JAY PRESHARNT
2024
B.arch Year 3
UCA — Canterbury
B.ARCH - PROJECT 06
Vigentino Primary School + Communtiy Hub
The brief for the project was to develop a proposal for our given site based on thorough contextual research. The site is in the north zone of Vigentino, a district in Milan, Italy. It’s one of the city’s most significant regeneration areas which includes the future 2026 Olympic Village.
The approach to the brief revolves around the idea of reinventing the school; Transforming an abandoned, lifeless site into the heart of the local community as a state of the art Primary school that functions as an out of hours communal-hub.
The intervention aims to bring people from all walks of life together in a location that will cultivate their children’s bright futures, through sustainable and modern architectural design.
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Environmental conditions Materiality
Vigentino statistics
Vigentino statistics
Air quality index: Moderate
The site is in Vigentino in Zone 5 of Milan, Italy.
VIGENTINO PRIMARY SCHOOL +
Car pollutant concentration x5.6 AQI guideline
Air purifier required
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The site is in Vigentino in Zone 5 of Milan, Italy. The immediate area has an extremely dominant proportion of commerical developments and relatively few residencies, which is projected to be the inverse in the next decade due to Milan being the host city of the 2026 Olympics, which has had a very consistent trend of drastically increasing the population.
These projections also predict a great lack of greenspace for the new population density as well as an extreme lack of schools available in the area.
VIGENTINO | B.Arch 3rd Year | 2024 | 1:50 Section on A0
VIGENTINO | B.Arch 3rd Year | 2024 | External View: Courtyard
• Staggered building heights give optimal sunllight to the space.
• Surrounded by glass giving a big transparent, open and welcoming atmosphere.
• Lots of trees to promote wellbeing and fresh air admist the poor air quality in the area.
• Stone seating which also aids in the communal element and encourages use of the space.
• playground and play equipment for the students.
• recycled tiles to reduce the buildings carbon footprint.
VIGENTINO | B.Arch 3rd Year | 2024 | Ground Floor Plan
5a. staff room 5b. meeting room
5c. nurses office
6a. courtyard
6b. playground
Internal View: Staff Room
Space has high up windows to ensure enough privacy but sufficient daylight. Has nurse’s office and conference spaces. The materiality of the space uses carpet flooring, CLT walls and wooden slat ceiling.
Internal View: Foyer
Big open entrance atrium with accented vibrant CLT staircase. Reception and staff rooms are situated such that they’re immediately accessible upon entry into the building for all users, students, staff and the wider community.
Internal View: Entrance
The multifunctional sports hall has Bifolding concertina doors that open to create direct circulation from the street, through the sports hall and into the courtyard to maximise the openness of the space and the desired communal atmosphere.
VIGENTINO | B.Arch 3rd Year | 2024 | Fourth Floor Plan
terrace greenroof
terrace balcony
vegetable garden
greenroof shed
secondary access
classroom
Internal View: Classroom
Large open plan with each classroom accomodating 60+ children. Excellent views into the courtyard and ample amounts of storage space. Adjustable table configurations to suit the needs of different classes and subjects.
External View: Greenroof
4 storeys high with a large amount of greenspace, promoting user wellbeing. Seating to enjoy the area and aid the communal element of programme. Open floor plan to the allow the childrena a space to run and play freely.
Aerial View
This view shows the aerial perspective of my proposal. From here you can see all the street-facing facades of the building as well as the greenroof terrace and the ground floor courtyard and how these spaces are lush with greenery and vegitation
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