PORTFOLIO MELISSA MARTIN

P O R T

F O L I

RODRIGUEZ MARTIN

Planner

RODRIGUEZ

Architecture and urban planning are disciplines that merge time, space, aesthetics, and society. Are a way to provide a connection between the design and the surroundings, understanding the perception of the inhabitants and the preservation of the natural and built environment.

EDUCATION AND TRAINNING

2019-21

2021 2019 2012-17

2015

MSC IN URBAN PLANNING AND POLICY DESIGN

Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo. Milan, Italy.

INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY AND RESEARCH COOPERATION TU Berlin, Berlin Institute of Technology. Berlin, Germany.

RESPONSIVE CITIES CERTIFICATION

ETH Zurich, Online course with edX.

ARCHITECTURE

Monterrey Institute of Technology & Higher Education, Mexico City.

CERTIFICATE IN URBANISM

Istituto Lorenzo di Medici. Florence campus, Italy.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2021-C. 2020-21

2019 2018-19 2016-18

2016

Architect in CO.GE.IM. SRLS, Milano, Italy.

Architect in Bertagni Consulting SRL, Italy.

Freelance Architect.

Junior Architect in GREENBERGFARROW Mexico City.

Architect in SKYSENSE, Mexico City.

Architecture Fellow in TAAX Architects, Mexico City.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS

2021 2021 2019-21

2016-17

2017 2015 2014

Winner of DAAD German Academic Exchange Service’s Schoolaship.

Speaker at EUGEO 2021 Congress on the Geography of Europe.

Winner of the Invest Your Talent in Italy Scholarship.

Schoolarship by Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.

Department Chair of Quiero Casa; “Regeneration of a public space”.

Award by ITESM CSF: Premio a la Vinculación, 2015.

Course at the Mexican Institute of Concrete and Cement.

ASSOCIATIONS AND VOLUNTARY

2016-17

2014-16

2016 2014

Volunteer at TECHO PARA MI PAIS. AIESEC Vicepresident at Santa Fe Committee.

Member of SAARQ (Architecture student society).

Social Service at the INBA, Mexico.

LANGUAGES

SPANISH

Mother tongue

ENGLISH

C1 - IELTS 7.0

ITALIAN

B2 - ESL

FRENCH

A2

CASA TANAAH | Architectural project in construction

Architectural concept

Visualization

ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS

ECO - VILLAGE | University architecture project

Architectural concept

Functionality

URBAN PROJECTS

URBAN CORNER | Team contest project

Urban concept

Architectural concept

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SHAPING ADRIANO | Team univesitWy project

Urban analysis

Local analysis

Urban proposal

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CASA TAANAH

This project consisted of a country-house located in Oaxtepec, in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Considering the climate characteristics of the zone was an important factor to provide maximum comfort for the users. The house counts with four rooms connected through a balcony, five bathrooms, a family room, and a swimming pool.

Project: Country house. Information: Project for a client.

Location: Morelos. Mexico.

Date: August, 2019.

ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT

Casa Taanah is a country house inspired by rural architecture translated in a contemporary form. It is the summer home of a family composed by the couple clients with three sons who are already married, meaning that this country house would deal with four family cores.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

One of the first requirements of the clients was to have four equal rooms with private bathrooms, each married couple can have their own space. The second requirement was to have a blind wall on the southeast side, which was challenging due to the lighting. This was solved by studying the sun path and adding skylights to allow access to natural light. Also, a external corridor was required to connect the four bedrooms.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Blind wall

Access to the rooft Skylights

Balcony to connect the 4 bedrooms

Swimming pool

VISUALIZATION

KitchenGarage Family Room

Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 4

ECO-VILLAGE

These are ecological villages for art students in Florence, Italy. The objective was to design residences using renewable energy combined with bioclimatic techniques considering the climate characteristics of the zone. The project should contain common areas for the students and spaces where they can work and share time.

