Portfolio Giulia Gheno 2022

PORTFOLIO Interior | Architecture 2022

Giulia Gheno

HELLO, I am Giulia.

HELLO, I consider myself a curious and observant person of the world and its details, that is why I believe that design can be a transforming tool for our society. In this way, as a graduate in architecture and urbanism, I also greatly value the use of creative, efficient, and empathic solutions to improve our daily lives through the spaces in which we live.

Brazilian-italian based in Munich, Germany Contact: + 49 162 3993 629 | giuliaghenofau@gmail.com | linkedin.com/giulia-gheno

Education 2013 - 2019 | Universidade de Brasília | Brazil | Diploma in Architecture and Urbanism 5 years course program 2017 - 2018 | Politecnico di Torino | Italy | One year exchange program 2014 - 2015 | Università degli Studi di Firenze | Italy | One year exchange program

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• Interior Architect feb 2020 - present | Freelancer | Brasília and now online support | Brazil

Architectural and Interior Design Concepts

• Minijob - Personal Assistant jan 2021 - present | Praktikantenvertrag at Produktion Film&Tv Tilo Eberlein | Reorientation in the german labor market and culture | Munich | Germany • Supervised Intern mar 2017 - jun 201 7 | PaulOOctavio | Brasília | Brazil • Architectural Intern mar 2016 - Oct 2016 | MeiaUM Arquitetos | Brasília | Brazil • Interior Design Intern mar 2015 - Jul 2015 | Alessando Romito Architetto | Florence | Italy

Project development - from technical survey to detail delivery Urban analysis and planning Research and investigation Development of functional and strategic concepts Commitment and team spirit Versatility Cross-cultural work skills

Softwares skills AutoCAD, SketchUp, Vray, Rhinoceros, Archicad,

Volunteer Work • Student Volunteer | Architecture aug 2013 - mar 2014 | CASAS - Social Action in Sustainable Architecture Office | Brasília | Brazil • Student Volunteer | Financial sector and cultural tours coordination jan 2017 - aug 2017 | Pé na Estrada | Brasília | Brazil

M. Office, Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator

Languages Portuguese - Native English - B2, Italian B2 , French - B1, German B1, Spanish A2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Loft Chão de Giz

Office 1018

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05. university project

K. Ogawa Apartment

Venus Lamp

Urban Permaculture and Social Housing

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LOFT CHÃO DE GIZ Info 2021 Area: 81,4 m² Location: Brasília, Brasil

About Being located on the first floor, the flat has in its view predominantly the garden landscape with lush vegetation.

The abundant natural lighting brings an atmosphere of lightness and relaxation. From the pre-existing architecture that included a small swimming pool, I created a tropical Brazilian composition marked by light colours, natural woods, ceramic tiles, cotton fabrics and contemporary decorative objects. All the cabinets in the loft were designed and detailed

to make it more spacious and functional.

The lighting design also prioritises warm light temperatures and strategic balance between diffused and focal light. The staircase serves as an element of circulation, but also of sensory experience through the floating and illuminated steps.

In this way, the flat meets the client’s expectations, which were mainly focused on experiencing a calm but fun space to receive friends.

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OFFICE 1018 Info 2020 Area: 24,5 m² Location: Brasília, Brasil

About The office was designed to be contemporary with a feminine touch to represent the personality of a young lawyer. The needs program of this project was a challenge because, within a commercial room of approximately 20 m², the client wanted to create a waiting hall, a pantry with a refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, and drinking water filter. In addition, the program included a table for trainees and a meeting room that would also serve as an office for one

person. So for the project, I created a functional cabinet with hydraulic and electrical points to hide the appliances.

I inserted a wooden slatted panel and a drywall wall as partitioning elements. The project included the design of all cabinets, the desk with drawers, the marble table, and the iron and glass door. All the cabinets in the office were detailed in order to be able to store the volume of items required by the client.

