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-Effi ci enthouse -Multi functi onalbui ldi ng -Uni versi ty -Museum and envi ronmentaleducati on center
Proposed extensi on for a two storey countrysi de house. The cli ent requested a new garden f aci ng f ami l y room,a bri ght and warm space where the f ami l y could have the feeli ng of bei ng surrounded by the nature.Connected to thi s new room, i t has been asked for a musi c room, wi th an i ndependent entrance and placed as f ar as possi ble from the mai n house to reduce the noi se. Modern i n shape and desi gn,thi sextensi on took some materi als from the exi sti ng bui ldi ng and the surroundi ng context mi xi ng wi th i nnovati ve ones. The choi ce of a garden roof helped to li mi t the vi sual i mpact of the extensi on and,at the same ti me,to connect the house wi th the nature around. Thefeeli ng ofan outsi de space has been ampli fi ed by the use of a floor to cei li ng glass wi ndow.
Theproposalwas forthedemoli ti on of the exi sti ng si ngle storey di ni ng room and partofexi sti ng bui ldi ng and thei r replacementwi th a new two storey si de extensi on and a new si nglestorey rear extensi on. Hori zontaland li nearforms, wi thaseri esofflatroofsi ncorporati ng green roof technology have been selected.The proposal used a morecontemporaryapproach to the aestheti c, ai mi ng at completi ng the exi sti ng part rather than tryi ng to compete wi th them.A new ti mber claddi ng helped to cloakthe very obvi ous and somewhat ugly bri ckwork present i n the exi sti ng two storey ex tensi on at the rear of the property and gave a vi sual li nk to the new extensi on. New rendered walls have been used to bri ng a more contemporary feel,creati ng a contrast wi th the extent of the ori gi nal house. The front of the property retai ned as exi sti ng thi s means that the ori gi nal house remai ns the domi nant feature, thusretai ni ngandenhanci ng thecharacter ofthearea.
The cli ent requested a ki tchen extensi on,a new pool house,a new garage and an i nternal reconfi gurati on. A number of structures associ ated wi th the hallare Grade IILi sted although thehalli tselfi snotali sted bui ldi ng. The aestheti c of the new extensi ons has been selected to be contemporary,assumi ng thati twas i nappropri ate i n thi s case to i mi tate the style oftheexi sti ngbui ldi ngs.Thi sallowed as well for the exi sti ng bui ldi ngs to retai n thei r promi nenceand character.Thenew ki tchen has been desi gned wi th the ai m of gi vi ng the possi bi li ty to enjoy the vi ew ofthe garden through a fullglazed wall,put i n place of the exi sti ng bri ck screen one. Forthepoolhouse, a new si de extensi on has been proposed.The key concept was to make the new secti on appear as to befloati ng,exploi ti ng the support for the bui ldi ng set back at low level to gi ve thi s effect.Doi ngso,i thasbeenpossi ble to reduce the apparent mass of the new bui ldi ng. The new garagebui ldi ng has been i nstead seated i n the back courtyard,i nordertoreducei tsvi si bi li ty from the mai n road and from thefrontgarden.
The property was part of a block offlatlocated i n the old ci ty centre. The landlord wanted to explore the possi bi li ty of spli tti ngtheflati nto two parts,i n orderto refurbi sh i t. The two desi gned uni ts were i ntended to have di fferent purposes: the fi rst one was i ntended to beused bythesole landlord,the second one to be rented as a medi cal practi ceor a smallapartment.I n oneoftheproposals the possi bi li ty to have two di fferent entrances i n the bui ldi ng common stai rs has been proposed. Thi s requi red the acknowledgement of the other flats owners beforeto proceed.
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Thi s type of works has been the mai n part of my job as a freelance. I worked as a consul tant for di fferent archi tecturalstudi os, provi di ng my servi ces duri ng the planni ng phase of projects wi th theai m to choosethe opti mal soluti ons to i mprove the bui ldi ng’ s energymanagement.I n the projects, the potenti al energy class has been esti matedusi ngappropri ate software, then di fferenthypothesi shavebeen formulated and evaluated, consi deri ng as well thei r economi c i mpact. Thermalbri dgeshavebeen anal ysed wi th di fferent software and, to obtai n thermalequi li bri um i nsi de the bui ldi ng, procedures to fi xthem havebeen proposed.
