Portfolio Simone Fasoli

Portfolio Simone Fasoli 2019-2024

Simone Fasoli Birth: 06/03/2001 Birthplace: Milano Address: Via Solferino 44, 20121 Milano Phone: +393662495184 Mail: simone.fasoli6@gmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-fasoli-8574a0221

EDUCATION

Technische Universität Berlin Alliance4tech exchange program.

Professors: P.Stillke, P.Asa, M.Vranjakovic

Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid Alliance4tech exchange program.

Professors: E.Tuñon, S.Vilata, I.Pedrosa

Politecnico di Milano Master Degree in Architecture Architecture - Built Environment - Interiors Professors: C.Zucchi, M.Nastri, J.Leveratto, R.Piano Current GPA 29.7/30

Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture de Nantes Erasmus exchange program.

Professors: J. Perraud, F. Boudon, J. L. Violeau, F. Ferrari

Politecnico di Milano Bachelor Degree in Architectural Design Final GPA 29.2/30 Professors: S.Gabrielli, M.Roca, S.Viscuso, A.Arnaldi, L.Ferro Final grade 110/110 e Lode

Liceo Scientifico Luigi Galvani Scientific High School Degree

April 2024 - July 2024 Berlin, Germany

September 2023 - January 2024 Madrid, Spain

September 2022 - ongoing Milan, Italy

February 2022 - July 2022 Nantes, France

October 2019 - September 2022 Milan, Italy

September 2014 - July 2019 Milan, Italy

SKILLS

Languages

Computer skills

Manual skills

Italian Mother Tongue English Advanced Spanish Intermediate French Basic

AutoCad, Revit Rhinoceros, Grasshopper Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign SketchUp, Twinmotion, Metashape Microsoft Office package

Freehand and technical Drawing Model making, Woodworking

EXPERIENCE Milano Design Week exhibition 2024 Designed and prototyped pieces of furniture showcased at Fuorisalone.

In collaboration with Agglotech and Politecnico di Milano.

Full-time Internship at Deamicisarchitetti Engaged in diverse architectural projects, developing fundamental skills in design, digital modeling, executive drawings, and on-site visits.

Milano Design Week exhibition 2023 Designed pieces of furniture focusing on sustainable material usage from concept to prototype.

In collaboration with Canobbio Textile Architecture and Politecnico di Milano.

Design Workshop at Harvard Center for Hellenic Studies Led on-site analysis and community engagement for a project repurposing an abandoned modern building in Napflio, Greece, culminating in a presentation to the city mayor.

Internship with Architect Francesca Olivieri Contributed to a publication on Milanese modern architect Mario Galvagni, conducting typological studies, redesigning elements, and developing 3D models.

Editoriale Domus Gained insights into magazine publication processes and attended courses on photography, writing, and graphic design.

Internship at Emergency Ong Onlus Participated in organizational meetings and contributed to setting up a photographic exhibition and charity market to raise awareness and support the organization’s causes.

February - April 2024 Milan, Italy.

January - March 2024 Milan, Italy.

February - April 2023 Milan, Italy.

May 2022 Nafplio, Greece.

January - February 2022 Milan, Italy.

January 2019 Milan, Italy.

January 2018 Milan, Italy.

Contents

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Architectural Design Studio 1

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From form to place. Composition and decomposition of a cube of space Professors: Simona Gabrielli, Alessandro Raffa, Fabio Luce 2019-20 Politecnico di Milano

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Design and Construction Studio

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Time-based houses. Temporary structures in fragile contexts Professors: Carol Monticelli, Salvatore Viscuso 2020 Politecnico di Milano

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Architectural Design Studio 2

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Project for an architecture. Art Gallery in via Cusani Professors: Massimiliano Roca, Francesco Lo Monte 2021 Politecnico di Milano

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Studio de projet S6 Architectures Touristiques et territoires en crise Professors: J. Perraud, F. Boudon, J. L. Violeau, F. Ferrari 2022 École Nationale Superieure d’Architecture de Nantes

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Architectural Design Studio 4

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Urban Grafting. Project for a hostel in via Conchetta Professors: Cino Zucchi 2022 Politecnico di Milano

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Interior design studio

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The Call of the Forest, Urban redevelopment project.

