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GIUSEPPE MERCURI portfolio 2021 - 2023 Selected works + academic + CV + internship

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I’m Giuseppe Mercuri, born north of Milan where I started and developed my historical-artistic knowledge. I attended the Politecnico di Milano where I increased my technical knowledge related to architecture and I graduated. I currently study and work in Milan driven by curiosity and the desire to improve myself.

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Monza (IT) · Sep 2014 · Jun 2019

Milan (IT) · Oct 2019 · Sep 2022

EDUCATION

SOFTWARES

Primo Levi High School

Autodesk AutoCAD

High School Degree Programm: Constructions Environment and Territory

Autodesk Revit

Politecnico di Milano University School of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Engineering Thesis: «I Grandi Vuoti degli Scali Ferroviari Milanesi: da Infrastruttura Urbana a Infrastruttura Verde » Graduation Grade: 110L/11 0

Milan (IT) · Sep 2022 · Current

Politecnico di Milano University Master’s Degree in Building Architecture Currently in progress...

Rhinoceros 3D SketchUp Pro Adobe Photosop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign QGIS Lumion 3D Twinmotion Office pack Midas GEN

WORK EXPERIENCE

Monza (IT) · Jan 2018 · Mar 2018

Monza (IT) · Jun 2019 · Oct 2019

Milan (IT) · Feb 2022 · Sep 2022

Milan (IT) · Feb 2023 · Jul 2023

Giuseppe Casalaspro - Technical Studio Curricular Stage

Sara Cellura - Studio Architect assistant

P-U-R-A Platform for Urban Research and Architecture Architect assistant

EPTA Studio Pizzi Architect assistant

LANGUAGES

HOBBIES

Italian

Photography

Native speaker

English

Pre-Advanced

3d Modelling Sport

| CONTENT

PIY21

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PMY22 | 13-20 PNY22 | 21-28 ZHY23 | 29-36 INY22 | 37-40 Thesis | 41-42

PIY21| New Community House in Piacenza city

Location: Piacenza, Italy Year: 2021 / 2022

Interiors Design Studio | Politecnico di Milano Professors: Francesco Lenizini, Michele Ugolini Stefania Varvaro Team: Anxhelo Neli, Giuseppe Mercuri, Leonardo Groppo

The intervention area called Spazio 4.0 is located southwest of the historic walls of the city of Piacenza, but despite this it is well connected to the historic center thanks to the arterial roads present on the edge of the lot. Within a radius of 2 km, the area can be reached in 10 minutes by bike and this distance affects 7,090 inhabitants of Piacenza. Within a radius of 1 km, however, the area can be reached on foot in 15 minutes and caters for approximately 5,517 inhabitants of Piacenza and is well supplied with commercial, educational and recreational services. PIY21 envisages linear blocks constituting a new health/community house with a system of volumes that follow the alignments of the main road axes.

For the former military area in part of the project area, as defined by the PSC file, a total demolition is foreseen with the insertion of a new area used for public parking and residence.

As regards the new project volumes, they are characterized by an internal spatial interpenetration, determined by the continuous internal / external dialogue and by the presence of a system of squares on several levels in contact with the buildings. In fact, once you enter these environments, the space expands considerably, creating plays of double and triple heights that define interesting spatiality.

My contribution to the project

3D-Model https://skfb.ly/oCqvW

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Development Strategy

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Masterplan The open space is articulated through small differences in altitude which organize the hierarchy of the open spaces, starting from the altitude of 0.00 m it is the buildings that define the limits of these spaces; the spaces at a height of -0.45m constitute transition areas towards the lower level -0.90m which turns out to be a real well-defined square between the new blocks of buildings.

The connection to the ground of the buildings relates to the system of open spaces, therefore starting from full slats solids and voids are defined, where the voids determine the access points with arcades at 00mt.

1 Section / Elevation

2 Street Section

However, the access points are articulated on different levels, in fact at the level -0.90, there are the three main accesses to the blocks, towards the pediatrics, towards the reception space at the health home and towards the new space 4.0.

3 Section

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PIY21

Ground floor plan

Section / Perspective view

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Currently, the 4.0 space looks like a building with low architectural quality, facing north towards Viale Alessandro Manzoni and Via Emilia. Adjacent to the space 4.0 area is the former military area now completely in a state of decay as well as the nearby sports area.

