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Noah's Ark Nursery School, C+S Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Noah's Ark Nursery School, C+S Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Noah's Ark Nursery School, C+S Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Noah's Ark Nursery School, C+S Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Noah's Ark Nursery School, C+S Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Noah's Ark Nursery School, C+S Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Noah's Ark Nursery School, C+S Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Noah's Ark Nursery School, C+S Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Noah's Ark Nursery School, C+S Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Noah's Ark Nursery School, C+S Architects | International Design Awards Winners
Noah's Ark Nursery School, C+S Architects | International Design Awards Winners

Noah's Ark Nursery School

CompanyC+S Architects
Lead DesignersMaria Alessandra Segantini
Design TeamCarlo Cappai, Maria Alessandra Segantini
Project LocationAlzano Lombardo, Italy
ClientMunicipality of Alzano Lombardo
CreditsPhotos by Alessandra Bello
Prize(s)Silver in Commercial Architecture / Cultural / Educational Architecture
Entry Description

Noah's Ark kindergarden stands at the forefront of spatial innovation and sustainability. The project adopts the Val Seriana's topographic principle of retaining wall construction, integrating a new reinforced concrete wall, pigmented red and deactivated with exposed aggregates, engraved with the famous animal figures designed by Enzo Mari for Danese in 1957, rooting the project in the tradition of Italian design. Flexibility is a key element, with a central hybrid space covered with skylights. Facades cladding with glass mosaic tiles is an homage to Italian Design Masters.