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Matteo GulloPORTFOLIO

WORK EXPERIENCE

Restart - Milano/Firenze/London

qart progetti - Firenze

YellowOffice - Milano

COMPETITIONS

OWC Competition for a sports centre in Ohrid (Macedonia) sponsored by Archme-dium: we analysed the contrast between landscape project and landmark.

Iceland Tekking Cabin Project focuses on landscape design. The competion is organised by Bee Breeders and is looking to construct a series of trekking cabins that could be located in various spots across some of Iceland’s most famous trekking paths.

Europan 14 - ongoingongoing competition. the results will be published in december 2017. The areas are sets in the north of Europe.

The Bench 2017 - First prizeWinning proposal for the Winnipeg Design Festival 2017. The five benches will be build and set in Winnipeg, Canada.

Periferie 2017 - ongoingthe competition is about the italian suburbs areas. Our project is set in San Gio-vanni a Teduccio, peripheral area in Naples.

Lamborghini Road Monument Competition organised by YAC (Young Architect Competition) in collaboration with Automobili Lamborghini. The goal of the competition is to design a new mo-nument for the famous company that will be built and located in the entrance of the headquorter.

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Matteo Gulloborn in Firenze (Italy) - January 13th, 1993

Three months full-time internship until the end of March 2014. and I continued to collaborate until December 2014. During this period I developed and delivered the showroom projects in Milan and London, and the Eurocucina exhibition stand at the Salone del Mobile di Milano, 2014. www.restart.it

Four months full-time internship. During this period I have been involved in diffe-rent projects developed by the studio. I was focused in an accessible village set in Elba island called “Sassi Turchini”. During this experience I have improved my practical working skills and relationship with the construction site. The office is run by arch. Matteo Fioravanti, professor at Università degli studi di Firenze. The team was composed by five architects, one engineer and two intern. www.qart.it

Six months full-time internship.. During this period I was focused in different compe-titions. I especially developed the project for Piazza Castello, Milano. During this experience I improved my graphic skills using Illustrator and Photoshop. Francesca Benedetto, Yellowoffice founder, is now professor at Harvard University in Boston. During the internship I was focused also in residential projects in Milano. www.yellowoffice.it

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EDUCATION Master in Architecture - Politecnico di MilanoMaster of Architecture (in English lenguage) at School of Architecture and So-ciety, Politecnico di Milano. Thesis “Rebranding Scampia, the smart city beyond Gomorra” Relator: Arch. Stefano Boeri.

MOA - physical model workshopWorkshop aubout the costruction of physical models using different materials as wood, cardboard, foam, plastic, steel, paper, gypsum, resins etc. During the workshop I lernt how to use particular machines useful to build physical models including the laser cutter, saw and pantograph.

MIAW - WorkshopProject with Professor Yichen Lu (Studio Link-Arc) on a sport area in Milan. The workshop was focused in the design of a new fence that could host different activites.

Bachelor of Architecture - Politecnico di MilanoBachelor degree thesis “Prefabricated society: Modern society and new con-struction techniques” with Prof. M. Nastri. This thesis addressed the influences that society has on architecture and vice versa. Grade : 108/110

Responsive Morphologies WorkshopWorkshop on responsive morphologies in architecture and design with the use of Grasshopper and Arduino/Genuino with Prof. Attilio Nebuloni and Prof. Maxi-miliano Romero at Phy-co lab, Politecnico di Milano.

Ri-Formare Milano A further project for RI-FORMARE Milano on the site of an old cinema (Piazzale Lodi, Milano) and the site of the planned last stop of M4, the Milan subway line.

Maturità Scientifica - LSS Piero GobettiSecondary School Diploma with scientific orientation from Liceo Scientifico Piero Gobetti, Bagno a Ripoli, Florence. where I have been president of the student government. Over the five years I won a number of awards and enjoyed parti-cipating in school sports teams and the the theatrical company.

PRATICAL SKILLS

EXTRA Volunteer and member of the council in Associazione Volontari Gruppo Elba

Rugby player in Firenze 1936 during secondary school. Passionated by vintage cars and motorbikes

Actor for Compagnia Venti Lucenti. Performed in Florence, Syracuse and Yerevan.

