Andrea Ferrerio_Portfolio Environmental design

andrea ferrerio

architecture.sustainability

Since the term “Sustainability” emerged, its definitions have always been declined in the future tense; “to avoid the depletion of resources”, “the ability to be maintained in a status”, “to not compromise the future generations”: all these definitions embody the notion of Time.

This is due to the symbiotic relationship that exists between Sustainability, Time and Temporality, the latter defined as “related to time rather than eternity”.

Sustainable architecture is to design in four dimensions: space and time.

It is to design the life and death of a building rather than its birth only.

This concept implies the change from a timeless to a “mortal” architectural product.

Architecture, as meant since the profession itself was born, is in crisis: the Vitruvian architectural tenet of “Firmitas”, meant as inert, static, singular and Cartesianlike solid, collapses in favour of its opposite: “Temporis”, meant as temporary, unpredictable, plastic and multiple. Time introduces uncertainties that threaten the primacy of space. Ideas such as eternity and stability are terms that deny the reality of the situations that sustainable architecture faces.

Temporality affects architecture independently from the architect’s wish. The architectural product evades the designer control over time, changing its functions and eventually dying or being “mummified” as a monument. Architecture traditionally focused on the prime form of a building, neglecting the conflict that arises between form, something designed as fixed, and function, something that is now fluid, unpredictable and multiple.

Therefore, sustainable architecture differs from the tradition by considering all buildings as in a process of change or evolution over time. This implies to admit that a building is never truly finished and the architect’s idealized vision is not one that will remain stable over time. An architecture that integrates temporality does not define a permanent entity, but rather leaves itself open to changes of use and interpretations.

Anyway, the static aspect of architecture is not overwhelmed by time but is redefined by it. This new paradigm is the essence of sustainability and has the potential to open up new sustainable perspectives, embracing, rather than resisting, the natural forces of change.

In conclusion, sustainability is bringing the time dimension in Architecture with topics such as adaptability, flexibility, resilience and life cycle design. Only when the concept of sustainability as the design of time and space will be congenital of our architects we will witness what “Sustainable Architecture” is.

“From Firmitas To Temporis” Own proposal for the essay competition “What Is Sustainable Architecture?”, 2020

ABOUT ME

SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT I have passion and practical experience in the research and integration of sustainability in architecture since the very early design stages. I am familiar with the available softwares to approach and implement sustainability in the architectural design, from parametric tools to LCA end sustainability certifications.

This skills set allows me to integrate qualitative and quantitative sustainability strategies during all the stages of the project, from the development of a design concept to the final details.

ANDREA FERRERIO

VISUAL COMMUNICATION

ferrerio.andrea@gmail.com +39 334 755 6672 +45 50 28 12 50

The effective representation of the sustainable qualities of the project is fundamental for its success. My capacity to analyze the communication purpose and to combine it with a clear and balanced communication mean (e.g. diagrams, 2d drawings, axonometric views, ...) allowed me to often be in the lead of the project presentation during my academic and work projects. I have good skills in Adobe Suite that combined with 2D and 3D modelling skills provide me with an effective toolset to present a project.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS TOOLS ENERGY SIMULATION Ladybug+Honeybee

SOLAR RADIATION ANALYSIS Ladybug

DAYLIGHT QUALITY ANALYSIS Ladybug+Honeybee

CFD WIND FLOW ANALYSIS Dragonfly

SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL Pachyderm

TABLE OF CONTENT

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Godsbanen Zero

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Tangentlocatie

High-rise residential and public complex in timber located in Godsbanen, Aarhus (DK).

A parametric tool to evaluate LCA provided by C.F. Møller has been used since the early design to achieve a low life cycle environmental impact. The project studied how to fully exploit the aesthetic and sustainability potential of using exposed CLT structure in the interior spaces.

Project proposal for six residental towers in CLT located in Heerhugowaard (NL).

I have worked on this project during my internship at Hamlet Design+built technology.

My tasks consisted in the microclimate and social analysis of the site, in the definition of the general CLT constructive and functional plan to be implemented in the design concept and in some aesthetic proposals.

