We are living in a world on the brink of an ecological and social crisis, where global warming is threatening, natural resources are becoming scarcer, and social bonds have been weakened. These are the current issues to which this pilot project of a kindergarten proposes new solutions. Located in the canton of Ticino, between Lake Lugano and Lake Como, in a beautiful mountain scenery, our project entitled ASSC (Asilo Sostenibile per una Società Consapevole) fosters the development of individual learning pathways for each child, reinforces the public awareness about the protection of our environment, and makes a reasonable and sustainable use of natural resources and energy. The school is being designed to stimulate the children, and is based on research about alternative pedagogical approaches. The kindergarten has a village-like organization: small houses inspired from local architecture are immersed in the surrounding natural landscape. This village is crossed by a special path designed for the children to discover and explore their environment, at the boundary between inside and outside. The overall impact on the environment has been minimized, thanks to bioclimatic design and an innovative use of bio-based materials. A structure in Laminated Veneer Lumber, walls made with straw bales or rammed earth and gabion foundations are constructive technologies that had been forgotten and are implemented in this school in order to guarantee great levels of indoor comfort without damaging the environment. Indoor climate has been modelled thanks to a dynamic simulation and a computational fluid dynamics approach. The calculations show that passive and active strategies, including a Trombe wall with rammed earth, make the building extremely energy-efficient. Moreover, a life cycle analysis considering the embodied energy of materials, their transportation and their end of life has been carried out to assess the low energy needs and greenhouse gases emissions of the building during its entire life, making it possible to achieve the requirements of the 2 000 W Society, a Swiss program to stay below 2°C of global warming.
In un contesto di crisi ecologica e sociale, marcato dal cambiamento climatico, dall’esaurimento delle risorse e dalla rottura del legame sociale, questo progetto pilota propone nuove soluzioni per una scuola dell’infanzia che risponda alle problematiche di oggi. Situato nel Ticino, tra il lago di Lugano e quello di Como, in un paesaggio montagnoso, il progetto ASSC (Asilo Sostenibile per una Società Consapevole) favorisce l’apprendimento autonomo dei bambini, rafforza la consapevolezza della necessità di salvaguardare l’ambiente e utilizza in maniera razionale le risorse naturali e energetiche. Pensata per stimolare i bambini, questa scuola dell’infanzia si basa sulle ricerche di pedagogie alternative. Immersa in un paesaggio eccezionale, l’asilo costituisce un piccolo villaggio inserito nel verde con blocchi ispirati dall’architettura vernacolare. È percorso da un cammino propizio alla scoperta, al confine tra interno ed esterno, che spinge i bambini all’esplorazione del loro ambiente. L’impatto globale sull’ambiente è ridotto grazie a una progettazione bioclimatica e all’uso innovativo di materiali bio-based. La struttura in legno micro-lamellare, i muri in terra cruda o paglia e le fondazioni in gabbioni sono tecnologie spesso dimenticate e implementate in quest’asilo per offrire un grande comfort interno senza sovraccaricare l’ambiente. La regolazione del clima interno è stata modellata grazie a una simulazione dinamica che ha permesso di calcolare il bassissimo consumo energetico dell’edificio grazie a strategie di riscaldamento e rinfrescamento passivo, come un muro di Trombe in terra cruda. Inoltre, un’analisi globale del ciclo di vita, comprendendo l’energia incorporata nei materiali, il loro trasporto e il loro fine vita, ha mostrato che l’edificio aveva un bilancio totale ottimo, con un basso consumo di energia e poche emissioni di gas a effetto serra, e che rispettava quindi gli obiettivi della Società a 2 000 W, una proposta svizzera per rimanere sotto i 2°C di riscaldamento globale in 2100.
Asilo sostenibile per una società consapevole. Scuola dell'infanzia in Ticino per l'apprendimento autonomo. Progetto pilota per le sfide della società a 2000 W con l'uso innovativo di materiali bio-based
CELESTIN, MARIE GINETTE MICHELINE;GILBERT, LÉA MARCELINE CLAIRE;FOUQUERAND, MAUD JULIETTE MATHILDE
2018/2019
Abstract
We are living in a world on the brink of an ecological and social crisis, where global warming is threatening, natural resources are becoming scarcer, and social bonds have been weakened. These are the current issues to which this pilot project of a kindergarten proposes new solutions. Located in the canton of Ticino, between Lake Lugano and Lake Como, in a beautiful mountain scenery, our project entitled ASSC (Asilo Sostenibile per una Società Consapevole) fosters the development of individual learning pathways for each child, reinforces the public awareness about the protection of our environment, and makes a reasonable and sustainable use of natural resources and energy. The school is being designed to stimulate the children, and is based on research about alternative pedagogical approaches. The kindergarten has a village-like organization: small houses inspired from local architecture are immersed in the surrounding natural landscape. This village is crossed by a special path designed for the children to discover and explore their environment, at the boundary between inside and outside. The overall impact on the environment has been minimized, thanks to bioclimatic design and an innovative use of bio-based materials. A structure in Laminated Veneer Lumber, walls made with straw bales or rammed earth and gabion foundations are constructive technologies that had been forgotten and are implemented in this school in order to guarantee great levels of indoor comfort without damaging the environment. Indoor climate has been modelled thanks to a dynamic simulation and a computational fluid dynamics approach. The calculations show that passive and active strategies, including a Trombe wall with rammed earth, make the building extremely energy-efficient. Moreover, a life cycle analysis considering the embodied energy of materials, their transportation and their end of life has been carried out to assess the low energy needs and greenhouse gases emissions of the building during its entire life, making it possible to achieve the requirements of the 2 000 W Society, a Swiss program to stay below 2°C of global warming.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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