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K. OGAWA APARTMENT Info 2021 Area: 123,3 m² Location: Caxias do Sul, Brazil

About This project was totally inspired by the fusion between Brazilian and Japanese culture. The flat was designed to house a couple who wanted to prioritize a large and cozy space to receive friends. The tones of the planned cabinetry reinforce this welcoming atmosphere. The integration of the spaces and the use of the same coverings unify the environments, causing a feeling of amplitude, which is also enhanced by the large windows in the building. In the

decoration, the bonsai as the focal element of the living room and the Japanese works of art are harmoniously integrated with all the contemporary Brazilian furniture chosen.

The program of needs includes an entrance hall, a living room integrated with the kitchen, a laundry room, a guest bedroom, a guest bathroom, a double bedroom suite and a minimalist office that can be transformed into a meditation room.

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VENUS LAMP Info 2022 Location: Bahia, Brazil Creators: Giulia Gheno and Carolina Caricchio in partnership with the ceramics factory Cores da Terra.

About Venus Lamp is a decorative luminaire. The inspiration for this project came from the plasticity of the shell present in Botticelli’s masterpiece. In the painting “Nascita di Venere”, the shell symbolizes fertility and pleasure illustrating the energy of the goddess Venus who is the goddess of love and beauty in Roman mythology.

This product design project was made for a company that makes ceramic artefacts in the interior of Brazil. The natural clay colour palette refers to the warm and luminous tones of the painting.

What does this product intend to evoke?

Beauty, harmony, feminine energy, use of natural material (biophilic design), socially and economically sustainable production chain, diversity of ideas, universality, inspiration in art and architecture, and personal identification with Italian Renaissance culture.

Brazilianness by transforming classical shapes and textures into contemporary plasticity.

Identification with elements of the sea is also a Brazilian characteristic, as well as abundance of sunlight and joy.

Image 4.02 - source: http://coresdaterra.com.br/

Image 4.03 - source: https://www.uffizi.it/opere/nascita-di-venere

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URBAN PERMACULTURE AND SOCIAL HOUSING Info 2019 Total area: 16738 m² - 1,7ha Location: Sobradinho -DF, Brazil Latitude: -15.662980 Longitude: -47.753822 Thesis advisor: Prof. Doc. Liza Maria Souza de Andrade

About The urban and architectural design presented itself as a resource to encourage discussion on the right to the city and housing through social, economic, cultural and environmental sustainability in peripheral scenarios of Brazil.

The focus of the project was the 11th Sustainable Development Goal of the UN Agenda 2030, which offers principles to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Image captions: The project is carried out in partnership with the community of Assentamento Irmã Dulce, which has 1.7 ha and 93 families living in conditions of extreme housing poverty on the outskirts of the Brazilian capital. The participative process that I led was done through questionnaires, visits, and ludic workshops with the local residents. Throughout, the needs and suggestions were preponderant to guide each project choice.

1,3,4,7,8 - Site diagnosis and analysis of housing conditions in the settlement Irmã Dulce 2 - one of the participative workshops with adults 5 - playful workshop with the children. “What are your street and your house like?”

6 - mapping of the larger trees and the occupation of the improvised dwellings on the site (most of them were 16m²)

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Integrated system that guides the project based on environmental, social, cultural and economic sustainability

The seven domains of permaculture action adapted to the project Urban Permaculture, which goes far beyond productive landscaping, was used holistically as an alternative to traditional urban infrastructure and management. The study focused on an integrated system between self-management of social housing structured in bio-construction, public equipments, urban space adapted to water reuse and recycling, agroforestry practices, cyclical energy effiency, and strengthening of a culture of care for the land and the people who live there.

People care Earth care Fair share

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URBAN MASTERPLAN

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1. Residencial building -Typology C 2. Wetland for ecological wastewater treatment 0A, 0B, 0C 3. Square with vegetable garden and commercial kiosk 4. Commercial and residential building - Typology B 5. Single-family house Tipology A.1 6. Two-family house Tipology A.3 7. Single-family house Tipology A.2 8. Mandala garden 9. Fair to sell locally produced fruits and vegetables 10. Rain gardens 11. Pergola for outdoor gym 12. Plenary: public place for administrative and community meetings, religious worship and general studies 13. Multi-sports court used as a retention basin for large volumes of rainwater.

14. Childrens playground 15. Nursery school 16. Complete system of wastewater treatment through underground biodigester integrated with biological filter, root zone, algae tanks, macrophytes and fish.

