Portfolio Magazine 2017 - Buildings

PORTFOLIO LORENZO MATTOZZI BUILDINGS

FOREWORD

This portfolio represents only a very small selection of works developed over the past 12 years. During my career I have been involved in over 30 projects concerning several building typologies, from office, retail, museum, exhibition, education, residential and leisure. I have been involved in all aspects of architecture, from concept to design to realisation.

For more information about me and a complete list of projects, please visit: lorenzomattozziprojects.wordpress.com

On the cover: worker at the Expo Pavilions construction site.

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INDEX

PREVIOUS OFFICES 2017-2015 Zito+Pedron Architetti 2014-2013 T3Z Arquitetura 2013-2012 ZJA Architects 2011-2008 D+W Architecture 2007-2006 Frosi Associati 2006-2005 Studio 3089

PROJECTS SELECTION 1. Fashion Park Complex 2. Nursery school OVS 3. OVS HQ Refurbishment 4. New OVS HQ 5. Adam Tower 6. GODS Coin 7. Retail Pavilions at Expo 2015 8. Syd Energi 9. IQ HafenCity 10. Brazilian Pavilion at Expo 2015

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PREVIOUS OFFICES

2017-2015 Zito+Pedron Architetti 2014-2013 T3Z Arquitetura 2013-2012 ZJA Architects 2011-2008 D+W Architecture 2007-2006 Frosi Associati 2006-2005 Studio 3089

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ZITO+PEDRON ARCHITETTI 2015-2017 Contacts and references Zito+Pedron Architetti S. Croce 1327 30135 Venice, Italy t. +39 041 963 7965 e. info@apml-architetti.it www.apml-architetti.it Zito+Pedron Architetti is an italian architecture practice based in Venice. At the time of my collaboration, it was a new joint-venture between two existing practices which included less than 10 employees and 2 partners. It focused on business, retail and education architecture.

I was project manager and architect, in charge of concept, architectural and detail design. I have organized the work of a small team with focus on collaboration, respect, efficiency, timeliness and fun. In particular I have conceived the design of the Retail Pavilions at Expo 2015 focusing on the façade system

of which I have followed production. I have also overseen the pavilions’ construction.

I have developed concept proposal for several projects related to business and public space.

In addition, I was manager and main designer for the transformation of the Expo Pavilions into a nursery school, soon to be built. The up-cycling process followed the LEED protocol and I have acquired extensive knowledge in sustainable development. I was in charge of meeting with engineers and suppliers involved and presenting the projects to the clients.

Fashion Park Complex

Adam Tower

Nursery School OVS

Elementary School Danieli

OVS HQ Refurbishment

GODS Coin

New OVS HQ

Retail Pavilions at Expo 2015

T3Z ARQUITETURA 2013-2014 Contacts and references T3Z Architecture Av. Osvaldo Aranha 440, sala 504 90035-190 Porto Alegre, Brazil t. +55 51 3279 6788 e. t3zarchitecture@gmail.com T3Z Architecture is an brazilian architecture practice based in Porto Alegre, RS. At the time of my collaboration, it was a completely new office which included less than 10 employees and 2 partners. It focused on business, leisure and residential architecture.

I have helped launch the new architecture firm in a country and in a language that were barely familiar to me at that time. I was project manager and architect leading a small team in a variety of projects. I have had to manage the office while directly reporting to clients.

I have been in charge of managing and delivering projects, as well as developing the design and dealing with administrative issues. I have had the chance to work on several proposal for residential and office towers and for a single-family house along the coast.

In addition I have helped expand the professional contact network. This has led to competitions and new collaborations, such as teaming up with VRP Arquitetura to develop two competition projects.

School in Vitรณria

Tower Rua Garibaldi 671

Brazilian Pavilion at Expo 2015

Apartments block Av. Farrapos 369

Shed Shop

Latecs Research Labs

Aeromรณvel PV Canopy

House in Santinho

ZWARTS AND JANSMA ARCHITECTS 2012-2013 Contacts and references Zwarts & Jansma Architects Pedro de Medinalaan 7 1086 XK Amsterdam, the Netherlands t. +31 20 535 22 00 e. info@zja.nl

www.zja.nl Zwarts and Jansma Architects is an dutch architecture practice based in Amsterdam.

