Didonè Comacchio Architects

Temporary School Gymnasium

Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello

Temporary School Gymnasium 

Didonè Comacchio Architects + MIDE architetti

ARCHITECTS
Didonè Comacchio Architects, Mide Architetti

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Studio Gasparotto

MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Riccardo Baggi

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Fiorese S.r.l.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Beniamino Didonè, Bruno

FIRE SAFETY
Maurizio Sonda

SOLE RESPONSIBLE OF THE PROCEEDINGS
Manuela Manenti

DIRECTOR OF WORKS
Paolo Ligori

CONSTRUCTION SAFETY MANAGER
Antonio D’auria

PHOTOGRAPHS
Alessandra Bello

COST
1 366 270,31 €

AREA
1725 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Massa Finalese, Italy

CATEGORY
Gymnasium, Refurbishment

Text description provided by architect.

Following the 2012 earthquake that struck Emilia Romagna a competition was announce to rebuild a destroyed school gymnasium in Massa Finalese.

Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello
Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello

The site, which is located in the north-east side of a school park, is the border between the urban area and the country side, suggesting the new building to be the new “connecting tool” between these two realities.

The main focus is to create a structure able to soften the urban/country “boundary” and to characterize the whole of the school park as well:

Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello
Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bell

A new identity blooms through contemporary design contributing itself towards a new local architectural language for the post-earthquake restart.

From the ruins of the destruction the new gymnasium is born: A landmark where the new generations can train and confront themselves and lay the foundations for a better future.

Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello
Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello

The building is extremely simple: a pure volume, almost monolithic with a single big opening that allows the view towards the cultivated fields from the spectators’ seats and from the playing field.

The ancillary spaces, extremely introspective, look out onto a tree-lined patio. The natural elements are the main actors and playing their part in the gymnasium.

Trees are hugged by the building and become the backdrop of the interior spaces while the cultivated fields, just like a paintiTng, are the scenery of the playing field.

Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello
Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello

The ancillary spaces, extremely introspective, look out onto a tree-lined patio. The natural elements are the main actors and playing their part in the gymnasium.

Trees are hugged by the building and become the backdrop of the interior spaces while the cultivated fields, just like a painting, are the scenery of the playing field.

Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello
Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello

The problematic social conditions determined by the dramatic effects caused by the earthquake, and the demands of the competition which required fast construction time and a very low construction cost, have decisively influenced the design choices.

A particularly dry construction technology is chosen in order to build up the whole building in only 5 months with a low construction cost while ensuring the achievement of high energy performance.

Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bell


Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello
Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello
Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello
Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello
Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello
Temporary School Gymnasium
© Alessandra Bello


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Didonè Comacchio Architects
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Didonè Comacchio Architects
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