https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1341 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14449 Sat, 01 Feb 2020 07:05:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14449-noi-techpark-by-claudio-lucchin-architetti-associati-and-chapman-taylor A primary school near Verona, Italy, rises from the earth, signaling a new approach to design and pedagogy.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14410 Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:01:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14410-scuola-colognola-ai-colli-by-claudio-lucchin-architetti-associati The school’s coiling form originates from a grassy ramp that leads to a green roof and terminates with a prowlike volume that functions as a canopy. The building embraces a large courtyard at its center, to which ground-floor classrooms have direct access. Photo © Paolo Riolzi The building emerges from the rolling topography and surrounding vineyards. Photo © Paolo Riolzi The green roof and ramp is a favorite play space. Photo © Paolo Riolzi A steel and polycarbonate canopy leads to the main entry. Photo © Paolo Riolzi Generous corridors serve as flexible learning spaces. Photo © Paolo Riolzi Hallways narrow and widen, leading to daylit classrooms. Photo © Paolo Riolzi Vibrant colors mark vertical circulation. Photo © Paolo Riolzi Image courtesy Claudio Lucchin & Architetti Associati Image courtesy Claudio Lucchin & Architetti Associati Image courtesy Claudio Lucchin & Architetti Associati Image courtesy Claudio Lucchin & Architetti Associati Limited by a dense site and preservation concerns, an Italian firm creates an underground academy in the heart of a South Tyrol city’s historic center.

]]> 1402-hannah-arendt-school-claudio-lucchin-and-architetti-associati.asp Sat, 15 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7413-hannah-arendt-school Hannah Arendt School On a tight site that used to contain a rear garden, architect Claudio Lucchin submerged a 21,850-square-foot addition for the Hannah Arendt School three levels belowground. The glass panels of the 1,775-square-foot skylight over its subterranean atrium double as the rear courtyard’s paving and align with the cloister of the adjacent Capuchin monastery.   Photo © Giacomo Flaim Hannah Arendt School Glazed interior walls surrounding the skylit atrium bring sunlight into the classrooms and labs stacked on either side of it.   Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Two small 200- to 300-square-foot skylights illuminate the deepest corners on the building’s east side, while polished surfaces reflect the light throughout.   Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Bedrock covered with white plaster contrasts with the smooth concrete walls of the addition.   Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Lucchin used bold colors to brighten up the underground spaces. Brilliant bands of yellow are like rays of sunshine in the main stairwell that connects the addition with the existing school building.   Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Photo © Giacomo Flaim Hannah Arendt School Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Photo © Giacomo Flaim Hannah Arendt School Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Photo © Alessandra Chemollo Hannah Arendt School Photo © Giacomo Flaim Hannah Arendt School Image courtesy Claudio Lucchin & Architetti Associati Hannah Arendt School Image courtesy Claudio Lucchin & Architetti Associati Hannah Arendt School Image courtesy Claudio Lucchin & Architetti Associati Hannah Arendt School Image courtesy Claudio Lucchin & Architetti Associati Hannah Arendt School Image courtesy Claudio Lucchin & Architetti Associati Hannah Arendt School Image courtesy Claudio Lucchin & Architetti Associati