Andrea Ferrerio_Portfolio Architecture & Sustainability by Andrea Ferrerio

architecture.sustainability

andrea ferrerio

Since the term “Sustainability” emerged, its definitions have always been declined in the future tense; “to avoid the depletion of resources”, “the ability to be maintained in a status”, “to not compromise the future generations”: all these definitions embody the notion of Time. This is due to the symbiotic relationship that exists between Sustainability, Time and Temporality, the latter defined as “related to time rather than eternity”.

“Sustainable architecture is to design in four dimensions: Space and Time. It is to design the life and death of a building, rather than its birth only.” This concept implies the change from a timeless to a “mortal” architectural product. Architecture, as meant since the profession itself was born, is in crisis: the Vitruvian architectural tenet of “Firmitas”, meant as inert, static, singular and Cartesian-like solid, collapses in favour of its opposite: “Temporis”, meant as temporary, unpredictable, plastic and multiple. Time introduces uncertainties that threaten the primacy of space. Ideas such as eternity and stability are terms that deny the reality of the situations that sustainable architecture faces. Temporality affects architecture independently from the architect’s wish. The architectural product evades the designer control over time, changing its functions and eventually dying or being “mummified” as a monument. Architecture traditionally focused on the prime form of a building, neglecting the conflict that arises between form, something designed as fixed, and function, something that is now fluid, unpredictable and multiple. Nevertheless, sustainable architecture differs from the tradition by considering all buildings as in a process of change or evolution over time. This implies to admit that a building is never truly finished and the architect’s idealized vision is not one that will remain stable over time. An architecture that integrates temporality does not define a permanent entity, but rather leaves itself open to changes of use and interpretations. Anyway, the static aspect of architecture is not overwhelmed by time but is redefined by it. This new paradigm is the essence of sustainability and has the potential to open up new sustainable perspectives, embracing, rather than resisting, the natural forces of change. In conclusion, sustainability brings the time dimension in Architecture with topics such as adaptability, flexibility, resilience and life cycle design. Only when the concept of sustainability as the design of time and space will be congenital of our architects we will witness what “Sustainable Architecture” is.

“From Firmitas To Temporis” Own proposal for the essay competition “What Is Sustainable Architecture?”, 2020

Curriculum Vitae

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PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS Njordrum Arkitektfirmaet Gorm Nielsen m.a.a. Hamlet Design+Built Technology

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COMPETITIONS Zenobia 2100

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LCA PROJECTS Godsbanen Zero

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Contacts

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ANDREA FERRERIO

WORK EXPERIENCE 2023 oct-nov

ARCHITECT/SUSTAINABILITY CONS. Njordrum, Aarhus, DK

Sketching & design of Kindergarten, center for people with disabilities, offices and summerhouses, based on a timber modular system. LCA Calculation of projects and Graphic and presentation tasks. Assignments: - Sketching & Design - LCA Calculations Focus: - Project Management - Sustainability consultancy 2023 feb-jul

MOBILE MAIL LINKEDIN

50 28 12 50 ferrerio.andrea@gmail.com andreaferrerio

2022 oct-dec

I am in a relationship with sustainability and architecture since 2008.

DANISH ENGLISH ITALIAN

Fluent Fluent Mothertongue

CORE SKILLS

ARCHITECT

2020 feb-apr

ARCHITECT - TIMBER SPECIALIST

Project Management 01

Arkitektfirmaet Gorm Nielsen, Aarhus, DK Physical development plans for schools. Comprehensive plans for special schools and educational buildings. Assignments: - Client meetings - Comprehensive plans Focus: - Project Management - Sustainability consultancy

Hamlet Design+Built Technology, Haarlem, NL Assistance for structural and constructive design of highrise buildings in CLT in Heerhugowaard (NL). Sustainability calculation on timber constructions. Assignments: - Proposals and Detailed drawings - Sustainability calculations Focus: - LCA & Sustainability research - Project Management

Strong visual communication

Curious and with Initiative

DAFA Group, Aarhus, DK

2022 march 2021 march

Sustainability calculations & Consultancy

Good at planning and organizing

SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT Calculation of DAFA’s indirect emissions and internal communication to employees. Assignments: - GHG Scope 3 calculation & Targets - User-friendly communication Focus: - Project Management, ESG, GHG-Protocol - Proposal for reduction of CO2 emissions

I can contribute as a specialist in communication due to my interdisciplinary skills and my broad toolbox, ranging from LCA, CAD/BIM, Rhinoceros, Enscape and Adobe.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Entwine, København, DK

Development of LCA calculator in Grasshopper. Consultancy for architectural firms to reduce the impact of projects. Assignments: - Costumer Acquisition - Software Development & LCA Calculation Focus: - Project Management - Sustainability consultancy

ARCHITECT & SUSTAINABILITY SPECIALIST WITH PASSION FOR COMMUNICATION Architect and sustainability consultant with international experience whose aim is to contribute to the Green Transition.

SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT - LCA

2019 jan-jun

MASTER THESIS - LCA

C.F. Møller Architects, Aarhus, DK Research and implementation of LCA in the early design process of an architectural design. Assignments: - LCA in theory and practice - Collaboration with practice Focus: - Project Management - Holistic and Parametric design

COURSES 2023 jan

EDUCATION

LCA CALCULATION FOR ARCHITECTURE FIRMS

Danske Arkitektvirksomheder, Aarhus, DK Course in LCA theory and practice in connection with the new requirement. Teaching in LCAByg. 2022 oct-nov

2019 jun 2017 sep

MASTER in ARCHITECTURE & TECHNOLOGY Cand. Polyt. , Aalborg Universitet, DK

2016 sep 2013 sep

BACHELOR in ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHITECTURE B.Sc. , Politecnico di Milano, IT

2013 jun 2008 sep

HIGH SCHOOL - ARCHITECTURE

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING

Ervhvervsakademi Aarhus, Aarhus, DK Course in how a company can work with sustainable development. Tools for implementing sustainability efforts. 2022 sep

EPD BOOTCAMPS

OneClick LCA Academy, Online Online course to understand LCA and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). Teaching in OneClick LCA software.

2022 jun

LCA SUMMER SCHOOL

Technical and artistic bachelor with a focus on how to work with sustainability and at the same time develop quality and context-aware architectural projects. Focus: - Project Management - Indoor climate & energy consumption calculation

OneClick LCA Academy, Online

Online course to understand LCA as well as practical experience in performing LCA for the construction industry. Teaching in OneClick LCA. 2022 mar-jun

Problem-based learning with a focus on an integrated and holistic approach to architecture and sustainability. Focus: - Teamwork - Life cycle assessment (LCA) - Scandinavian approach to architecture

REVIT BASIC+ADVANCED Aarhus Arkitektskole, Aarhus, DK

Online advanced Revit course aimed at architect jobs in the private and public sector.

ITCG Luigi Einaudi, IT

Secondary education aimed at preparing students for architecture and engineering university courses. Focus: - Design and Functionality - CAD - Authority project and retail design

IT-SKILLS DRAWING & 3D MODELLING

GRAPHIC DESIGN & COMMUNICATION

LCA & SUSTAINABILITY

Revit

Photoshop

LCAByg

Excel

AutoCAD

Illustrator

OneClick LCA

PowerPoint

Rhinoceros

InDesign

Ladybug

Word

Grasshopper

Enscape

Honeybee

OTHERS

FREE TIME & HOBBIES I really value a balance between my work and free time. Since I was a child I have tried many different activities, mainly sports and music. I still love to spend my time playing the piano, playing tennis, learning recipes and cooking with friends. I gladly adoted the Danish “hygge” culture.

Piano

Tennis

Cooking

Hygge

Njordrum

Collaboration period: 2023 Projects location: Midtjylland, Fyn (DK) Tasks: Conceptual design kindergardens and centers for people with disabilities Competition proposals LCA Calculations Clients & Collaborators: Favrskov Kommune Private organisations Contact person: Martin Wienberg Email: martin@njordrum.dk Phone: +45 21 21 99 51

Njordrum is an architectural firm based in Aarhus that has a special approach to architecture and construction. A timber module of 4x16m is used as a starting point for all the projects. This allows for faster and better assembly and disassembly, and its flexibility makes it adaptable to a wide range of functions, from Summerhouses to Kindergarten and offices. During my time in Njordrum, I have worked interdisciplinary as an architect and sustainability specialist. I got the chance to work as a “pure” architect by sketching and producing presentation material for competition and clients, while doing an extended calculation of the modular system’s CO2 emissions. At the end of my internship I had been able to provide a life cycle assessment of their modules that showed a 30% lower impact on the environment compared to standard solutions in Denmark. Two projects are presented: - Elmegården, a winning competition proposal for the expansion of a kindergarten with a focus on good indoor comfort and connection with nature in Favrskov municipality. - Bækkebo, a project to convert an unused seniors’ house in Haverslev into ordinary apartments. All the material presented has been used for project communication during meetings with customers, for price estimates and as competition entry material. 04

Elmegården Vuggestuen Our proposal for the extension of the kindergarten is based on good indoor comfort and connection with nature. Two whole modules have been used for the group rooms, while a non-modular volume is used to form the common room and to connect with the existing spaces. From the windows of varying height and size, both children and adults can have close contact with nature outside. In addition to the well-being that nature brings completely into the house in this way, the close contact between outside and inside can inspire outdoor play, even when you are inside. The location and design of the extension provide many good outdoor play corners which invite both large and small playgroups to easily find just the right place to play.