At the time of my collaboration, the office included more than 30 employees (with a vast array of nationalities) and 3 partners. It focused on infrastructure, sports and leisure architecture.

I have worked both in competitions and detail design. I have used my skills in 3D modeling, visualization and graphics to develop projects of all scales and complexity, to define not only structures, but also more practical and economical ways to construct them. In addition I have used 3D software to

produce animations and movies. At times, I have also worked in the modeling room and used the laser cutter and 3D printers to further the investigation and produce physical models.

I have had the chance to work on mostly international projects concerning sports facilities and infrastructures of all sizes.

Flexibility and adaptability have been my strong suit as, depending on the project and in accordance with the office needs, my role has varied often with various degrees of responsibility.

Park Groot Schijn

Motlawa River Footbridge

A11 Motorway

New Japan National Stadium

Qatar 2022 Al Rayyan Stadium

SAAone Highway

Crown Bridges

Sint Sebastiaan Bridge

DISSING+WEITLING ARCHITECTURE 2008-2011 Contacts and references Dissing+Weitling Architecture Artillerivej 86 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark t. +45 32 83 50 00 e. dw@dw.dk www.dw.dk Dissing+Weitling Architecture is a danish architecture practice based in Copenhagen.

At the time of my collaboration, the office included more than 80 employees and 4 partners. It was a very international environment, focusing on residential, business, health, infrastructure architecture.

I have worked both in competitions and detail design. Depending on the project and in accordance with the office needs, my role has varied often with various degrees of responsibility. I have had the chance to be involved in large and complex international projects, mainly concerning infrastructures.

For working purposes I have made trips to Denmark, Italy, England, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Korea and even the tiny Faroe Islands. I have used my skills in 3D modeling, visualization and graphics to develop projects of all scales and complexity, to define not only structures, but also more practical and economical ways to construct them. I have also dealt often directly with clients and engineering firms, pitching projects and delivering presentations. In addition I have helped expand the professional contact network. This has led to competitions, collaborations and commissions in new (foreign) markets.

IQ HafenCity

Copehagen Harbour Bridges

National Biobank

Odense Canal Bridge and Building

Syd Energi Building

ADNEC Footbridge

Fehmarn Belt Link

Danish Pavilion Expo 2010

FROSI ASSOCIATI 2006-2007 Contacts and references Frosi Associati Piazza Filodrammatici 1/4 31100 Treviso, Italy t. +39 0422 1782087 e. studio@frosiassociati.it www.frosiassociati.info Frosi Associati is an italian architecture practice based in Treviso (previously in Venice). At the time of my collaboration, the office included less than 10 employees and 1 director. It focused on residential, business and leisure architecture.

I took part in a vast array of projects. The main focus at the time was a great urban development in Villorba where we had to design a new part of town by replacing a dismantled industrial area. Aside from that main project we worked on single-family houses, a villa restoration, an urban park, a country club, a health centre and a canteen.

I personally designed a proposal for a Spa in a hotel.

We always worked as a team, especially for the larger projects, in which everyone was individually responsible for specific tasks and deliveries. Every architect was encouraged in dealing directly with partners and clients in accordance with one’s role and the project stage. I was also involved in PR, drafting two websites and their content, one for the office and one for presenting a project in comprehensive manner, keeping contacts with foreign clients and general contractors.

Tdo Housing

Dss Health Center

Tce Housing

Mnd Housing and Offices

Frs House

Amf Public Elevator

Cho Country Club

Mns Canteen

STUDIO 3089 2005-2006 Contacts and references Studio 3089 S.Marco 3089 30124 Venice, Italy t. +39 041 2418145 e. office@studio3089.com www.studio3089.com Studio 3089 is an italian architecture practice based in Trieste (previously in Venice). At the time of my collaboration, the office included less than 10 employees and 2 partners. It focused on residential, business and leisure architecture.

