Andrea Rolle
Architecture Portfolio Selected Works
“A world which sees art and engineering as divided is not seeing the world as a whole�. Professor Sir Edmund Happold
Contents Professional Works Hospitality - Yanlord Nanjing Eco-Island
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Science and Research - Cavendish Labs Redevelopment
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Healthcare - Dumfries and Galloway Hospital
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Science and Research - Edinburgh University of Engineering
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Hospitality - Mc Donald’s Interiors
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Academic Works Towards Active Fabrication
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Generative Urban Design
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Responsive System
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Salt as Construction Material
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ANDREA ROLLE
andrea.rolle@outlook.com +44 7999 435 713 linkedin.com/in/andrea-rolle andrearolle1
15 - 05 - 1986 Turin, Italy
E D U C ATI ON
Sep 015 - Sep 016
Sep 09 - Dec 011
Feb 011 - Apr 011
WOR K E XP E RI E N CE
Nov 016- May 017
1a Timbrell Place London - SE16 5HU
AA_Architectural Association, London. M.Sc_Emergent Technologies and Design [EmTech] Computational Design, Finite Element Analysis, Programming, Architectural Design Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy M.Arch_Architecture and Design Architectural Design, Sustainable Design Universidad de Belgrano, Facultad de Arquitectura, Buenos Aires, Argentina Scholarship_Workshop Sustainable Architecture
NBBJ (London, England) Architectural Assistant / Computational - BIM Designer Architetcure: Advanced 3d Computational Models, Environmental Analysis, Suistainable Design
Jul 014 - Aug 015
WSD Design (Fremantle, Perth, Australia) Architectural Assistant / BIM Manager Interior: Packages for Stage 4 and 5, Liaise with Sales Agents, Clients and Contractors, Presentations, 3D Visualisations
Feb 014 - Jul 014
AILE Design (Adelaide, Australia) Construction Site Assistant / BIM Designer Site: Drawing packages for Stage 5, Liaise with contractors, Work Load Management,
Oct 012 - Aug 013
Stc - Strategic & Technical Consulting (Petworth, West Sussex, England) Architectural Assistant / 3D Visualiser Industry: Drawing packages for Tender phase, Liaise with clients, Presentations, 3D Visualisations
Nov 010 - Oct 011
Studio Ossola Engineering (Turin, Italy) Architectural Assistant Structural: CAD Design, Structural Details, 3D Visualisations
S K I LLS
Computational Design Grasshopper Phyton Dynamo Structural Analysis Karamba Millipede Environmental Analysis Ladybug Honeybee Butterfly Digital Simulation Kangaroo
REFER ENCES
LA NGUA GE
MultiCriteria Optimization Octopus Italian Mother Tongue
Micheal Weinstock Director Emergent Technologies and Design mweinstock@aaschool.ac.uk 36 Bedford Square London WC1B 3ES T +44 (0) 20 7887 4000
BIM Softwares Revit ArchiCad 2D/3D Modelling AutoCad Rhinoceros 3ds max SketchUp Rendering Vray Mental Ray
Fabrication 3D Printing Laser Cutting CNC Milling Graphic Design Illustrator InDesign Photoshop Lightroom Microsoft Office Suite
Digital Analysis FEA_Strand 7 Flow Design
English Advanced
Kieran Breen Principal NBBJ Kbreen@nbbj.com 230 City Road 3rd Floor London EC1V 2TT T: +44 20 7549 3702
Spanish Intermediate
Prof. Eng. Francesco Ossola Director / Founder Studio Ossola Engineering info@studio-ossola.it Via Giovanni Camerana 4 10128 Turin – Italy T +39 011 546 990
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HOSPITALITY
Yanlord Nanjing Eco-island - Nanjing, China NBBJ _ Computational Design
Nanjing Eco-Island is an island of land in the Yangtze River just west of the historic Nan¬jing city center. The project consists of lifestyle retail, 5-star leisure hotel, and class A office space. The design vision for the project aims to develop the sites unique position between the city and nature. Several Computational Methods have been developed to generate the optimal design layout in relation with view criteria.
1. Site Analysis
2. View Analysis B
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A 1. Site Plan
2. Main Views
3. ‘A’ View
3. Podium Morphology evaluation
4. ‘B’ View
4. Maximise Office Bulding View Option 1
Low
Option 2 (best solution)
Option 3
High
Office building
Opt. 1
45 % Visibility Low
High
Opt. 2
75 % Visibility
Low
High
Opt. 3
90 % Visibility
Neighbour Site Overlooked
Neighbour Site Overlooked
Neighbour Site Overlooked
Courtyard Visual Access
Courtyard Visual Access
Courtyard Visual Access
Office Facade Occlusion
Office Facade Occlusion
Office Facade Occlusion
5. Retail Typologies
A. Self Contained
B. Life Style Retail
Large destination retail with units with street access
Open deck access ‘street’
6. Program Distribution Total m2: 107.000 Building Density: 47%
Offices No Floor: 22 Typ. Floor Area: 2.033 m2 Total Area: 28.800 m2
Retail No Floor: 2 Typ. Floor Area: 5.350 m2 Total Area: 10.700 m2
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Hotel No Floor: 27 Typ. Floor Area: 1.554 m2 Total Area: 53.500 m2
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4 Roof
Pool, Spa, VIP Fitness Centre
3 Hotel Rooms
Connection to Outdoors, Panoramic Views
2 1
2 Podium
Pool, Family Sky Villas, Fitness Center
1 Ground Floor
Lobby, Bar, Restaurant, Retail
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SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
Cavendish Laboratories - Cambridge, England NBBJ _ Computational Design
The project focuses on the redevelopment of the Cavendish lab Project at Cambridge University. Several strategies have been developed to reduce cost and to enhance the indoor comfort. Different computational strategies have been generated to reduce the amount of material used, walking distances and to enhance the internal natural luminance.
