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CESARE ZILIO
"Architecture is constructive reality properly conceived and creative with love." (Pier Luigi Nervi) Propriety and love, functionality and emotion, a way of behaving and a feeling: things that appear contradictory but indicate a compelling path. Engineer and architecture merge into a unique approach that exploits the knowledge of the past and the means of the present to reach a greater awareness and organicity. With this assumption digital architecture is increasingly taking a leading role. 2008 to present_ candidate for Architecture and Building Engineering Degree, Bologna University (Single cycle degree/Combined Bachelor and Master) 2006_ High school diploma at Liceo scentico Jacopo da Ponte (Bassano del Grappa, VI) specialising in scientic subject (mathematics, informatics) 2012/2013_ attending the course Architecture and Composition Architectural 3 held by Prof. Alessio Erioli. This has represented a turning point in my academic career
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Cesare Zilio born 03.11.1989 in Bassano del Grappa (VI), Italy phone +39 333 8088288 mail cesare.zilio@gmail.com
BMFF BioMedicalFutureFactory LOCATION Mirandola (Modena) YEAR 2013 COMMITTANCE Architecure and Composition Architectural 3, Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Bologna TEAM Chiara Regazzi, Petra Obrietan, Cesare Zilio TUTORS
Alessio Erioli, Alessandro Zomparelli
ABOUT THE PROJECT
This project aims to reconstruct a productive activity in Mirandola (BO), Italy. The place hit by the Emilian earthquake in May 2012. We started with a preliminary analysis of the area, both regional and local scale. Then we analyzed the existing production models and we chose for the LEAN factory. Finally we considered both the flows in the macro area, and a hypothetical volume of the factory based on the spaces we wanted to design. The design process then advanced in a research of a form suitable for industry, first trying to define the internal paths, then working on the actual outline of the building. We defined a basic volume, initially freeshaped (emphasizing the power lines), then playing on to the relaxation of the mesh and applying spring forces. Even the definition of the interior was obtained manually shaping the mesh, based on the principle of a continuous surface that turns on itself. The form creates the space. Based on a solar analysis and power lines, we created a mesh of fibers. Relying irradiance of the sun we found areas of relief, following the curvature. The goal was to simplify the shape, in relation both with productive and social aspects, not still consolidated in Emilian’s reality. Another purpose is to allow the public to interact with the industry. Also the exterior area was thought as a collective space, usable for everyone. The internal passage industry works also as public pedestrian street, and is on schedule an improvement of the surrounding industrial area, expanding public transport systems and services for employees.
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Master plan of the site with indication of main paths
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Explorations _some attempts to understand the relation between paramaters and final configuration of paths
MINIMAL PATH NETWORK
Minimal path networks denote the shortes connections between sets of nodes. They can be resolved by energy minimization techniques by computing the equilibrium configuration. We tried to investigate how minimal paths could be used in the design of the connections inside the site. We set nodes at the points of interest and we connected them with segments. Forces have been applied to these segments according to the distance between the points that compose them. The parameters we considered are separative, cohesive and tensile forces, seek and power.
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Connections between nodes
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sep_rad : 3 coh_rad : 4 sep : 3,2 coh : 4 ten : 5
FORM FINDING
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Process of form finding with different steps of refinement of the shape
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Step 1_Volume Definition
Solar analysis _This analysis shows how the presence of curved surfaces helps to create shadows
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Step 2_Modeling
Processing sketch _Processing interface used to calculate trails in the external surface
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Explorations _Different results given by agents
Step 3_Power Lines
Step 4_Kangaroo relaxation with spring forces
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FIBROUS SYSTEM
Fibrous structures inherits the properties of fluidity and flexibility to generate multi-directional circulations manifested in a hyperlinked system. The interest thing is the possibility to exploit fibers not only for a structural purpose, but also for functional and aesthetic purposes, for example using them to shield from direct sunlight, or like temperature controller or like lighting system. We project the nervous system through an open-source agent based modeling simulation with swarm emergent behaviours. First of all we did a solar analysis and we choose to analyse a critical summer situation. Agents have been influenced not only from the parameters of swarm (separetion, cohesion, alignment) but also from colours, rappresenting the inclination of sunrays comparted to the normals of the faces of the mesh, and from the power lines we chose in the creation flow. The final result is a fibrous system that wraps our mesh and that features our surfaces.
