Architecture Portfolio - Arch. Alarico Ruffino

Alarico Ruffino architecture

port fo l io. selected works

2024

C urri cul um V i ta e Ala r i co, R uf f ino Personal informations First Name Last Name Gender Date of birth Nationality Address

Alarico Ruffino Male 25/08/1997 Italian via Slataper, 20125 Milan (MI)

+39 3481818814

Arch.alaricoruffino@gmail.com https://issuu.com/alaricoruffino/docs https://tinyurl.com/alaricoruffino

Abo ut Me . . .

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ince I was a child I have always been in love with art in all its shades, probably influenced by a mother born to be an artist and an expert craftsman father. Despite the decision to pursue scientific studies in High School, I never gave up my artistic and humanistic interests, which developed in the study of history, art and philosophy. In addition to these subjects, I always felt a strong passion for cinema, especially set design, and for architectural projects, which I approached independently through reading trade magazines. It was this passion that pushed me to choose the Degree Course in Architecture over the one in Engineering. However, thanks to my study background, I am aware of the close relationship that exists between art and technique: the two generative principles for good architectural practice.

I consider myself a collaborative person, used to work in group and open to dialogue. I always try to consider obstacles as opportunities to develop innovative and unconventional design solutions.

Personal Skills Linguistic knowledges Mother tongue Other languages

Italian English professional level Spanish basic level

Licences & Certifications Professional Licence Driving Licence English Certificate

Architect - section A Type B IELTS, vote 6.5 (level B2)

Software knowledges AutoCad SketchUp V-Ray Revit Rhinoceros D5 Render DIALux

Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Lumion Word Excel Powerpoint

Education Scientific High school diploma Period: from 09/2011 to 07/2016 Augusto Monti High School, Chieri (Torino) Bachelor Degree course in Architecture Period: from 10/2016 to 07/2019 Politecnico di Torino - Vote: 107/110 Master Degree course in Architecture-Built Environment-Interiors Period: from 10/2019 to 10/2022 Politecnico di Milano - Vote: 110/110 and honours Double Degree course in Architecture Period: from 10/2020 to 06/2022 Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (China) Advanced Master course - Architecture for Humanity Period: from 11/2022 to 02/2023 YAC Academy, Bologna, Italy

Work Experiences & Awards Architect at “Giuseppe Tortato Architetti”, Milano, Italy Period: from 01/2024 - Ongoing Arch. Giuseppe Tortato University Tutor - Architectural Design Studio 2, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Period: from 10/2023 - Ongoing PhD Arch. Da Silva Ferreira De Carvalho Antonio Honorable Mentions “Premio Neolaureati 2023” - OAMI Ordine degli Architetti di Milano & ADF “Beyond Isolation: Senior Housing Competition” - Buildner Competitions Architect - Intern at “El Equipo Mazzanti”, Medellín, Colombia Period: from 06/2023 to 10/2023 Arch. Giancarlo Mazzanti Architect - Intern at “Lenzi Consultant S.R.L.”, Milano, Italy Period: from 04/2023 to 06/2023 Arch. Braccio Oddi Baglioni, Arch. Eleonora Smargiassi Curricular internships, Torino, Italy Period: from 03/2019 to 06/2019 and from 02/2021 to 05/2021 Arch. Paolo Luigi Grassi

Ta b le of Con te n ts

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Project MAXI-MAZE

Project CO-NET

Project PLAYFUL HEALING

Xi’an, China

Milano, Italy

Keur Bakar, Senegal

Senior Housing, Co-living,

Re-use, Market, Social Housing,

Pediatric Clinic, On-site

District Renewal, Thesis

Welfare space

Architecture, Sustainability

POLITECNICO DI MILANO - XUAT

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

YAC ACADEMY

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Pages 27 - 32

Pages 33 - 40

Pages 41 - 44

Project LOT+LU.CEM

Project 3”M”

Recent work’s collaborations

Varese, Italy

Milano, Italy

EL EQUIPO MAZZANTI

Renovation, Museum,

Renewal, Market, Street-sports,

(Medellín, Colombia)

Cultural Heritage

Social aggregation

GIUSEPPE TORTATO ARCHITECTS

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

(Milano, Italy)

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0.1 “MAXI-MAZE” PROJECT - Designing for an aging population

Honourable Mention OAMI & ADF Click-on to see

Honourable Mention Buildner Click-on to see

“MAXI-MAZE” is a Renewal project for the Muslim District of Xi’an, in China, taking into consideration the dynamics linked to the aging of the population and the need to design inclusive and adaptable spaces for an elderly population, thus promoting the concepts of: Aging in Place, co-habitation and mutual support between different generations.