I took part in several projects located in Italy and Austria. I personally designed an office building for a Battistella S.p.A, a golf-course construction company, in Pordenone and a single-family house on the outskirts of Vienna. I was in charge of concept design, from sketches to detailed plans, including 3D modeling and animation. We worked in team

from time to time, but mostly every architect was responsible for specific projects. I was in charge of keeping contacts with foreign clients and general contractors.

I was also in charge of organizing an exhibition in collaboration with the chinese architectural practice MAD, coinciding with the 10th International Architecture Exhibition: “Cities, architecture and society”. The exhibition took place in the ancient cloister of Sant’Apollonia, Venice. I was also involved in PR, conceiving and designing the first draft of the practice website and implementing their communication strategy.

Hrw House

Off Office Building

Spc Sport Center

Uae Housing and Offices

Cnm Movie Theatre

Trs Harbour Infrastructure

Mad Exhibition

Trd Office Tower

PERSONAL WORK 2011-2017 Contacts and references Lorenzo Mattozzi Architecture Van Nideckstraat 22B 3039TM Rotterdam, the Netherlands t. +31 643873173 e. lmattozz@gmail.com

lorenzomattozziprojects.wordpress.com While working on my own I have dealt with various projects from proposal, to competition to completion. Most of the built projects concern private housing and I have followed them from concept to construction.

Most of my time was dedicated to linking and dealing with the different actors of the design process (client, engineer, contractor, administrator, etc.), while trying to solve financial and technical issues. Occasionally, I have led a small team of professional and have supervised building sites. I have learned a lot about managing, responsibility, bureaucratic processes and multitasking.

I have participated in several competitions over the years and in 2015 I was awarded the 2nd prize in the international competition “Kaliningrad Fish Village”.

I have always used design as a way of research, but I have also been interested in theoretical research and teaching. Over the years, I have written a few papers and most recently “Re-Store: the uplifting of post-war retail strips in the Netherlands” in 2015. I have had a chance to teach at summer courses at IUAV University of Architecture in Venice.

Kaliningrad Fish Village

Holiday House

Skikda Refrigeration Warehouse

Haverkamp Market

Tectonic Pavilion

Shoah Memorial

Abercrombie & Fitch Store

Transpositions

PERSONAL WORK 2004-2010 Contacts and references Lorenzo Mattozzi Architecture Castello 2791 30122 Venice, Italy t. +39 3200450283 e. lmattozz@gmail.com

lorenzomattozziprojects.wordpress.com While working on my own I have dealt with various projects from proposal, to competition to completion. Most of the built projects concern private housing and I have followed them from concept to construction.

Most of my time was dedicated to linking and dealing with the different actors of the design process (client, engineer, contractor, administrator, etc.), while trying to solve financial and technical issues. I have learned a lot about managing, responsibility, bureaucratic processes and multitasking.

As for research or personal interest, I have been involved in many projects related to

mobility, transportation and infrastructure.

During my university years I have worked on a transportation plan for the Venice Lagoon, facing the problems of tourist congestion and the redefinition of the main accesses to the city. Soon I was professionally involved in the design of many bridges, tunnels and other infrastructures related to transport (both public and private, for cars, trains and bicycles), while working in Denmark and the Netherlands. The projects implemented during those years were located throughout the world and introduced me to an array of solutions to global urban problems.

Sublagoonar Metro Stations

Tran(ce)s Footbridge

House NK

Colonia GĂźell Pavilion

Venice Bound ILAUD

Row Patio Houses

Church Simplicity

Outdoor Pavilion

PROJECTS SELECTION

1. Fashion Park Complex 2. Nursery school OVS 3. OVS HQ Refurbishment 4. New OVS HQ 5. Adam Tower 6. GODS Coin 7. Retail Pavilions at Expo 2015 8. Syd Energi 9. IQ HafenCity 10. Brazilian Pavilion at Expo 2015

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Fashion Park Complex Mestre, Italy

FASHION PARK COMPLEX

Type

Masterplan

Status Proposal Place

Mestre, Italy

Year

2016

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Fashion Park Complex diagrams Mestre, Italy

Fashion Park Complex diagrams Mestre, Italy

Fashion Park Complex at night Mestre, Italy

FASHION PARK COMPLEX

The Fashion Park Complex is a masterplan envisioned for important italian retail brands such as OVS, Upim, BluKids, Coin e Iana Club which have shared the same existing industrial complex (22000sqm) for decades.