Professors: Jacopo Leveratto, Nerantzia Tzortzi 2023 Politecnico di Milano

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Proyecto 7

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Vida urbana vertical.

Professors: Emilio Tuñón, Ignacio Pedrosa, Silvia Colmenares 2023 Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid

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Milano Design Week 2023-2024

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2023 -Recycled PVChair 2024 - Ludwig Lamps Politecnico di Milano

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1 From form to place.

Composition and decomposition of a cube of space.

Individual Project Professors: Simona Gabrielli, Alessandro Raffa, Fabio Luce Academic Work 2019

In this first approach to design practice we had to think of a minimal space that could be used for contemplative and intellectual activity.

The starting point of the assignment is a cubic volume of 5m x5m that through the design process takes the form of a living space.

The conceptual idea behind the project is the myth of Prometheus stealing fire from the gods, intending the junction of the house as a path of man towards knowledge and virtue. In particular, this space is designed for an architect, as a multifaceted intellectual figure who needs various and separate spaces in conjunction with each other.

Following the idea at the base of the Greek mythology of the ascension towards knowledge, I designed a space that rises from the ground and is detached from it, in which each floor is occupied by an activity more and more noble and elevated than the previous one. Going into detail, we meet the spaces of toilets, kitchen and a bedroom at the base of the building, then moving on to rooms for manual work of modeling, a space where the project is designed and thought, to get to the top floor where the space is dedicated to reading. The outside is conceived as a free space at the top of the building and is dedicated to the contemplation of the landscape.

Conceptual sketch

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Facades and Plans

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2 Time-based houses.

Temporary structures in fragile contexts.

Group Project Professors: Carol Monticelli, Salvatore Viscuso Academic Work 2020

given the circumstance, plugging solutions suited to the scenta shape were studied, opting for soft insulation supported by a grid substructure of crossed planks. the elementary module occupies an area of 9m x 9m that through the conjunction with modules with a triangular shape allows the creation of courts within the semicircle thus composed, another strategy used is the differentiation of the fronts between north and south, so as to maximize solar gain and minimize losses while maintaining a high level of natural lighting. in-depth cross-sectional research was required regarding the technological solutions used.

The workshop’s request is to design temporary housing for the athletes of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina; the objectives to be achieved are adaptation to the context, ease and speed of assembly of the elements, their ecological sustainability and, at the end of the Olympics, their easy disassembly and transportability. we were driven by the extreme conditions of the site to try to imagine alternative solutions in terms of form, solutions that could cope with the cold temperatures and snow load that the building would have to withstand. it is precisely from this point that we started to arrive at the final form of the roof, it is in fact a surface that takes the shape of a catenary, the ideal curve to respond to a distributed weight. It also proved to be an optimal strategy in terms of heat loss; its curved shape allowed us to have the minimum possible exposed surface area and thus heat loss. it is the curved wood structure itself that takes the shape, and

Conceptual drawing

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Plan and Facade

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Detailed axonometry

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Physical model 1:50

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3 Urban memory.

Art Gallery in via Cusani.

Group Project Professors: Massimiliano Roca, Francesco Lo Monte Academic Work 2020

The request of the workshop is to fit into a strongly historicised context such as the centre of Milan with a building of public value with an artistic vocation. The project rests its conceptual foundations on the suggestion of the Roman walls that passed precisely over the project site. It is from this historical research that the project took the form of a wall-building that reinterprets and recalls a lightly-visible part of history in the city. We set out to continue the continuous curtain wall of the city according to its medieval structure, the nodal point of the composition was the violent connection between the two parts of the wall; in this point facing Via Cusani, the building opens to the city showing a hint of the courtyard, the entrance is there located. The museum program takes place entirely on the first and second floors, following a clear and defined path.