Stage 1. Basement Lab Relocation
Savings Basement Escavation: £2.3mil Facade: £1.5mil
£
Stage 2. Partial Offices Relocation
Savings Circulation (£700/sqm): £200k Facade (£1100/sqm): £800k
£
Stage 3. Full Offices Relocation
Savings Circulation (£700/sqm): £400k Facade (£1100/sqm): £1500k
£
Stage 4. Rationalise Courtyards
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Actual Project
Proposed Project
Natural Light Analysis - Courtyard Width Computationally Optimised
Actual Design (8.5m + 20m)
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Analysis Result Width 16 m
Analysis Result Width 8.5 m
Width 20 m
Lit Area > 500 lux
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Lit Area > 500 lux
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HEALTHCARE
Dumfries and Galloways Hospital - Dumfries, Scotland NBBJ _ BIM Design
The project focuses on the design the Dumfries and Galloway Hospital in Scotland. The Design Principles aim to connect the surrounding nature with the clinical environment. The green pattern interacts within the building design in order to create a balanced mix between public and private spaces.
1. Conceptual Diagram
2. Overall Plan
3. Departments / Circulation
First Floor Plan_Zone 05_Out of Scale
First Floor
Second Floor
Basement
Ground Floor
4. Wards Plan
Main Entrance
First Floor Plan_Out of Scale
Arrival / Admitting
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SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
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University of Engineering - Edinburgh, Scotland NBBJ _ Computational Environmental Design
The Environmental analysis have been run with computational tools to define the Conceptual Design of the University of Engineering of Edinburgh. Several Parameters have been evaluated such as, solar radiation, “Sun hour� per day, shadows, view and wind. The tools have been fundamental to evaluate different design options under several environmental criteria and to define the most performative solution.
1. Annual Weather Data
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3. Sunlight Hours Analysis
A. Radiation / Skydome
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B. Radiation Rose
A. Proposed Option
Lit Area > 250 hr/yr
60%
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B. Previous Option
Lit Area > 250 hr/yr
20%
4. Radiation Analysis / Facade Panelization Paneling Size on Facade
Low Radiance
Radiance Values
RGB Range
High Occlusion
High Radiance
Open View
33%
Wind Highest Speed Direction
W - SW
Open View B. Previous Option
04%
Max Wind Speed
Wind Rose / Speed (m/s)
Wind Speed (m/s)
Wind Pressure (Pa)
6. Wind Analysis
5. View Analysis
A. Proposed Option
Low Occlusion
5.8 m/s
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BIM - INTERIOR DESIGN
Mc Donald’s Group - Perth, Australia WSD Design
During this work experience I have improved as a designer and also as a project manager. The BIM drawings were produced at different scales in relation to the design phase. The interaction with customers, suppliers, sales agents, and contractor companies developed my comunication and managment skills.
Hydraulic Engineers
Interior Architectural Drawings
BIM Synchronized File
Electrical Engineers
Contractors Companies
Structural Engineers
Client
My Role
Overall Plan - out of scale
Furniture Schedules
Technical Schedules
Production Interaction
Equipment Schedules
McCafe Counter - Top Counter Plan - out of scale
Sale Agents
Finishes Schedules Internal Rendering
McCafe Counter - Internal Elevations - out of scale
BIM Family Creation
McCafe Counter - Construction Details - out of scale
Mc Donalds’s Inerior Render_Main Counter
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TOWARDS ACTIVE FABRICATION
Material System Research AA - Architectural Association
Towards Active Fabrication explores the potential for new material applications while re-thinking the role of fabrication in the process of form-generation. The work presents the development of a composite material system consisting of two weak, flexible materials that when put together allow for variable states of stiffness and become structural through the process of fabrication. This morphogenetic act occurs at the moment of making as a result of the interaction between the two materials, their geometric arrangement and the fabrication process. The aim is to investigate a novel approach to integrated design, where the fabrication process of a composite material actuates and increases material performance.
