Landscape Architect _ Portfolio
Aste Elena
Elena Aste 25/03/1992
WORK EXPERIENCE
LANGUAGES
09/2020 – 10/2020 Landscape architect - collaborator Atelier De Molfetta Strode Lugano, CH
English 2011 First Certificate in English (Level B2) 2018 TOEIC (score 885/990)
01/09/2019 – 31/10/2019 Assistant of Technical Department META s.r.l. - Mobilità Economia Territorio Ambiente Monza, IT
French Level A2
04/2018 – 09/2018 Architect Studio di progettazione Benuzzi Milano, IT
COMPUTER SKILLS AutoCAD
Adobe Photoshop
Architect, passionate Landscape Architect; I love walking in nature and hiking. I love art in all its forms, from cinema to literature, from paintings to cooking. I grew up in a small town in Piedmont and I spent my university years in Milan. The two different rhythms of my life have driven the desire to explore in deep both the urban environment and the natural one. I believe that a strong project is composed by a good design and also by the most appropriate green components. I am interested in this balance creating the spaces of the future, in which resilience and social participation coexist.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Adobe Illustrator
15/12/2020 Master Degree in Landcsape Architecture. Land Landscape Heritage Politecnico di Milano 110/110 _ “Landscape identity mosaic in Abbiategrasso”
Adobe InDesign
12/02/2018 Bachelor in Scienze dell’architettura Politecnico di Milano 93/110 _ ”Milano. Tre casi studio di edilizia popolare”
Rhinoceros
CONTATTI
COURSES AND COMPETITIONS
(+39) 3465341180 elena.aste92@gmail.com
10/2020 ”Recupero ex Ferrovia Marmifera” Participation (design competion - Comune di Carrara)
www.linkedin.com/in/elenaaste-landscapearchitect
27/05/2018 – 05/06/2018 Business English Participation certificate - Beta Formazione 23/04/2018 – 24/04/2018 Garden Design Participation certificate - Beta Formazione
QGIS ArchiCAD
Lumion
OTHER
Microsoft Office Precision | Flexibility | Adaptability Team work | Problem solving
INTERESTS Animals and plants | Science | Astronomy Photography | Illustrations | Comics International Literature | Cinema | Travel
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Abbiategrasso, IT - Thesis project
“LANDSCAPE IDENTITY MOSAIC IN ABBIATEGRASSO”
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Marina di Lecce, IT - Built Environment and Landscape Design Studio
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Carrara, IT - Landscape Design Studio 2
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“RECONNECTING LANDSCAPES”
“REVERSE - A NEW CONVIVIAL BASIN”
Milano, IT - Environmental Landscape Planning
“MINIMIZING VULNERABILITIES IN LAMBRATE”
Personal drawings
ENVIRONSCAPE road network GREEN SYSTEM forest park tree line sterile aera AGRICULTURE stable lawn cultivated field rice paddy marcita
“LANDSCAPE IDENTITY MOSAIC IN ABBIATEGRASSO� 15/12/2020
Abbiategrasso has a very rich territory both from the agricultural point of view, linked to the rural identity of the place, and from an ecological point of view, since part of the municipal area is located within Ticino Park. The element of water appears in the area as a permanent trace of time passing by and it leaves memories of tangible and intangible values. The project aims to restore a bike and pedestrian network in the area between Abbiategrasso and Morimondo, that reconnects the Ticino river with the rural identity of the place and with the surrounding towns, creating new centralities that inhabitants and tourists can experience, highlighting the cultural landscape, the identity heritage of the place and also the ecological aspect.