17. Commercial and residential building - Typology B 18. Bioretention basin 19. Agroforestry . Bus stop . Cycle path . Fofoca’s Tree - important landmark for the local

URBAN OVERVIEW

Needs programme agreed in the participatory workshops with the local community: • • • • • •

Single and multi-family housing Plenary hall - space for meetings, religious services and community kitchen Nursery school for approximately 30 children, playground and multi-sports court Community vegetable garden open-air gym Spaces for commerce and leisure.

Tipology B one commercial floor and two residential floors

Tipology C three residential floors

Tipology A A.1 : Single- family house A.2 : Single- family house A.3 : Two- family house

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NURSERY SCHOOL Area of the building: 287,6 m² 2

1. Playground open to the community 2. Co-ordination room 3. Early Childhood Education room 4. Nursery 5. Nursery 6. Kindergarten room 7. Central courtyard 8. Canteen 9. Girls’s toilet 10. Men’s toilet 11. Kitchen 12. Storage room 13. Vegetable garden

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Building area: 110.4 m² Load-bearing structure made of rammed earth and roof made of bamboo and straw

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a. 100L Rainwater mini tank b. Composting toilet - bason c. Homemade biodigester with pneumatic chamber d. Compost bin for public use for gardens throughout the settlement e. Planting of roots in barrel f. Aquaponics system: integration between hydroponics and aquaculture (fish farming) in a symbiotic environment. Fish excreta ensure more nutrients for plants. g. Circle of banana trees for grey waters.

TYPOLOGY A

A.1 Single family ground floor house 56m²

A.2 Single family ground floor house 68m²

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Sustainble energy cycle

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The basic structure of the buildings is load-bearing walls made of compressed earth blocks (CEB) combined with techniques that use Taipa, cascaje slabs, bamboo, and reforested wood. The CEB does not require burning reducing CO2 emissions, facilitates hydraulic and electrical installation, is biodegradable, does not require wood for structural columns, reduces the use of mortar, and

brings thermal comfort in the hot tropical climate. For type A houses, the project includes an integrated system of a BIO septic tank (black waters), a cycle of banana trees (grey waters), a biodigester with a pneumatic chamber, a solar heater made of PVC tubes, photovoltaic panels, a vegetable garden in a grown bed system, and organic composting units .

Image 5.25 - source: https://minhacasaprefabricada.com.br/

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TYPOLOGY B

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Second and Third Floor Plan - Total: 16 apartments

Flat type 2: 53,6 m² 1 bedroom + Balcony

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Photovoltaic panels Water tanks - 5000L each - 110L/person/ day Underground Cistern 10000L

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B.T.C. load-bearing structure and “Cascaje” slabs structural reinforcement with reforestation wood Black and greywater treatment in Wetland B

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Area of the standard flat: 67,5 m²

2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living room with kitchen and laundry area, balcony with vegetable garden and compost bin.

Blackwater treatment in Wetland A | Greywater treatment in the banana circle

Eastern Facade

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South-west Facade

projects that I accomplished during the graduation course

Universidade de Brasília •

2013 / Student Residence building inside the University Campus

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2014 / Gastronomic complex structured in glued laminated timber

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2014 / Sports center with Olympic-size swimming pools, gymnasium, athletics track, and others

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2016 / Mixed-use high-rise building (housing and business)

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2017 / Juvenile detention and recovery center

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2017 / Urbanism project in the peripheral city Sol Nascente, DF, Brazil

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2019 / Urban Permaculture and Social Housing - Final graduation thesis

Università degli Studi di Firenze •

2014 / Architectural project for a new Archaeological Museum for the city of Dicomano, Italy

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2015 / Landscape design for a historical building in Florence, Italy

Politecnico di Torino •

2017 / Hotel with alpine climate architecture in Ostana, Italy

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2018 / Urban planning project for the Modrany neighborhood in the city of Prague, Czech Republic.

Included a Workshop done at the Technical University of Prague.

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2018 / Restoration project in the Madonna dell’Ala Church in Poirino, Italy

Thank you

all images and photos in this portfolio were made by me, except for the images referenced as 4.02, 4.03 and 5.25.