The ground floor is dedicated to reception, store and café, while a basement allows for the location of storage and offices.

The design is composed of masonry blocks that are interrupted by thin windows or large windows that also result in volumetric variation in terms of the absence of a block.

Project sketch

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Physical model 1:200

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Plans of the Ground, First and Second floors

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Main Facades and Sections

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Interior view

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Interior view

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4 Architectures Touristiques et territoires en crise.

Professors: J. Perraud, F. Boudon, F. Ferrari, J. L. Violeau, Group Project Academic Work 2022 École Nationale Superieure d’Architecture de Nantes

Collaboration between the University of Nantes, Paris and Athens has made possible a competition of ideas for the recovery and reuse of an architectural ruin from the modern era, located along one of the beaches of Nafplio, a small Greek town. this is the place and the starting point for a project that transversally has to propose a design proposal capable of attracting visitors, reusing the existing structure as much as possible and giving new lustre to the city’s view. The provocative and at the same time mediating proposal of two realities very much present in the city is that of a multifunctional space that can combine a theatre with a discotheque. The city’s reality is that of a very present

youth and a high presence of music schools, but no place to practice it, at the same time the young population is denied the possibility of recreation within the city, which lacks entertainment venues. The project stands in continuity with the existing structure and in a certain sense rationalises it, leaving the qualities of the place unchanged but allowing it to be used throughout the year and for different functions.

Project drawing

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Axonometry of the existing and new building

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Interior view during the day

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Exterior view during the day

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5 Urban Grafting.

Project for a hostel in via Conchetta.

Group Project Professor: Cino Zucchi Academic Work 2022

“Once upon a time there was a young traveller in Milan: his name was John and his favourite means of transportation was his yellow bicycle. On the evening of his arrival he had a nasty surprise: the accommodation he had booked at an outrageous amount (‘Nice house with corner balconymore or less near Corso Buenos Aires’) was without a bed. By now resigned to sleeping under one of the bridges over the Navigli, John must have seemed really desperate when, over dinner at Trattoria Madonnina, a young man, Saul, approached him with a saving piece of information: there was a hostel not far away. The charming historic district around Via Conchetta was a quiet and intimate but also fragrant residential area composed of a strange mixture of 19th-century buildings and 1970s high-rises. In this messy but natural disorder, John arrived at the hostel: it was in its own way a complex, fragmented, discontinuous architecture, derived from a co-presence of conflicting voices, but at the same time domestic, ordered, clear, regulated by a logically structured syntax. It was composed of 3 inhabited volumes, connected by 2 ethereal, semi-transparent bodies. John easily located the entrance, and at the front desk Violet and Samuel immediately assigned him a bed in the southern volume.The room was spacious and bright, perhaps a little edgy but cozy. There John met his roommate: his name was Ciro and he had the characteristic of chatting a lot, so much so that from the moment John arrived he did not stop talking to him for even a minute. Fortunately, the room had a large loggia, where John could retreat to smoke in solitude or take a breath of air. The first night was a nightmare: Ciro would not stop talking even in his sleep, but rather sang and recited poetry in multiple languages. Understanding and helpful, Violet and Samuel agreed to move John to another room, this time in the volume to the north.

So John had to walk through the whole hostel, and although he had not walked more than a minute he got to see many cheerful, interesting and different spaces: the shared loggias next to the stairs, the dining room, the terrace where the hostel guests gathered to enjoy the beautiful days. This time the room, similar to the first in spaciousness and warmth, had not a loggia but a bow window, from whose windows John could see the sunset and also the automatic bike parking lot where he had left his yellow bike.

Intrigued by the buzz from below, John descended into the hostel courtyard, where with the help of a pint of beer he met many people and continued to happily spend the evening in the company of his new friends in the Hall.

