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Ventimiglia’s Borgo del Forte Campus is a regenerative project at the intersection of relations, nature, education and wellbeing. Developed on a strategic site at the threshold between the city, sea, and inland hills, the project redefines the concept of a school campus by blending architecture, landscape, and community into one interconnected ecosystem.
At its heart, the campus is structured around a sequence of interrelated macro-areas. Each zone, ranging from educational, recreational, green, and social zones, interacts and overlaps functionally and morphologically to create something greater. Adaptability forms a core principle of the masterplan, ensuring that the campus can evolve with the seasons, the city, and its people.
The project fosters a fluid relationship between the school, city, and surrounding environment. Soft mobility systems such as cycle routes, pedestrian paths, and a new public transport line connect the campus to key parts of Ventimiglia, encouraging accessibility, inclusion, and urban regeneration.
Open spaces serve as connective tissue between distinct uses, creating opportunities for exchange between students, residents, and visitors. The campus becomes a new civic node in the wider urban regeneration strategy, that includes Marina di Ventimiglia project.
Permeability is central: the formerly isolated plot is set to open to multiple access points, turning the school into an anchor for social and spatial integration. A place of learning becomes part of everyday city life through carefully designed transitionary points and thresholds.
Nature is thoroughly woven into the design language of the campus. A network of green corridors, shaded paths, and ecological zones fosters biodiversity, defines movement, and reimagines the site as a living, breathing landscape
The school’s placement is responsive and shaped accordingly to wind flows, terrain, and sunlight. Architecture and topography merge to create immersive outdoor spaces to form immersive open-air spaces that serve as extensions of the classroom. More than 390 new trees and a curated selection of edible plants, cultivated for zero-kilometre harvest, create a site that is both a learning tool and a valuable resource for the wider community.
The school is conceived as an open campus; multifunctional, permeable, and responsive. A model of education where teaching happens not only in classrooms but across workshops, courtyards, and open-air spaces designed for creativity, flexibility, and collaboration.
Movable partitions, open ground floor, and large glazed openings enable transformable spatial arrangements that adapt to teaching methods and community needs. During evenings, weekends, or summer months, the school is designed to extend its daylight role, becoming a civic hub for public events and shared community activities.
Environmental consciousness as well is embedded in the structure of the school. The campus functions as a “climatic machine” which incorporates geothermal systems, solar shading, passive ventilation, and thermal mass cooling strategies.
The campus is also a place of physical and social wellbeing. A dedicated sports hub, integrated into the campus, promotes active living and fosters social cohesion. Its architecture draws inspiration from the nearby railway’s industrial heritage, reinterpreted through a contemporary lens to prioritise performance. The building is designed to optimise indirect light, natural ventilation, and photovoltaic surface exposure. More than just a health infrastructure, it serves as an “energy factory” for the broader district.
By connecting education, recreation, and renewable energy, Borgo del Forte Campus embraces a holistic vision of wellbeing rooted in climactic awareness and collective purpose. Through layered functions, landscape integration, and a commitment to openness, the project is yet to become a new civic landmark for Ventimiglia.
