{"id":4258,"date":"2025-12-03T08:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bianchinielusiardi.com\/?p=4258"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:06:44","slug":"progetto-scuola-materna-polo-infanzia-acqui-terme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bianchinielusiardi.com\/en\/progetto-scuola-materna-polo-infanzia-acqui-terme\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursery school and kindergarten, Acqui Terme, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nursery school and kindergarten<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Client: Acqui Terme City Council
Typology: culture
Date: 2023-2026
Place: via Aldo Moro, Acqui Terme (Alessandria), Italy
Architect and team leader: Bianchini & Lusiardi Associati
Design team: Studio Emanuele Fornal\u00e8 (structural design), Projema Srl (HVAC design), Studio Associato Geologica (geologist)
Construction cost: \u20ac 5,334,881.44 + VAT (2024)
International architectural design competition. First Prize<\/strong>
Status: Preliminary design completed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A child\u2011centred space. Nursery and kindergarten in Acqui Terme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Urban and landscape integration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project for the new Early Childhood Center in Acqui Terme proposes a system of interconnected interior spaces and outdoor areas, all developed on a single level and linked through both physical and visual relationships. The entire site was subdivided using a grid of oblique lines, which generated the planimetric layout of the complex. The building is topped by a large unifying roof composed of gently sloping pitches that evoke the landscape of the Upper Monferrato.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Architecture and functional aspects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on a grid of trapezoidal polygons, the building\u2019s structure responds to the need to create simple yet formally engaging volumes in which children can easily orient themselves and experience different spatial configurations. Typologically, the complex can be compared to a courtyard building, with classrooms and service areas arranged along the perimeter. However, unlike a traditional courtyard layout, the center is conceived as a hybrid space, formed by an alternation of enclosed areas\u2014such as workshops and the reception zone\u2014and open-air spaces designed as extensions that bring natural light into the heart of the structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The kindergarten classrooms feature two planimetric typologies derived from the same trapezoidal form, rotated 180 degrees to create variety in both layout and volume.
The three nursery classrooms are slightly different from one another, allowing them to respond to the specific needs of children in the 0\u20133 age range<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Early Childhood Center includes three nursery sections and eight kindergarten sections. Built entirely with an X\u2011LAM (CLT) and glulam timber structure, the building has a net floor area of 2,173 square meters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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