Nautilus, AMFSnaps corporate nursery and kindergarten Bassano, Vicenza
A building adjacent to the southwest corner of the new production plant complex is dedicated to the AmfSnaps children’s corporate facility. The two-story volume is made of wood structure. The two floors are closely related, visually and functionally, inside and out. At the entrance, the main staircase is set into a large double-height space. Outside, a second staircase connects the garden to the terrace on the second floor. On the ground floor are reception, the nursery and general services; on the upper floor, the kindergarten. The design interprets the Montessori orientation that characterizes the pedagogical program. Nursery and kindergarten have open, interconnected spaces, with essential subdivisions to give each age group the most appropriate context. Children can move independently within a network of pre-designed areas dedicated to specific activities. The entire space is marked by a strong relationship between inside and outside. On the ground floor, a continuous window, protected from rain and sun, connects the nursery to the garden. On the second floor, the sill height allows the kindergarten children to look outside. In the innermost rooms, the relationship with the outdoors is found in a small un courtyard, with enough surface area to accommodate a small tree.
architects: Giovanni Fumagalli, Lorenzo Caporro, Simona Malizia, Edoardo Valenti client: AMFSnaps project: 2022-2023 construction: 2023-2024 total project area: 1,300 sqm nursery and kindergarten area: 570 sqm