The title of the project refers to the typical texture of the neighbourhood, characterized by a mix of architectural elements and a strong presence of informal buildings that recalls the structure of a large labyrinth, or “maze”.

The name also recalls the word “maximise”, in fact the proposed project seeks to insert itself in a minimally invasive way, respecting the pre-existing structures and trying to minimize the demolitions, in order to preserve the spatial characteristics and the intangible qualities of the area. In order to redevelop the urban block, the project strategy provides for the creation of new access points and a new “slow mobility” to counteract the closure and isolation of internal areas.

The part of the project developed more in detail refers to Senior Co-housing buildings, or mixed-age residences, designed to give people the opportunity to live and age in their own home, having all the necessary services.

POLITECNICO DI MILANO - XI’AN UNIVERSITY (XUAT) 2021/2022 Prof. Antonio Carvalho - Prof.ssa Stefania Sabatinelli - Prof. Li Yueyan

Ruffino Alarico

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W HY CHINA? A NEW DEMOGRAPHIC REVOLUTION 2020 - CHINA

2018 - MUSLIM DISTRICT

2050 - CHINA

Xi’an Shaanxi Province Main Cities Guanzhong plain Highways Railways

The ancient city of Xi’an, located in the center of the Guanzhong Plain, is currently in its phase of greatest urban development, with a population of 8.5 million inhabitants. The structure of the city is changing rapidly, distorting the appearance of the ancient city and breaking traditional family relationships. In this context, aging population is a phenomenon that has been accentuating particularly in developing countries such as China.

In China, due to the increase in life expectancy, the decrease in infant mortality and the decline in the fertility rate, controlled through birth limitation Policies, a new demographic transition will lead to an ever-increasing percentage of elderly people.

By 2050, the percentage of Chinese elderly people will grow from 12% to 26%. The Muslim District of Xi’an, where the project area is located, has the highest percentage of elderly people in the city.

MUSLIM DISTRICT RENEWAL - SERVICES' ANALYSIS

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GROUND FLOOR PROJECT PLAN - RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

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DEVELOPING ETHNIC AGGREGATION AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY

HAN 60% HUI

40%

More than half of the district’s population belongs to the Hui Muslim ethnic minority; a united community but at the same time isolated from the prevalent Han population of the city. In this context, the design of common spaces, such as educational laboratories, workshops and external equipped spaces is essential to promote social interaction and mutual support in the district. Great importance is given to sports activities which are able to redevelop urban spaces, increase the sense of community and increase physical and psychological well-being, especially among the elderly population.

RENDER VIEW - NEW INTERNAL PUBLIC COURTYARDS

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RENDER VIEW - XIYANGSHI STREET RENOVATION AND SHARED PUBLIC SPACE

MODULARITY AND COMBINATIONS

COMMON SERVICES

DUPLEX MODULES

DUPLEX & SIMPLEX COMBINATIONS

The different residential modules can be combined to form more or less large and complex apartments.

The duplex combinations, which divide the living space on two floors, are ideal both for extended Chinese families, in which the elderly often live together with their children and grandchildren, or to allow elderly people, left alone after their children grew up, to rent out unused rooms to young students and workers.

On the other hand, simplex modules are designed to accommodate elderly people, couples or singles, who do not live within extended families or with mobility difficulties.

DUPLEX - 88 SQM

SIMPLEX - 20 SQM

Duplex Simplex

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STRUCTURAL DETAILS - DEFINING CONSTRUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES SLIDING GLASS DOOR LOWER FIXING

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SLIDING DOOR UPPER FIXING AND THERMAL BREAK

PROJECT MATERIALS - SUSTAINABILITY AND RE-USE SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE Green cement can be considered an evolution of ancient Roman Pozzolanic cement and, differently from Portland cement which is a major source of global carbon pollution, is much more efficient and can reduce carbon emissions by 99% without reducing the material resistance.

DRAINAGE FLOOR Since land consumption within the district is very high and green areas are scarce, the use of draining materials in floorings allows to increase the disposal of rainwater and reduce the risk of consequent flooding events.

REBIRTH BRICK SLABS Designed by Chinese architect Liu Jiakun, “Rebirth bricks” are made from aggregated debris, straw fibres and concrete.