Farvskov municipality’s ambition is to become climate neutral by 2050 and a CO2 reduction of 70% by 2030. In Elmegården, the good words are translated into practice by using a holistic and life-cycle-based approach to the project. The two main strategies involved in the design are to extend the life of the building and reduce its CO2 emissions. All phases of the building’s lifespan are therefore involved in the design process:

Crib room

Common Room

Group Room

Transformation of Bækkebo The building and surroundings bear the signs of its former use as an elderly centre and of many years of wear and tear. Njordrum’s proposal aims to improve the aesthetic and functionality of the existing building: - The entrances towards Vestbyvej, which are currently back entrances, are being turned into proper entrances by framing them with wood and by adding new windows to get more transparency. - Corridor areas, which currently have very neutral expressions, are being turned into common spaces with entrance niches to the apartment.

Common spaces Apartments

Corridor areas are transformed so that each individual resident has his own front yard/ transition zone between the private home and the common corridor area. The transition zones are processed to give them an individual touch. This reduces the institutional feel and the citizen gets a feeling of “I live here”.

Arkitektfirmaet Gorm Nielsen m.a.a.

Collaboration period: 2021 - 2022 Projects location: Aarhus, Herning, Thilst, Hedensted, Randers, Næstved (DK) Tasks: Conceptual design of schools, kindergardens and special education buildings Preliminary drawings Project presentation to clients in danish Clients & Collaborators: Herning Kommune, Randers Kommune, Næstved Kommune, Hedensted Kommune Jysk Børneforsorg/Fredehjem Contact person: Gorm Nielsen m.a.a. Email: ark@gormnielsen.dk Phone: +45 21 23 06 09

My work at Arkitektfirmaet Gorm Nielsen gave me a chance to dive deeply into the danish architecture industry. Thanks to the small dimension of the firm and the close daily collaboration with m.a.a. Gorm Nielsen I had the chance to strengthen my danish skills and my experience in communication with clients and project presentation in a danish environment. Together with Development plans (Fysiske Udviklingsplaner) of schools and Kindergartens, I have been on the “front line” in a lot of exciting projects in collaboration with danish municipalities and with Jysk Børneforsørg, an association that provides houses and education facilities to people affected by autism or other personality problems. Two projects are presented: - Landeriet, a conceptual proposal for the construction of an STO (pedagogic centre for people with autism) with a focus on agriculture, horses and natural activities in the countryside of Herning. - Stenhøj Thy, a project to renovate an old unused building in Vesløs,in order to reuse it as a living place for people with autism and as a place for the community to meet. All the material presented have been used for project communication during meetings with clients, for fund applications and preliminary building permissions. 10

Landeriet is a small independent institution founded with the aim to offer an educational place (STU) for young people with autism aged 16- 25 years. The education at Landeriet is based on activities and practical tasks around the operation of an organic farm with associated horse herds.

The genera plan proposed indicates the overall location of the outdoor activities and the new buildings for the desired 8 student housing units, common rooms, teaching rooms, changing rooms and staff office. A collage of the wished atmosphere and character of the project was also presented for fund applications.

05 LANDERIET

LANDERIETS VISION

ELEVBOLIG & PRIVATLIV

LÆRI PERSONLIG UDVIK

LANDBRUG, HESTE & ANDRE DYR

7,5

-2.51 8,5

-1.91

VÆRELSE 1.31

+1.40

-2.21

TAGTERRASSE

STUE 1.32

BAD 1.30

BAD 1.29

VÆRELSE 1.28

+0.44

-1.58

BD30

ALTAN

L06

L05

BD30

STUE 1.27

+0.44 ALTAN

TRAPPE 1.09

BAD 1.16

L03 F30

STUE 1.19

VÆRELSE 1.18

GANG (h: 215) 0.10

GANG 1.33

RENG. 1.25 F30 F30

(F30)