STRENGTH resilient patch strong ecological corridor + + + +
Location: Abbiategrasso (MI), IT
polyphite lawn
WEAKNESS
Key words: slow mobility | water system | awareness | widespread museum | ecological network
absence of tree line - - -
non-rotating crop disturbance
OPPORTUNITY new tree line
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buffer strip underused and service area
HUMANSCAPE ROAD NETWORK railway highway main road secondary road agrarian road bike trail official bike trail NATURE woodland stable lawn marcita canal CULTURE place of worship cultural heritage ECONOMY commercial activity restaurant and agriturismo cascina LEISURE public park
STRENGTH domestic vehicular connectivity public park WEAKNESS missing slow mobility connectivity OPPORTUNITY existing SENTIERI network
STRATEGY STRUCTURAL AXIS main canal
TO ACTIVATE
main ecological corridor road network CENTRALITIES new centralities potential new centralities CONNECTIONS main cycling path
Crop rotation
Residual urban green
Social aggregator
TO BE AWARE
Monoculture
Restored humid area Underused field
Informative panels
Habitat recovery Endangered habitat
Birdwatching panels
TOPARTICIPATE
Kickstarter user adopted a square meter here!
Abandoned marcita
Preserved marcita
Use of technology
secondary cycling path
SOCIAL IDENTITY to activatee
AGRARIAN IDENTITY to be aware
ECOLOGICAL IDENTITY to participate
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“RECONNECTING LANDSCAPES� 10/07/2020
Lecce territory develops from the city, through cultivated fields, olive groves and wetland, to the dunal system. The Marine area is characterized by some settlements on the coastline and few public spaces, but the beach facilities. The aim of the project is to create clear connections between the four landscape, to reduce urban limitations on nature and to improve natural intrusion into the urban fabric: there comes balance and equilibrium. The intervention presents different approach based on the local characteristics of the different areas; a new cycling network is proposed to link every element and at the same time facilities are places all along the paths. The urban fabric will then gain value through the restoration of the dunal system and the creation of natural parks and reserves. Location: Marina di Lecce (LE), IT Key words: slow mobility | water meadow | awareness | widespread museum | ecology |
DEMOLITION AND DENSIFICATION
PATHS AND INTERNAL CONNECTIONS
PARKING LOTS AND THE REGULATED ACCESS TO THE BEACH
road network demolition
public spaces
buildings
parking lots
relocation d emolition demolition b uildings buildings rrelocation elocation
RENATURALIZATION
rrenaturalization enaturalization d u n a l system system dunal d u n e reconstruction reconstruction dune rbuildings enaturalization
sea path land path internal connections
ro a dpath network sea
POINTS OF INTEREST
THEMATIC AREAS
sea path sea path land path land path internal connections internal connections
pland u b l ipath c spaces pinternal a r k i n g connections lots
path network public spaces resting points
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path network path network public spaces public spaces resting points resting points
c coastal o a s t a l ppath ark i ninland l a n d ppark ark wwetland etland I dIdume u m e bbasin a s i n ppark ark
dunal system
R Rauccio a u c c i o fforest orest
dune reconstruction
settlementes coastal park inland park wetland Idume basin park Rauccio forest
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KIOSK PLATFORM
Pinus pinea
Pistaccia lentiscus
Pinus halepensis
Cakile maritima
Myrtus communis
EVENT SQUARE
Pinus pinea
Pinus pinaster
Washingtonia robusta
Pinus halepensis
Quercus ilex
Tamarix aphylla
WETLAND BRIDGE
Olea europea
Phragmites australis
Quercus ilex
Pinus pinaster
Washingtonia robusta
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SPIAGGIABELLA 11
1. parking lots 2. tree alley 3. platform on the pond 4. beach access 5. kiosk and rental point for sport equipment 6. event square 7. wetland bridge 8. coastal pinewood and holm oak wood 9. retrodunal ecosystem 10. duna system 11. beach 12. coastal path
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“REVERSE - A NEW CONVIVIAL BASIN” 10/06/2020