The demolition of the 4.0 space is therefore envisaged as it does not have a particular architectural value, the same goes for the parking lot behind it and for the military area consisting of 4 sheds as expressed by the current PSC. The arrangement of the lot involves the creation of a set of open spaces that dialogue with the new planned volumes hosting a new health/community house and space

4.0, urban gardens are also set up whose products will then be sold in the part dedicated to the market created through a fixed canopy and finally the sports area remains unchanged.

There are many accesses: at the height of the old parking area adjacent to the sports area it is well defined by limits dictated by the greenery; to the north of the lot we find instead an access that leads towards the system of squares near the covered market; to the east, from the entrance of the former military area it is possible to access the area through a tree-lined avenue, as well as to the west.

Function Hospitalization room

New 4.0 Space

Pediatric and Library

Restaurant and Emergency

Urban agricoltural gardens and Km0 market

Sports area

Existing situation

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New parking and residential area

PIY21

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External views

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PIY21

Model / M 1:200 Cardboard, paper

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PMY22| Peri-urban Spaces as environmental infrastructure

Location: Pogliano Milanese, Italy Year: 2021 / 2022

Final Design Studio | Politecnico di Milano Professors: Andrea Oldani, Maria Antonietta Clerici, Gio Gozzi Team: Benedetta Cavalli, Giuseppe Mercuri, Maria Tedesi

PMY22 intends, through a series of large-scale analyzes on the territory of the PLIS (local park of supra-municipal interest) of Basso Olona, ​​an area located in conjunction with the high and medium idomorphic plain in the northern suburbs of Milan, to address a criticism of the theme of border between urbanized and open space. Subsequently we focus on the Pogliano Milanese area, one of the four municipalities in contact with the PLIS Basso Olona area, for the drafting of a redesign of the margins of the city towards the Olona river.

The PLIS has a prevalence of simple arable land that develops along the river. The distinction between agricultural areas and the urban fabric is clear; moreover, parks and gardens, uncultivated areas and areas destined for urban greenery prevail within the latter. However, the area is not homogeneous from north to south, in fact geomorphologically it has different characteristics, seeing the transition from the high plain to the hydromorphic middle plain. The position of the PLIS in question is strategic as it is located within the hub of the regional ecological network.

Despite its small size compared to the other neighboring local parks, the PLIS del Basso Olona is characterized by the presence of several watercourses of landscape importance. The area of ​​interest is also defined by agricultural areas of landscape importance.

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PMY22

Different types of water trails

System of environmental protection / Ecological networks Supra-municipal interest park 1. Basso Olona 2. Roccolo 3. Mulini 4. Alto Milanese 5. Mughetti 6. Lura 7. Gelso

Regional park

8. Groane 9. Lombardo Valle del Ticino 10. Nord Milano 11. Agricolo Sud Milano

Strategic agricultural areas

strategic agricultural activity strategic agricultural activity in regional park

landscape relevant streams agricultural relevant areas landscape relevant areas special protection areas

Ecological networks

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Landscape protection areas and cultural heritage

Natural park

RER ecological corridors secondary ecological corridors perimeter gates perimeter gates

Project area / District scale Simple arable crops Uncultivated areas Permanent lawns Wooded areas Parks and Gardens Urban green areas Family gardens Natural reservoirs water Artificial reservoirs water Hydrographic network Rows and Hedges Riparian vegetation PLIS

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Urban Framework The four municipalities that are part of the agreement for the PLIS of Basso Olona, Rho, ​​ Pogliano Milanese, Pregnana Milanese and Vanzago, are north of Milan. They are an integral part of the urban settlement environments that extend from the metropolis towards the North-West.

Residential areas

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Reticular environment

Urban settlement environment

Low-density environments

Industrial areas

Historical cartography

Road grid

PMY22

Agricultural and natural landscape / Before (1888)

Rural landscape artifacts

Different types of water trails

Olona River Minimum stretches of River Natural reservoirs water Artificial reservoirs water Springs

Farmhouses Mills Votive chapel

Farm tracks Land parcels Wooded areas Hedged rows Wooded rows Railroad line Borders PLIS

Agricultural and natual landscape / After (2022) Over the course of more than a century, it is noted not only how the areas destined for crops (land parcels) and green areas have halved, giving more space to production and industrial plants and inhabited areas of city centres, but it emerges that the boundaries between city and countryside are clear-cut and precise, preventing one and to the other to mingle, to merge together. In fact, the surviving farmhouses are integrated into the fabric urban, losing the original function of management of the surrounding agricultural fields. The elements that characterize the agricultural landscape rows of trees, hedges and streams have been partly suppressed by the strong expansion of urban centers.