The masterplan stems from two necessities: physically divide the Coin Group from the OVS Corporate group, plus refurbish and increase the working space, adding new services.

The masterplan is divided into steps along a period of five years which include the building of a corporate nursery school, the refurbishment of the existing headquarter, the construction of a new front, the demolition of the Coin building and the construction of a new office tower and the redesign of the public space.

Developed in collaboration with Zito+Pedron Architects, Venice, Italy.

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ZITO+PEDRON ARCHITETTI

SEDE OVS/COIN - CONCEPT

VENEZIA 10.06.2016

ZITO+PEDRON ARCHITETTI

SEDE OVS/COIN - CONCEPT

VENEZIA 10.06.2016

Fashion Park Complex business feasibility plan Mestre, Italy

ZITO+PEDRON ARCHITETTI

SEDE OVS/COIN - CONCEPT

VENEZIA 10.06.2016

ZITO+PEDRON ARCHITETTI

SEDE OVS/COIN - CONCEPT

VENEZIA 10.06.2016

Fashion Park Complex business feasibility plan Mestre, Italy

Nursery School OVS entrance Mestre, Italy

NURSERY SCHOOL OVS

Type

Education

Status

In construction

Place

Mestre, Italy

Year

2016

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Nursery School OVS Mestre, Italy

Nursery School OVS courtyard at night Mestre, Italy

NURSERY SCHOOL OVS

The building is a corporate daycare center for employees of OVS S.p.A. which will be able to accommodate children aged between three months and three years.

The single-storey building consists of two pavilions recovered from Expo Milano 2015 and two new smaller volumes connecting them. It closes in itself to visually isolate children from the neighborhood made up mostly by parking lots, commercial and industrial buildings.

The spaces dedicated to children’s activities enjoy all natural light and direct access to the courtyard. They are divided into two separate sections, one for infants and one for weaned children.

The west façade is the main front. It presents a large window at its northern end and the entrance canopy at its southern end. The entrance is glazed in order to allow already from outside an understanding of the building configuration and a glimpse of the inner court.

The volumes’ heights, connected by gentle and continuous gradients, ranging from 7 to 4 meters, ensure a dynamic perception of the volumes. The property is a nursery for up to 42 children (8 suckling infants and 34 semiweaned/weaned children), eight educators and three auxiliary staff. There will be plenty

of space devoted particularly to playing and other kids activities, but also appropriate areas of service, at exclusive use of adults.

The ring configuration of the building is designed to allow the children to split upon entering, between infants and semi-weaned/ weaned, and to accompany the typical day of a child in its ritual moments (play, meal, change and sleep).

The infant section includes a bathroom and the areas for playing, eating and sleeping.

The weaned section is larger because of the high number of children thus is divided into: the great movement and symbolic play area; bathrooms and art studio; canteen and sleeping room. Volumes appear deliberately closed, impressive and massive from the outside, protected by a metal shell of two different materials and colors (brushed aluminum and etched corten steel).

The main façades in the inner courtyard are open and consist entirely of large windows.

This allows a continuous visual relationship between inside and outside and between opposite areas of the building. The roof is with extensive greenery and photovoltaic solar panels.

Developed in collaboration with Zito+Pedron Architects, Venice, Italy.

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Nursery School OVS courtyard Mestre, Italy

Nursery School OVS play room and canteen Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment entrance Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ REFURBISHMENT

Type

Office and public space

Status Competition Place

Mestre, Italy

Year

2016

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OVS HQ Refurbishment diagrams Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment diagrams Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment, office spaces in building B Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ REFURBISHMENT

The refurbishment of the existing OVS and Coin HQ is a challenging task because operation is not supposed to halt while providing new and improved spaces.

The existing building once had operated as a warehouse for textile and furniture storage and production. Once production and storage moved elsewhere, the building was converted, with many difficulties, into office space.

The office space lacks overall spatial qualities such as natural light and ventilation, but also basic services (break rooms, green areas, auditorium, etc). The project centers on utilizing the factory characteristics of the buildings industrial materiality, open volumes, and access to daylight to repurpose the buildings’ major function and service to foster social sociality and creativity.

