The thesis work has as starting point the architectural competition carried out by YAC (Young Architects Competitions) in collaboration with Unipol. The aim of the competition was to transform the former pottery of Laveno-Mombello into a campus for childhood. A series of contradictions drove the research and influenced the design: Location - Italian village vs industrial heritage. The site is located in a beautiful context, on the banks of the Lake Maggiore and with the Alps as background. Laveno-Mombello, as the other villages that sprinkle on the banks of the lake, is mainly composed of small houses and churches harmoniously integrated in the landscape.