Montessori School - Florence, Italy

October 2022

Using the Amerigo Vespucci bridge in Florence, Italy as a site, and the Ponte Vecchio as a precedent, this project entailed designing a classroom within a 30'x30'x30' cube. The classroom had strict square footage requirements and was designed using the guiding principles of Maria Montessori's pedagogical philosophies. The classroom was then scaled into a full grade school that would sit on the Vespucci bridge. Professor - Robert McCarter.

Phase 1: Classroom model - 2 weeks

Phase 2: School model - 2 weeks

Phase 3: Drawings - 2 weeks

Phase 1 - 1/4" scale classroom detail
Phase 1 - 1/4" scale classroom detail
Phase 1 - 1/4" scale classroom detail
Phase 1 - 1/4" scale classroom detail
Phase 2 - 1/8" scale school model
Phase 2 - 1/8" scale school model
Phase 2 - 1/8" scale school model
Phase 3 - Site Plan
Phase 3 - Plan
Phase 3 - Sections