The refurbished spaces include corridors, offices, auditorium, canteen and outdoor areas.

Developed in collaboration with Zito+Pedron Architects, Venice, Italy.

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OVS HQ Refurbishment, lounge spaces in building A Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment, lounge spaces in building A Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment, office spaces and auditorium Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment, space partition Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment, manager office and meeting room Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment, OVS meeting room diagram Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment, Coin meeting room diagram Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment, green corridors Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment, green corridor Mestre, Italy

OVS HQ Refurbishment, green corridor Mestre, Italy

New OVS Headquarter Mestre, Italy

NEW OVS HEADQUARTER

Type

Office space

Status

In progress

Place

Mestre, Italy

Year

2016

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New OVS Headquarter Mestre, Italy

NEW OVS HEADQUARTER

The horizontal building, 115 metres long, adds 6000sqm to the existing headquarter and it consists of office and ancillary spaces dedicated to administrative tasks and services. This allows to free space on the existing building and re-organize the creative nucleus containing the core design and production departments.

The distinction between the support activities and the creative core is heightened through contrasting materials: a monolithic translucent glass and steel element for the administration, and a concrete base rendered in black for the creative core. The new front provides not only new services, but also a new face for the brand.

The interior of the building complies with the demands for functionality, flexibility and

efficiency. The typical floor plan ensures that all workstations are well lit and enjoy a view. The disposition of the plan allows the accommodation of an open plan, separate offices or meeting rooms. The large threedimensional steel structure constituting the building’s constructive system functions as an architectural element while at the same time freeing the building of columns, creating maximum flexibility in the office spaces.

The double-glazed façade has integrated solar screens and is decorated by a subtle silk screen frit design that mitigates solar ingress, reflects daylight, and gives the building a homogenous expression which enhances its sculptural form.

Developed in collaboration with Zito+Pedron Architects, Venice, Italy.

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New OVS Headquarter Mestre, Italy

New OVS Headquarter, space partition Mestre, Italy

New OVS Headquarter, office spaces Mestre, Italy

New OVS Headquarter, work modules Mestre, Italy

New OVS Headquarter, meeting room diagram Mestre, Italy

New OVS Headquarter, lounge areas Mestre, Italy

Adam Tower, park view Mestre, Italy

ADAM TOWER

Type

Office tower

Status Proposal Place

Mestre, Italy

Year

2016

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Adam Tower Mestre, Italy

ADAM TOWER

The tower serves as the new Coin Group HQ and an office tower for several other enterprises.

The design accommodates the company’s desire to adapt its corporate culture towards more open, flexible, team-oriented work.

The horizontal stacking of the lower levels facilitates interaction and workflow in the creative core, and allows the use of the terraces as green outdoor spaces, adding quality and atmosphere to the workplace.

Next to the horizontal slabs, soars a 14-storey tower which explores interactions between simple form, light, and shadow. The tower accommodates multiple programs and connects to an attached multi-story retail podium.

The whole complex revolves around a square which incorporates destination amenities like cafes and recreation facilities to encourage interaction and a sense of community.

Developed in collaboration with Zito+Pedron Architects, Venice, Italy.

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GODS Coin Xingtai, PRC

GODS COIN

Type Retail and public space refurbishment Status Proposal Place

Xingtai, PRC

Year

2016

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GODS Coin, alternative faรงade in aluminium Xingtai, PRC

GODS COIN

The Grand Ocean Department Store (GODS) in Xingtai, PRC is a 26000sqm retail store. Coin Group’s intention is to make the store one of its own and to redesign the existing façade in an effort to attain high recognizibility.

The proposal incorporates a banded façade that creates innovative spaces and responds to environmental factors. The bulky existing volume is masked by a metallic façade which protrudes towards the front of the building maximizing the shopping area which blends into becoming public space.

The square, partially shaded, establishes a visual and symbolic connections with the city. The building is centered around an atrium, with retail space located on the lower levels and restaurants and bars located on the upper floors.

