Francesco Mammarella Pilotti Aielli Architecture Portfolio

FRANCESCO MAMMARELLA PILOTTI AIELLI

ABOUT ME

I am a young architecture student at Politecnico di Milano, enrolled in the Master’s program in Building Architecture. I am deeply fascinated by the impact that formal and functional decisions can have on urban and landscape environments. I am excited about contributing to the development and implementation of computational workflows and new technologies. I firmly believe that optimization and adaptability to change are fundamental goals for innovative and sustainable architecture.

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ABOUT ME

EDUCATION SOFTWARES

Rhinoceros

Grasshopper

2024 Qualifying Master’s degree Erasmus programme at Universitat Politècnica de València (2023-2024)

Bachelor of science architecture design at Politecnico di Milano (20192022)

Autocad

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustraitor

Adobe Indesign

2025 2022 2022

Master’s degree of building architecture at Politecnico di Milano (2022-2025) 10/10 8/10 9/10 6/10 8/10 9/10 7/10

2019 Scientific high school Galileo Galilei of Pescara (2013-2019)

EXPERIENCES

Intership architecture Studio Lucchese Design (4 months)

Kangaroo 7/10

Revit

Ladybug 5/10

LANGUAGES

Italian

English

Spanish

Native speaker

B2

B2

SOUND DISTRICT

DESIGN OF COMPLEX BUILDINGS I (2022-2023)

Sound District is a redevelopment project of a railway depot in the Hard neighborhood (district 4) of Zurich. The neighborhood is rapidly transitioning from an industrial facility to a residential one. The project’s goal is to reopen the industrial space to the city by creating a veritable music city. The conversion involves working with two large warehouses of approximately 10,000m2 and 4,000m2 respectively, along with various smaller-sized buildings. The project consists of two semi-private residential blocks and a central structure comprising public spaces related to the world of music, such as an auditorium, recording studios, and a conservatory

Residential district

The residential neighborhood consists of three housing units arranged along the alignments derived from the surrounding pre-existing structures, with particular attention to the main circulation axes. The ground floor features a mixed type of dwelling-shop in order to make the most of the built space.

Studios

The Studios in the project area serves multiple functions related to music, including recording studios, rehearsal rooms, and practice spaces. It also features a bar area where visitors can relax and enjoy refreshments.

School

The school provides a welcoming environment for students of all ages and offers various classes and programs. It serves as a hub for musical education, fostering creativity and talent development.

Pavillon

The exhibition pavilion in the project area is a structure designed to showcase temporary events and exhibitions. It is located near the central warehouse, attracting the attention of passersby and visitors to the area. Stores

The stores in the project area serves as a commercial hub, offering a variety of shops and workshops dedicated to musical items and equipment.

Cultural Center

The cultural center is a space dedicated to promoting and preserving the cultural heritage, artistic expression, and intellectual development.

Music Hall

The central warehouse in the project area is a multifunctional space dedicated to music and art. It serves as a vibrant hub for performances, exhibitions, and creative activities. Being centrally located, it serves as a gathering point and focal point for the various activities within the project area.

Musical Auditorium

A musical auditorium is a dedicated space specifically designed for musical performances and concerts. It is a venue that provides an ideal environment for both performers and audiences to experience live music.

Residential Tower

The residence is the quieter part of our Sound District. It consists of two main volumes: the tower and the block. The design of the buildings reflects the modular elements found in the existing structures. In particular, the tower features rectangular pilasters running from the foundation to the top floors.

Marketplace

The exhibition pavilion in the project area is a structure designed to showcase temporary events and exhibitions. It is located near the central warehouse, attracting the attention of passersby and visitors to the area Museum It is housed in one of the existing warehouses, which has been repurposed to create an immersive and educational experience for visitors.

IMAGE 1 - Planivolumetric design

IMAGE 2 - Groud floor plan (on the left)

MASTERPLAN

The design in the masterplan was driven by two main guiding principles: establishing a street frontage and creating two focal points. The planimetric view above highlights in red the new additions aimed at establishing a street frontage, which is currently absent and creates a disconnect with the dense and diverse fabric of the surrounding city. Within the area, the new constructions seek to create tension between two residential focal points separated by a space repurposed for public use. The warehouses of the former railway industry will host various functions related to the world of music (explained in detail in the axonometry on the previous page), aiming to attract artists from around the world, creating a hub capable of providing study spaces and professional workspaces. It is also essential to integrate the city’s spirit into this space by designing recreational and gathering areas with activities that can entertain and attract new users to music.