In the project these bricks can be made-up with the rubble of demolished informal buildings and used to create new external paving and coverings.

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0.2 “CO-NET” PROJECT - An intervention of spatial and social renewal

“CO-NET” is a redevelopment project for the Former Fish Market in the Greco District of Milan.

This project investigates the relationship between the built environment and the architectural project, in particular with reference to the conservation and redevelopment of existing buildings and also the development of social welfare, understood as a project activity aimed at improving the living conditions of the most fragile social classes.

The term “Co-Net” wants to enclose the intentions that guided the development of the entire project. The play on words comes from the particle “co”, which refers to the concepts of sharing, such as “co-living”, that is the basis of the choice for the functions, activities and variety of users that can be find within the project, consolidating itself as a real design philosophy in the development of spaces. The project concerns the redevelopment of an urban lot near the Milano Centrale railway station, in Italy. The chosen project area is partially occupied by an existing complex built in the early 1900s, which served as the neighbourhood fish Market and still has an interesting concrete structure with articulated shapes. The project concerns on the one hand the architectural redevelopment of the market, for which the function and intended use are transformed, and on the other hand the design of new residential buildings for fragile social groups and student co-housing.

POLITECNICO DI MILANO 2019/2020 Prof.ssa Sonia Calzoni - Prof. Luca Corno - Prof.ssa Nausicaa Pezzoni

Di Bernardo Sofia - Fratangelo Giulia - Ruffino Alarico - Salari Martina

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VIEWS ALONG THE AXIS OF INTERVENTION Intervention to integrate green and sports services

The greenway connects the city with the suburbs

PROJECT AREA’ S PLANIMETRY

MILANO CENTRALE RAILWAY STATION

DIAGRAMS OF THE GENESIS OF THE PROJECT

Continuity of Via Gluck on the market site

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Main lines of the project volumes

Cycle paths' extension and completion

Relationship between the external project drawing and the internal structural grid of the market

Enhancement of the “Cassina de 'Pomm” urban park and its access

Set back of the main facade

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KEY-PLAN MARKET SOCIAL BUILDING RESIDENTIAL TOWER VOLUMES’ ADDITIONS AND SUBTRACTIONS

FINAL CONFIGURATION

PROJECT AREA’S MASTER PLAN

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PROJECT’S MAIN ELEVATIONS

MARKET CROSS SECTION

MARKET LONGITUDINAL SECTION

SOCIAL BUILDING’S BACK ELEVATION

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KEY-PLAN

SOCIAL BUILDING TYPOLOGY D3 - COMMON AREA VIEW

TYPOLOGY A

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TYPOLOGY B

TYPOLOGY C

TYPOLOGY A

TYPOLOGY B

TYPOLOGY C

TYPOLOGY D3

TYPOLOGY D2 - LIVING AREA VIEW

TYPOLOGY D1

D2

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KEY-PLAN

RESIDENTIAL TOWER KITCHEN VIEW - SIMPLEX UNIT

LIVING VIEW - DUPLEX UNIT

TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL FLOOR

SECTION B-B’

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LEGEND: 1. Hollow-core concrete floor (25cm) 2. Concrete walls (25cm) 3. Lightweight support screed (10cm) 4. Radiant panel (5.5 cm) 5. Concrete screed (5cm) 6. Resin flooring finish

7. Balcony’s reinforced concrete slab 8. Slope screed (1%) 9. Screed in reinforced concrete 10. Levelling the floor 11. Floor in stoneware tiles 12. Expanded polystyrene insulation 13. Threshold (3cm) 14. Sliding French door

15. Hinged French door 16. Insulation in cork panels (10cm) 17. Insulation in cork panels (28cm) 18. Tubular aluminium profile 19. Plate 100x100 cm 20. Vapor barrier 21. Railing post 22. Aluminium plate 23. Finishing of plaster

24. Panels in wooden slats 25. Spacer 26. 1.5% slope screed 27. Double elastomer sheath 28. Protective pebbles 29. Rainwater collection channel 30. Steel flashing

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0.3 “Playful Healing” PROJECT - A pediatric clinic in Senegal

P LAYF U L HE A L I N G

“Playful Healing” is a concept of a pediatric clinic responding to a contextual and social agenda, incorporating very basic technologies, passive cooling, and ventilation systems. Its aim is to create a prototype of contextual, low cost, modular and autonomous healthcare composition, in areas where water, electricity, basic construction materials and transportation are in scarcity or non-existent.

The project aims to pave the way for a new type of modernity, made in Africa.

