ORTUS

What began years ago as a line drawn in the landscape is now taking shape as a new public kindergarten in the northern Italian plain near Bologna.

The project is based on a simple principle: parallel walls placed in the landscape. These built lines define classrooms between interior and open fields, working with the flat horizon of the Po Valley and its agricultural grid.

Specificity and abstraction operate together. The walls respond to this precise territory while establishing a clear spatial system: an elementary public structure, adaptable and robust, open to future transformations beyond its current use as a kindergarten.

The construction process, documented by - , captures the gradual emergence of these built lines within the winter fog of the plain.
Architecture : -
Engineering : Valeria Alberti
MEP : Bernagozzi Ingegneria

Over the summer we completed a small yet special project in Milan together with our friends and former students Tommaso Aliverti and Tommaso Sossi .
This light metal structure hosts the Ciclofficina by , a Milan-based association of young volunteers helping homeless people reintegrate into society by repairing and reusing broken bicycles collected across the city.
Conceived as an open and flexible space, the structure is clad in semi-transparent polycarbonate panels that turn it into a glowing lantern over the area.
Soon to be beautifully captured by our friend !

First exciting site visit for a new project with SenonerTammerle Architekten, developed by ORTUS in collaboration with .aaa .
Set within the extraordinary context of the Dolomites, we’re thrilled to see the first structural elements taking shape in dialogue with the spectacular rocky landscape surrouding the site.
This visit marks the beginning of a special construction process we are looking forward to follow closely in the coming months as part of a wider series of ongoing sites across Italy.