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Second chances

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Ölburk

AARHUS 01| Godsbanen Zero 21| Ölburk HEERHUGOWAARD 09| Tangentlocatie

Reuse of an abandoned office building in Milan (IT) for residential and public functions.

The project focused on the sustainability and cultural potential of reusing those forsaken urban volumes. The environmental strength of the project is the reuse of the concrete structure combined with a new high-performant timber-based envelope.

Design proposal for an upcycled solar heat collector by using wasted cans. The device provides heating to small spaces through a sustainable low-tech solution. This project has been developed during my internship at Kondens Arkitekter in Aarhus and consisted in the conceptual and constructive design of the prototype, in the energetic calculation of the device performances and in the design of the presentation material.

MILAN 15| Second chances

DENMARK

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GODSBANEN

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GODSBANEN ZERO Project: Academic project - Master Thesis Type: Social housing, Commercial and Public facilities Group members: Elena Rado, Matteo Tagnocchetti Location: Aarhus, Denmark Year: 2019 Description: My master thesis synthesizes how my architectural and technical education can be integrated in a design team.

The thesis topic was chosen due to the collaboration with the sustainability department of C.F. Møller architects that I got in touch with during one of the sustainability conference I attended.

A high rise CLT residential project in Aarhus has been used as framework to research and implement a parametric tool for the Life Cycle Assessment. The aim was to study the effect of the early design choices on the environmental impact of the project.

Supervisors: Michael Lauring Main supervisor Tine Steen Larsen Technical Supervisor Rob Marsh Head of Sustainability Ryan Hughes Head of Computational Design 02

RULE-OF-THUMB STRATEGIES Some general strategies implemented in the project to reduce its environmental impact.

A Life Cycle approach to design The project aimed to create a building with nearly zero environmental impact through the implementation of a set of sustainability strategies and a research on the topic of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in a the early design process.

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Holistic design method that considers also the production, the construction, the demolition and the reuse stages.

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CAR SHARING FACILITIES

USER FREEDOM

WATER COLLECTION

UPCYCLING WORKSHOPS

URBAN MINING

MATERIAL PASS

URBAN FARMING

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Project conceptual sketch

REUSE FACILITIES

Rhinoceros

Manual volumetric Input

Grasshopper

VOLUMETRIC STUDIES

Automatic structural assumptions

Volumetric quantities calculation

Excel

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Manual materials input

CO2

Simplified Life Cycle Assessment

Grasshopper

CO2

DGNB-LCA Score calculation STRUCTURAL SPAN AND HEIGHT

GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL (%)

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External Walls Internal Walls Basement

Roofs Columns/Beams

DGNB-DK LCA SCORE

GLAZED SURFACE %

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Local sources analysis and early design process The design criteria of the project are based on the LCA iterations and the site analysis of the “local sources”. A particular focus point has been the compromise between aesthetic criteria (such as context volumetric integration) and the results given by the LCA research.

LOCAL RESIDENTS

TEMPORARY USERS

WATER SOURCES Water

STEP01 Compact block

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STEP02 Open courtyard

STEP03 Semi-public outdoor

STEP04 Courtyard division

GREEN SOURCES Public green Semi-private

STEP05 Lowered towards south

STEP06 Fragmentation

DWELLINGS

apartments

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SHARED FUNCTIONS

3 room

Skatepark Climbing walls

Sports field

Vegetable gardens

Storage Commercial

Reuse

Workshops

DISTRIBUTION

Bike parking

OUTDOOR SEMI-PUBLIC

Bike parking

Laundry

Common rooms

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Playground

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Parking house PUBLIC FUNCTIONS

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Modularity and flexibility The structural and fuctional design are based in the sustainability principles of modularity and flexibility.

The apartments are therefore designed according to the 5,4m grid given by the Cross Laminated Timber typical design.

The project also adressed some of the main issues that arise when working with exposed CLT: indoor comfort, fire safety, moisture protection and aesthetic quality have been thoroughly studied to achieve a good indoor design.

