Gabriele Virdi Stella Portfolio 2025 by Gabriele Virdi Stella

Gabriele Virdi Stella

Architect

Self-Introduction

E-mail

arch.gabriele.virdistella@gmail.com

Mobile +39 3345731174

Date of birth 24/10/1999

I have a master’s degree in Architecture for Sustainability obtained at Politecnico di Torino. During my academic and professional career, I have developed a solid expertise in the principles of sustainable architecture, combining them with an excellent command of graphic tools and design software.

I am a graphics expert, with a deep software knowledge in Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, V-Ray and other platforms for 2D and 3D modeling, rendering and editing. This expertise allows me to create high quality visual representations and translate design ideas into effective and professional images.

I collaborate with different professional firms, deepening the design skills, especially in the residential design and hospitality sector.

I have developed skills in the field of tenders, working on the drafting of the Technical Offer for infrastructure works. This experience enabled me to deepen my knowledge of the rules governing public tenders and to improve my skills in analysing, drafting and presenting technical documentation.

Academic Background

• High school degree at the Liceo scientifico E. Fermi of Ragusa

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture at the Politecnico di Torino

• Erasmus at the Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya in Barcelona

• Master’s degree in Architecture for Sustainability at the Politecnico di Torino, final grade 110/110

Extracurricular Experience

• Collaboration with Food Lab Design of the Politecnico di Torino

• Collaboration at the laboratory of Survey and Documentation of the Politecnico di Torino

• Collaboration with the course of History of Modern Architecture at the Politecnico di Torino

Work Experience

Collaboration contract with Pro Iter Group (currently).

Software Skills

• AutoCad

• Photoshop

• Illustrator

• Indesign

• Premiere

• Revit

• Blender

• Sketchup

• Rhino

• Grasshopper

• Lumion

• Enscape

• Vay

• Office suite

Year Skills Developed

March 2024

Collaboration with the company Pat Design; September 2023/ March 2024

Traineeship at the company living construction s.r.l;

Collaboration with the architectural firm Noistudio Team (currently);

Traineeship at the architecture firm DAAA HAUS s.r.l.s;

Languages

• Italian Native speaker

• English Level B2

• Spanish Level B2

February 2023/ July 2023

February 2022

February 2021/ May 2021

BIM Specialist, Technical Offer Processing for office competitions, rendering.

Architectural design, interior design, 3D/ parametric modelling, rendering;

Architectural survey, 3D modelling, rendering;

Architectural design, interior design, 3D/ parametric modelling, rendering;

Interior design, 3D modelling, rendering;

See my work at the following links

• Portfolio: https://issuu.com/gabriele_virdi_stella/docs/portfollio_gabriele_virdi_stella

• 3d_Artworks: https://issuu.com/gabriele_virdi_stella/docs/3drender_artworks_ gabriele_virdi_stella

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Gabriele Virdi Stella

Universitario: Architettura, società e territorio B

Barca, Bertolla, TO, Italia

Gabriele Virdi Stella, Nicole Ciaccia, Sara Gioia. Alessandro Monaldi

Progettazione ecocompatibile dell’architettura B

La thuille, AO, Italia

Gabriele Virdi Stella, Cecilia Franchi

Restauro e conservazione integrata A

Frinco, AT, Italia

Gabriele Virdi Stella, Cecilia Franchi

Taller d’Arquitectura i Projectes IX

Barcelona, España

Gabriele Virdi Stella

Concorso di architettura Kaira Looro Competition

Hotel Borgo Difali Senegal, Africa Trapani, Sicilia, Italia

Gabriele Virdi stella, Erika La cognata, Francesca Culcasia, Francesco Santulli

The project is located on the outskirts of Turin. The architectural intervention takes place on site, in a small village that lives on the slopes of the great city of Turin. Lacking centrality and meeting places, Barca-Bertolla seems a place without identity but to be rediscovered.

The shape of the site lends itself to become a new connection between two realities, of which the street and the site together are the hinge: the industrial city and the small center. New and heterogeneous spaces, functions and services will give character to any unused space.

The diagonal of the junction erodes the principle of the trite patio, obtaining spatial porosity in 5 macrovolumes. These, in turn, are defined by guidelines given by the presence of other buildings or access to the area. Unlike the rigid marginal relationship, the interior is all to be discovered.

The building is concentrated more along the privileged side.

Once the basic volumes have been extruded, they are simplified by means of guides in regular forms, to find a distributive rule, thus remaining independent.

Doors as covered passages allow to cross the larger volumes to create new perspectives.

A city to explore gives identity and unity to the study area: an architectural project but also on a small urban scale.