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Nature of the edge, filter or mediating element between buildings and open spaces Green areas Agricultural areas Uncultivated Consolidated urban cores PLIS Dismessioned areas Transformation areas Mobility infrastructure Hydrographic network

Streets Fences Parking areas Railroad tracks Wooded strips / Sparse clearing Rows of trees

Nature of the elements brought into contact Green areas Agricultural areas Uncultivated Consolidated urban cores PLIS Mobility infrastructure Hydrographic network Borders Sports fields Public services Productive areas Residential areas

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PMY22

Qualitative judgment on the critical issues in the design of the park margins Areas that offer the 1 possibility of an improvement intervention and foresee a future modification, regarding the functionality and recognisability within the urban-rural fabric.

Areas in which there 4 is no visual continuity between public green and rural green, a clear detachment is felt, preventing greater fusion near the edge.

Potentially redevelo- 2 pable areas, areas without identity, without recognizable characteristics in the territory.

Uncultivated areas 5 along the edges, areas marked by green spaces, woods or meadows.

Opening zone on areas 3 of great impact, such as production areas, border areas without shielding such as tree-lined borders and wooded areas.

Presence of public 6 functions, services aimed at the community that enrich the border points between city and countryside, offer potential for improvement of the edges.

Analyzing the points of contact between urbanized and open spaces, it emerges that there is a balanced alternation between jagged and continuous edges. The typologies of margins differ along the borders of the PLIS, residential areas and public services relate to the agricultural space in different ways.

Edges with road infrastructure, clear fences, buildings, car parks and natural elements such as rows of trees and scattered clearings. Along the border between the PLIS and the built-up area, areas with redevelopment potential are identified. It is necessary to give more specificity to the place, defining clear and precise functions that can identify the space as unique within an urban-rural fabric.

Green areas Agricultural areas Uncultivated Consolidated cores

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PLIS Dismessioned areas Transformation areas

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Mobility infrastructure Hydrographic network Transformation areas Abandoned areas 3

Redevelopable areas 4

Openings on areas of great impact Lack of visual continuity between green areas of the “private city” and “rural” green areas Uncultivated along the edges Public activities Parcks

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The river designs the urban space / Masterplan

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PMY22

Work along the banks

New Wetlands

Urban rooms

Terracing

Renaturalization

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PNY22| Walking A/Round in Parco Nord Milano

Location: Parco Nord Milano, Italy Year: 2022 / 2023

Structures & Infrastructures in the Landscape Design Studio | Politecnico di Milano Professors: Chiara Smerzini, Marco Gianinetto, Stefano Guidarini Team: Alessia Licitra, Francesco Pasqualini, Giuseppe Mercuri, Samuele Agrimi, Tommaso Lanza PNY22 wants to offer a new cycle-pedestrian bridge inside Parco Nord Milano. The bridge straddles a vehicular intersection that frames three different green areas, one to the south more in contact with the city, to the east a more playful and sporting area while to the north the real natural park with a forested area. So the bridge manages to define a real Landmark capable of mending the park to the urban area north of Milan.

The bridge was designed to be assembled in 16 m modules in the factory, to organize quick assembly on site so as to keep the sections of road necessary for the scaffolding closed as little as possible.

The landmark determined by the bridge allows the birth of different spatialities, the bridge is not only the means to cross a busy road, but becomes a pretext to offer the user different spatialities, the practicability is articulated in height so as to define a more or less mild with the earth, furthermore some areas are reforested to give life to cool and shaded areas in summer.

My contribution to the project

3D-Model https://skfb.ly/oCx8U

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Render & Visualization:

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PNY22

Masterplan / Urban Section

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Park differentiated accessibility ...

Le percorribilità diventano differenti in base al contatto con il suolo, mantenere il 100% della permeabilità al suolo diventa un tema obbligato in alcuni ambiti del Masterplan, ad esempio vicino al lago o in corrispondenza dei campi agricoli.

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In the woods

Along the waterway

Square in nature

To the ground

PNY22

Axonometry / Activities Outdoor cinema

Soccer stands

“... ADORO QUESTA SCENA...” “... ADORO QUESTA SCENA...”

