Claudio Massaro architecture portfolio
Education
CLAUDIO MASSARO 07/08/1991 Verona, Italy cloud.massaro@gmail.com claudio_massaro@pec.it +39 3400868526 www.linkedin.com/in/claudio-massaro-38769bab https://issuu.com/claudio_massaro
2014-2017 Master's Degree in Architecture For The Sustainability Design at Politecnico di Torino (Italy). Thesis: Origin and image of sustainable design: precursory architectures of a sustainability distant from the concept of performance; Supervisors Bonino M., Nigra M.; Final grade 102/110 (introduction and contents available at the following link: https://webthesis.biblio.polito.it/6132/) 2012-2013 Erasmus Programme at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (Portugal) 2010-2014 Bachelor of Science in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano (Italy). Thesis: Between the traditional city and the modern city: the eclecticism of Bairro de Alvalade; Supervisor Petrillo A.; Final grade 104/110
Professional experience 2019 2018-2019 2017-18 2017 2016 2015 2013
Architectural Intern for C-re-aid NG0 (Moshi, Tanzania) Project Clerk at Alifor S.r.l. (Dossobuono di Villafranca (VR), Italy) Architectural Assistant at Nicola Preti Architettura Sostenibile (Verona, Italy) Interior Design Salesperson at CREO Kitchens (Collegno, Italy) Architectural Intern at Bodà snc (Turin, Italy) Collaborator/Blogger at Architettura Costituente, PoliTO (Turin, Italy) Architectural Intern at Pedro Reis Arquitecto (Lisbon, Portugal)
Voluntary works, workshops, training courses and competitions voluntary works: 2017 Volunteer Architecture Guide for Open House Torino 2014 Volunteer Restorer for REMPART (France) workshops and training courses: 2019 ArchiViz - “3D FAST SketchUp+Vray”, 3D Graphic Academy (Verona). 2017 Design - “Utopian Hours”, organized by Bellissimo Srl for Torinostratosferica Utopian Hours Festival. 2016 Architecture - "Midland Intelligent Perth", organized by Politecnico di Torino and Curtin University (Australia) competitions: 2015 "La Capanna sull'albero", announced by Piemmeti SpA for Legno&Edilizia, Fiera di Verona
Additional skills programmes: Windows XP-Vista Microsoft Office AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign SketchUp+V-Ray Rhinoceros ArchiCAD SAP ERP
languages: Italian
Mother tongue reading•listening speaking•writing
English Intermediate reading•listening speaking•writing
Portuguese Intermediate reading•listening speaking•writing
Contents
• Realized works:
pag 5
Wood Temporary Kitchen
pag 6
Selected works
Visions in progress (EXHIBIT)
pag 10
• Works for architectural offices
pag 15
• Competitions:
pag 23
The Cone
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• Accademic works:
pag 27
Mill(e) Gocce
pag 28
Porta Nuova Complex
pag 32
Hybrid Housing Building
pag 36
Stone Hostel
pag 40
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Realized works
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WOOD TEMPORARY KITCHEN a recycled wood space for Shimbwe Chini School
WHERE FOR
Shimbwe Chini (Moshi), Tanzania
C-re-aid NGO
WITH WHEN
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Vegetable garden
Teachers room
2019
C-re-aid is an NGO based in Moshi, Tanzania, dedicated to explore the possibilities of various construction practices through the use of local and recycling materials and to promote long-term socioeconomic and environmental improvement in various communities of Tanzania. I joined this organization for three months where I collaborated mainly in the design and implementation of two important projects; one of these was the redevelopment of a Primary school in the village of Shimbwe Chini (Moshi). In the initial phase of the site it was necessary to demolish the old wooden structure used as a kitchen to build the new block of bathrooms. The resulting wood was used for the construction of a temporary kitchen that will be used for several months until the completion of the modification of the current dining room that will be extended to integrate into it a new kitchen equipped with a stove system. The new temporary kitchen had to be as cheap as possible, so the materials used for its construction came entirely from the demolition of the old wooden structure. The site chosen for the new construction is located near the school’s vegetable garden and near the running water taps. The new kitchen must provide adequate space for at least three cooking zones, necessary to cook lunch for all students of the school.