Thecanteen was i nsi deabi g factorydue to be extended. The extensi on was i ntended to i ncrease the number of people worki ng i n and,consequently, the number of seati ng at break ti mes.The new concei ved canteen structure has been desi gned to accommodate the companygrowth and therequi rementsforformalori nformal meeti ng spaces.The ai m has been to provi de for di fferent choi ces: comfortable seati ng for i nformal meeti ng, tables and chai rs forlongbreaks,talltables and stools for shortstays. New furni ture wi th bri ght and vi brant colours matchi ng the company’ s logo havebeen used.A new counter, wi th a shape as neat and warm as possi ble,has been desi gned to allow people to easi ly go i n and out.The suspendi ng cei li ng and li ghts havebeen placed to follow the furni ture confi gurati on: extravagant and bri ght for the table area,spot i n the breakfast area,less bri ght and di ffuse i n the comfort seati ng area.
A wellestabli shed company needed a new warehouse wi th a representati ve bui ldi ng for offi ces,meeti ng rooms and a showroom connected to i t. I n thi s project, the showroom has been used as the fulcrum of the desi gn,exploi ti ng i ts bi g wi ndows to make i tvi si ble to cli ents comi ng i n and from theoutsi de. A modern recepti on has been desi gned to welcome people and to i ntroduce them to the double hei ght,vi brantand bri ght showroom. The meeti ng room upstai rs has been placed f aci ng i nto i t,wi th the i ntent of have products always i n plai n si ght as the most i mportant topi c of the di scussi on. The verti cal and hori zontalconnecti onshavebeen desi gned to catch the attenti on and make people bei ng capti vated by looki ng around and out of the floor to cei li ng wi n dows.
The mood board has been made to i llustrate the i dea of a new, soft and comfortable space for a new pub venue. Thecli entrequi redan old styleEngli sh atmosphere. Accordi ng to thi s request,the proposaltri ed to rei nterprettheold f ashi on matchi ng colours, usi ng new materi als such as rubber floor, stai n steel counter,ti les wi th di fferent textures and same colours,suspendi ng cei li ng and LED li ghts. The new pub arrangement hasbeen desi gned to have di fferent areas i ntended todi versi fytheuseofthe space and to offer every agetheappropri atespace: comfortable armchai rs and sof as wi th round tables and carpet floor for afternoon teas,hard chai rs and tables for qui ckand easylunch ti me, stools and tall tables wi th chargi ng poi nts for youngest.
Team-work for the desi gn of a watch shop i n Rome.The project focused on the desi gn of the i nternal spaces,i ncludi ng a study on furni ture, glass stand structures and drywallpanels.
The park structure has been desi gned to leavetheki ds free toexploreandtousethespace as they prefer. The park has been concei vedto havethepossi bi li tyto adapti tto di fferent sport and games, such as basketball, volleyball, football etc as well as to use the coloured pattern i n the tarmac floor to create new games.A reboundwallhasbeen posi ti oned at the end of one si deofthecourt,wi th thepos si bi li ty to use i t outsi de the pi tch as a cli mbi ng wall. Two green roof shelters,obtai ned from refurbi shed shi ppi ng contai ners,havebeen posi ti oned i n the mi ddle of each si de:thei r green roofs,nestforbi rds,pa nelled wi th di fferentmateri als and equi pped wi th ni ce ti mber seati ng areas i nsi de,have been i ntended to become a learni ng space and an easy approach to nature.A play area has been placed at the entrance of the park and half of i t desi gnated for fi tness equi pment of free use.The acti vi ty park concept focused on a combi nati on of games and sports,i n order to combi ne recreati on and physi cal acti vi ty to encourage everyoneto joi n sport.
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A sport pavi li on i s a bui ldi ng that i ncludes changi ng rooms,gyms,fi tness studi os as well as clubrooms and recreati on areas. Most of the ti me the di ffi cul ty to desi gn those bui ldi ngs i s the si te: i n the mi ddle of a fi eld, f ar away from the mai n road, close to a ri ver and so on. Those characteri sti csmakedi ffi cul tfortrucksandksand other vehi cles to reach thesi te,butalso forprovi di ngthemai nsuppli es( electri ci ty,gas,water) .The desi gn i tself tri es to reflect the nature around wi th neutral colour, bi g wi ndows to enjoy the vi ew and the li ght and warm materi als li keti mber claddi ng.