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ICT skills: Autocad 2D, Rhinoceros, Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign), Grasshopper (base), Arduino/Genuino, V-Ray, KeyShot, Final Cut Pro.Maquettes: Very high experience in physical model. Practice in laser cutter use. Talent in the use of cartboard, wood, foam, gypsum. Able to work in differente scale of the model using different materials.Languages: Italian (native), English (fluent)

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OHRID WATERSPORT CENTREA contrast between landscape and landmark. The Ohrid watersports centre acts as a bridge out of the city.Ohrid, Macedonia2015

SPACE ODDITYBee Breeders competition. The goal was to create a new innovative desi-

gn for trekking shelters. Iceland

2016

REBRANDNG SCAMPIAThe smart city beyond Gomorrah. Strategy for a transformation of the

neighborhood based on the existing social environment.Napoli, Italy

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LEARNING TO USE PUBLIC SPACE AGAIN!Winning proposal for the Winnipeg Design Festival 2017. The project is about five benches to be built during the year.Winnipeg, Canada2017

I have included in this portfolio just a small selection of projects that I feel best embody my personal idea of architecture.

INHABITED BUTTRESS The project link together the private path of the hostel with the public

corridor to connect the new town to the old oneCagliari, Italy

2016

EVER GROWING WATER CAMPUSThe idea is to create a university campus that can change and grow day

by day, keeping time with the rhythms of our fast-paced society. New York City, USA

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CONSONNO CULTURAL CENTREAn abandoned amusement park set in the mountains close to Lecco. The atmosphere inspired a new way of conceiving cultural platforms.Consonno, Italy2013

THE ECO PATHMedau su Cramu is an abbandoned area betwen Cagliari e Quartu

Sant’Elena in south Sardinia. This area is allready working as a connection.Medau Su Cramu, Italy

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MASEGRA ACTIVE PRESERVATIONThe aim of the project was to create new activities to preserve the castle, adapting its structure to receive a greater number of visitors. Sondrio, Italy2015

SHOWROOMSA project undertaken for Restart. I was solely responsible for the design

and restoration of the showroom in Milan and the new site in London.Milano, Italy / London, United Kingdom

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LOOP CONNECTIONThe structure is developed using Grassoppher and the shadow is guaran-tee by responsive elements tested using Arduino and Firefly Expo Dubai 20202016

REBRANDING SCAMPIANapoli, Italy

2017

The intervention is developed in many steps. Every step involves different actors, starting from the associations that are actual-ly populating the district. The masterplan of the first in-tervention is schematically di-vided in four part: the square, the sport area, the research area and the space market that regards the sails and new con-structions in program. The main strategy is to densify the area, the goal is to fill the voids that are now creating barriers between citizens. This strategy of densification is di-vided in different steps, starting from the area of the sails, the one with the worst connotation which will spread in all the distri-ct, according to its needs.The first actors are the associa-tions, who can already popula-te the area: Arci Scampia, for example, is the second soccer school in Italy considering the number of subscribers; The Maddaloni gym is one of the best judo schools, today people

arrive from the whole country. So the associations could be the spark to the start of this project, but they must be helped by private and public investments. Starting from the sport area, we aim to densify the space close to university, in order to attract investors interested in medicine issues. The spaces inside the sails will be managed from the space market, located in the park.

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LEARNING TO USE PUBLIC SPACE AGAIN!(under construction), Winnipeg, Canada

2017

Our everyday life is becoming more digital and more discon-nected from the physical space.In fact, the very existence of public space in the future can perhaps be questioned. Alre-ady, the extent to which one may “live” without really lea-ving one’s home and engaging the city has become quite large. The internet may in many ways replicate and therefore render obsolete the movements, inte-ractions and emotional expe-riences heretofore found only in the physical urban realm. In 2011 Hillary Clinton declared that “internet will be the public space of the future”. Building a bench is an occasion to create public space and to make peo-ple conscious of the potential of living again the city.

The proposal is to offer 5 exam-ples of use of the public space: very ordinary collective activi-ties that are are being forgotten. The idea is to create in a playful and simple way, 5 temporary

situations that people can live and than miss when they will be dismantled. The experience of the installation is both a social moment and an education to the use of the public space. Sim-ple wooden frames are combi-ned to create different objects.

The installations will be a spa-ce (1) to play with swings, (2) to relax on a hammock, (3) to do some sport and to excercise, (4) to read and exchange books, (5) to have a pic-nic and ga-ther around a table with other people. Through the use of the “benches” people will revalue the experience of living the pu-blic space and will understand its importance for the future.