Project: Student residence. Information: University project. Location: Florence, Italy.

Date: December, 2015.

+0.20 m

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

+4.70 m

ROOFTOP FLOOR PLAN +4.70 m

B-B’

PROJECT FUNCTIONALITY

SUMMER SECTIONSUMMER DESIGN

During summer, the temperature can achieve 40°C, with an average of 26°C. For this reason, it was important to apply ways of cooling down the building using ventilation and insulation. Vegetation was also a way for achieving a comfortable temperature in the building. The solar panels were proposed thinking on the number of hours of sunlight to produce clean energy. The collection of rainwater intended to service the building and to irrigate the roof and ground gardens.

LEGEND - SUMMER SECTION

1. External wall insulation

2. Photovoltaic panels

3. Shaders

4. Green Roofs

5. Vents in skylight

6. Rain water collection

7. Cross ventilation

8. Direct Ventilation

9. Rain water storage

10. Hot water storage

11. Watering

12. Ground garden

13. Radiant floor

WINTER DESIGN

In winter, the temperature can go down to 0°C (or even lower), having an average of 6.5°C. For this, the proposal of wall insolation and floor radiation to help the building maintain the warmth. The shaders helped the building prevent the excess amount of solar heat during summer, while in winter, these allow gaining temperature. The vegetation of the gardens is less dense in winter and helps the entrance of direct sunlight.

WINTER SECTION

LEGEND - WINTER SECTION

1. External wall insulation

2. Photovoltaic panels

3. Shaders

Green Roofs

Skylight

Rain water collection

Solar heat

Circulate heat

Rain water storage

Hot water storage

Watering

Ground garden

Radiant floor

URBAN CORNER

This urban complex was designed from an extensive analysis to improve the zone by creating apartments of social interest with commercial premises on the ground floor. The location was near the International Airport of Mexico City. The objective was to take advantage of the zone’s problems and create a solution to improve the pedestrian connection and liveability of the place.

Project: Mixed use building.

Information: Student project contest in collaboration with Paola Landa and Tania Dominguez.

Location: Mexico City, Mexico.

Date: May, 2017.

URBAN ANALYSIS

ISOMETRIC

Area for the new building

URBAN PROPOSAL Landmarks Pedestrian paths Connection with landmarks LANDMARKSLEGEND URBAN CONNECTIONS

Creation of an integrated public space

VIEW

Isolated areas to be integrated

Implementation of a Green Corridor

URBAN MASTERPLAN

Site

Types of corners

Mobility continuity

Connective corners

Urban connector

connection

Pedestrian areas

Streets

Pedestrian fords

SHAPING ADRIANO

This project aims to unify the neighborhoods and isolated areas of Adriano, a zone characterized by visible fragmentation. The main objective was to understand the weakness of these areas and transform them into opportunities to give Adriano a new identity to boost aspects like local economy, security, and sustainability.

Project: Urban project.

Information: University project in collaboration with Daniele Giora, Fahime Seyedhosseini, Farnaz Sabagh, and Giulia Carnevalini.

Location: Milan, Italy.

Date: May, 2020.

URBAN ANALYSIS

TERRITORIAL FRAMEWORK METROPOLITAN

Located in the north part of Milano, Adriano is close to the Martesana Canal and Lambro river, characterized by a visible fragmentation due to its position at the order of the Comune di Milano boundaries. Surrounded by stronger areas bordering the neighborhood, left out with different typologies and mixed areas. This neighborhood is composed of a mosaic of patterns recognizable by their different shapes and characteristics.

