Pierluigi Turco, Andrea Rossi and Gabriele Motta’s practice Parallel Collective wins International Competition for school in Sicily

Parallel Collective is a London-based architecture and design studio established in March 2017. Alumni Pierluigi Turco (MArch SED 2015), Andrea Rossi (MArch SED 2015) and Gabriele Motta (MSc Em Tech 2015) make up three of the six practice members.

Their project Sipario Urbano won 1^st prize in an international competition which called for the construction of an innovative and all-inclusive school. Their project conceives of the new educational complex as a cultural attractor for the northern part of the city of Palermo.

Their design is defined as a compact volume extending along three parallel bands, where formal and informal learning are integrated in a series of interrelated spaces, forming a continuous landscape for interaction.

A central spine of social spaces works as a catalyst for the project and contains all the areas open to the community: auditorium for events and exhibitions, leisure and recreation areas, research facilities, laboratories and library, culminating in an open terrace facing the surrounding landscape of Monte Pellegrino. The building itself is therefore designed as an educational tool and a reference point for the local community.

As a practice, Parallel Collective are committed to the delivery of responsible and user-centered architecture for forward-thinking clients. The work of the practice spans from small to large scale, creating places to live, work and learn.

To find out more please visit https://parallelcollective.org/