Chiara Bonsignori
2913 Beanna St. Austin, TX 78705 chiara.bonsignori@utexas.edu 909-450-7768
WORK EXPERIENCE THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Austin - TX
SCRIPPS COLLEGE ITALIAN DEPARTMENT Claremont - CA
[Aug ‘12/Current] UTSOA Computer Lab Teaching Assistant Laser Cutting, 3D printing (ZCorp & Makerbot) and CNC routing machines management | customer assistance | leading software tutorials | IT support
[Aug ‘10/July ’11] In-Residence Language and Cultural Assistant thought Italian language classes to beginner, intermediate and advanced level students | managed and coordinated big student groups | promoted Italian culture and language through thre organization of various extracurricular activities
M28 ASSOCIATE ARCHITECTS Rome - Italy
[Nov ‘09/May ’10] Architect
GUIDONIA MONTECELIO MUNICIPALITY Territorial Plan office Rome - Italy
[Dec ‘08/Oct ’09] Planner, GIS Drafter
ZICARI ELENA ARCHITECTURE STUDIO, Rome - Italy
collaborated in major projects of rehabilitation of bank offices located in historical buildings | co-directed the work in construction sites and preliminary site surveys and drafted technical documentation related to the design and control of construction costs | co-ordinated the construction/completion of the projects
territorial planning and development activity through analysis and study of the city’s zoning Plans | implemented georeferenced zoning plans for the city and produced interactive maps for the city’s neighborhoods | created an open source database utilizing GIS technologies
[Sep ‘07/Feb ’08] Intern collaborated in the office consultancy activites | compiled buildings estimations | mapped and surveyed residential buildings
EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Austin - TX
[Aug ‘12/Current]
PITZER & POMONA COLLEGE DPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS Claremont - CA
[Aug ‘10/Jun ’11]
Currently enrolled in the Post Professional Master in Sustainable Design
Completed courses of Urban Ecology, Sustainability, Green Urbanism, and Urban Planning and the Social Environment
UNIVERSITY OF ROMA TRE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Rome - Italy
[Feb ‘08]
UNIVERSITY OF ROMA TRE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Rome - Italy
[Sep ‘05]
Master Degree in ‘Architecture – Restoration’
Bachelor degree in ‘Science of Architecture’
AWARDS & ACTIVITIES URBAN LAND INSTITUTE
COGBURN FAMILY FUNDATION
ITALIAN BOARD OF ARCHITECTS
[2013] Gerald D. Hines national Student Design competition Honorable mention | H.E.R.O.es of Downtown [2013] Architecture & Urbanism Prize Honorable mention | H.E.R.O.es of Downtown [2011] Italian Boards of Architects, Urban Designers, Landscape Architects, Planners and Conservators of the Province of Latina section “A”, sector a) “Architecture” Licensed Architect
EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Eindhoven - The Netherlands
[2008] Re-Architecture of Industrial Heritage, (pp. 1665-1673). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: In-house publishing. Paper author Bonsignori, C., Post, J.M. & Pereira Roders, A.R. (2008). CIB World Building Congress 'Construction for Development 'May 2007, Cape Town, South Africa.
EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Eindhoven - The Netherlands
[2006] Erasmus European Educational Program Scholarship Recipient
SKILLS COMPUTER & GRAPHICS
Microsoft Office package Photoshop InDesign Illustrator Quark X-press Energy Plus Climate Consultant
CAD DRAWING AND 3D MODELING
AutoCAD 2D Revit Sketchup Rhinoceros GIS softwares GvSig, MapInfo and Arc Map
LANGUAGE
Italian English Spanish French
PO RT FO L IO Architecture
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Restoration
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WO R K
Sustainable
Design
Chiara Bonsignori
TA B L E
OF
CONTENTS
BUILDING
ON
THE
MOUNTAINS
When asking to an alpinist or a mountaneer what are the reasons that bring her or him to climb a mountain, the answers can be multiple. For many people it constitutes a personal chellenge, an adventure, an exciting trip. For others the motivation comes from the strong emotions that such experience produces as: freedom, peace or fear. However the contemplation of the beauty and the majesty of the mountains is what joins all of them.
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Due to its extreme location the Hocwhildehaus is not connected to the grid. This demands the building to be energy self sufficient. For this reason the new project for the Hochwildehaus is equipped with a Photovoltaic system that produces the amount of electricity necessary for the operation of the whole building. Radiant panels in the walls and solar air collectors are the main source of heating. A CPH burner that runs with natural oil (rapeseed) is used as backup system.
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West Elevation
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Longitudian Section Detail
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RETROFITTING
IN
DOWNTOWN
ROME
The BNP-Paribas bank group commissioned M28 Architects, for whom I worked as a collaborator, to realize a series of renovation projects for the interiors of its bank offices. The firm prepared different designs to renew and improve over twenty different buildings. Since the structures are located in some of the most beautiful and ancient areas of Rome downtown the challenge was to design interventions in which the new technologies could cohexist with the older parts. The studio prepared the plans and followed all the construction phases.
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Fifth Floor Plan San Basilio St.
Third Floor Plan Marmorata St.
Sifth Floor Plan San Basilio St.