3 - Sketch of the residential block in the north part

4 - Sketch of the auditorium in the center part

IMAGE 5 - Sketch of the residential tower in the south part

SOUD DISTRICT

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THE MUSIC HALL

The main industrial warehouse in the center of the area has been redeveloped to accommodate various cultural activities. Inside, we can find 2 ballrooms, coworking spaces, study areas, a library, shops related to the world of music, refreshment areas, and an auditorium visible from the outside thanks to its structure extending beyond the roof. The auditorium can accommodate approximately 450 people and has been designed with a double skin consisting of two different materials. A central core in concrete and a second layer in steel that serves the dual function of sound insulation and a filtering structure between the warehouse and the auditorium. Additionally, the steel structure supports various entrance and exit routes as well as the translucent polycarbonate cladding, which, inspired by the Kursaal convention center, allows light to play outward, becoming the “beacon” of the entire district.

IMAGE 6 - Sections of Music Hall (on the right)

IMAGE 7 - Exploded view

The cladding Translucent polycarbonate cladding allows, through internal LEDs, light effects to shine outward.

Walkways

Maintenance passages for adjusting acoustic panels and lighting.

Mechanical rooms

Space for air-to-air heating and cooling system with roof openings for air intake

Steel structure

To create a filtering space between the core of the auditorium and the warehouse.

8 - Plan and elevation of residential building

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1. Prefabricated perforated panel

2. White alluminium parapet

3. Grey alluminium ashing

4. Lower rail

5. Internal ooring

6. Concrete support for the parapet

7. Screed laid to falls

8. Vapour barrier

9. Alluminium gutter

10. Thermal insulation

11. Rieder concrete panels

12. Metal substructure

13. Thermal insulation

14. Concrete slab

15. Thermal insulation

16. Plastered slab

17. Upper rail

18. Glass

Ug glass 0,5 W/(m2.K)

19. Grey alluminium frame

Single swing glass door

Schuco - ADS 65

20. Internall stone threshold

21. External stone threshold

22. Internal ooring

23. External ooring

24. Screed laid to falls

25. Insulated wooden subframe

26. Protection joint

27. Vapour barrier

28. Screed with underoor heating

29. Separating layer

30. Impact sound insulation

31. Thermal insulation

32. Concrete slab

33. Plastered slab

34. Solar shadin

35. Glass

Ug glass 0,5 W/(m2.K)

36. Grey alluminium frame

Double swing window

Schuco - AWS 120.CC.SI

37. Insulated wooden sub

38. Internal slate sill

39. Insulated wooden support

40. Grey alluminium ashing

41. Metal beam - Knau

42. Rieder concrete panels

43. Metal substructure

44. Air gap

45. Thermal insulation

46. Clay mansory - Poroton

47. Plasterboard

INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO

(2021-2022)

This utopian project seeks to question the relationship between humans and time. The building aims to give materiality to the past, present, and future. Once inside the building, there is no way out. Comprising 2459 rooms, the building presents itself as a labyrinth with no exits. Each room has two doors, one for entry and one for exit. However, the door through which one enters does not allow for a return. Only two actions are permitted: staying in the current room or moving to the next one. Therefore, one is faced with a choice between staying in the present (with certainty, habit, familiarity) or moving to the next (with uncertainty, the new).

How difficult is it to leave something certain for something uncertain?

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No one knows when, no one knows how, above the island of Tessera to the north of the island of Venice and to the west of the island of Murano, an enormous cube is encountered. Supported by a structure that can be traced back to an oil station, the cube towers over the island that has been abandoned for years. The curiosity of this building has led some adventurous people to enter it. No one has ever come out

THE STRUCTURE

The building is comprised of a central ramp for entry leading to an elevator. It will take you to the first room. From there, it will be impossible to go back. To move within the building, one must pass from one room to another without the possibility of turning back. Every x rooms, you encounter an elevator that allows vertical movement throughout the building. However, these elevators cannot be controlled and, randomly, lead to a different floor. Each individual floor has 4 accessible elevators and 12 sealed ones. These buildings alternately serve the various floors. After a few rooms, it will be impossible to understand where you are.

IMAGE 1 - Axonometric view without walls

IMAGE 2 - Isometric exploded view

THE ROOMS

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piano 1

piano 1

The paths within the 28 floors of the building are numerous and intricate. Moving from one room to another, you have the opportunity to explore different worlds, each with its own unique characteristics. Every room is carefully furnished to offer a comfortable and welcoming space, equipped with mechanical ventilation and screens that simulate outdoor scenery, creating the illusion of being in different environments. The rooms feature unique furnishings with various possible configurations, allowing you to adapt the space to your needs and preferences. With time and familiarity, you will increasingly come to recognize a place as your home, your refuge, your world. The furnishings will become an integral part of your personal story within the building, enriching it with memories and meanings. Every user, after a certain period, will have to surrender to their fate and begin to live fully in these spaces. How long would you stay in one room?