“... È STATA UN AZIONE INCREDIBILE, E CHE GOL ...” “... È STATA UN AZIONE INCREDIBILE, E CHE GOL ...”

The new cycle-pedestrian bridge as well as offering a new overpass on the crossroads, offers different spaces, the bridge itself becomes a new livable space.

“... DAI MAMMA, ANCORA 5 MINUTI ...” “... DAI MAMMA, ANCORA 5 MINUTI ...”

CONTATTO CON LA CITTÀ - quartiere di Niguarda CONTATTO CON LA CITTÀ - quartiere di Niguarda

CAMPI ED ATTREZZATURE SPORTIVE - pubblico e privato CAMPI ED ATTREZZATURE SPORTIVE - pubblico e privato

AREE BOSCHIVE e continuità con Parco Nord AREE BOSCHIVE e continuità con Parco Nord

SPAZI DI AGGREGAZIONE E ORGANIZZAZIONE EVENTI SPAZI DI AGGREGAZIONE E ORGANIZZAZIONE EVENTI

AREE BOSCHIVE e continuità con Parco Nord AREE BOSCHIVE e continuità con Parco Nord

SPAZI PER IL GIOCO E AREE BAMBINI SPAZI PER IL GIOCO E AREE BAMBINI

ORTI URBANI ORTI URBANI

CONTATTO CON LA CITTÀ - quartiere di Bicocca CONTATTO CON LA CITTÀ - quartiere di Bicocca

AREE PIC-NIC E TAVOLI ATTREZZATI AREE PIC-NIC E TAVOLI ATTREZZATI

For example, in the east area, a recreational and sports area, the ramps of the bridge can become the stands for observing football matches from above, to the south the bridge can offer a solid anchorage for canvases on which to project films or draw theatrical scenes while to the north, the bridge is inserted in a completely wooded area, therefore another suggestive and fresh environment where you can stop and eat something in company or relax by reading a book.

The bridge is activity.

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PNY22

Section detail / Axonometric view

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1) Foundation pile 2) Conclusion of the downpipe 3) Reinforced concrete plinth 4) Steel pillar base 5) Column flanges 6) Downpipe 7) Longitudinal band in steel 8) Steel railing 9) Steel beam 10) Bolting joints 11) Gutter channel 12) IPET S275 stiffeners 13) Electric cable 14) LEDs 15) Lightened screed 16) Surface finish fixing clip 17) Accoya wood surface finish

Structure assemply

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Concrete casting

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Night view

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ZHY23| The Podium along the Railway of Zurich City

Location: Zurich, Switzerland Year: 2022 / 2023

Structures & Infrastructures in the Landscape Design Studio | Politecnico di Milano POLIMI Professors: Raffaella Neri Elsa Garavaglia Daniele Fanzini ETH Zurich Professors: Marco Graber Thomas Pulver Team: Paola Falivene Luigi Fiorillo Giuseppe Mercuri

NHY23 is a project born from the collaboration between Politecnico di Milano and ETH Zurich University, with notable contributions from the distinguished professors and architects Graber & Pulver. They played a significant role in creating a new center for Zurich, a polarity capable of attracting various users from the Swiss city.

The area unfolds from west to east along the railway and features the presence of several former warehouses of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). A new base adjacent to the railway thus encloses open spaces defined between the old brick warehouses, creating a fusion of built structures and green space for users to enjoy.

The base, known as the podium, is a fundamental element of the project. In addition to housing various functions, including a sports center to the west, parking along the entire podium development, commercial areas, refreshment zones, and recreational areas, it provides views towards the railway infrastructure and the summit of Käferberg (the mountain where the ETH Zurich University is located).

My contribution to the project

3D-Model https://skfb.ly/oPBqD

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Render & Visualization:

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CAD/Thecnical Drawings:

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Development Strategy / Masterplan

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For the former warehouses of SBB, a regeneration and repurposing into large co-working areas with designated recreational spaces are envisaged, while other neighborhood functions are positioned within the podium to give the area a functional mix capable of accommodating as many users as possible and defining attractive, lively, as well as livable and secure spaces.

Open spaces are enclosed like Italian-style squares between existing and new buildings. The SBB buildings generally enclose the squares to the east and west, while the new podium, topped by residential tower buildings (which provide an additional view towards the northern

Floor plan

First plan

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landscape of the area), closes the open spaces to the North, generating curiosity in users to discover what lies beyond the podium.