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Antonio La MarcaDavide Masserini

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THE ECO PATHMedau su Cramu, Italy

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Medau su Cramu is a huge area in the South of Sardinia, which is mostly part of a natu-ral park. It belongs at the same time to two administrative zo-nes: the one of the municipality of Cagliari and the other one to Quartu sant’Elena. Already in the current situation the area serves as connection. Never-theless there have not been done anything seriously so far to tackle the regulation, desi-gn and development of it. The Eco Path project addresses the need for a linking infrastracture with respect to natural features of the park and enhances the promising, existing attivities that can unfold their potential via the improved accessibility.

The project is based on pro-found studies which demonstra-te that the locally found cha-racteristics, both natural and antropoligic, are of national importance: The most famous example for that are the for-mer salines that host a unique

ecosystems with flamingos and rare flower species. Latter led to the installation of various bird watching points that are cur-rently not cross-linked among each other. However also the botanical garden represenets a place of rich biodiversity typical for the area.

teamSilvia Fernandez

Ghiath Al Jebawi

The Eco Path is a structure that never touches the ground to re-spect the given ecosystems. It is rather generating in section dif-ferent configurations for various activities.

The Eco Path is able, apart from connecting two heterogeneous areas, to create ties betwe-en zones that can be related to each other by their natural characteristics: the presence of water, of low vegetation as well as the one of high vegetation are hereby used as parameters. In those particular spots the structure is getting into a dialo-gue with the surroundings with more generous spaces required by the programme.

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The concept for this project came from its location: encircled in the west by water and in the east by mountains, on the sho-res of Ohrid Lake. Although far from urban and still largely do-minated by agriculture, it is the only viable site of expansion for the city of Ohrid. The city started as a fortress to the north of the lake, and expanded outwards over the centuries along the shoreline into the valley. The project is situated at the edge of this expansion, the point whe-re urban services and rural sy-stems overlap, and where the overwhelming sense is one of transition: between water and mountain, but also between city and nature. There was no other way to reflect this remarkable sensation than to design the project as a bridge between the different realms, connecting the elements. The challenge was to create a landscape that incorporated the watersports centre, but that was also un-deniably connected to the city.

The project has three layers of privacy: the first is private, for facility and storage users with private access to the building; secondly, for visitors; and thirdly for the general public who will use the site as an urban passa-ge to be developed not only on ground level but also along the top of the building.

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Elena CasiniGhiath Al Jebawi

Andrija Martinovic

On the left: collages explain some features of the project. OWC gives the sensation of a little venice working as a bridge. It connect the services areas to the lake directly by water. The last collage explain the impor-tance of the direct connection between the project and the lake through the water I.n the middle: plan of the underground floor. Above: view of the cove-red square from West.

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The materials for the project are illustrated below: OWC is built of the elements around it, uniting the water of the lake with the earth and rock of the mountains. The structure is conceived as a visual manifestation of this fusion, and designed to conceal itself among the slopes of the mountains. The image of the ground floor plan on the left, where the different paths are clearly illustrated, shows that the maximum impact of the site is focused on this central point. The heart of the project, this covered square connects the Olympic swimming pool building with the

structure containing the cafete-ria and offices. It does more than this, however: it is a passageway between two zones, bridging the expansive waterscape and the rugged mountainside, it marks a point of transition between two sensations.

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SPACE ODDITYIceland excursion module

2016

There is a curious similarity betwe-en Iceland and lunar surface. The dark rocks, the flat topography, the lava fields and sometime the absence of people give the im-pression of being not on the earth, somewhere else. For this reason in 1967 Iceland was used as a test surface for Moon landing Apollo missions.

The proposal is to explore this si-milarity and use this historical fact as an opportunity to create a new innovative design for trekking shel-ters.

The ideas of essentiality, lightness, minimum dimensions and weights, self mainteinance and adaptation, proper of a spaceship are perfect for Iceland, where nothing is banal and has to be designed.

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Mattia InselviniAntonio La Marca

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SELF MANTEINANCE TECHNOLOGY

rain water depuration system

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electrical heap pumpbatteries - 7kWh

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Wind turbine

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The design of the first lunar modu-les is an ispiration to create a desi-gn based on minimum living spaces, a strange volume combination, a space oddity with adaptable legs for different soils. The shelter is almost a spaceship, its lightness lets this space oddity to fly and to land on the icelandic surface.

The moon landing concept can be-come a interesting branding and merchandising solution to present Iceland to new possible tourists. The relation between Moon and Iceland is a funny and provocative sentence for new hikers and visi-tors.