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Apartment units plan - 1:100

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One room apartment 37 m2

KgCO2eq./m2/y

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USE STAGE B1| Use/application of installed products B2| Maintenance B3| Repair B4| Replacement B5| Refurbishment B6| Operational energy use B7| Operational water use

CONSTRUCTION STAGE A4| Transport to the site A5| Assembly/installation in the building

KgCO2eq./m2/y

2.75

KgCO2eq./m2/y

-1.06

KgCO2eq./m2/y

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Life Cycle Assessment

END-OF-LIFE STAGE

PRODUCTION STAGE A1| Raw material extract/process/supply A2| Transport A3| Manufacture

3,17 KgCO2eq./m2/y

6,03

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100/100 DGNB LCA Score

-47% CO eq.

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C1|Deconstruction/demolition C2|Transport to waste process C3|Reuse-recovery-recycle C4|Disposal D1|Reuse-recovery-recycle potential

25% Super-structure 22% Foundations 23% Completions 15% Windows 15% Installations

-40,5% CO eq.

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THE NETHERLANDS

HEERHUGOWAARD

TANGENTLOCATIE

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TANGENTLOCATIE Project: Professional project - private commission Type: Social housing and Commercial Group members: Hans Lormans, Loes Goebertus, Sarah Casaburo Location: Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands Year: 2020 Description: During my internship at Hamlet Design+Built technology, I had the chance to give my contribution to the design of six residential towers in CLT. The firms operate as architectural and timber engineering consultant and, therefore, our role has been to provide an architectural proposal that complies with both the aesthetic and structural principles of CLT. The project proposal is both a framework and a guideline for the other stakeholders in the design team. The proposed concept synthesizes the aesthetic, social and environmental site analysis done and the state-of-the-art structural principles of CLT. Supervisor: Hans Lormans Founder Loes Goebertus Project Architect Main Collaborators:

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Social and environmental site analysis

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The User group analysis is based on the research of the issues and consequent needs for each target group. These have then been translated into architectural principles, such as required spaces and design criteria.

The Microclimate analysis consisted in the simulation of wind-flow and solar radiation through Ladybug and Dragonfly

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Dominant wind - 10m height

WIND FLOW ANALYSIS

Dragonfly Dominant wind - 16m height

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SOLAR RADIATION ANALYSIS

Ladybug

Spring

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KWh/m2

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STRUCTURAL CONCEPT

Cross Laminated Timber design solutions

Stability

The project is the result of a holistic approach to the design: the constructive details, the structural system, the site analysis and the aesthetic principles have been implemented since the early design stages. d foor

The corner terraces are an effective example of this holistic approach: - The environmental analysis brought to the decision of designing cantilevered balconies on the south and loggias on the north.

- A good aesthetic result has been achieved through a progressive facade transition from cantilevered to french balconies; the loggia has therefore been used as a pivotal element between the different facades.

- The flexible structural system adapted to this aesthetic solution; the structure remains very simple without sacrificing the playful transition effect wished.

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Ventilation inlet-outlet Balcony connection

Tekeningnummer: Section B4.2

Projectnummer: 20-001TAN

Project: Tangentlocatie

Fase: SO

Datum: 04/29/20

Wijzigingsdatum: 04/29/20

Schaal (A3): 1 : 100

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CLT construction details - 1:20

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PIAZZALE ACCURSIO

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SECOND CHANCES Project: Academic project - Bachelor Thesis Type: Social housing, Commercial and public facilities Group members: Maria Gardino Location: Milano, Italy Year: 2016 Description: My experience in Milan thought me a more pragmatical and quick way to work with sustainable architecture. In my Bachelor final project, I worked on the potential and challenges of the reuse of abandoned buildings in the city centre. An old office building in Milan have been turned into public spaces and social housing creating added value through structural reuse and expanded life span of the otherwise abandoned construction.

The architectural design was strongly tied with the constructive part and therefore my general technical knowledge has been propaedeutic for the development of the design concept and the detailing. Most of the structure has been reused while light timber additions have been designed for those spaces that were too much deteriorated or not suitable for the new functions.