Parco Nord Milano

Falck

CentraleFS

Tram line 7

Metro

LEGEND

Biccoca Area Parco Lambro

Metro Line M1

Highways

Metro Line M2

C -128

Lines

Tram Line

rale

T.Est Tangienziale Nord

adriano core

THE NEW TRAMLINE: SUPER ACCESSIBLE ADRIANO THE MARTESANA: connecting the

CITY CENTRE: Piazzale Lagosta BICOCCA M5

SCALO GRECO

PRECOTTO M1

BIG TRANSFORMATION AREAS ALONG VIA ADRIANO

CITY CENTRE: re-opening Villa Finzi Park

martiri della liber

adriano core

CROSSING MARTESANA CASCINA GOBBA

bridge on martesana connection with

The analysis helped to understand its morphology, the relationship between built and open space, the relationships between services and transport infrastructures, and the landmarks and centralities for each of these patterns. Understanding the relationship with the city helped to propuse better ways to integrate the fragmented areas of this neighborhood.

Arterial Street

Street

Rivers transformation area: tertiary.

bridge on martesana: with green areas

Nodes

TRANSFORMATION AREA NEAR GOBBA NODE AND S.RAFFAELE

Train ransformation area: n ew s c hool, strategic area d ue t o the h igh connectivity with the adriano core

linear connectionwith bridge on martesana connection with metropolitan par delle cave

tramline,

Areas adriano

Via cerch ia interna: re-opening project

metro lines

milan canals: a new 2 speeds city centre

THE MAIN AXIS

a blue backbone the city centre

franca rame park

A NEW AGRI-NATURAL PARK AROUND THE LAMBRO

città della salute

SESTO S.GIOVANNI

adriano core

crescenzago

VIA ADRIANO TODAY

CITY CENTRE re-opening of Navigli

crossing on the Lambro

libertà irach eni park

re-opening of Navigli connectionwith adriano core

tesana: crescenzago

METROPOLITAN BACKBONES RE LAMBRO project area

Via Adriano is a car traffic oriented road, especially in the upper part, creating a vertical barrier between the different part of the adriano neighborhood . today

SEST O S. G.

tesana: Via Padova park - parco est

tesana: connection areas near the lambro

adriano core

peri urban parks p

canals: speeds backbone

proposed areas for a new agri-natural park:

proposed area for a new lambro park

VIA ADRIANO TOMORROW

tomorrow green cardo crossing on the Lambro

agricoltural land spontaneus vegetable gardens

natural green land underused/abandoned mixed area

Via Adriano can be a multi functional axis with a combine structure made of different connections such as the new tramline, the green orizontal spine of the power line and a more neighborhood vocation in its lower part.

SEST O S. G.

LOCAL ANALYSIS

FROM METROPOLITAN TO LOCAL ADRIANO’S

The relationship of Adriano with the rest of Milan impacts in the way the neighborhood is constituted. Improving the connections was a main goal for the proposal. The “core” of Adriano was the area identified in between the upper power line and the old crescenzago, on the south, separated from the newest part of Adriano and from the vial e monza. This area is characterized by plenty vacant or unfinished projects. The next step after identifying the urban backbones was to defined the local figures and the constitution of Adriano’s Core.

Metropolitan area

city

LOCAL FIGURES Adriano Core

PATTERNS AND DISCONNECTION

FIGURES AND ELEMENTS

MARTESANA

THE LAMBRO SYSTEM

TRAMLINE

VIA ADRIANO

MAIN INFRASTRUCTURAL AXIS.le Monza - via Plamanova

CORE OF ADRIANO

6 PATTERNS 2 main patterns: New and Old Adriano and their connection with the close territory

ADRIANO’S CORE

JOINING THE FIGURES

The next step was to create a proposal trying to intagrate Adriano’s core with the figures and the metropolitan backbones. For doing that, the main two characteristics were to make them interconnected but independent to each other. In the next page the main actions are introduce to complete the vision for Adriano for tomorrow. Pointing to the connections would allow the benefit of the metropolitan network working on nodes and accessibility of the local reality.