The tower to the east, the tallest in the project, is positioned at the base of the vehicular and pedestrian bridge.

This references the positioning of all the towers in the city of Zurich, which are located precisely at the main bridges and viaducts, as if wanting to identify, through landmarks, the elevated passages of the city.

Therefore, the project positions itself at the urban scale before refining its details at the neighborhood scale.

ZHY23

The Podium supports the tower ...

The podium allows for the placement of various functions within the neighborhood, and with its massiveness, it contrasts with the predominantly glass surfaces of the towering residential buildings. It is 5 meters high and provides a view towards the northern landscape, consisting of the substantial railway infrastructure and the Swiss mountains. The podium also covers a new neighborhood road accessible to users, including those in cars, to reach the entrance halls of the residential towers.

Scuola di Architettura Urbanistica Ingegneria delle Costruzioni Corso di studi in Architettura delle Costruzioni Laboratorio di Architettura delle costruzioni complesse I a.a. 2022-2023

Axonometry / Bottom view Scuola di Architettura Urbanistica Ingegneria delle Costruzioni Corso di studi in Architettura delle Costruzioni Laboratorio di Architettura delle costruzioni complesse I a.a. 2022-2023

VISTE ASSONOMETRICHE

Axonometry / Above view

Prof. Raffaella Neri Prof. Elsa Garavaglia Prof. Daniele Fanzini

Scuola di Architettura Urbanistica Ingegneria delle Costruzioni Prof. Marco Graber Paola Falivene Corso di studi in Architettura delle Costruzioni Luigi Fiorillo Prof. Thomas Pulver GRUPPO 1 I Prof. Angelo DeLaboratorio Cocinis di Architettura delle costruzioni complesse Giuseppe Mercuri a.a. 2022-2023 Prof. Fabio Vanerio Josè Tomas Edwards

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ASSONOMETRIA E NODI

Axonometric details

ASSONOMETRIA E NODI

Prof. Raffaella Neri Prof. Elsa Garavaglia Prof. Daniele Fanzini

Prof. Marco Graber Prof. Thomas Pulver Prof. Angelo De Cocinis Prof. Fabio Vanerio

GRUPPO 1 Paola Falivene Luigi Fiorillo Giuseppe Mercuri

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Scala 1:200

Prof. Raffaella Neri Prof. Elsa Garavaglia Prof. Daniele Fanzini

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It provides covered parking and stopping areas, as well as loading docks for trucks serving the catering and commercial activities. All public activities on the podium face south towards the open squares, and in some cases, double heights allow extending public activities above the podium, at a height of 5 meters.

The ground surface of the podium is also occupied by a large number of car and bicycle parking spaces, essential to ensure parking for the neighborhood workers.

Under the main office tower of the project, there is a high density of parking spaces, considering the high influx of users to the workplace.

The podium also allows direct entry to the east of the area since Hohlstrasse, at the intersection with Duttweilerbrücke bridge, is at an elevation of +5m compared to the countryside elevation of the existing buildings owned by SBB.

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Prof. Marco Graber Prof. Thomas Pulver Prof. Angelo De Cocinis Prof. Fabio Vanerio

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PROSPETTO OVEST

Prof. Raffaella Neri Prof. Elsa Garavaglia Prof. Daniele Fanzini

Prof. Marco Graber Prof. Thomas Pulver Prof. Angelo De Cocinis Prof. Fabio Vanerio

GRUPPO 1 Paola Falivene Luigi Fiorillo Giuseppe Mercuri

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Est elevation

Section 1

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PROSPETTO EST

Prof. Raffaella Neri Prof. Elsa Garavaglia Prof. Daniele Fanzini

Prof. Marco Graber Prof. Thomas Pulver Prof. Angelo De Cocinis Prof. Fabio Vanerio

GRUPPO 1 Paola Falivene Luigi Fiorillo Giuseppe Mercuri

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SEZIONE 2

Prof. Raffaella Neri Prof. Elsa Garavaglia Prof. Daniele Fanzini

Prof. Marco Graber Prof. Thomas Pulver Prof. Angelo De Cocinis Prof. Fabio Vanerio

GRUPPO 1 Paola Falivene Luigi Fiorillo Giuseppe Mercuri

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ZHY23

The office tower to the east of the master plan consists of a steel frame structure bolted to a reinforced concrete central core. Given the composition in four blocks, additional reinforced concrete partitions were essential to counteract horizontal forces that shift the center of stiffness towards the geometric center of the footprint, preventing torsion in the tower.