March, 22nd 42 °28'
June, 21st 63°68'
September, 22nd 43°57'
December, 22nd 20°06'
Mirandola (MO), Italy 44 °53' 15,72" N; 11 °4' 1,92" E 18 m.s.l.m
Flexibility Accessibility
LEAN FACTORY
Wellness Purposes
Stock_Supermarket Offices closed to production Social consciousness
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Offices Production
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Laboratories
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Confer
visitors look at the productive area
office productive area 2 connected flows
supermarket around the productive area
rence Room
2 separated flows 1 long flow
office
open space
conference room
management controls the production
lab canteen
lab
Laboratories
Production
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Planar section of building with indication of function of the spaces
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AA' section _ Distribuition spaces
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BB' section _ Distribuition spaces
Offices
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Render _internal view of offices of the second floor
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Render _internal view from the main open space
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Render _external view of the BBMF
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TURING PAVILION YEAR 2013 COMMITTANCE Architecure and Composition Architectural 3, Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Bologna TEAM Cesare Zilio TUTORS Alessio Erioli
REACTION DIFFUSION
In 1952 Alan Turing published a paper "The chemical basis of morphogenesis" which is now regarded as the foundation of reaction diffusion theory of morphogenesis. Turing suggested that, under certain conditions, chemicals can react and diuse in such a way as to produce nonconstant equilibrium solutions, which represent spatial patterns of chemical or morphogen concentration. We studied reaction diffusion systems using Gray Scott Model based in these differential equations:
where u and v are population density functions of two species or concentration of two chemicals, Du and Dv are diffusion constants of u and v, and the second and third terms are the growth and interacting functions. With processing we first analyzed these how these equations behave in the 2d situation and then we studied them in a 3d space, founding out configurations of point inside a defined boxe. We then give a volumetric consistency to the coordinates of points using Rhino and Grasshopper.
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Reaction diffusion graphic _here is clear how Grey Scott equations vary with f and k parameters
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Reaction diffusion in 3d space _in the skatch is possible to vary k, t and the threshold given to points
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Grasshopper step _points are replaced from two kind of shape which dimension vary in relation with the distance from a surface and some curves I defined. I used octree to divide the space from curves to points.
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6,3 m
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Frontal view _pavilion seen from the front with indication of the main dimensions
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Render _aerial view
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Render _view from an internal path 18
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3,8 m 17 m
LIGHTWAVE YEAR TEAM
2013
Cesare Zilio
ABOUT THE PROJECT
I started the form finding from some curves that I drew in rhino and then I create three lofts in grasshopper. I then create a pattern in the surfaces that change in relation with attractors I defined. In this way I try to obtain a variation that allow the light to pass only in few established points.
DIGITAL PROCESS
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Three steps _1.define three lofts 2.create a pattern in the surface 3.create an offset of the surface and create faces between two surfaces
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Grasshopper step _variation of the pattern with attractors
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RENDER _view from the inside of the lamp
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Render _Lamp with internat light
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Render _Lamp without internat light
PHOTOGRAPHY Photographing mean sculpting with lights. This is one of my great passion and it motivates me to discover. Be on the lookout for a subject or a composition for the photo implies greater attention and a critical spirit towards the world and this is what I really like about photograph: the opportunity the teke a picture, this is what I seek!
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Starry moon _Dent Blanche glacier (Switzerland)
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Kayak training _Brenta river in Valstagna
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Silhouettes _Ski alp in Lagorai, Alps
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Magical sunset _seen from Dent Blanche Refuge
MOVIE
I started to make video not long ago but now I'm very passionate about it. I've had the opportunity to produce some video for an engineer/architect who wanted to advertise some of his work. What fascinated me most are timelapse.
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Premiere work area _Interview to the managing director of Boffi