1. Material Exploration 1. Pattern Exploration
2. Pattern Design
3. Digital Analysis A
B
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2D Plywood Pattern
Pre-strecthed Latex Membrane 1. Even Distribution
2. Triangle, one direction
3. Principal Stess Lines
3D Geometry A
2. Physical Parameters Definition
A
Weak Area Curve Reversibility
3. Final Morphology Simulation
2. Ribs Width Factor
1. Latex Stretching Factor
B
3. Buckling Analysis
1. Displacement Analysis
Uniform Load
- 2 mm
Strectching Factor Latex Stress (MPa)
Ribs Width (mm) Displacement (mm)
Latex Stress (MPa) Strectching Factor Latex Stress (MPa)
Load = 7.2 N Buckling (mm)
- 2 mm
-2
-2.1 x 10 MPa
-180 mm
Ribs Width (mm) Displacement (mm)
3 Point Load
-2
2.1 x 10 MPa
-180 mm
Load 7.2 N Buckling (mm)
2. Stresses Analysis -2
2 mm
-2.2 x 10 MPa
7 mm
2.2 x 10 MPa
-2
Photo: Timber Expo 2016 - Manchester
Timber Expo 2016 - Birmingham, UK
Timber Expo 2016 - Birmingham
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GENERATIVE URBAN DESIGN
Evolutionary Computation AA - Architectural Association
This research describes the process of exploring evolutionary design techniques in generative algorithms through advanced computation. The concept of “Evo Devo” and the biological process of growth and evolution in living organisms formed the primary basis of this exploration and have been further translated into active simulation in evolutionary computation. The research aims at documenting the process, analysis, strategies and results through the application of the natural principles of growth and development into emergent design techniques and processes.
1. Variables Definition 4
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Scale on XY axis
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Scale on XYZ axis
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Growing Strategy
3. Fittest Individual
2. Urban Application
Evolutionary Solver, 10 Generations
1. Fitness Criteria Definition
1. Maximization of buildings’ solar exposure
2. Maximization of the buildings’ volume
3. Maximization of the open space area
2. Geometrical Operations
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RESPONSIVE SYSTEM
Biomimetic Research AA - Architectural Association
The research commenced from studying the subtle details of the wheat awns, their structure and internal network. The insights into the overall anatomy of the system, has guided to predict its behaviour. Based on the material behavior and properties in response to the climatic requirements, a prototype of neoprene and plywood has been developed. Further techniques of fabrication and component aggregation based on digital stress analysis have been analyzed and documented.
1. Awns Anatomy
2. Physical Experiments 2. Fibers Orientation Fibers in cap RI D
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1. Ratchet Movement
Fibers in Ridge Water Application Day Time
Veneer deformation after applying water on the bottom side
Night Time
4. Component Prototyping
3. Reversible Behaviour Original Length
10% less
20% less
30% less
Plywood Strips
40% less
50% less
60% less
70% less
Fabric
Rail
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Plywood strip contraction due its hygroscopic nature
Polypropilene Structure
5. Digital Analysis as Design Drivers for Global Geometry Wind Speed
Stress Analysis
Wind Flow Analysis
m/s
Wind Pressure KN/cm2
0.2 KN/cm2
0.3 KN/cm2
0.6 KN/cm2
0.2 KN/cm2 0.1 KN/cm2
-0.3 KN/cm2
0.4 KN/cm2 0.2 KN/cm2
0.4 KN/cm2 0.4 KN/cm2
-0.1 KN/cm2
Vector
0.5 KN/cm2
-0.15 KN/cm2 0.35 KN/cm2 -0.2 KN/cm2
Wind Direction
Disposition Pattern
0.4 KN/cm2 0.2 KN/cm2
0.2 KN/cm2
0.7 KN/cm2 0.2 KN/cm2
-0.2 KN/cm2 0.1 KN/cm2
0.15 KN/cm2 0.1KN/cm2
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Self Weight KN/cm2
Proposed Canopy
Canopy System Prototype
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SALT AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
Material System Research AA - Architectural Association
This research involves a detailed exploration of the processes and technologies in fabrication and construction of structures, experimenting with various salt compositions as the building material. The structural properties of the material are obtained through a series of physical experiments. Once the material properties are clearly defined, the properties are translated to create a digital material to help set up further digital experiments and analyze its performance and expand its potential. Finally, these experiments give way for the design exploration phase where these concepts and analysis are put to test to design a system.
1. Material Exploration 1. Formula
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2. Physical Experiments
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8 parts
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Compression 6.9 KN/cm2 Strength
salt
8
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3 parts water
Three points bending
Compression
Verical
Horizontal
Tensile Strength
1.9 KN/cm2
Elastic Modulus
26 KN/cm2
Spatial
2. Digital Analysis as Design Drivers 6. Structural Evaluation
1. Solar Analysis 4. Variable 1
Mesh Manipulation
0.9 KW/h
0.1 KW/h
3. Output Data Wind pressure Gradient Solar Radiation Gradient
2. Wind Flow Simulation 200 Pa
5. Evolutionary Solver
4. Variable 2
Material Density
-5.7 KN/cm2
1.2 KN/cm2
Fitness Criteria Compression Stress < 6.9 KN/cm2 Tensile Stress < 1.9 KN/cm2 Displacement < l/300
-110 Pa
View 01_Transitional spaces
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