L01

KØKKEN (h: 230) 1.03

KØKKEN 1.23

ELEVATOR 1.24

L04

BAD 1.02

+0.44

VÆRELSE 1.22

BAD 1.20

L02

STUE (h: 245) 1.01

WC 1.26

KØKKEN 1.21

KØKKEN 1.17 STUE 1.15

FÆLLESRUM 1.11

+0.44

TRAPPE 1.14

HALL 1.12

BAD 1.06 VÆRELSE 1.04

0.00

VÆRELSE 1.05

KØKKEN 1.07

STUE 1.08

+0.44

VINDFANG 1.13

+0.44

0.00

TOMMERBYVEJ

irmaet Gorm Nielsen m.a.a

Ydunsvej 14 , 8230 Åbyhøj

Tlf. 8615 7378

Stenhøj-huset is a former care centre with a total of 17 apartments, all of which have their own living room, kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom as well as a small balcony. Outside there is a large, enclosed garden with terraces and a campfire site. In the long term, the plan is to establish a kitchen garden and a small animal farm, where the residents will be able to participate in the course of the year with vegetables, eggs, berries, etc. The residents of Stenhøj THY will be young people and adults over the age of 18 with a permanently reduced level of mental and physical function due to developmental disabilities with or without secondary problems, e.g. autism.

mail: ark@gormnielsen.dk

web: www.gormnielsen.dk

The goal of this renovation project is to create a house where there is room to unfold in a safe community and where there is pedagogical support. Therefore, the project involved: - the full renovation of the apartments and the addition of private outdoor spaces (balconies or terraces). - the deign of entrance niches in the corridors where the entrances to each apartment are. This has the purpose to remove the “anonymous” character of the apartments and give more freedom of expression to the personality of the residents. - The design of the common spaces and the addition of a roof terrace to provide a higher quality to the outdoor life.

Hamlet Design+Built Technology

Collaboration period: feb 2020 - apr 2020 Projects location: Haarlem (NL), Heerhugowaard (NL) Tasks: Conceptual design of housing projects Preliminary and structural drawings Project presentation to clients Clients & Collaborators: De Nijs Mecanoo Stora Enso Eurban Contact person: Hans Lormans Email: info@hamlet.nl Phone: 023 5 329 629

During my internship at Hamlet Design+Built technology, I had the chance to contribute to the design of six residential towers in Cross Laminated Timber. The firms operate as architectural and timber engineering consultant and, therefore, our role has been to provide an architectural proposal that complies with both the aesthetic and structural principles of CLT. The project proposal is both a framework and a guideline for the other stakeholders in the design team. The proposed concept synthesizes the aesthetic, social and environmental site analysis done and the state-of-the-art structural principles of CLT. 16

Tangentlocatie The site analysis focused on two main fields: the social analysis of the target users and the microclimate simulation of the wind and the solar radiation for the design of the facade. The User group analysis is based on the research of the issues and consequent needs for each target group. These have then been translated into architectural principles, such as required spaces and design criteria. The Microclimate analysis consisted of the simulation of wind flow and solar radiation through Ladybug and Dragonfly

Apartment A 35m2

Apartment B 40m2

Apartment C 60 m2

Apartment D 80 m2

Apartment E 95 m2

Apartment F 115 m2

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A radiation analysis done with Ladybug (grasshopper) informed the design of the facades so that summer overheating could be avoided and winter passive solar gains could be exploited.

280

KWh/m2

A CFD wind simulation done by using Dragonfly (grasshopper) provided with valuable informations to orientate the building and to design balconies and terraces with a good thermal comfort.

0 m/s

Zenobia 2100 (Honourable Mention)

Project year: 2021 Competition name: Udsyn 2021, Dansk Arkitektforeningen Project topic: Absolute sustainability in architecture Utopia Group members: Individual participation

Zenobia is a radical solution to a radical problem: we are currently using the resources of almost 2 planets earth. The purpose is to provoke by both proposing a new urban paradigm, and by raising a discussion on how radical are the changes that we really need, in order to address absolute sustainability before it is too late. Zenobia shows how the architectural profession can lead the change. We need to rediscover a tool that architects have always used to anticipate politics rather than follow it: utopia. Historically, from Fourier to Frank Lloyd Wright, designing a Utopia has contributed to questioning the status quo and to visualizing through images rather than just words how things could be better. Zenobia is based on a core principle: we cannot afford anymore spaces and transportation forms that waste the limited spatial and energetic resources of the planet. Private mobility, rigid functional divisions of spaces and land use have to be replaced by shared mobility, radical mixed-use and reuse of the built environment. No more office spaces that are empty 128 hours a week but spread coworking spaces integrated into the district, no more acres wasted in streets and parking but diffuse parks and shared micro-mobility. Zenobia is a utopia that exists within the planetary boundaries for land use and climate change impact. 20

ZENOBIA’S PILLARS

REUSE OF THE EXISTING Zenobia’s government redistributes the already existing square meters. This optimization reduces the consumption of land and new resources to the minimum and only for shared functions.

