bachelor's by Costanza Franco

10 MONTES

Mixed use building

Montes, Trentino Alto Adige

Architectural Design Studio 2

Second Year - 2020-2021

Prof. Mauro Marinelli, Giulia Fava

Group:

Costanza Franco

Gabriele Mencattini

Luna Montebugnoli

Software:

Autocad

Rhinoceros

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop V-ray

The village of Montes is a cluster of buildings that together resemble a single building, with no openings apart from some covered passages. Through these passages, the visitors reach an unforeseen courtyard. In our project, we wanted to replicate this experience by having a strong external perimeter made up of thick concrete that would not give away occurences inside, like a fortress that revolves on itself creating a courtyard. The internal space, instead, is completely different, characterized by a feeling of dynamism and liveliness created by the visible wood structure, and only by walking one can experience and appreciate the variation between the two layers.

The ambience of the project is reflected in the internal disposition and coexists with it. The strong, thick external perimeter infiltrates inside the building by means of little niches, creating the rooms. Cuts in the wall allow light to enter and produce a sort of gothic atmosphere. In these spaces, we thought of placing functions that require privacy and are used less throughout the day.

In the open space in front of these niches instead, large windows and terraces fill the space with light and create a connection with the landscape.

Since the site is located in a mountainous area, we decided to exploit the differences in the terrain to create the levels of the building, therefore the apartments’ entrances are placed on several levels

My contribution to the project consists of the design of the internal spaces with furniture, sections, the axonometry, the technical detail, the render, and the post-production of the pictures. The model was done in group.

Section A-A’

Section B-B’

non bearing concrete: 7-30 cm

impermeable barrier: 1 cm

sand layer: 2 cm

waterproofing layer: 2 cm

insulation: 20 cm

bearing reinforced concrete: 30 cm

concrete resin finishing: 1,2 cm

acoustic insulation: 2 cm

screed: 7,5 cm

heating floor system with insulation: 4 cm

concrete layer with tubes: 6 cm

bearing reinforced concrete: 55 cm

larch finishing: 3 cm

non bearing concrete: 17 cm

impermeable barrier: 1 cm

insulation: 14 cm

bearing reinforced concrete: 42 cm

Visualization from the crossroad East View

OLYMPIC VILLAGE

Dormitory / Mixed use building

Porta Romana, Milan

Building Technology Studio 2

Second Semester of the Second Year - 2021

Prof. Andrea Tartaglia, Giovanni Castaldo

Group:

Costanza Franco

Diana Nakhodkina

Renata Ramazanova

Software: Autocad

Rhinoceros

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

The building is conceived as a composition of four indipendent blocks arranged around a central courtyard. The main inspiration was the typical Milanese block, characterised by a strong perimeter and an open central area

The groud floor hosts facilities open to the puclic, acting as filter between the busy street on the North and the green pedestrian area on the South.

The roof top is developed on different levels, from the third floor to the fifth one, having the lowest poin on the Southern block, so to have the maximum amount of light entering the courtyard.

The facades are covered with local ceramic tiles, and each block is characterized by a different color to emphasize the independence of the various blocks. My contribution to the project consists of plans, construction details and the detail of the facade.