Scuola di Architettura Urbanistica Ingegneria delle Costruzioni Corso di studi in Architettura delle Costruzioni Laboratorio di Architettura delle costruzioni complesse I a.a. 2022-2023

South facade detail

The external finishes aim to evoke a primitive construction system, that of the trilith. In fact, a steel C-profile placed above the glass surfaces spans from one vertical support to another. The opaque surfaces are covered with Alucobond sandwich panels, and the windows are double-glazed with argon-filled chambers to provide better thermal insulation. Moreover, there are no external shading deDETTAGLIO COSTRUTTIVO vices; instead, an internal system of roller blinds ensures 10 coverage from light in the workspaces.

Prof. Raffaella Neri Prof. Elsa Garavaglia Prof. Daniele Fanzini

Prof. Marco Graber Prof. Thomas Pulver Prof. Angelo De Cocinis Prof. Fabio Vanerio

GRUPPO 1

Paola Falivene Luigi Fiorillo Giuseppe Mercuri Josè Tomas Edwards

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ZHY23

Model / M 1:100_1:500 Cardboard, wood

Links / Final exhibition in collaboration with ETH & GraberPulver Architekten

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INY22| A New Courtyard in the Ortica district of Milan

Location: Ortica district Milano, Italy Year: 2021 / 2022

Internship by P_U_R_A Platform for Urban Research and Architecture | Politecnico di Milano Professor Supervisor: Prof. Roy Emiliano Nash Team: Anxhelo Neli, Giuseppe Mercuri, Leonardo Groppo

The project aims to create a new courtyard in the Ortica district, comprising a mix of functions including a hostel and a new architectural office.

The purpose of the internship experience was related to the entire design of different building practices: SCIA (Certified Start of Construction) and PdC (Certified Completion of Construction) as the implementation needs covered various design aspects.

The project consists of: •

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3D-Model https://skfb.ly/oPB7w

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Renovation of an old building for a partial change of use; the ground floor will host offices and/ or residences with flexible living space, while the first floor will have an apartment composed of rooms rhythmically defined by existing transversal load-bearing walls. The attic will be converted into a large open space with dormer windows to achieve a usable height for building permits.

Renovation of an existing part (east side of the courtyard) with a change of use, structural revision, and infrastructure updates. The partially unused or externally used spaces will be redeveloped for exhibition spaces, study/residence rooms, and garage spaces.

New construction that includes the two vacant sides of the courtyard, integrated with the existing renovated part on the east side of the courtyard.

This will result in a building with roofing systems (sheds) that seamlessly relate to the surrounding context, respecting the existing architectural activity in the project area.

INY22

Networks of areas / Masterplan The activity began with metric and photographic surveying of the complex to fully capture its peculiarities and details. After the survey, the reproduction phase in AutoCAD followed, creating the plan of the entire complex from which sections and elevations were derived to verify the accuracy of the survey.

LAMBRATE

Once the as-built activities were completed, the preliminary design phase started with a part dedicated to discussion with the Academic Tutor to understand the intentions and needs of the client. This was followed by the presentation of design proposals for both the renovation of the existing part and the construction of the new building in the courtyard.

ORTICA

Redeveloped Areas

Green Network PARCO FORLANINI

Floor Plan

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With the necessary permits obtained from the Public Administration to begin construction activities, the final design phase can be considered complete. The next step involved planning the organization of the construction site, outlining processes for different tasks. During this phase, the focus was on the external part of the lot. Initially, asbestos coverings of the existing porticoed part were removed. After removal and disposal of the coverings, the demolition of the volume on the east side of the courtyard followed. Excavation lines were traced, and earth movement areas were defined. Concurrently, drawings for the execution of the project were prepared at a 1:20 scale for delivery to the construction company responsible for the

correct realization of the work. The facade of the east side of the courtyard will have a distinctive character, ensured by subdued backlighting behind the polycarbonate panel system that forms part of the facade. The ground floor will be characterized by plastered concrete elements and glass openings (voids).The project will be innovative in its ability to relate “old” and “new” in an area surrounded by mobility infrastructure directly connected to the city center. The sheds (roofing systems for the new construction part) will contribute to the placement of solar panels, ensuring high energy savings through collaboration with a heat pump or condensing boiler, reducing heat exchange with excessive CO2 dispersion.