The branding line is comprehen-sive of advertisements, website graphics, a new magazine and a package where is possible to find all the necessaries for the trekking excursions.

According with the idea of minimal waste of resources, the project include also a new app for smar-tphone that allow the users to reserve a cabin, or to know the level of energy and the presence of water. Using this app, the users can reserve a bed, but they can also leave in the cabins foods that other people will use later. The materials used are related to the tipical architecture of iceland.

The wood structure give to the cabins particulars performances in terms of weight. The alluminium cover is one of the most used ma-terial in residencial architecture in Iceland and is useful to keep the cabins waterproof.

The four legs give also the possi-bility to adapt this structure on dif-ferent type of soil during different condition.

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INHABITED BUTTRESS Cagliari, Italy

2016

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The project is located in Caglia-ri (Sardinia), in a outmost intere-sting spot of the city where the historical reminiscences with the Castle encouters the new deve-lopments of the contemporary city. The setting is characteri-sed by many challenges espe-cially in terms of morphology and existing urban fabric. In general there are three distin-guishable layers: The first layer is represented by buildings of more recent date orginating from an urban development project of the 90s, which are mainly facing streets and the new part of Cagliari. Further up the slope, there is the second one, radically different, with neoclassical facades fronting a historical residential building mainly featuring stonework and masonry. In between the two there is the third, the most in-teresting layer, which plays an intermediary role between the two realms: An almost regularily shaped ribbon of base walls.It is composed out of manifold

elements that create a pa-tchwork of different styles and materials in which arch con-structions anchor the Palazzo Viceregio with the beer rock. In this vast caos of elements the inhabited buttress implements a new system of order, using one of the last remained voids left behind after the bombardments of the Allies.

teamAlberto CountValeria Virdis

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It was an important decision to keep the piazza as last back-drop of the city and create a system which is able to link the two mentioned layer together featuring a hostel and other public functions like a cinema, co-working spaces and a re-staurant inside. The project plays with two juxtoposing principles: the first is the one of the rein-forced concrete buttresses that rest upon the historical city and forge a bridge to the arches on the left side. The other priciple is embodied by a lightweight construction made of sheet metal that create by its cling to the pure material the envelope for the spaces and the public activities. The interacting inter-mediary element, which has a primarily public character, plays a crucial role: It breaks the regularity of the Buttresses and invades intrusively into the interior of the privat spaces to generate spots where the gue-sts of the hostel encounter the citizen of Cagliari. Morpholo-

gically the project is strongly associated with the hill in an in-timate way: some dorm rooms face directly the rock while the concrete structure is obstructing the view to the city – all together contributing to a very reserved atmosphere. Some other dorm rooms face the sea, but also un-veil surprising views transversal-ly to the hillside.The entrance of the square is enhanced by the seemingly natural movement of the composition which features a bridge that gives even new perspectives to the square.

LOOP CONNECTIONExpo Dubai 2020

2016

The concept of the project is ba-sed on the idea of Yin (black) and Yang (white). In the Japanese philo-sophy Yin and Yang are describing like opposite or contrary forces, actually complementary and in-terconnected in the natural world. Physical manifestations of the dua-lity symbolized by Yin and Yang are represented in many tangible dualities such as fire and water, or as in our project: light and dark. The design is developing star-ting from these ideas and it came out with not just in a shape, but, once, with spaces that are giving different sensations. The project is designed to be ideally divided in two part: the first one, set on the South is the Yin, presenting a dark covering: without any kind of per-meability the spaces are closed in a whole giving a really deep sen-sation. On the other hand, on the North, we have the Yang, with a transparent covering protected by a system of responsive elements that are overshadowing the glass behind according to the quantity of direct irradiation. The structu-ral system creates two different layer, one behind and one over it; in the case of the yin part the

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first layer is made by a sandwich panel in wood isolated, while the second one is made by photovol-taic panels (the gap between the two layers is 20 centimeters); in the yang part, set on North, the first layer is made by glass while, sometimes, the second one is a re-sponsive element. The structure is developed in a pa-rametric way using grasshopper, while the responsive element is still in test using Arduino and Firefly.The given project has been de-veloped during the course of bu-ilding technology which provided the opportunity to go deeper into structural design and constructive principles.

teamElena Casini

Alberto Contu

Elena Casini Alberto ContuMatteo Gullo

Academic Year 2015/2016Professors: Ingrid Paoletti, Elena Mola, Claudio Del PeroTeaching Team: L. Breseghello, M. Buzzetti, L. Mirante, L. M. Pellegrini, E. Miyasaka , M. Zheliazkova

Politecnico di MilanoFaculty of Architecture and SocietyBachelor in Architectural Sciences

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The concept of the project is based on the idea of Yin (black) and Yang (white). In the Japanese philosophy yin and yang are described like opposite or contrary forces, actually complementary and interconnected in the natural world. Physical manifestations of the duality symbo-lized by yin and yang are represented in many tangible dualities such as fire and water, or as in our project: light and dark.

