The choice of the site, inside the area of the Ex Ilva, has been made together with teachers and students. The selected area was characterized by a ring of pine trees that existed in between the school building and its library and that created a natural shading system. The design of the outdoor classroom follows the existing perimeter of the circle of trees and positions each seating element at the accurate distance to comply with covid regulations regarding social distancing.

The classroom is designed with the idea of creating a multidirectional space, breaking the traditional pedagogical model of frontal lessons. By giving back to the kids a different degree of possible expression through their bodies (by sitting, lying, hanging) the classroom has immediately been appropriated by the students and transformed into a space of play and learning.

Laminated wood beams, hinged with threaded steel bars, were used to create the structures, while the treatment of the fastening system and the HEA profiles for ground support are a tribute to the productive past of the area.