Design Portfolio

Portfolio

Gabriella Lucci Architect

Designer

University of Naples Federico II

years Master Degree in Architecture

con lode

Qualifications

Registration Board

Architect - Registration number 088716A

University of Naples Federico II

Architect

of Naples Federico II

in the field of Architectural Technology

Skills

Revit

AutoCad

Rhinoceros 3D Microstation

Navisworks

BIM Collab

Sketchup

Max Grasshopper Photoshop Illustrator

InDesign Microsoft Office Lightroom

I’m a resourceful, focused and determined architect and designer who loves to work on all design stages and scales.

consider myself a passionate, enthusiastic and responsible person with an excellent ability to build good relationships at all levels, to manage and work in team and react with resilience to critica situations.

and its influence on architectural and design process are my biggest passion.

Architect at Foster+Partners - London UKCurr.

at Foster+Partners - London UK

and Architect at Inlogicdesign - Naples IT

Experience Languages +44 7474 028847 ga.lucci27@gmail.com London UK

British Institutes English language qualification ESB Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International All Modes CEFR: C1

Cervantes Institutes Spanish language qualification DELE | Nivel B2

Assistant at GRD Design - Dubai UAE

Fellow at UNINA Federico II - Naples IT

and Tutor at Gridshell.it and Villa Pennisi in Musica

at CMMKM Architettura&Design - Naples IT

The Whiteley

ReS 4.0 Thesis project

The Neapolitan Waterfront

Houses catalog for a catalog of houses

Plan de Campagne Commercial Center

Working plan of renovation and expansion of an hospital

CM Wall & Product CM Concept Store

Responsive lighting skin Digital fabrication for the design

Coffé table design for a private house

Interior Design of an apartment in Rome

The Whiteley

F+P

Current

Whiteleys takes its name from visionary entrepreneur, William Whiteley, who strategically acquired a number of stores in pursuit of his dream of establishing a single store where almost anything could be bought opening in 1911 the first department store.

The building was designated as Grade II Listed building in 1970.

The redevelopment of Whiteleys is based around delivering an enhanced retail experience, a residential development and new leisure facilities.

It will restore Whiteleys once again to its rightful position at the heart of Bayswater. Whilst the heritage of the building’s façade will be protected and restored, the shopping mall will be transformed to allow new shops, cafés and restaurants to engage with Queensway, not just by opening up onto the road, but also via a new courtyard, which will be open to the public and connected to the over all Queensway, which will be rethought in order to become more pedestrian friendly and give it a new lease of life as a key London thoroughfare once again.

The new public courtyard will be accessed through a retail arcade at the historic entrance to Whiteleys. The courtyard will be lined with retail units and restaurants, alongside entrances to leisure units that will include a new cinema, a gym and a hotel.

On the levels of the building where retail units have proved to be unviable, a wide range of residential units will be cre ated. These will include 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed apartments comprising a mix of corner units, duplexes and penthouses.

ReS 4.0

Master Thesis Project

2015

Design Group: Gabriella Lucci Gabriele Mirra Eduardo Pignatelli

ReS is a multidisciplinary research program started in 2011, between Naples and London, thanks to the collaboration among the University of Naples, Gridshell.it, Buro Happold Engineering, that met in Villa Pennisi in Musica.

The study aims at freeing musical culture, design and architecture to explore solutions to outdoor chamber music problems, through the design and the construction of a passive acoustic system: a temporary, sustainable, self-built acoustic shell that is upgraded every year to suit the needs of the musicians and the Festival.

Computational Morphogenesis and Fabrication of an Acoustic Shell for Outdoor Chamber Music represents the 2015 outcome of the ReS research program, and its end-product ReS 4.0 has been built and employed for 2015 VPM Festival concerts in Sicily.

The research is based on High Tech Design – Low Tech Con struction philosophy: highest efforts are focused in the design phase thanks to the employment of advanced technologies, to simplify the construction phase aiming at cost minimisation. The morphogenetic approach allows searching for the optimal configuration of a given topology by means of a progressive and iterative process of problems awareness that controls the relationship between its form and its performance.

The technological subject affects the whole design process since the topological space design. The observance of the shell shape, resulting from the computational morphogenetic process, is the key aspect in a good technological design.

Considering the gap between the acoustic optimal shape and an efficient structural scheme, an external structural system is designed. This structure, together with a lifting system composed by manual pullies, fulfills a double task: to support the panels during the operational phase, and to play the role of a manual crane in the construction phase. The structure is a timber spatial frame, mechanically fixed to work with light weight, low cost, reusable and replaceable elements. The shape is defined by the combination of flat surfaces to simplify the elements manufacturing process and to work with affordable and ecological equipment, towards a low impact life cycle strategy.