The façade which becomes a canopy is the key design element. It responds to the desire of the client to create a striking building with a limited budget and it complies with the architectural restrictions of Xingtai. The façade appears differently when looking at different angles, creating shadows and different perception of depth.

Developed in collaboration with Zito+Pedron Architects, Venice, Italy.

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GODS Coin Xingtai, PRC

GODS Coin, entrance square Xingtai, PRC

Retail Pavilions at EXPO 2015 Milan, Italy

RETAIL PAVILIONS AT EXPO 2015

Type

Retail

Status Built Place

Milano, Italy

Year

2015

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Retail Pavilions at EXPO 2015, OVS entrance Milan, Italy

RETAIL PAVILIONS AT EXPO 2015

Coin Group, an Italian retail conglomerate, was given lots N2 and N3 within the Expo 2015 area near Milan. Each lot was to receive a pavilion for one of the group brands: OVS and Excelsior.

We decided to combine the two lots to increase the building surface to 522 square meters (14.5*36m). The project of the stores Excelsior and OVS consists of two semiidentical “L” rotated by 180° and placed next to each other, almost interlocking.

Since the built project had to be delivered within three months from its conception, the design strategy was dictated by ease and speed of construction. Designing two almost identical steel structures allowed us to optimize the building process within a very tight timeframe.

The two buildings generate a small enclosed system: they do not look at the surroundings as the openings only face the inner space.

The height of each building vary with a continuous gradient from 7 to 5 meters along the whole external façade, giving a dynamic

and unusual geometry to the volumes.

Between the buildings a narrow open corridor is filled with bamboo plants: this provides both lighting and filtering, a “calle” of light, green and glass which can only be seen from inside the system.

The exterior space between the pavilions and the Decumanus, called “campiello” (small square) OVS, is partially planted with flowers and partially paved. We designed the outdoor furniture to allow visitors to rest as well as the stores to self-promote. The project through its compositional elements, the “calle” and the “campiello” aims to recall the origins and roots of the Coin Group within Venice.

The inner nature of an Expo, transitoriness and reuse, has led us to design a structure that uses only dry construction systems and that can be completely recycled. By dismantling, moving and rebuilding the structures we will provide a nursery school for the Coin Group.

Developed as part of a small team at Zito+Pedron Architects.

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Retail Pavilions at EXPO 2015, faรงades Milan, Italy

RETAIL PAVILIONS AT EXPO 2015

The façades are cladded with threedimensional metal plates which interlocks as a puzzle: the OVS store is covered by brushed aluminum sheets, while the Excelsior store is covered by etched corten. The different materials, the different material finishes and the three-dimensional design makes the façade react and change continuously to the daylight.

The project’s timeframe demanded a cladding that was quick to produce and install, independently from weather conditions. In addition, we wanted to give the two buildings a striking look within the physical project’s constraints: we were asked to maximize the interior retail space, therefore leaving the façade cladding’s depth to a shallow 5 cm which did not allow for very tridimensional solutions.

Therefore we came up with a mid-relief design: a tridimensional puzzle system composed of four-piece modules. The four pieces overlap hiding the fixing elements.

The solution gives the façade a look that is ever-changing throughout the day and according to the beholder’s position: the relief looks more accentuated if the beholder

looks from left to right. While each metal panel is handcrafted and unique, the façade looks quite monolithic from far which makes it difficult to guess the cladding material, hence it is a surprise for the observer to see and appreciate the remarkable metal work from close.

We wanted the façades to be original not just for their cladding system, but also for their materials since the two buildings had to look similar and yet quite different, each showing the colors and identity of the two brands, OVS and Excelsior Milano. We found all our answers working together with De Castelli S.r.l. and their amazing handcrafted metals.

They have devised systems to treat metals in many different ways with uncanny results: the aluminum, used for the OVS façade, is brushed by hand while the corten steel, used for the Excelsior façade, is etched with acid which gives an harmonious effect of colors that goes from dark brown to green to gold.

Each of these processes gives unique results, meaning that each panel has a different singular look and combines the best of prefabrication processes with handcrafting techniques.