RADICAL SHARING & MIXED USE

Spaces that remain unused for long periods do not exist in Zenobia. Private mobility left room to shared micro-mobility and each urban block contain living, work and leisure under the same roof.

DECENTRALIZATION & PROXIMITY

Zenobia is a set of interconnected functionally independent districts. Work, health, culture, leisure and democracy spaces are easily reachable by Zenobians by walk or by micro-mobility.

REGIONALITY Zenobia adapts to the local sources and topography. Shared transportation means, energy sources, buildings reuse methods and forms vary according to the context.

CIRCULAR ECONOMY MAD

BIOAFFALD

ENERGI & KOMPOST

Zenobians forgot the concept of waste: all the products, from food to construction material are chosen according to their life cycle impact. Leftover produced is reused as energy or compost.

ZENOBIA’S ARCHITECTURE

LINEAR SQUARES

Zenobia went all in for public transport, shared micromobility and 15 minutes city planning. Therefore, a gold mine of public space has been retained from streets and parking. Parks, markets, sports facilities, vegetable gardens, urban farms and much more has grown where once empty asphalt deserts stood.

ENERGY PRODUCTION

FORUM

The forum is the heart of each district: it is the ultimate public building, encompassing education, health, leisure, democracy, food and energy production purposes while being a transportation HUB to move in, out and within the city.

CULTURE

MEETING

HEALTH

EDUCATION DEMOCRACY

LEISURE

MOBILITY HUB

“MULTIBLOCK”

The urban blocks have been transformed to address the new needs. The bottom floors and the courtyards are used for commercial, coworking and shared spaces. The top floors are the residential ones and the open spaces above the coworking are used by the residents of the block.

LIVING

COMMERCIAL

“COWORKING”

LEISURE

Godsbanen Zero

Project year: 2019 Supervisors and Collaborators: Michael Lauring, Main supervisor, AAU Tine Steen Larsen, Technical supervisor, AAU Rob Marsh, Head of sustainability, C.F. Møller Project topic: Use of Cross Laminated Timber in High-rise housing. Integration of Life cycle assessment in the early design process Group members: Elena Rado, Matteo Tagnocchetti

My master thesis synthesizes how my architectural and technical education can be integrated into a design team. The thesis topic was chosen due to the collaboration with the sustainability department of C.F. Møller architects that we got in touch with during one of the sustainability conferences I attended. A high rise CLT residential project in Aarhus has been used as a framework to research and implement a parametric tool for the Life Cycle Assessment. The aim was to study the effect of the early design choices on the environmental impact of the project. The project aimed to create a building with nearly zero environmental impact through the implementation of Life Cycle Assessment in the early design process. The project also addressed some of the main issues that arise when working with exposed CLT: indoor comfort, fire safety, moisture protection and aesthetic quality have been thoroughly studied to achieve a good indoor design. 24

The design concept is based on the context of human resources and character. Godsbanen is a very alive district where people hang out, organize events and self construct small offices, restaurants and all sorts of activities with simple forms and cheap materials (timber and containers). Therefore the concept stresses this existing situation and scales it to a multistorey residential block. The interior is also meant to showcase the “wooden boxes” concept and to explore the aesthetic possibilities of leaving the CLT structure exposed.

KgCO2eq./m2/y

N.A. KgCO2eq./m2/y

-1.06

CONSTRUCTION STAGE A4| Transport to the site A5| Assembly/installation in the building

PRODUCTION STAGE A1| Raw material extract/process/supply A2| Transport A3| Manufacture

3,17

KgCO2eq./m2/

6,03

KgCO2eq./m2

100/100 27

DGNB LCA Score

-47% CO e 2

than traditional concr

2/y

eq.

rete buildings

KgCO2eq./m2/y

2.75

KgCO2eq./m2/y

1.46

USE STAGE

25% Structure 22% Foundations 23% Completions 15% Windows 15% Installations

-40,5% CO eq. 2

given by the structure than in concrete buildings

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