The project is born out of necessity in the small rural village of Keur Bakar in Senegal, 200 km south of Dakar, because of the lack of basic infrastructure and necessities such as hospitals. Thus, the need for a pediatric clinic, that would become a positive reference space for the whole community.

Therefore, the concept of “healing through play” is born from the need to create an environment and architecture that would promote playful behaviour in a remote vulnerable area. The project is addressed to the community as a whole, but more specifically to the young population, since there was a demand to respond to a perceptive need related to children’s discomfort in relation to the medical facilities.

Realizing that children see magic in pure elements and can create joy out of everything, especially games, the goal was to find a universal language that could bring different generations together. Games are nonverbal intergenerational language, so we directed our research to them as they also have positive effects on the well-being and treatment of certain patients.

YAC ACADEMY 2022/2023 Arch. Raul Pantaleo

Irani Karim - Mrad Khaoula - Ruffino Alarico

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MASTER PLAN - A NEW COMMUNITY SPACE In terms of implementation, the building will be facing an already existing "Community House" built for the village.

Along with this existing building, the pediatric clinic will create a closed loop with the symbolic tree at the center, while its entrance will face the heart of the village inviting the community inside. The modularity of the building will extend to the landscape creating this welcoming effect for the children. Half-moon planted shapes will be designed in the surrounding both as a play element for children, and also to fight desertification, inspired by the semicircular shaped bunds that trap water.

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PLAY AS A HEALING METHOD - MANCALA GAME Mancala is a traditional game that is understood and have been played by most African people for centuries.

The game involves moving small stones or seeds around a board, where two opponents sit face to face sowing and capturing each other’s seeds. Representing the philosophy of life, the project reinterprets the rules of the Mancala shaping an architecture that reflect the healing process.

The concept of the project was to understand the rules of the Mancala game, its basic aesthetics and to reinterpret them visually, similar to the game geometry that is engraved in the collective visual memory of the Senegalese.

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MODULAR CONSTRUCTION - SUSTAINABILITY & ON-SITE TECHNIQUES Regarding the technicalities of the project, we opted for a construction technique that would be respectful of the site and its materials and that is considerate of the existing houses, as we believe that the clinic should be an extension of people’s homes and not an abnormality. By using only one traditional construction technique, which is brick made from locally sourced earth, we will respect a form of environmental and financial sustainability.

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Representing the philosophy of life, the project reinterprets the rules of the Mancala shaping an architecture that reflect the healing process. The board of the game is the metaphor of the village configuration, the holes or pits are then an analogy of the Senegalese traditional huts and the seeds represent the movement of people.

Games have positive effects on the well-being and the power to divert the mind from pain.

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0.4 “LOT+LU.CEM” PROJECT - Enlightening the cultural heritage

LOT + LU.CEM is a project for the Castiglioni Museum extension and the redevelopment of Villa Toeplitz complex. The project, developed in the Restoration workshop, deals with the theme of the conservation of existing historic buildings, with particular attention to the concept of “integrative restoration”, or rather the practice of completing and expanding buildings through the design of new volumes that integrate with the pre-existing ones, in order to restore their function, to complete or to develop additional parts.

LoT (Light on Toeplitz) is the name of the global project concept for the park of Villa Toeplitz in Varese (not far from the city of Milan, Italy). It shed light on the potential of the Villa’s park in different ways and make access easier. The goal is to enhance one of the most beautiful parks in Lombardy, and undoubtedly also one of the most beautiful in Italy.

The Lu.Cem project It is a section of the LoT project.

The theme of Light is dealt with on the whole of the park, and therefore also on the Castiglioni Museum.

The project concerns the conservation and expansion of the Castiglioni Museum, a small building located within the Park of Villa Toeplitz. The project concerns the survey of the existing building through the use of laser-scanner instrumentation, the renovation of the interior spaces and the development of new modern volumes to expand the museum’s exhibition space.