The project of a selfsustai ni ng detached house. The housewas i ntended to beposi ti oned along NordSouth di recti on, provi di ng the desi gn of a bi ocli mati c greenhouseon theSouth si deof the bui ldi ng. Duri ng the wi nter the greenhouse i s used as heati ng system,warmi ng the ai r that i s then fed i nto the house by means of forced venti lati on. I n the summer, i nstead, the gre enhouse can be opened and obscured usi ng bri solei l. Solar collectors and photovoltai c panels have been hypothesi zed respecti vely for domesti c hot water and electri ci ty producti ons. A batterybased storage system has been esti mated i n order to make the property gri di ndependent.A si mpli fi ed and mai ntenancefree geothermalheatpump has been studi ed too.Thesystem uses hori zontalpi pesburi edi nthe ground atacertai n depth,to warm ( or cool)external ai r to about 20° C.Thi s temperature i s opti mal for both summer,when external ai ri s atabout3035° C,andwi nter, when i ti s at05° C.
The project i s ai med to mend the ri p between the urban f abri c, characteri zed by the presence ofsi gni fi cant i nfrastructures asrai lli nes,andthedi ffi cul ti esrelatedtothefru i ti on of these i nfrastructures due to si gni fi cantground gradi ent.The project i s on two di fferentlevels:thefi rstone, li nked to the nei ghbourhood, offers a ri ety of servi ces not ori gi nall y present i n the area,such as a li brary,a conference halland a restaurant;thesecond one, li nked to the surroundi ngs,blends the structure wi th the landscape. The roofofthebui ldi ng i s desi gned to be an urban park and i s connected to the landscape i n several poi nts.Moreover,i tfolds and becomes arampto em phasi zes the reuni on wi th the surroundi ng envi ronment.
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The di ffi cul ti es of thi s project have been due to the context i n whi ch i t has to be fi tted: the wellestabli shed nei ghbourhood ofSan Lorenzo i n Rome.The square form ofthelot,i ts boundari es and fi xed hei ghtshaveset si gni fi cant constrai nts i n a project that was requi ri ng a large amount of servi ces. Desi gn choi ces has been taken consi de ri ng li ght and ai ri n the spaces. Every room has been anal ysed from the poi nt of vi ew of " the one who enjoys i t" ,and on the same basi s the cli mati c, vi sual and acousti c comforts have been studi ed.The external f acade has been i ntended to remembertheWW2 ai rrai ds, that destroyed most of thenei ghbourhood.
The project was ai med to the " recycle"of a forsaken,previ ousl yi ndustri ali zed,area wi thi n a natural park i n my ci ty of bi rth. The area was of great naturalvalue and I have wanted to i nvol ve the ci ti zens i n the choi ce of what i t would have become, so I have conducted a survey on a sample group of 400 people. The people' s choi ce, among the di fferent possi bi li ti es,was an envi ronment awareness centre. The i dea to add alsoamuseum hasbeendi ctated by the f act that the area was bi g enough to host i t and the current museum was i n the centreoftheci tyi n anot easytoreach place and wi thout avai lable school bus parki ng lots. The project blends the " recycled" area wi th the surroundi ng park landscape, playi ng wi th the di fferences of the hei ght of the mountai n and maki ng the area part of them.
I n thi s secti on i ti s possi ble to evaluate my ski lls i n usi ng Photoshop® and Sketchup® software. I n every pi cture mani pulati on i t i s possi ble to noti ce the two software domai ns,bei ng 3D models merged wi th actual locati ons photos,i n order to evaluatethei mpactofthe projects. I n all of my works I ’ ve always tri ed to reach a levelofdetai lthatwould be comparable wi th the facts.
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Archi tecturalsoluti on desi gner for i nteri ors and exteri ors; use of Sketchup as mai n software tool to gi ve an i mmedi ate i dea of the project.Carri ed out si te surveys and produced CAD drawi ngs accordi ngl y. Responsi ble for turni ng engi neer sketches and drawi ngs i nto techni calCad drawi ngs on severallargeprojects. Produced pi cture mani pulati ons,resul ti ng i n the customers bei ng ableto vi suali zetheproject,engagei n theprocessand ul ti matel ycustomer sati sfacti on.
Surveyed and desi gned for house extensi ons and renovati ons,sportsfaci li ti es,restaurants,pubs.Produced planni ng drawi ngs veri fyi ng external i nformati on and attendi ng si temeeti ng. Cad drafti ng,modelli ng,anal ysi s and advanced vi suali zati on,from sketches to thefi nalpropos
Studi edrenovati on hypothesi sforabetterdi stri buti on of space,basedon customerneeds.Successfull yunderstood thi s needs and always created somethi ng effi ci ent. Desi gned i nteri ors and custommadefurni tureto exploi t
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