A1 - slope of 2% for collection of water

fall-arrest system

SAFETY APAO MINERAL EBP granules-coted waterproof bituminous membrane 5,2mm

SAFETY PLAST EPP bituminous membrane 4mm

TEGOTHERM POLYISO SUPER insulation 120mm

vapour barrier

hollow core slab

plasterboard 25mm

ceiling finishing 10mm

B1 - total slab thickness 420mm

ceiling finishing 10mm

plaster board 25mm

hollow core slab 178mm

concrete slab 50mm

screed 50mm

floor heating system

screed 50mm

silent pad slim Knauf 7mm

floor finishing 10mm B2

concrete beam 300mmx300mm

Isokorb Shock system 80mm

waterproof membrane gutter 120mmx60mm

non bearing concrete 100mm

bakward beam 700mm

ventilated plateau

- concrete slab 100mm

- Iglu system (ISOLCUPOLA+Isolpiede) 228mm

- conctrete slab 95mm

waterproof membrane

rock wool insulation Knauf FKD S THERMAL 120mm

vapour barrier

screed 65mm

floor finishing 10mm

shading system

finishing 10mm

plaster board 25mm

brick 300mmx150mm

vapour barrier

rock wool insulation Knauf FKD S THERMAL 80mm

waterproof membrane

plastic nail

plaster board 25mm

wall finishing 10mm

ceiling finishing 10mm

plaster board 25mm

concrete balcony slab - 2% slope

waterproof membrane

pedestal for floating floor 130/110mm

floor support 30mm

floor finishing 20mm

IsolSpondina 60mm

concrete pillar 300mm

vapour barrier

rock wool insulation Knauf FKD S THERMAL 80mm

waterproof membrane

plastic nail

ventilation pipe

drainage system

C1 C2

Slab - Balcony Connection

Foundation

FALCONE E BORSELLINO SCHOOL

Middle School

Viale Sarca, Milan

Architectural Design Studio 3

First Semester of the Third Year - 2021

Prof. Camillo Magni, Andrea de Matteis

Group:

Costanza Franco

Gaia Ghidoni

Luna Montebugnoli

Software:

Autocad Rhinoceros

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

The project site is located next to the crossroad of two busy avenues and it is characterized by a park in the Southern area. These elements defined the internal layout of the building, composed by a public block (containing a sports hall an an auditorium) facing the crossroad, while the school block faces the park, becoming part of it.

The building is set back from the street so to enlarge the walkable area and to create a green filter that separates the site from the intersection. The structure is a composition of blocks hosting different functions, connected by a central circulation area

The facade is based on the window module, composed three vertical elements: a vasistas window, a fixed glass, and an opaque panel made of GRC.

My contribution to the project consists in the axonometry, perspective sections, elevations, plan layout, the technical detail, and the model.

Section A-A’ - school block

B-B’ - public block

Section

5 mm vapour barrier

5mm

North View

THE MISSING CORNER

Summer Dwelling

Villa Panza, Varese

Interior Design Studio

First Semester of the Third Year - 2021

Prof. Antonella Yuri Mastromattei, Cristina Federica Colombo

Group:

Costanza Franco

Luca Cesano

Signe Larsson

Software: Autocad

Rhinoceros

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

The project is located in Villa Panza, an 18th century villa that hosts a collection of modern American art. It is characterized by a coherent style and atmosphere of elegance and formality.

The dwelling is created to host one of the artists exhibited in the collection during the summer period, Phil Sims in our case. It is designed to function as a shelter to the busy everyday life in Villa Panza, an “Opposite World”, in which the artist can recollect his thoughts and work on his art.

The dwelling materialized itself in the missing corner of the plot, defined by the continuation of the office wing and the limit of the site towards the South.

The monolithic structure, with flushed windows, cladded in brushed aluminum panels, and the wild garden with a carefully curated selection of plants, creates a small world of its own inside Villa Panza that contrasts the 18th century villa and its extremely formal gardens.

The dwelling is made up of volumes that overlap each other, without any defined division. This creates a visually continuous path within the building but yet it delieates three different spaces, the entrance, a living area, and the bedroom, which represents the final and more private point of the residence.