We developed our design starting from the-se ideas and we came out with not just in a shape, but, once, with spaces that are giving different sensations. The project is designed to be ideally divided in two part: the first one, set on the South is the Yin, presenting a dark covering: without any kind of permeability the spaces are closed in a whole giving a really deep sensation. On the other hand, on the North, we have the Yang, with a transparent covering protected by a system of responsive elements that are over-shadowing the glass behind according to the quantity of direct irradiation.

The structural system creates two different layer, one behind and one over it; in the case of the yin part the first layer is made by a san-dwich panel in wood isolated, while the se-cond one is made by photovoltaic panels; in the yang part, set on North, the first layer is made by glass while, the second one is a re-sponsive element.

As outdoor and context design, we defined two different paths coming from the main corridors; through them is possible to reach easely the yang entrance meanwhile the se-cond is explaining that there is a second way to enter, allowing visitors to take by themsel-ves the decision about which kind of expe-rience they prefer to have for first.

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sor is used that trasmits information about current light conditions.Apart from the spaces created by the structures for Yin and Yang the-re is a third one located right in the centre of the project. At this point Yin and Yang merge into a space where the visitor ascends to cafe-teria and book shop on a higher level. Underneath all technical fa-cilities have been integrated into the nucleus of the central structure. The whole project has been de-veloped to take into consideration technical aspects like the pathway of conduits and well as considera-tions about the overall energy con-sumption. In this way it was possible to achieve a plus energy balance with 70% additional energy abo-ve covering the standard energy demand.




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The structure and the technological elements are studied to refer directly to the main general concept.

The main material used, the timber, is took from the japanese tradition.

Following some radial geometrical directive, the system of ar-ches is is based in two different parts that meet in the center creating a planar elliptical geometry.A system of beams and colums, partially connected to the ar-ches, is used to bear the first floor cealing.

Both in the main and tge secondary structure the steel joints and aluminium frames are designed in order to be always hi-ded by the timber elements.In the south façade, the envelope is composed by sandwich panels in the internal layer and photovoltaic panels in the ex-ternal one.In the north façade, the glass of the internal layer is shaded by a responsive system that moving in a rail along the arch stop the direct solar radiation provindig light in the interiors. In both sides, the frames that connect the layers to the timber trasversal beam are compose by flexible directable elements that follow the different angles created by the arches curvatu-res.

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1-Glulam arch (section from 80x30cm to 50x30cm)2- Steel plate3- Steel Hinge4- Reinforced concrete base5- Iron bar6. Oak wood flooring (h=2cm)7- Floating radiant floor system “Eurotherm”, radiant pipes8- Floating radiant floor system “Eurotherm”, floating structure9- Air duct10- Air emission grille11- Extruded olyestyrene insulation (8cm)12- Alluminium frame13- Stone Flooring (2,5cm)14- Waterproofing membrane (0,2cm)15- levelling screed16- Drainage17- Concrete screed

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EVER GROWING WATER CAMPUSNew York, USA

2014

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This project started out as a bit of fun, but was quickly tran-sformed into an architectural study grounded in social re-search. The location is Navy Yard, New York. A few metres south of Williamsburg Bridge, looking across the East River to the East Side of Manhattan, the area has always been stri-ctly industrial but is now under rapid regeneration. The unique waterfront location made this a very exciting opportunity. We were obliged to develop a new design method, adopting diffe-rent visions and goals. The idea was to transform the site’s indu-strial character, converting it into a university campus. Basing our research on socio-anthro-pological studies by Zigmunt Bauman, we were inspired by the utopic architecture of Archi-zoom and Superstudio, but also interested in some of Le Corbu-sier’s projects, such as the Mu-seum of Unlimited Growth. In order to reflect its location, we concluded that our chosen sy-

stem must be one of continual evolution, light on its feet, able to respond rapidly to society’s unfolding challenges. The key element is a rail that holds up the different capsules that will contain classrooms, facilities or dormitories. The rail is also a distributing element for the dif-ferent buildings, and enables the capsules to be relocated or dismantled.

