RECYCLING STORYTELLING LAB
Ex-Ospedaletto, via IV Novembre, Caponago
Un laboratorio per ragazzi di 9-14 anni offerto da CEM Ambiente e gestito dall’Associazione Don Milani con lo scopo di sensibilizzare i giovani sulla raccolta differenziata ed il riciclo
Ospedaletto
Description
It is a pavilion-style building arranged on three floors distributed around a central nave: a basement with barrel vaults, a slightly raised ground floor, and a smaller first floor, once opening onto a balcony that is no longer visible. Designed and built toward the end of the 19th century, it was intended to function as a kind of lazaretto, but because it was constructed entirely of reinforced concrete, this original purpose could not be fulfilled due to non-compliance with hygiene and health regulations. The external façades are decorated with a painted floral frieze and trefoil windows, while the entrance is sheltered by an ornate wrought-iron canopy. The building features a garden at the front and one at the rear. Used as a military shelter for soldiers during wartime, it later became the site of municipal outpatient clinics.