My contribution to the project consists of construction details, perspective drawings, and the light analysis. The models were done in group.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

steel profile (structural joint) 0.8 cm

insulation

wood cladding 1 cm

rockwool insulation 14 cm - steel structure

aquapanel Knauf 1.25 cm

aluminium cladding 0.8 cm

wood cladding

rockwool insulation 14 cm - steel structure

steel supports 1% inclination

waterproof barrier

aluminium cladding 0.8 cm

resin panel 1 cm

vapour barrier

wood cladding 1 cm

aquapanel Knauf 1.25 cm

rockwool insulation 14 cm - steel structure

wood support

waterproof barrier

wood cladding

concrete platform 20 cm

steel pillars

Visualization of the Entrance

Visualization of the Living Area

Visualization of the Living Area, facing the Bedroom

1. Artemide, Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Tolomeo Braccio

2. Artemide, Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Tolomeo Faretto

3. Artemide, Luciano Vistosi, Onfale

South View

North - West View

OPEN CAMPUS

Mixed Used - Univerity Campus

Città Studi, Milan

Final Design Studio

Second Semester of the Third Year - 2022

Prof. Federico Bucci, Emilio Faroldi, Maria Pilar Vettori

Group:

Costanza Franco

Domitilla Rabuffi

Gaia Toccoli

Giulia Cappadona

Software:

Autocad

Rhinoceros

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop V-Ray

Located in the heart of the Città Studi district in Milan, the project Open Campus aims to create a new, strong connection between the neighborhood and the Politecnico Campus.

The project aims to provide a new typology of cultural and functional center, open and integrated with its context, considering both the district and the university users, by creating specific spaces for culture, memory conservation and transmission.

The design system develops at a lower quote than the street level, in order to create a direct and more efficient connection between the University buildings and the rest of the neighborhood. The volumes have been placed following an L-shaped layout and a series of vertical connections were created in order to guarantee direct access to the street level. Another relevant aspect that was taken into consideration, was the revitalization of the historical swimming pool of the lot. It was decided to keep the footprint of the pool without intervening drastically on its shape, by creating inside of it a sloping green park, equipped with themed areas around it such as, an outdoor study area, an open air sport area, a playground and stage to host concerts and other events.

My contribution to the project consists of plans, construction details, 3D model, the render and the post-production of the pictures. The model was done in group.

ceiling finishing 10mm

plastboard 20mm

counter ceiling 170mm

plasterboard 20mm

ipe beam 300mm

conctrete 150mm

vapour barrier

tegotherm polyiso super insulation120mm (1% inclination)

waterproof bituminous membrane

lightened gravel 100mm

concrete tiles 40mm

ceiling finishing 10mm

plastboard 20mm

counter ceiling 135mm

plasterboard 20mm

ipe beam 160mm

screed 50mm

silent pad slim knauf 20mm

heating system

screed 50mm

floor finishing 10mm

basement ventilation pipe

waterproof membrane

rock wool insulation knauf fkd sthermal 80mm

plastic nail

vapour barrier

concrete pillar 360mm

plasterboard 20mm

wall finishing 10mm

non bearing concrete 100mm

bakward beam 700mm

ventilated plateau

concrete slab 100mm

iglu system (isolcupola+isolpiede) 228mm

conctrete slab 95mm

waterproof membrane

rock wool insulation knauf fkd s thermal 120mm

vapour barrier

screed 65mm

floor finishing 10mm

subgrade

geotextile fabric

permeable subbase - graded aggregate 300mm

permeable base (1% inclination leading to water collection) 50mm

paver 50mm

CHILDREN’S HOUSE

Baghere Village, Senegal

Kaira Looro Competition

2022’s Edition

Group:

Costanza Franco

Sarp Tascioglu

Software:

Autocad

Rhinoceros

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

V-Ray

The Children’s House intends to combat child malnutrition by providing children an opportunity to learn about local ways of food preservation. Local cultures carry various indigenous methods to preserve and store food, which have been eroding in the past couple of decades. Indigenous storage methods, such as sun drying, fermentation, and salting are simple and economic, and boost food security in the regions in which they are practised. The decline in the use of these methods has the danger of producing increased food insecurity, and thereby increased conflicts and loss. We believe the Children’s House can make a small contribution to alleviating these problems by spreading the knowledge of indigenous methods to the younger generation. By providing people the tools and information to combat the challenges that they are facing, we think this will not only increase their confidence in themselves, but also in their ability to be part of the solutions to the problems in which they are facing.