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Standard 1-2 classroom
new temporary kitchen
dining room water tap
Above, the buildings that compose the primary school of Shimbwe Chini (in red) To the right, marked in yellow, the wooden structure to be demolished coinciding with the existing kitchen space, while in red the project area for the new temporary kitchen Below, a view of the dining building and the wooden structure from the playground and a detail of the facade of the wooden structure used as a kitchen
existing kitchen
Some phases of the demolition of the wooden structure
Selection of the wooden elements for the new construction
water canal
smokes
pot
pot
pot
compressed gravel floor
Vegetable garden ventilation
water canal
pot
kitchen shelf
entrance
Concept for the new temporary kitchen
Plan of the new temporary kitchen
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The new space is designed to provide three cooking places on a surface of compressed gravel protected externally by a rainwater drainage system
The recycled wood structure supporting the roof is composed of twelve pillars individually connected to the ground by concrete foundations. the structure is also designed to support a long shelf useful for food preparation
An external coating of wooden planks is provided to close the space, protecting the fire area from the wind and and ensuring that no student can get in touch with the pots
To guarantee an even lower construction cost, the roof is finished with the metal sheet deriving from the demolished structure
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VISION IN PROGRESS
an installation for some utopian visions of Turin
WHERE FOR WITH
Turin, Italy
Bellissimo srl,
Torinostratosferica Utopian Hours festival
Francesco Ferrari, Danilo Lapenna, Francesco Sirianni
WHEN
2017
Following a workshop organized by the design studio Bellissimo Srl, with the intention of assisting the studio’s graphics in the realization of the first Torinostratosferica festival, Utopian Hours, an installation idea was created for an intern exhibition of the event. This exhibition consists of the display of some renders representing an utopian Turin imagined by 8 architecture studios of the city. At the base of the project idea for the installation of this exhibition there is the need to build on the terrace of the Bellissimo studio an economical and easily assembled structure. Was created a structure with scaffolding that can tell how these suggestions on Turin helps to “build” some ideas for the city of Turin. Beyond the design of the structure, the intervention involves re-reading the space and its elements according to a set of “layers”. The skylights want to be seen as the hypothetical stops of a future subway where the metro lines are reproduced on the floor with colored strings of tapison, while the existing catwalk turns a “blue river” that wants to represent the Po, the Turin River. Unfortunately, due to lack of time and budget, these suggestions could not be realized. The scaffolding structure on which the renders are hanged is made up of five towers connected to each other to form a rigid mesh.
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Terrace of Bellissimo’s studio
Moodboard
1:200 Plan of the Bellissimo studio’s terrace
Concept of the project: render and plan scheme
access stairs external stairs
STAIRS
STRUCTURE
EXTERNAL PATH
SKYLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTED EXTERNAL PATH
HIGHLIGHTED SKYLIGHTS WITH METRO PATH
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entrance of the studio
2,5 m
side on which install the introductory panel
terrace access 1m
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side on which install panels with renders 1:100 Plan of the scaffolding structure
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Works for architectural offices
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WHAT Architectural project - Site development WHERE Majimoto (Arusha) - Shimbwe (Moshi), Tanzania FOR C-re-aid NGO WHEN 2019
During the three months of work in Tanzania, several activities were carried out in relation to two important projects entrusted to the NGO. They mainly concerned the construction of a house for a doctor in the Masai village of Majimoto (Arusha) and the requalification of a primary school in the village of Shimbwe (Moshi); specifically, the tasks were the development of project proposals and executive drawings, site management and labour assistance.
