{"id":5576,"date":"2026-05-29T12:44:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gonzagarredi.com\/projects\/primary-and-secondary-schools\/scuola-primaria-mantova\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:56:08","slug":"primary-school-mantua","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gonzagarredi.com\/en\/projects\/primary-and-secondary-schools\/primary-school-mantua\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary School of Mantua"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tPrimary School of Mantua\n\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\tMontessori Classroom Furniture for \u00abPiero Angela\u00bb Primary School, Mantova\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>When the Municipality of Mantova launched the project for the new <strong>\u00abPiero Angela\u00bb primary school<\/strong>, GAM was appointed to design a complete educational environment, from desks to fitted wall systems, capable of meeting the needs of a contemporary school built on Montessori principles.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tThe school furniture project\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>A primary school classroom is never a neutral space: it communicates pedagogical choices, suggests behaviours, transmits values. Starting from this conviction, the GAM team developed a comprehensive <strong>Montessori classroom furniture<\/strong> project across two floors, covering 16 teaching rooms, laboratories, shared spaces and offices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the ground floor<\/strong>, the 5 traditional classrooms are fitted with individual trapezoidal tables, chosen for their maximum flexibility: they join together for cooperative work and separate for frontal teaching or individual study. The teacher&#8217;s desk gives way to a round table: a simple but meaningful design gesture that invites proximity and supports small-group work.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gonzagarredi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Aula-tipoM-P1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Aula tipoM P1-3\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" title=\"Aula tipoM P1-3\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.gonzagarredi.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p><strong>On the first floor<\/strong>, the 11 Montessori-method classrooms, 10 of which are interconnected in pairs, feature modular square tables and low wheeled storage units, allowing the space to be reconfigured and differentiated micro-environments to be created within a single room. Every material is immediately visible and reachable even by the youngest children, encouraging free choice and autonomy: core values in Maria Montessori&#8217;s thinking.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tThe Furniture System for 6-10 years students\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>The <strong>classroom design<\/strong> is built around key elements conceived to work together and in dialogue with the architectural spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Teach Wall system<\/strong> organises the back wall of each classroom: writable and magnetic panels, storage units, shelves, writing surfaces and digital boards create an active environment for communication between students and teachers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Modular storage units<\/strong> structure the side walls, defining distinct zones for materials, personal belongings and informal rest. Cushioned reading nooks integrated into the fitted walls offer alternative settings for children who need a different environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>G-Type chairs<\/strong> complete every room with an ergonomic, stackable piece that maximises space efficiency.<\/p>\n\t<p>For the colour palette, GAM chose contemporary, non-invasive tones that integrate with the building&#8217;s architectural finishes without overpowering them. The <strong>school furniture<\/strong> is not meant to take centre stage: it makes room for the children.<\/p>\n<p>The harmony of forms and materials is conceived as a metaphor for harmony in their development &#8211; what Maria Montessori called the principle of the <em>&#8220;third teacher.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Science Laboratory, spaces for children with special educational needs, the canteen, the staffroom and workstations for school support staff complete a project that looked at the whole life of the school, not just the classrooms.<\/p>\n\t<p>The <strong>\u00abPiero Angela\u00bb primary school<\/strong> in Mantova is a concrete example of how design, pedagogy and quality <strong>school furniture supply<\/strong> can work together to create a place where learning is genuinely inspiring every day.<\/p>\n\t<p>projects<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tOther realisations\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>GAM has furnished thousands of schools in Italy and around the world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonzagarredi.com\/en\/projects\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdiscover all projects\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tPascoli\n\t<\/h2>\n<h4>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonzagarredi.com\/it\/progetti\/scuole-primarie-e-secondarie\/torino-pascoli\/\" title=\"Scopri il progetto\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tScopri il progetto\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\tMarcelline\n\t<\/h2>\n<h4>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonzagarredi.com\/it\/progetti\/scuole-primarie-e-secondarie\/bolzano-marcelline\/\" title=\"Scopri il progetto\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tScopri il progetto\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\tBaveno Feriolo\n\t<\/h2>\n<h4>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonzagarredi.com\/it\/progetti\/scuole-primarie-e-secondarie\/baveno-feriolo\/\" title=\"Scopri il progetto\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tScopri il progetto\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\tMelzo\n\t<\/h2>\n<h4>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonzagarredi.com\/it\/progetti\/scuole-primarie-e-secondarie\/melzo-primaria\/\" title=\"Scopri il progetto\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tScopri il progetto\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\tDon L. 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