The 3 days he spent at Quest Chi L’è Minga Un Ostello flew by for John and soon it was time to leave again. However, he remained so fond of the place and the company that as soon as he heard that a person was needed to work as a bike mechanic at the Bike Parking, he immediately volunteered and today John is still in Via Conchetta”.

Project sketch

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Axonometry

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Ground and First floor Plan

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Facades

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Physical model 1:20

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Physical model 1:100

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6 How to become a Planet.

The Call of the Forest, Urban redevelopment project.

Group Project Professors: Jacopo Leveratto, Nerantzia Tzortzi Academic Work 2023

HUSTON WE HAVE A PLANET! This is the surprised exclamation of the astronauts, because suddenly in the void and almost infinite space of the city something different is being noticed by the explorers: a new planet in fact! But what’s its name? its name is UP! and nobody has seen nothing like this before.

It is a new planet, born (and raised) where before there was a square, Piazza Carbonari. But what happened to the piazza? It became a planet.

Of course, it is not thaaat easy, not everybody can become a planet: there is a rigid step ladder to follow, a hard training, including all these chapters, that need to be interpreted in a non-literal ideal deep sense. If you are brilliant, independent, round and spheric enough, then you might hope to become a planet too, at the end of your career.

The Planet is a privileged utopistic place for species concentration and mixing.

Like every planet the mass of UP! is able to generate a gravitational force: like a lighthouse in the dark, the strangeness, the diversity in the urban context, of this crowded, lush and colorful forest aims at attracting and inflating as many species as possible.

In a territory where man is expelled and forced to get a step back, the power and the richness of nature can rediscover a physical, genuine, authentic spatial dimension.

The first and main feature of this planet is that it represents a strong point of attraction within the surrounding space: it has the capacity of attracting organisms, generating curiosity, proposing an adventure and provoking hesitations in the routines of everyday life.

Piazza Carbonari is the place we chose to design our project, where we found the potential for urban, social and architectural regeneration to think big. The square is located in the north-east of Milan, not far from the central railway station and south of the Maggiolina residential district. It is a square located along the ring road of the regions, and therefore characterised by intense traffic; the current road system, although functioning perfectly, makes the square nothing less than a motorway junction, eliminating any possibility of connection that the square could play. This place could be an opportunity, given its intrinsic characteristics, to play a key role in Milan’s green system: what we aspire to is to create a reproducible system of attractive areas within the city.

While creating a common ground for inhabitants, our project aims to constitute a natural reserve inside the city, a place in which ideas could take ground. The main activity at the base of our project is a laboratory of natural science: only means of interaction between the two planets. Our idea is to constitute a center for experimentation and diffusion of natural culture inside the city. The design of the project is constituted by a continuous retaining wall in clear concrete that follows the shape of the square and by the fluidity of its shape creates different spaces for urban use as a playground, shops and entertainment places. The circulation of the traffic around the square slows down and reduces in dimensions to enhance the communication between the city and the square.

Axonometry of the project

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Urban and topographical plan the project

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View of a relevant part the project

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View of a relevant part the project

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Vegetation growth scheme

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Physical model 1:200

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7 Vida urbana vertical.

Vivienda productiva, ocio, cultura y deporte junto al Rìo Manzanares.

Individual Project Professors: Emilio Tuñón, Ignacio Pedrosa, Silvia Colmenares Academic Work 2023 Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid

The foundational idea behind this project is to revitalize the urban landscape of Madrid along the Manzanarre River, specifically in close proximity to the Royal Palace. Here, historic structures share views with their modern counterparts on the opposite riverbank. Positioned at the eastern edge of the city center, it establishes connections with the existing towers facing on the opposite side of the river, shaping an urban system aspiring to be the propylaea of the city.

The functional program of the site includes collective housing, productive residences, accommodations for the elderly and students, as well as hotel rooms. Concurrently, it integrates city-scale recreational amenities, including a 2000-person venue hall and multi-sports facilities.