INTERCONNECTED

and

INDEPENDENT

METROPOLITAN

LOCAL

FIGURES ADRIANO’S AXIS AND DYNAMICS

THE IN BETWEEN: GATEWAYS AND CONNECTIONS

Sport

Art, culture, and entertainment

ices

Social cohesion, assistance, Playgrounds

Territorial promotion

URBAN PROPOSAL

ADRIANO’S VISION FOR TOMORROW ACTIONS FOR A NEW

The vision for Adriano is mixing three main ideas giving priority to Connectivity, Sustainability, and Liveability. The first vision: “Adriano as a single interconnected neighborhood” has as its objective the interconnection of the two Adriano: Old and New, promoting permeability and the creation of a unique identity. Then “Join the local with the Metropolitan” aims to develop an internal and external connection to the neighborhood, combining the local dimension with the metropolitan dimension, exploiting the spaces in between. Finally, “From a food desert to a food oasis” wants to underline the idea of a place where food is a central theme in the dynamics of the neighborhood.

FROM

DESERT

JOIN THE

WITH

ADRIANO

Milano 2030: la milano dei quar tieri

Milano phase 2: the post pandemic scenario

circular economy; thinking local

the 15 minutes walk

These three main visions pointed to a specific need of the neighborhood, which will help to have accessibility, efficient services, and a strong connection to the neighborhood. The residents should be involved in all stages of the project, stablishing a program of education where they people can interact with the agriculture of the area.

A SINGLE INTERCONNECTED NEIGHBORHOOD

JOIN THE WITH METROPOLITAN

Extension

Transformation into a cultural place.

Green connection between Franca Rame park and the core cardo.

Redesign of Via Roberto.

Redisgn of Via Adriano.

Removing the fences of Esselunga to create a vibrant public space.

New pedestrian bridge to connect the old Adriano.

New school and cultural center.

New pedestrian path.

Redesign of Via Pietro.

Interconnection of school, church, and Via Giuseppe through public spaces.

Tramline

Burying of powerlines Green Cardo.

Improving the park

Opening and enhancing Building cycle paths ways along Green

Creation of ecological playground in the

Transformation of New public swimming

Enhancing the Martesana

Improving the accessibility.

New recreational

THE LOCAL METROPOLITAN

FROM A “FOOD DESERT” TO A “FOOD OASIS”

Tramline 7. powerlines and realizing park near school. enhancing sport fields. paths and pedestrian Green Cardo. ecological corridor and Green Cardo. vacant areas. swimming pool. Martesana Canal. accessibility. spaces.

MAIN STRATEGIES

The main strategy was to see the urban environment as a jigsaw puzzle made of interconnected local hubs. Inside it should be self-sufficient and autonomous, but its also has to be connected to the other terriorial elements and realities of the rest of the city, just like in a jigsaw puzzle. Increasing the connections that allow Adriano to benefit of the metropolitan network by working on nodes and accesibility was the principal strategy and then, unifying the 6 patterns allowing the area to be connected and work as one respecting the natural enviorenment that surrounds it.

STRATEGIC MAP

Transformation of disused green area into local markets.

Transformation of vacant area into educational agricultural garden.

Creation of covered food markets, restaurants.

Merging and converting disused and underused green areas to Agricultural.

Creation of Mixed-use agricultural area between Lambro River and Martesana by defining it in 3 parts:

• A place for cultivating crops and greenhouse plants.

• Reclamation of Martesana Canal.

• A place for raising livestock.

Creation of pedestrian and cycle paths crossing agricultural park and connect Lambro and Martesana to Adriano and Green Card.

1 - NORTHERN GREEN CORRIDOR

2 - JOINING CASSINA DE’ GATTI

3 - GREEN CARDO

4 - REACHING THE LAMBRO RIVER

5 - REACHING THE MARTESANA

6 - COSTANTINO SQUARE

7 - CASCINA GOBBA NODE

MELISSA RODRIGUEZ MARTIN

ARCHITECT | URBAN PLANNER

CONTACT INFORMATION +39 32 7572 5592 Milan, Italy melissa.rodriguez.martin@gmail.com