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2 0 1 5 - 2026
01.TREVES RESI DENCES The Porous C ou rtya rd: D om esti ci ty & Urba n i ty
POLIMI Academic Work | 2024 Architectural Design Studio - Urban Grafting Instructor: Prof. Cino Zucchi Collaboration with Arsarn Suphajunyavat LOCATION: Milan, Italy TYPOLOGY: Mixed-Use (Residential & Public Space) MATERIALITY: Reinforced Concrete Structure AREA: 5717 SQ.M. Located at Largo Claudio Treves in Milan, this mixed-use residential project transforms a former office tower site into a socially vibrant urban space. The design opens the ground floor to the public, integrating an art gallery and plaza into the city fabric. Above, the residential volume aligns with the site boundary to enclose a private inner garden for residents. Clad in a contextual brick base and dynamic louvered crown, the building sensitively blends into Milan's historic streetscape.
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MasterPlan
Street View from Largo Claudio Treves Piazza Contextual Street Elevation
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1. PLAZA 2. SUNKEN PLAZA 3. EXHIBITION ENTRANCE 4. EXHIBITION 5. CAFE 6. CAFE SERVICE AREA 7. APARTMENT LOBBY A 8. GARBAGE ROOM 9. APARTMENT LOBBY B 10. EXHIBITION LOADING AREA 11. RESIDENTS' GARDEN
Sunken Plaza View Ground Floor Plan
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Typical Floor Plan apartment unit type a *15 studio: 37 sq.m
Residents' Garden View 1:200 Physical Model
type b *7 1 bedroom: 52 sq.m type c *4 2 bedroom: 86 sq.m type d *4 1 bedroom: 74 sq.m type e -102 sq.m 2 bedroom type f - 131 sq.m 2 bedroom type g - 135 sq.m 2 bedroom
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FACADE TECTONICS & MATERIALITY A clear tectonic division balancing a context-driven brick base with a dynamic, lightweight crown. The interplay of textured masonry and sliding aluminum louvers creates an adaptable skin, mediating between private living and the public Milanese streetscape.
Sliding Aluminum Louver Screen
1:20 Facade Detail Model
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02.T HE LC ART GALLERY A Spatial Filter: Dissolving Architecture, Art, and Landscape across Scales
Polimi Academic Work | 2025 Architectural Thematic Studio Instructor: Prof. Alberto Lessan; Prof. Brambilla Paolo Collaboration With Francesca Costanzi; Rurui Tang LOCATION: Zurich, Switzerland TYPOLOGY: Art Gallery & Exhibition Space MATERIALITY: Modular Timber Structure AREA: 1035 SQ.M. Situated within Zurich’s scenic Zürichhorn Park, steps away from Le Corbusier’s historic Heidi Weber Museum, LC ART GALLERY is a single-story timber pavilion dedicated to housing his multidisciplinary artworks. Conceived as a spatial "filter," the gallery negotiates two contrasting realities: the intimate, human-scaled interior of domesticity and the expansive, natural landscape of the park. By echoing Le Corbusier’s own structural and philosophical inquiries, the pavilion serves as a contemporary threshold where architecture, art, and nature dissolve into a singular experience. 10
Integrated Spatial–Structural Module
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Cantilevered Structural Module - Columns and Beams
Modular Aggregation
Rooted in Le Corbusier's concept of the Museum of Unlimited Growth, the pavilion utilizes a prefabricated modular timber structure designed to adapt and expand flexibly over time. Within this framework, "domesticity" is crafted not as a residential building type, but as an atmospheric condition. By carefully balancing the comforting proportions of the 3M*3M*3M, the interplay of solid timber and glass, the raw texture of wooden joints, and the soft, filtered light of the park, the gallery evokes the serene, comforting essence of a home. 13
Detail Model 1:20
Structural Module STRUCTURAL MODULE
Wall Section 1:20
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Plan Detail 1:20 POLITECNICO DI MILANO
056106 - THEMATIC STUDIO A.Y. 2025 - 2026 School of Architecture Urban Planning Construction Engineering
Prof. Lessan Alberto
Prof. Brambilla Paolo
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Francesca Costanzi
Rurui Tang
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