the lot. For us, this school complex is not only a place of learning, but also a space that encourages encounters and interaction between the school and the community. The ground floor was conceived as a meeting point, a place where school and community intertwine, creating an open and welcoming environment.
We were inspired by the "School Without Backpack" educational model to promote greater participation and autonomy among students. The configuration of the building allows a direct relationship with the outdoor space, transforming it into a place for recreation and socialization. We designed the spaces with great attention to flexibility and adaptability, creating classrooms flanked by multifunctional spaces, ready to meet the needs of multidisciplinary and dynamic teaching.
To make the new school complex even more distinctive, we engaged an artist to create a mural on the grand staircase that connects the floors. This artistic intervention not only visually enriches the building, but also becomes a symbolic element, accompanying students on their growth path, ideally and physically connecting the different levels of learning.
A further distinctive element of the project are the diamond facades, which give the building a unique and recognizable identity, helping to characterize it in the urban context of Busca.