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GREEN
ALLEY
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT
The Alley Flat Initiative is a joint collaboration between the University of Texas Center for Sustainable Development (UTCSD), the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation (GNDC), and the Austin Community Design and Development Center (ACDDC). The Alley Flat Initiative proposes a new sustainable, green affordable housing alternative for Austin. “Alley Flats” are small, detached residential units, accessed from Austin’s extensive network of underutilized alleyways. In this project a whole alley between Waller St. and 8th St. (East Austin) was redesigned. Bioswales, rain gardens and other sustainable features were introduced in the design.
Proposed Fences Design Elevation Image by Nelly Fuentes & Robert Oliver
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LYDIA
&
8th
STREET
PROJECT
Together with providing suggestions for the rehabilitation of the whole alley we observed the various lots in the East Austin neighborhood to identify possible infill opportunities. The project realized between Lydia St. and 8th St. is a residential unit for 5 people. Affordability and sustainability were the principles that guided the whole design process. The participation of the neighobors and the feedback from the community were extremely valuable elements determining this design. Ecotect and EQUEST software were used to produce energy simulation of the thermal conditions and to measure the energy consumption of the building.
Ecotect Studies 13
EQUEST Energy Simulations 14
Elevations
Wood Framing Render
Lydia St.
Lydia St.
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Lydia St.
Lydia St.
Render of the Alley Flat between Lydia & 8th Street 15
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SAN
MARTINO
AL
CIMINO
San Martino al Cimino is a medieval town 60 km far from Rome. The village developed aound a cistercian abbey and even if it was readapted in the XVII century, it still conserves the old urban structure. The village was residence of the Pamphilij family (Pope Innocent X) that engaged an extensive action of renovation. Borromini was appointed to do most of the architectural interventions. 17
Cross Section
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Construction techniques and materials Scketches
An important part of the project was the production of a series of measurments and buildings’ surveys. The urban tissue together with the construction techniques and the local materials were identified, analyzed, and studied with the intent of reproposing renovation interventions that where functional and at the same time respectful towards the original characters of the site.
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Building Axonometry
First Floor Plan
THE
OLD
LAVATORY
BUILDING
For my final thesis I worked on an old lavatory building located close to the Pamphilij palace. The building currently hosts a restaurant but it presents an unfinished facade. The goal of my project was to restore this facade as well as the interiors. Moreover I reactivated the state of the lavatory space in the basement which was abandoned . 21
Longitudinal Section
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A
NEW
VANITY
FOR
SABRINA
As birthday present I decided to restyle an old vanity for my friend Sabrina. She bought this piece of furniture from a flea market in LA. With a little work I was able to transform that abandoned vanity into a very colorful piece that she now loves. As a first step I scraped the whole surface to remove the old paint (it was an horrible rusty tone of red). After sanding and cleaning the surface I applied a quick-drying primer to protect the wood. Then I painted the vanity using a matte white for the outside areas and a mix of fluo colors for the interior of the drawers. Finally I finished it with another protective transparent layer. It was a lot of work and a lot of fun. 23
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SUNBERRY
JUICES
&
MATCH.SETTER.ME
When I am not busy with architecture projects I like to do designs for other things like websites and apps. The template for Sunberry Juices design was prepared with Artesteer software and then imported into Wordpress. I created most of the images and the fruit compositions. Match.setter.me is the product of 3Day Startup and event that gathers UT students who team up during an intense weekend to create new startups. Together with other five temmates I developed the idea of a smartphone app to match tennis players for pick-up games. In particular I curated the logo and all the visual content. The app is currently in development.
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MINNEAPOLIS
DOWNTOWN
EAST
Downtown East is full of potential to become a vibrant community. The new Vikings Stadium, at the heart of the district, is too valuable to sit unused 44 weekends a year. It can become a showcase of the pride, community, and excitement of Minneapolis. H.E.R.O. pulls the stadium into the fold of downtown to create a unique community that capitalizes on health awareness, education, recreation destinations, and unique outdoor experiences, with easy access to all that Minneapolis has to offer. By actively involving residents to establish the character of the neighborhood, the design empowers Minneapolitans to become heroes of Downtown East.
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Longitudinal Section 31
First Floor Plan 32
THE
CITY
OF
GUIDONIA
In the Urban Planning Office I worked with a group of technicians and architects on a recovery project of ample areas in the city plan that had been impacted by numerous constructions in infringement of local building regulations. Moreover, I became acquainted with geographic information system (GIS) software used to produce an interactive map, which was later published in public access on the city’s official website. 33
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THE
FACADE
OF
SANTA
MARIA
DELLA
LUCE
The ancient church was built in the 12th century in the neighborhood of Trastevere. In 1730 Valvassori reconstructed the interiors but the facade remained unfinished. For this project we were asked to survey and study old maps and drawings to better understand the nature of the interiors and the characteristics of the spaces. he goal was to propose a finishing design for the currently missing facade and for the cupola. Materials and construction techniques were analyzed and studied. This was helpful to propose design solutions that could be properly integrated with the existing ancient fabric . 35
Main Elevation
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Cupolae Sketches
Lngitudinal Section
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Cross Section
Roof Plan
First Floor Plan
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CHIARA BONSIGNORI MArch II Architecture - Sustainable Design | UT Austin chiara.bonsignori@utexas.edu | 909-450-7768 it.linkedin.com/in/chiarabonsignori/