POLITECNICO DI MILANO 2019/2020 Prof.ssa Susanna Bortolotto - Prof.ssa Cristiana Achille

Silvia Gorla - Léa Marie Ladj - Ruffino Alarico

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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION - VARESE MUNICIPALITY

LEGEND: Municipality of Varese (Project Area) Italy-Switzerland border Regional border Varese Province border Railways Highways Cycle paths 1. Lake Comabbio - Lake of Varese 2. Ring of the Serpiano 3. Milan-Varese route 4. Varese-Chiasso route

UNESCO sites 1. Sacro Monte of Varese 2. Monte San Giorgio 3. Isolino Virginia 4. Archaeological area of Castelseprio - Torba

Natural Parks 1. Natural Regional Park “Campo dei Fiori” 2. “Cinque Vette” Park 3. Natural Park “Valle Ticino” 4. “Rile Tenore Olona” (RTO) Park

Airports 1. Milano Malpensa Airport 2. Milano Linate Airport 3. Lugano Airport

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SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

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CROSS SECTION

MUSEUM RENDER VIEW - INTRODUCTION ROOM

MUSEUM RENDER VIEW - ARCHEOLOGY ROOM

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0.5 “3M” PROJECT - Market and Sport to promote district Re-aggregation

"3M" is a project for the renewal of a covered market in Milan. This project, developed as a group during the Interior Architecture workshop, aims to redevelop the old food market in "Viale Zara" within the “Isola” district of Milan. The project has a dual purpose, on the one hand to preserve and improve the food and commercial function of the building, which represents a necessary service for the resident population in the area, and on the other hand to support the original function of the market with a secondary one, capable of attracting a greater number of people to the project site and improving the liveability of the district. In this case, the secondary function proposed was that of urban sports activities, such as skateboarding, parkour and outdoor gymnastics.

The name of the project, "3M", refers to the three main themes of intervention: the need to use a Modular mesh, the intention to preserve the function of the Market and the desire to integrate the sports function, or rather the Movement.

The reinforced concrete load-bearing structure of the market has been preserved, while the internal fittings and external cladding have been redesigned. In addition, lateral extension parts have been designed using XLAM technology in load-bearing wood panels; also used to design the outdoor sports equipment and the spaces for rest, thus defining a modular configuration that reflects the internal one of the market.

POLITECNICO DI MILANO 2020/2021 Prof. Agata Giannoccari - Prof.ssa Annalisa Galante

Carissoni Giorgio - Ciprian Riccardo - Ruffino Alarico

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LOCATION - LAGOSTA SQUARE, ZARA AVENUE

MARKET’S REMODULATION

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MODULES' STUDY

OUTDOOR GENESIS

PROJECT AXONOMETRY

SINGLE MODULE - SHOP

DOUBLE MODULE - LITERARY CAFÉ

TRIPLE MODULE - STREET FOOD

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

RENDER VIEW - MARKET'S SELLERS

RENDER VIEW - SKATEBOARD TRACK

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PERSPECTIVE SECTION - MARKET & OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

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A - FOUNDATION DETAIL

B - XLAM DETAIL

C - OLD AND NEW CONNECTION DETAIL

D - NEW OUTER CASING DETAIL

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0.6 RECENT WORK'S COLLABORATIONS - Mastering the Architect profession 41

STUDIO WEBSITE

The professional internship at "El Equipo Mazzanti" Architecture Studio took place in Medellín, Colombia, from June to October 2023.

My tasks involved two main activities: the creation of graphic works, images and physical models for international architectural competitions and the organization of materials and documents for exhibitions and conferences of the architect Giancarlo Mazzanti.

Specifically, I collaborated in the preliminary and definitive phases of two international competitions: • Private competition for the design of an "Agrifood Center" for the promotion of the Valcamonica territory, Ponte di Legno (Brescia), Italy; • Private competition for the design of a "Combarranquilla Convention Center" in Barranquilla, Colombia.

MASTER PLAN - AGRIFOOD

MAQUETTE - AGRIFOOD

CONCEPT DIAGRAMS - AGRIFOOD SELLING MODULES

OVERVIEW AXONOMETRY - COMBARRANQUILLA

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STUDIO WEBSITE

The professional collaboration with "Giuseppe Tortato Architetti" Studio mainly concerned the development of graphic materials for the Concept and preliminary phase for a new residential tower project in Lagos, Nigeria.

Within the working group my tasks involved the drafting and layout of the commercial brochure and the related creation of the project diagrams and images. Among these I dealt, for example, with the concept diagrams of the building and the analysis schemes of the intervention site, the creation of renderings, logos, covers and the final post-production. Other tasks also involved the creation of drawings, such as plans, elevations and sections, the 3D modelling of the building and finally the relationship with customers during presentation and review meetings.

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CONCEPT DIAGRAMS - GENERATING THE TOWER DESIGN

RENDER VIEW - BASEMENT AND STREET

RENDER VIEW - FLATS' TERRACES

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L O O K AT MY P O RTF OLI O O N I SSUU