The reuse of manufacturing-dead elements is another key aspect. Most of the products resulting from the dismantling process of previous structures are re-employed: the stage is realised with ReS 3.0 panels; metal connections, the biggest laths and the ground connection come from cast-off gridshells. Finally materials handling determined structure and panels sample logic: as a matter of fact it is based on the minimal amount of space of a small container, to reduce logistic difficulties, costs and fossil emissions during the transportation phase.

HAND-BUILT

The whole artifact, from structure to actual acoustic panels is design to be built by nonspecialized workers, requiring simple and usual DIY tools that can be found in every home.

days

workers

DEMOUNTABLE

As a temporary structure, it can be completely dismantled and stocked in a small deposit on van. Structural Joints are designed to last for at least 15 construction cycles.

hours

workers

PORTABLE

The use of wood and mechanical joints allows the structure to be dismantled and easily carried to another location with a small van.

SUSTAINABLE

The materials employed are completely recycled or recyclable, especially particle board and simple spruce laths. Metal connections are totally re-deployable.

1,7 x 3 x 1,9 m packed size

van category

GJ/m2 embodied energy

m3 used wood

kg/m2 carbon emission

HIGH PERFORMANCE

A deep form study through Computational morphogenetic design processes allows the acoustical range to be raised from 60 people to 600 people held in seat.

people audience

mt throw

strategy is based on the

concept of the cable-stayed bridge. The advantage of this particular system lies in the capability of achieving a structural behaviour similar to the truss beams, where each strain can be led to a simple stress. Another big advantage of this solution is the possibility to use the structure itself as a cantilever machine, able to be assembled and placed without the use of any engine, and able to carry loads for the whole construction process. It respects the principle of cheap materials usage, for a lowcost technology in a highly performed design process. The structure is designed to be efficient and durable, with the use of only mechanical

and the lack of any kind of glue, for an excellent environmental

The neapolitan waterfront.

Two examples of public space

Final Studio Project 2014

Design Group: Gabriella Lucci Gian Piero Lambiase Gabriele Mirra Eduardo Pignatelli

The theme is the proposal of ideas that will transform and renew the current appearance of the Neapolitan waterfront.

We decided to do it emphasising the vocation of public space.

When we talk about “the Neapolitan waterfront” it does not mean only the coastline, but the entire space of land reclamation created in during the end of 1800.

Therefore, it is a “line with a certain thickness,” which incorporates many elements with some relevant problems.

The goal is to provide alternatives images and visions of the waterfront compared with the established and the commonly recognized idea of this space. The project tries to change the structure of coast line and to recover all the structures that were put “behind” in the succession of historical events.

To accomplish this, we approached the issues with an archaeological gaze, trying to read and grasp the fragments, traces, the intrinsic values of each place.

The project deals with two precise zones of the waterfront: 1. The historical Villa

2. The “Torretta”

In either case, the aim is to rebuild the identity of city’s pieces to give back to the people a new type of public space, valuing its palimpsest by manifesting its history and phases.

Houses catalog for a catalog of houses

Construction System and Technology Studio

Project 2013

Design Group: Gabriella Lucci Eduardo Pignatelli

This is a project for a house developed during a university course Construction Systems and Technology. The goal was:

Design a house through an open building system composed of prefabricated concrete elements all grounded on a concrete foundation.

In detail this is a single level villa of 160 m2 with: - Living room - Kitchen - 1 double room - 2 single bedroom - 2 bathrooms

The project has to follow some guidelines: -Organise the composition on a modular distribution based on a 30x80 grid - Use as principal elements the concrete components from the provided catalogue, so: portal-panel; packed panel and packed shaped panel; ribbed tile.

Basically this is a private house for 4 people based on the traditional typological and environmental standards.

All the selected materials were chosen according to ecological and reuse principles.

Plan de Campagne

Section 1Bar

Section 3Bar+Parking

Codemakeup

CM Concept Store

Digital fabrication for the design

Arch.

Arch.

Flora

Responsive lighting skin

Coffee table design for a private house

So light but so strong.

This form resistant coffee table was originated from a single folded iron sheet.

All produced by a local blacksmith, the table comes from an artisanal process of project and construction.

It is divided into three pieces fastened by means of bolts in correspondence of the bearing support.

Thanks to this trick, now the client can use one big coffee table but in the future she could turn it into three small elements to move wherever she wants.

Interior design of an apartment in Rome

This apartment was designed for a lawyer and his family. The project is centered around the connection between the old house and a new adjacent unit.

The client brief called for a representative formal space for his working relations and a big space for family and friends at the same time.

The mezzanine has a leading role in the project. With its geometrical railing represents the material connection and transition between old and new.

The apartment has two accesses, so in some case, the new unit can work independently. As a matter of fact, it consists of a big boiserie, a hall, a bathroom, a studio and the mezzanine with the dining table.

At the mezzanine level the connection with the existing apartment takes place and the railing represents the material and design link.