Supervisor:

Arch. Barbara Croce Main Supervisor 16

Actual condition of the building

Cultural and environmental potential of Reuse The analysis of the phenomena of abandonment and reuse of former office and industrial buildings in Milan revealed a huge potential both in term of social and environmental sustainability.

The project relies on the benefits that can come from the reuse of abandoned buildings from a cultural and environmental perspective: - On one hand, from a social impact perspective, the benefits are mainly qualitative, ranging from residents affection to the building to suitability of the former office building to new public functions.

- On the other hand, from an environmental perspective there are also quantitative benefits connected with the reduced environmental impact when reusing the concrete structure.

Local hystorical landmark

Public vocation of the building

THE ABANDONED BUILDINGS IN MILAN Residents affective connection

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Project render

SELECTIVE DEMOLITION

90%

reused structure

652tons

CO2 eq. saved

SUSTAINABLE ADDITIONS

Use of timber for additions

Improved envevlope performance

Ground foor plan - 1:400

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Social housing model and passive climate strategies

Section A-A - 1:400

South Elevation - 1:400

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Social housing axonometric view

Third floor plan - 1:400

Minimized heat loss through envelope

Passive solar heat gain

Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system

WINTER STRATEGIES

PV panels with optimal fall/winter inclination

Overhang and lateral shading

Natural cross ventilation

SUMMER STRATEGIES

Low thermal mass and heat storage

Public functions axonometric view

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ÖLBURK Project: Professional project - competition Type: Building component - Energy device Group members: Individual project Location: Aarhus, Denmark Year: 2018 Description: During my work experience at Kondens Arkitekter, I had the chance to test my sustainability skills in an alternative task such as Ölburk, an upcycled solar device made by reusing cans.

Starting from a general concept, I have developed the design in its many aspects such as production and advertisement method, energetic simulation, graphic presentation and possible use scenario.

The presentation material I produced has then been used to apply for funds to start the production.

Supervisor:

Eske Bruun Founder Main Collaborators:

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Spar op til

152 KWh/år !

© All rights reserved. Kondens Arkitekter ApS, Aarhus.

From waste to low-tech heating system Olburk comes from a very simple equation: Cans + Solar heat = Heating The device is meant for the heating of small rooms or urban furniture and provides a sustainable and affordable heating source. Ölburk is made with simple materials and is easy to build and transport.

The black cans accumulate the solar radiation and transmit the heat to the air

An insulated outlet pipe brings the heated air back to the room

The energetic simulation, done by using Honeybee, shows how the device is particullary effective during the spring and fall season, when a combination of only five Ölburk could potentially cover up to 80% of the heating demand.

The cold air is pushed into the inlet by using a common laptop fan

PERCENTAGE OF A 40m2 ROOM HEATING DEMAND COVERED in AARHUS %

1 device 2 devices 3 devices 4 devices 5 devices

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© All rights reserved. Kondens Arkitekter ApS, Aarhus.

Where is the bus! it should have been here 5 minutes ago!

27%

Well... at least the seat is warm, I hate to wait in the cold... Thank God the community installed that Olburk stuff, it seems very ecofriendly! I should build one for my Kitchen, it is always cold in there...

~50%

heating energy demand covered yearly

427 KWh/år covered

heating energy demand covered in spring/fall

~400kr

saved from heating bills a year Oh hello there!

Sorry, I was focused on my laptop and I didn’t notice you.

Sorry for the room, it is a very old building... but the situation used to be worse! Before installing Olburk on the balcony here was way colder!

Now I even save on the heating bills only by using the fan of my laptop and the sun!

HEATING PRODUCED BY ONE DEVICE IN DIFFERENT EUROPEAN CITIES

København London

Hi!

157kWh

I am enjoying working outside on this autumnal day. The Olburk I built together with my neighbours is heating the seat so sitting here is ok even if it is not the warmest day I have ever seen!

It’s chilling and sustainable!

Paris

140kWh Madrid

202kWh

152kWh Berlin

137kWh

Rome

171kWh

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