The formal organization of the complex strives to render each hosted function articulate and recognizable, all while preserving a visual consistency and permeability to the surrounding city.

The tower emerges as the most formally emancipated element, a freedom stemming from its size and the intention to establish it as a city landmark, offering a dynamically changing reference point depending on one’s spatial relation to it.

The design of the envelope arises from the qualitative needs of the residences, facilitating habitable terraces with optimal thermal comfort. Consequently, the building incorporates a double facade, with the outer layer of sunshading blades mitigating solar radiation and presenting a unified appearance to the city.

The complexity of the structure seeks to transcend the concept of a mere dormitory, aiming to give this part of the city its own functional autonomy. In doing so, it atttempts to create a place of residence, work, and leisure, operating at both the scale of the individual dwelling and the urban environment.

Project sketch

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Axonometry of the context

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Axonometry of theproject inserted in the context

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Project section

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Axonometry of the entire project

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Axonometry of a portion of the tower

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Physical model 1:50

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Physical model 1:200

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8 Milano Design week exposition 2023 Tutor: Alessandra Zanelli Group Project Academic Work 2023 Politecnico di Milano

The collaborative project between Canobbio and Politecnico di Milano for Milan Design Week and Fuorisalone 2023 centered on the company’s primary material: PVC. This versatile material is frequently employed in large synthetic membranes for various Canobbio projects, resulting in a significant amount of waste after each project.

From this realization, the Recycled PVChair project emerged with a fundamental objective: repurposing the industrial waste into furniture suitable for the consumer sector. Utilizing strips measuring 5 cm in width, the project transformed the waste material into a prototype chaise longue and modular stools, supported by an aluminum tube frame and 3D-printed plastic joints. The resulting product boasts a simple yet robust structure, rendering it lightweight, easily assembled, and reversible.

Emphasizing the tensile strength of the PVC strips, the prototype chaise longue and stools showcase the material’s versatility.

The strips, available in various colors, widths, and lengths, are seamlessly welded together in the prototype, with their edges tensioned using sliding buckles. The larger module, with its square footprint, not only serves as an innovative seating solution but also provides a comfortable space for relaxation and repose.

Produced Chaise -longue

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Milano Design week exposition 2024 Tutor: Michela Bassanelli, Jacopo Leveratto Group Project Academic Work 2024 Politecnico di Milano

We were commissioned by Agglotech to conceptualize and create furnishing elements, and our inspiration for this project came from a captivating paradox: the idea of crafting luminous and lightweight objects, such as lamps, from the stark contrast of massive and opaque marble blocks. This conceptual leap led us to explore the potential of juxtaposing weight and lightness in our designs.

Our creative journey was guided by the architectural legacy of Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe, whose Barcelona Pavilion stands as an enduring symbol of timeless contemporary architecture. Inspired by the iconic cross-shaped pillar within the Pavilion, we embarked on a quest to distill its essence into a modern furnishing piece.

Thus, the Ludwig lamp was born. Drawing from the elegant simplicity of Mies’s design, we refined the floor plan of the cross-shaped pillar, retaining only its essential L-profiles. These profiles, symbolizing the core structural elements of the Pavilion, were reimagined as the foundational framework of our lamp.

The lamp features four L-profiles held together by a series of fixed spacers, ensuring stability and structural integrity. At the heart of the lamp lies the light source, casting a radiant glow that illuminates its surroundings with precision and grace.

One of the defining characteristics of the Ludwig lamp is its adaptability. Available in multiple heights, ranging from 150 cm to 75 cm, and crafted from a variety of materials, each lamp offers a unique blend of versatility and sophistication.

Whether gracing the interiors of modern living spaces or enhancing the ambiance of outdoor environments, the Ludwig lamp epitomizes timeless elegance and functionality.

Produced Lamps

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Project poster and construction scheme

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Simone Fasoli simone.fasoli6@gmail.com