teamAndrea Filippo Cremonesi

Alberto GiacopelliAntonio La Marca

CONSONNO CULTURAL CENTERConsonno, Italy

2013

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Consonno is an incredibly exci-ting location to envision new projects. A small town near Lec-co (Italy), Consonno was bought up and converted into a theme park, and then abandoned in the seventies. However, its loca-tion on the alpine slopes of the Valsassina valley is beautiful. Its unusual atmosphere inspired in us the idea of a landslide cove-ring the abandoned structures, creating new spaces and points of view, and even new cultural platforms for music, art or cine-ma.

team Alberto Giacopelli

Andrea GoviLorenzo Grecchi

Antonio La Marca

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Masegra Castle perches on a hill overlooking Sondrio (Italy), one of Valtellina’s major cities. Throughout its history, the castle has been through war, transfer of ownership, structural changes and long periods of abandon-ment. Its latest challenge was finding a new project to attract visitors and fund its conserva-tion. The aim of the project was to identify activities and find the best solution for integrating them with the structure. One of the main issues was enhancing accessibility: the existing pa-thways were very narrow with steep stairways, unfit for large numbers of people. In light of its status as a historical monument, the project was conceived in such a way as to preserve and maintain the structure of the castle in its entirety. Conse-quently, the enhancements are designed to be disassembled leaving no impact on the origi-nal structure. The first step was to identify key land use in the area, namely wine production

MASEGRA ACTIVE PRESERVATIONItaly

2015

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and livestock. The design pro-cess took into consideration who uses the land and when, with a view to designing spaces for different kinds of people at different times of the day, not only in winter but throughout the entire year. We therefore planned for spaces that could accommodate food culture activities including conferences, product promotion and school visits, as well as restaurants and hospitality ventures.

teamMateusz Bialek

Giulio BassanelloLuca BreseghelloAnastasia Khech

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history of the castle

cross section South elevation

The accessibility solution had to take account of the decision to preserve the structure. The aim was to connect the areas im-plicated in the overall design, across different levels, by recon-structing an old defensive wall that had been destroyed in the XIV century. There had been a passageway through the wall that offered a beautiful view over the Valtellina valley. The main thrust of the design was to restore this path, opening up the vantage point to visitors and creating an attraction for the town. This accessibility solu-tion not only served its intended distributive purpose, but, more interestingly, created a space people could engage with.

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SHOWROOMSIT/UK2014

Both projects were run in collabo-ration with Restart, who entrusted me with managing them. The first was a Milan furniture showroom, concluded in October 2014. The project was located near Cor-so Manzoni in the heart of the “quadrilatero della moda”, Mi-lan’s top-end shopping district for fashion, design and furniture. The showroom was designed to display luxury, high-end furniture and interior design, and this stan-dard needed to be reflected in its design. The space is 180 cm below street level, but boasts nine large windows opening onto two of Mi-lan’s major streets (Via Fatebene-fratelli and Via dei Giardini). The first design decision was born from an in-depth understanding of the company. Top quality, locally-sour-ced material is a central feature of its brand, and so the design process began with selecting ma-terials. Starting with a choice of walnut travertine for the floor, ex-tracted in Tuscany and sourced by the company for some of their pro-ducts, metal structures were then selected to partition the space and create the exhibition structu-res. We called in experts in different

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areas to work on site. This project was developed with the furniture layout in mind, and in such a way to enable future improvements wi-thout the need for structural work. The same values underpinned the showroom project on London, Chelsea, for Christmas 2014. The scope of the project was to design a space, in a similar vein to Milan’s, that would represent the company brand. Inspiration was drawn from the location and we began by enhancing the space, ever influen-ced by the character of the Ita-lian products it would be housing. Again, the key to the project lay in the materials, the majority of whi-ch were imported from Italy. This particular project posed the ad-ditional challenge of coordinating tradesmen from different countries to deliver in time for Christmas. The Milan/London projects were the focus of a personal interview published in the furniture magazi-ne Edge Levant, (April/May 2015 issue). The projects’ format was replicated in New York for the company’s showroom there, and will also be used in Eurocucina at the Salone del Mobile di Milano.

OpeningsMilan: October 2014

London: December 2014

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