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WHAT Interior projects WHERE Italy FOR Alifor S.r.l. WHEN 2018-2019
Project and management activities in the design and furnishing department. The tasks were related to the project proposal, its estimate, order and acquisition by the customer at the end of the activity of management of the site. Great attention to the study and development of construction details regarding the works of internal finishes.
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WHAT Architectural maquettes WHERE Italy FOR Nicola Preti Architettura Sostenibile WHEN 2017-18
In parallel to the design activities, architectural models were created mainly using natural materials, such as cartonbois, wood, straw and clay. The images refer to two design hypotheses for a villa in Castelbelforte (Mantua).
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WHAT Interior projects WHERE Italy and France FOR BodĂ WHEN 2016
Interior projects for different environments. The images at the top refer to a project of a refreshment area inside a shopping center in Le Cannet (France) and a project for a corner bar inside a Maserati store in Paris. Below, a project for a bakery and a private apartment in Turin and an istallation within the UniSG University (CN).
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WHAT Planning design WHERE Tirana, Albania FOR BodĂ WHEN 2016
Participation at the early stages of development of the winner masterplan project of an international competition for the construction of university residences and recovery of existing ones in Tirana. The job was related to the design of new residences with the aim of designing different plan and façade solutions.
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WHAT Restoration project WHERE Lisbon, Portugal FOR Pedro Reis Arquitecto WHEN 2013
Project of alteration and extension of a historic building in the center of Lisbon. Task related to its reorganization of the interior spaces and the elevation of one floor, paying attention to the relationship with the existing architectural context.
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Competitions
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THE CONE
small shelter nestled in the landscape
WHERE FOR WITH
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Competition “La capanna sull’albero” by Piemmeti SpA, Legno&Edilizia, Fiera di Verona -
WHEN
2015
The Cone treehouse is born to create a small shelter for the children’s play of maximum 3x3m at the height of 3m from ground level. The main idea from which the form develops is the will to open a view on the lanscape, creating a vision cone on the surrounding environment. “The Cone“ is meant to be installed on tall trees such as beeches or pine trees, with a minimum diameter of 40 cm. The hut wants to be cheap and easy to assemble. The design is based on a triangular shape which provides, on one of the three edges the anchor shaft, and on the remaining two the “pilotis“ which rest on the ground.
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the concept and its evolution
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dismantled axonometry of the project
1:75 Plan and fronts
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Accademic works
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MILL(E) GOCCE
a modern mill as a new production center for the rebirth of the territory
WHERE FOR
Campofei (CN), Italy
Politecnico di Torino
ISTRUCTOR WITH
Prof. Daniele Regis
Stefano Angeli, Cecilia Davoli, Giovanna Greco
WHEN
2016 project elements
The following project is located in Valle Grana, a valley in the province of Cuneo, rich in ancient villages often abandoned. The goal is to create a productive activity able to enhancing the territory. The project is a productive pole capable of producing an ancient product and particularly linked to the characteristics of local flora, the beech oil. The project is located downstream and it is a modern mill powered energetically by the water flow of a creek by using a turbine Turgo and a storage tank specially positioned to ensure the right amount of water needed for its proper operation. The oil produced in the mill will be transported to the village of Campofei by a small rack. In fact, the town has been designed to refinance some buildings in order to create oil stores. The building is conceived as a steel frame that defines large windows on all sides, creating a building permeable to the external view. This solution was chosen in order to realize a mill that gave the idea of ​​the lightness and transparency of the facade. Only the partition walls between the rooms are designed in wood. The internal distribution is articulated to facilitate the production cycle.