piano 3

piano 3

piano 3

The longer you stay, the harder it will be to leave. Each room will become your world, and every time you cross a door, you will have to reset everything, change, let go. You will wonder if you really want to leave your world, that refuge you have built and that has become so familiar. In the end, each room will become a part of you, a microcosm of your personal universe. As time goes by, leaving a room will mean leaving a part of yourself, a part of your story. And as you move from one room to another, from one world to another, your mind will be tested. Gradually, you will realize how deeply these spaces have influenced you. Slowly but inexorably, your perception of reality will change. You will be tempted to stay, to never leave your world, because leaving it would mean facing the unknown. And in this process, you will realize that you are going mad

piano 5

piano 5

piano 5

Egg Chair

Bella Side Table

Lamoe Gras N411

Symbol bench

Roun-Queen Bed

Barcelona Chair

Platner Side Table

Arco Floor Lamp

Lava bench

King Size Bed

Mr Chair

Panton Chair

Nelson Cigar Floor

Magis Folly bench

POÄNG Rocking

Butterly Chair

Floyd Coffe Table

Tuck Sleeper Sofa

Sculptur bench

RIsom Rocker

Pot louge Chair

Noguchi Table

Bozeman Diver

Florence Knoll

Culebra Settee

Magis Spun Chair

Färlöv Sleeper Sofa

Steinway G. Piano

Blu Dot bank bench

Exercise Balance Ball

EXPERIMENTATION

DESIGN STUDIO ERASMUS (2024)

Step by step towards the form. The third project was born from the desire to experiment with the potential of parametric modeling. Drawing inspiration from the project “The Valley” by the Dutch studio MVRDV, the project seeks to understand the difficulties hidden behind the creation of complex algorithms and their management from the beginning to the definition of a real project, aiming to establish correct foundations for success not only in form but also in functionality.

Specifically, the project is located along the coast of the Adriatic Sea in the province of the Spanish city of Valencia The project area is situated between two different worlds. On one side, there is the sea, and on the other, there are the orchards. Both of these worlds characterize the city of Valencia, creating different scenarios and needs.

VALENCIA

of the area

MASTERPLAN

The Project Area is situated to the north of the metropolitan city of , amidst lush orchards that grace the landscape with their uniform height, typically not exceeding 3 meters. These orchards afford a sweeping view of the plot from the city and the surrounding municipalities. This project aspires to become a prominent feature in the skyline of Valencia, standing out amidst the orchards and against the backdrop of the sea. However, the tranquility of the orchards and the sea is disrupted by a bustling that runs between them, encroaching upon the project area. To shield the area from this intrusive thoroughfare, a striking skyline emerges along its boundary with the highway, serving as a protective The masterplan is anchored by two key focal points. These focal points are interconnected by a vibrant commercial axis that bisects the area. On one side of this axis stands the commanding skyline, while on the other side, a series of residential complexes form semiprivate gardens within their confines, offering a tranquil retreat amidst the urban bustle.

Location

IMAGE 3 - Functional division sketch of the skyline

IMAGE 4 - Relationship with the sea

IMAGE 5 - Relationship with the orchards

OUT OF SEA-TY

Control pannel

Dimension control module, height, interfloor, width, graph mapper for function control

Modules

Creation of the module for both towers

Plans

The definition and management of the floor plan shape

Elevation

Organizing the floor plans in elevation and resolving data flow issues

Towers

Divide the flows for the two towers and have control based on parameters

Flow Management of data flows and dividing them for the two different towers based on proximity from two points x and y

In tersection remove intersecting parts within the model

Bake!

Surface extrusions and creation of 3D elements. Render the result and press ‘bake’

THE SKYLINE

The skyline consists of 10 towers rising from a base This base serves a dual purpose. Firstly, it acts as a barrier against the highway, and secondly, it elevates the towers to ensure that all apartments have a view of the sea. Inside the base, there are commercial functions, parking, and offices. As can be seen in the axonometry below, the elements gradually decrease in height as they approach the sea to avoid obstructing the view of the buildings behind. To the south and north of the project, there are two main focal points. On the southern side, there is a cultural center with a public square, while to the north, there is a health center. Within these focal points, the residential neighborhood develops, with commercial functions on the ground floors to provide diversity within the area and necessary services for both the area and the tourists it will host in the summer.

IMAGE 6 - Base sketch

IMAGE 7 - Axonometry

Residential towers Health center Residential blocks Cultural center

Shopping center

IMAGE 8 - East Elevation

IMAGE 10 - Section A-A’

IMAGE 9- South Elevation

IMAGE 11 - Section B-B’

THE TOWERS

On this page, we can see the development of two towers within the skyline. The building consists of a base that gradually splits into two separate towers. The ground floor houses a shopping center that will also extend to the second floor. On this floor, there are several access points: two for accessing the two residential towers, two for accessing the offices on the third and fourth floors, and the remaining ones for accessing the shopping center

The first floors, where the towers begin to divide, host offices that aim to establish a visual connection between them, being very close to each other like two faces looking at each other. The remaining floors house residential apartments with various layouts

IMAGE 13 - First floor shopping centre

IMAGE 14 -Third floor offices

IMAGE 15 -Residential tower eighth floor

IMAGE 16 - Concept sketch

IMAGE 12 - Ground floor shopping center