“PAVILION CHILDHOOD”

TYPE: DESIGN COMPETITION ,LUDOTECA PER BAMBINI DISABILI – GAME ROOM FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
LOCATION: Piano Integrato di Intervento “Garibaldi-Repubblica” – Milan, Italy.
PROGRAM: 500 m GAME SPACE + OFFICES + SERVICES
DESIGN: 2014
RESULT: 1ST STAGE
DESIGN TEAM: FRANCESCO NAPOLITANO (CAPOGRUPPO) + GIANFRANCO TOSO + MAURIZIO GIODICE + NICOLA BREMBILLA (UPNOS STUDIO)

TEXT:

The idea behind this project is simple: to give children with disabilities the largest slide in Milan.

Through its architectural configuration, the toy library (ludoteca) itself becomes an outdoor game, expanding into the park and allowing for a Children’s Pavilion. By allowing children to actively use the building, more socialization can occur and relationships can form. [...CONTINUE]