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Retail Pavilions at EXPO 2015, logos, model and garden Milan, Italy

Retail Pavilions at EXPO 2015, OVS interior Milan, Italy

SYD Energi Building Esbjerg, Denmark

SYD ENERGI BUILDING

Type

Office building

Status Competition Place

Esbjerg, Denmark

Year

2011

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SYD Energi Building, aerial view Esbjerg, Denmark

SYD ENERGI BUILDING

The new headquarter for the energy and internet company Syd Energi (SE) is the result of an interaction between low energy/ passive house solutions and the client’s desire to have one building unit.

breaks the monotonous storey horizontal division. Walkways across the void helps to optimize the horizontal connections while enhancing the vertical dialogue and the synergy between the floors.

It is located on a remarkable site in the southwest part of Denmark, where the countryside meets the city, next to the biggest Danish land art monument “The hill of light”.

Visitors and employees are met and greeted by a large reception and showroom area, from where one via the atrium can get an overview of the entire building. The first three floors are a mixture of departments with a combination of single and multiple workspaces in an open office environment together with modern meeting and relaxing areas.

The building shape is based on optimizing the orientation of the façade areas: the largest surface areas are in the north to avoid overheating, the second largest are in the south-south/east to imply passive methodology and the smallest surface areas are in the west to reduce heat strain.

A spacious atrium in the center of the building provides light and airiness for all workspaces within the building. This distribution space consists of a big staircase around a void. It is a powerful spatial unifying element which

The showroom and the rooftop are especially designed to open the building towards the surroundings, the city and the sea.

I was involved in the technical 2D design of the sections and elevations of the building.

Developed while working at Dissing+Weitling Architecture in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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SYD Energi Building, atrium Esbjerg, Denmark

SYD Energi Building, lounge area Esbjerg, Denmark

IQ Hafencity Hamburg, Germany

IQ HAFENCITY

Type Residence, office tower and culture Status Competition Place

Hamburg, Germany

Year

2011

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IQ Hafencity, main square Hamburg, Germany

IQ HAFENCITY

The Intelligent Quarters (IQ) HafenCity is a restricted competition among seven international architectural practices. The project is part of the renewal of the Hamburg harbour, one of the most fascinating sites in Europe, on a corner overlooking the Elbe in the Elbtorquartier.

The IQ project comprises a university building, a residential complex and a 70m office tower with a floorage that amounts to 28000 m².

Sustainability is at the heart of the IQ project, and as the majority of the buildings in the area also comply with stringent sustainability requirements, the Elbtorquartier is expected to become a model example of green urban development.

I worked specifically on the residential buiding and the office tower, modelling both in 3D and in a physical model different shape and façade solutions.

Developed while working at Dissing+Weitling Architecture in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Brazilian Pavilion at Expo 2015 Milan, Italy

BRAZILIAN PAVILION AT EXPO 2015

Type

Culture

Status Competition Place

Milano, Italy

Year

2014

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Brazilian Pavilion at EXPO 2015 Milan, Italy

Brazilian Pavilion at Expo 2015 Milan, Italy

BRAZILIAN PAVILION AT EXPO 2015

The World Expo 2015 in Milan has “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” as its main theme.

The competition for the Brazilian Pavilion asks for a building and an exhibition that will showcase the concept “Feeding the World with Solutions”. The odd shape of the lot with a vey narrow and long access corridor called for a shape that would invite people towards the back end where the terrain widens. The idea is to develop the exhibition all along the Pavilion, from the very beginning of the lot towards its end, in a continuous embracing space.

The shape of the Pavilion intentionally break with the “shoe-box” shape, a legacy of all modern and contemporary brazilian architecture, trying to bring innovation within the architecture vernacular. Inspired by organic shapes of food and fruits, the Pavilion unfolds as a citrus peel, widening and growing in size as it stretches (a sphere peel that stretches to become a spiral).

The chosen material for the structure is wood: a very sustainable material which embodies a significant share of the brazilian history, economy and identity. Trees have an outstanding role in food production in Brazil and they needed to be represented in the Pavilion, not just for their fruits, but as a

key material for construction as well. Oddly, there is a lack of timber construction and architecture in Brazil: it is considered an old vernacular, which has been abandoned to make room for concrete. The intention is to show that wood is in fact a valid option as a structural sustainable material for the future as other countries have already understood.

