Atelier of the Error

Atelier of the Error is a preschool and kindergarten that prioritizes the child’s freedom to choose. In Italian, errare connotes both mistake and wonder. Here, a dynamic yet labyrinthine environment aims to challenge and stimulate each child’s sensorial accuity. Flexible configurations and a wide variety of materials and colors complement the school’s spatial complexity and offer students and teachers a wide developmental palette. The architecture becomes a “third teacher” of sorts, presenting the child with opportunities for both error and enchantment.

The school functions as a rhizomatic, nonhierarchical network composed of creative workshops, individual and group ateliers, and multifunctional zones, all connected by circulation designed to dissolve hard borders between spaces.

The goal is to create “editable” spaces where children can experiment with configurations that range from “good matches” to extreme dissonance.