Functions Hostel 1

Garage

New Courtyard

Architectural Offices

Hostel 2

Existing situation

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New Loft / Residential Area

Building site

INY22 Currently, the 4.0 space looks like a building with low architectural quality, facing north towards Viale Alessandro Manzoni and Via Emilia. Adjacent to the space 4.0 area is the former military area now completely in a state of decay as well as the nearby sports area.

The demolition of the 4.0 space is therefore envisaged as it does not have a particular architectural value, the same Massetto + Lamiera gracata goes for the parking lot behind it and for the military area Guaina imperm. consisting of 4 sheds as expressed by the current PSC. Massetto impianti The arrangement of the lot involves the creation of a set Colla of open spaces that dialogue with the planned voluFinituranew pavimenti mes hosting a new health/community house and space

This will also be guaranteed by the incorporation of plantings that, along with pathways and water mirrors, define the central open space of the courtyard.

The project will be innovative in its ability to relate “old” and “new” in an area surrounded by mobility infrastructure directly connected to the city center.

The sheds (roofing systems for the new construction part) will contribute to the placement of solar panels, ensuring high energy savings through collaboration with a heat pump or condensing boiler, reducing heat exchange with excessive CO2 dispersion. This will also be guaranteed by the incorporation of plantings that, along with pathways and water mirrors, define the central open space of the courtyard.

HEA200 Trave di bordo 25x42cm Pluviale in rame d=100mm Policarbonato

All the newly constructed spaces have been carefully designed to ensure dual exposure for optimal ventilation and lighting, optimizing the spaces to guarantee flexibility of use.

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Isolante esterno Intonaco

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Tramezza in laterizio (8x19x50cm) Isolante (10cm)

Blocchi in lat.

(20x25x25cm) Isolante interno (10cm) Cartongesso

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BB’ section detail

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Thesis| I Grandi Vuoti degli Scali Ferroviari Milanesi: da Infrastruttura Urbana a Infrastruttura Verde

Location: Milano, Italy Year: 2021 / 2022

Politecnico di Milano | School of Architecture, Urban Planning, Construcition Engineering Final Thesis Degree in Architecture Design Professor Supervisor: Prof. Roy Nash Co-Supervisor: Prof. Debora Magri

ABSTRACT The thesis work is presented as a research that starts from the Architectural Design Laboratory 2, in which I had the opportunity to address the issue of urban regeneration through the development of a project which, at different scales, from the urban to the architectural one, it concerned the area of the ​​ Porta Romana airport in Milan. The object of the research is therefore the transformation project of the Milanese railway yards as an opportunity for regeneration and rethinking of the urban form.

In the face of the environmental emergency and in the post-Covid era, the large voids of the airports represent a potential for regeneration of great value, capable of triggering an important change not only from the physical point of view of the places but in the ways of living and thinking about space urban and residential in a sustainable perspective.

The work is divided into four chapters.

The first chapter retraces the threshold moments that marked important transformations in the airport areas, from their construction to decommissioning up to the future scenarios proposed by the new PGT for Milan 2030, highlighting the strategic and highly urban role of the areas in question in relation to the development of the whole city.

In the second chapter, through the study of European best cases, an attempt is made to understand the strategic role of airports in the contemporary city and how it is possible, in the light of sudden economic, social and political changes, to plan and control the transformations which magnitude of such areas, require long-term times.

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The third chapter studies the proposals put forward in the design competitions which, in recent years, starting from the guidelines and indications of the PGT, have seen the Milanese airports protagonists of an interesting debate on the future of the contemporary city. The study of the European best cases and the proposals of the Milanese competitions aimed to identify some strategic lines and to recognize some of the architectural and urban devices that prove to be particularly effective in the regeneration of the airport areas in relation to the new instances.

Finally, the last chapter closes with the presentation and re-reading, in the light of the studies done, of the project developed during the Architectural Design laboratory 2, from which the research started.

In the light of the study done, it emerges how in the contemporary project for the regeneration of strategic areas of the city, green takes on fundamental importance not only as an interscalar project material but as a principle of transformation capable of building a landscape infrastructure according to ecological and sustainable criteria also faced with emergencies and socio-political-economic changes.

Thesis

Complete Thesis https://issuu.com/mrcr_ lab/docs/_i_grandi_vuoti_ degli_scali_ferroviari_milanesi_da

Size: 210 x 210 mm Pages: 219 Boards: 9 A1

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