The “peel” is covered with soil and grass so that the roof actually becomes a living part of the exhibition. Three adjacent cylinders house service spaces that needed more privacy such as offices, meeting rooms and bathrooms. They are shaped as metallic grain silos to represent the contemporary way of forage harvesting in agriculture. One of the silos functions as an accessible watch tower to observe the whole Expo area.

The exhibition focuses on brazilian main food exports such as soya beans, coffee beans, sugar cane, rice, fruits, cereals and all their derivatives. It focuses on brazilian innovation in science, technology and policies which allowed to significantly reduce hunger within the country over the past forty years: one of the most successful hunger fighting story in the world.

Developed in collaboration with VRP, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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Brazilian Pavilion at Expo 2015 Milan, Italy

Brazilian Pavilion at Expo 2015 Milan, Italy

EXPERIENCE

I have always worked at the threshold of graphics, design, architecture and urban planning.

I enjoy addressing spatial and social problems by investigating different scenarios and solutions. I am fascinated by alternative ways of thinking, research methods and design approaches. I am curious about new and exciting tasks, not afraid of adventuring into unknown fields. I have had the opportunity to live in several countries and work in many international and culturally-mixed environments. Over the years I have learned a lot from the people I have met and the places I have visited. I have also picked up a few foreign languages on the way, which are still great working and social tools (I am fluent in english, spanish, french, portuguese, while struggling with some rudiments of german, danish and dutch).

My strengths have always been elasticity and versatility to the work environment, to the office needs or to the project demands. I have a thirst for knowledge and I am always prone to learning and using new tools. I have worked in many different areas of architecture projects, both at competition and detail design levels. I have used my skills in 3D modeling, visualization and graphics to develop projects of all scales and complexity. Depending on the project my role has varied often and I have never shied away from managing tasks or responsibilities. I have dealt often directly with clients and engineering firms, pitching projects and delivering presentations. I have always been keen on traveling and for working purposes I have traveled extensively.

I enjoy the design process, from concept to details, whether I am sharing it with others or I have to tackle it on my own. I like the workflow to be organized and timely. I like precision, accuracy and clarity in the design. I am always striving for great efficiency. I have learned to work well with others, to coordinate and share the design process. I am not afraid of responsibility and I believe in design as a form of shared research, discovery and growth.

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LORENZO MATTOZZI

I was born and raised in Venice, Italy. Before enrolling at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at IUAV University I have been an exchange student and lived for extensive periods of time in Paris, France and Philadelphia, PA, USA. While at the University I have had the chance to pursue and foster my architectural education not just in Italy, but also abroad. I have attended ETSAB in Barcelona, Spain for one year and I have taken part in three national laboratories and four international workshops (twice in Venice, once in Leicester, UK and once in Eindhoven, the Netherlands).

I graduated as Architect and Urbanist at the faculty of Architecture at IUAV University in 2005 while collaborating with small architectural firms and developing my own projects. My first house project has been built in 2004 in Imbituba, SC, Brazil.

After a brief working period in Venice, I decided to emigrate abroad. I moved to Denmark in 2008 where I have worked for more than three years at Dissing+Weitling Architecture which I have left at the end of July 2011 to seek new opportunities. These have led me to the Netherlands where I first worked as a freelance and then at Zwarts and Jansma Architecten in Amsterdam. I have left ZJA at the end of June 2013 to take on a job offer in Brazil. Between August and December 2013, I have set up the new practice T3Z Architecture in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

After a year of collaborations between Brazil and Europe, I have accepted a position as project architect at the new practice Zito+Pedron Architetti in Venice where I have developed several exciting projects. After almost two years I have left the firm to live next to my family in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Over the years I have gained extensive professional knowledge in design, modeling and management working at the threshold of urban planning, architecture and infrastructure.

I have developed projects within the LEED framework and acquired extensive knowledge in sustainable development.

Contacts Lorenzo Mattozzi Van Nideckstraat 22B 3039TM Rotterdam the Netherlands e. lmattozz@gmail.com m. +31 6 43873173 w. lorenzomattozziprojects.wordpress.com

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