Modelling Anonymity

Nuovi luoghi di incontro

New meeting places

Grid axes

Assi della griglia

aree attrezzate

Equipped areas

Community spaces

Spazi Comunitari

Cambio di livello

Diagonal grid Change of level

Taglio diagonale

Rigidità e allineamento della griglia

Grid stiffness and alignment

Change of pavement

Cambio di pavimentazione

Vegetable garden

Orto

Change of level

Cambio di livello

Protected children’s area

Zona infantile protetta

Pergola

Arbour

Coni lungo il verde

Cones along the green

Evaporative cooling

Ra rescamento evaporativo

Tree-linedd avenues along the grid

Viali alberati lungo la griglia

Prospetto Ovest / doppia pelle

Prospetto Est / corte interna

spazi condivisi accessi

duplex distribuzione trilocali

Common rule vs Flexible Fifth

Double skin

Expansion and Distribution of functions

New construction: possible S-shaped trumpet wall

02_Radition and innovation

Protection against direct radiation

Lightweight construction

Wood and brisoleil cladding

Interruption of the building’s corridor

03_Composition

A viable green greenhouse

Empty Double height

Full

Transparent volumes

04_Accessible terraces

Continuity

Flexible space, different scenarios

05_Structural volume

Shade and vegetation

Arbour

In this case, the architectural project is located in a mountain resort, precisely in La Thuile in Val Digne, one of the most famous ski resorts in the Alps.

Based on a territorial analysis of the territory, it was defined the most suitable function for this town, which once housed a prosperous coal industry, or a tourist accommodation able to host and promote local tourism.

The project is based on the repetition of a module, which through the offset venerates the different parts of the building.

Obviously the environment dictates stylistic but above all technological solutions to remedy the harsh mountain climate.

A structural system in xlam, with wood planks coating was adopted. This technological plant, very efficient for these climatic conditions, has made it possible to reduce the energy needs in summer and especially in winter. This solution has been designed to quantify the carbon and energy incorporated by the project, evaluating the environmental impacts planning the LCA of the process (Life Cycle Assembly).

nsulation

Structural panel in X-lam

Inner covering in fir wood

The municipality of Frinco is a small town in the province of Asti, with less than one thousand inhabitants.

In the centre of this small village is a huge castle that once housed noble families. Today it is a totally disused property, obviously the costs to safeguard such a building are enormous, especially for a small community like this.

In this case the project consists of a relief, restoration and conservation of the Castle, but this is not enough.

At the moment, the building complex represents only a huge cost, so the objective of the architectural intervention is to reactivate this structure, making it independent. The project aims to be as incisive as possible but at the same time easy and economical.

The north part of the castle is characterized by narrow and long spaces, with rooms in series one after another.

We thought of a module that could be repeated in the lower and upper sleeves of the castle to create a small library and a room for temporary exhibitions.

This module has proved to be ideal for designing a connecting element between the two external squares.

Via Castello

Secondo piano

Primo piano

Concept First floor

Second Floor

Reading Area

Display units

External module

Vertical accessibility

1_What is Poble Espanyiol?

Poble Espanyiol is one of the most emblematic places in the city of Barcelona.

This city in the city is an imitation of different architectural styles associated with different areas of Spain, so the end result is varied and rich in history. The facade finishes hide modern construction technologies, that is a skeleton in reinforced concrete, these “fake houses” are often empty inside, their purpose is purely aesthetic, you do not want to draw a real city, but think about creating the atmosphere . From a small Spanish town.

2_Which functions give to Poble espanyol?

Today the Poble Espanyiol is an openair museum, with restaurants, small craft shops and small exhibition spaces.

The axis of the project consists in transforming part of this reality into a residential complex, the challenge is to exploit part of the complex of Poble Espanyiol, that is the part surrounding the main square in a complex of houses, which serves as a residential neighborhood and semi-spacepublic. .

3_Gestionment of spaces and project genesis

The architectural project in question, concerning the south-eastern part of the site, is made up of a “snake” that moves within the pre-existence generating public and private spaces. This results in two cavities in the south-east perspective that generate two patios, both for functional reasons such as natural lighting and ventilation of the interior spaces, and to create a filter area between the exterior and the new interior space.

In fact, the part of the ground floor is a public or semi-private space, where coworking spaces, studios and other types of services are located, while the other two floors have a residential function.

Polycarbonate walls

pre-existing building

New architectural design

The architectural project for a primary school in a rural area of southern Senegal is an ambitious project to create a new model of school. It is a place that can promote the development of each student’s potential through its spaces, colors, sensations and stimuli. The main objective of the project was to go beyond the traditional concept of school to create an inclusive and stimulating educational environment supported by the community. It is intended to be a place of inspiration for adults and children. The architectural project, translated into plans, views and sections, comes to life through the shapes and colors of this structure, elements chosen to instill confidence in students and their families, creating an identity, a unique and symbolic environment.

The school is not just a place where children learn basic academic skills, but a collection of spaces and facilities that host a variety of crosssectional activities. In addition to the traditional classrooms, the project includes spaces dedicated to creative workshops, artistic activities, sports and recreation. This holistic approach will enable students to develop not only cognitive skills but also social, creative and practical skills, providing them with a comprehensive training to face future challenges.

The interdisciplinary nature of the activities and spaces will also ensure that they are suitable for children, adults and the elderly, with the aim of making everyone feel part of this project, without excluding anyone. The design footprint is based on the desire to create an environment that inspires trust and represents a resource. The simple but inclusive design, with clean lines and harmonious shapes, contributes to the idea of a protective envelope typical of local tradition, able to transmit a sense of security and safety that every community building should generate