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Path to Campofei
Canal system
Mill(e) Gocce
Rack-rail to Campofei
Valliera creek
worker’s access
Stages of the production of beech oil
visitor’s access Harvest
Storage turbine Production
stock
Final product storage and drying Canal system
service corridor pressing and bottling
Valliera creek
kitchen
mini hydroelectric plant
stock
wc
storage tank
public area wc
forced conduct
office
water release
Campofei
panoramic terrace
plant with functional areas
Exploded view axonometry
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east front
west front
west front
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section of the turbine area
renders
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PORTA NUOVA COMPLEX Innovations for living and services
WHERE FOR
Turin, Italy
Politecnico di Torino
ISTRUCTOR WITH
Prof. F. Lattes, Prof.ssa G.Peretti, Prof. C. Micono
Chiara Zonda, Marco Zilioli
WHEN
2015 Automated parking building
University residences
The lot of the project consists of three separate buildings, with different functions. The central focus is given by two semi-circular buildings , which house a residence for university students, providing accommodations and public areas that relate directly to the surrounding city. The rest of the lot consists of an automated parking building, overlooking Via Sacchi in continuity with the line of office buildings provided by the masterplan and a building leaning against the bridge of Corso Sommelier, which follows the profile hosting inside laboratories, coworking spaces and an auditorium. The whole project is the result of constant attention to energy and environmental issues and is therefore characterized by a variety of technology solutions, both in the masterplan and in the buildings.
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Multifunctional building
rain water aqueduct
drinking water filtration and receiving tank not drinking water
Via Sacchi noise
masterplan’s section personal cleanliness
food preparation
dishwasher
flush w.c.
washing machine
Green Hill barrier
University residences
irrigation
main technologies of the residences; solutions for acoustic and solar issues, diagram of water use. cleanliness
rain water aqueduct
drinking water filtration and receiving tank not drinking water
personal cleanliness
food preparation
dishwasher
flush w.c.
washing machine
irrigation
cleanliness
masterplan’s ground floor
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HYBRID HOUSING BUILDING
Multifunctional core as a joint point between new and old
WHERE FOR
Barcelona (El Raval), Spain
Universidade Autรณnoma de Lisboa
ISTRUCTOR WITH
Prof. Nuno Mateus, Prof. Pedro Reis, Prof. Flavio Barbini
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WHEN
2013
The site of the work is in Barcelona, specifically in the contact zone between the historic core and Plan Cerdรก (sec. XIX). The work involves the demolition of some existing buildings in El Raval to make room for a set of buildings with spaces for different functions; commercial, habitational and offices. The project aims to tie in a new way the ancient fabric of the neighborhood with the newly built of the University of Philosophy of Barcelona creating new spaces that encourage the interaction between the inside and the outside of them. The form of the buildings is due to the desire to open a way between the main intersection and the inner courtyard of the university maintaining a gradual change of direction of the buildings next to them and referencing the narrow streets of the neighborhood in a new opening view.
planivolumetric
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context model
type plan
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render
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plaster model
thin cardboard model
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STONE HOSTEL
Interprenetation architecture: natural built, artificial built
WHERE FOR
Crana(SO), Italy
Politecnico di Milano
ISTRUCTOR WITH
Prof. Lorenzo Consalez
Riccardo Miccoli, Maria Vittoria Monaco
WHEN
2012
Through these two terms are briefly underlined the key points of our project idea that is an architecture that benefits to constant relation of the natural element with artificial element. The nature, fundamental part of the project, is not understood as a set of real elements, limits that define formally and functionally the project. The project is a​“diffused hostel�, where the main building is a new building and the satellite buildings are some restored old houses of the village. The project area is next to a chestnut and the new building, consisting in a single layer, is divided into two main spaces: the first is underground, characterized by a rigid geometric and functional division, the second, is configured as a glazed flow inside the chestnut in continuous conne ction with the outside world. The linking element between the two spaces is a boulder. The new building interacts with the units in the village through paths th at take place mostly in the chestnut. They have been used to highlight 10 houses with a total of 70 beds. The restoration of the houses is of two types; one involves the insertion of new elements materially similar to the m ain building while the other provides for the completeness of the volumetric ruin through the use of a new material, the cement.
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planivolumetric
south view
new building plan
west front and section
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The two types of restoration for the village houses
Section of the SPA spaces
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general south front and section
renders
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