Human beings distributed on landscapes allow for a greater variety of environments to be valued for their wild nature and fused with an anthropological history of place. Gradients of wilderness, gradients of water, gradients of life: always composed by complementary elements. A landscape that interweaves a “conviviality” between environment and humans. The project aims to bring back the role of the river as main connective spine of the landscape, to weave the conflict between nature and men. It focuses on the rebirth rom Carrione to the outside and the intrusion of nature into the urban mosaic, reversing the actual condition. To celebrate the river, revealing its primordial beauty and enhancing its active value as a community gatherer. Location: Carrara (MS), IT Key words: green connection | water management | resilience | landmark | public space
TOPOGRAPHY
VEGETATION
A L T I T U D E
Herbaceous: Juncus maritimus Juncus acutus Phragmites australis Friathus ravennae
+ 3,0 + 2,5 + 2,0 + 1,5 + 1,0 + 0,5 0 - 0,5 - 1,0 - 1,5 - 2,0 - 2,5 - 3,0 - 3,5 - 4,0
SOFTSCAPE
Shrubs: Cornus sanguinea Prunus spinosa Juniperus communis Arbutus unedo Salix purpurea Laurus nobilis Myrtus communis Trees: Quercus ilex Acer campestre Quercus robur Prunus avium Pinus pinea Cupressus sempervirens Malus sylvestris Pyrus piraster Salix alba
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CRANE - North side 0m
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MASTERPLAN
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PAVED SURFACES
BUILDINGS
The open spaces can be devided into urban and green ones. Compositionally speaking, the whole area can be interpreted as the sequence, from East to West, of the square - the main public space - the most densely vegetated area, the terraced lawn and the playground. The square, since the design tries to merge the natural issues with the social ones, has been thought to become the symbol of this cohesion, where Nature takes advantage from Architecture and viceversa. Another interesting point is the Belvedere: a circular platform that is located just above the hill, which allows a 360° view of the site.
The principal aim is to open the facades of the buildings to the river. 1. cultural hub 2. industrial skeleton 3. street market 4. library + bike renting point
HARDSCAPE
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NEW BRIDGE
STEPPING STONES 0m
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THE POST-INDUSTRIAL SQUARE DETAIL OF THE FLOATING PAVEMENT
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mature species’ height
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6 young species’ height
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gravel layer (10 cm)
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compacted soil
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corten steel C profile (0,5 cm)
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stabilized soil
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concrete slab (4 cm)
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steel grid (0,5 cm)
THE RIVER BANK TDETAIL H E OF R THE I V RAIN E R GARDEN BANK T H E OFR THE I VRAIN E R GARDEN BANK DETAIL DETAIL OF THE RAIN GARDEN
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mature species’ height mature species’ height mature species’ height
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organic horizon(4 cm) organic horizon(4 cm) growing medium (40 cm) organic horizon(4 cm) growing medium (40 cm) drain coarse sand reservoir g( 1 r o5 wci n mg) m e d i u m ( 4 0 c m ) drain coarse sand reservoir (15 cm) drain coarse sand reservoir (15 cm)
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Parco Nord
ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK
RiconnettiMi
INITIATIVES/PROJECTS Unprotected green area
PLIS Martesana
Protected Regional park Green rays
PLIS Media Valle Lambro
Ecological network
Bosco in città Parco Forlanini
Parco delle Cave ReLambro
Parco Vettabbia Parco Risaie
“MINIMIZING VULNERABILITIES IN LAMBRATE”
Parco Ticinello
14/01/2019
The aim is to relink the periphery to the city and viceversa, overcoming the vulneabilities of the territory. The project aims to create a bike and pedestrian network in the area between Milano and Segrate, providing serviecs for the community and at the same time improving the water quality through a smarter water management and the proposal for a broader green network. This intervention tries to answer to the needs of the inhabitants who ask for green open spaces to give a strong identity to the aera, also considering ecosystem services and the gains to the society brought by new public spaces. Flora analysis and the botanical knowledge of the site have been fundamental to compose the masterplan in its own elements.
Parco Agricolo Sud
LAMBRO RIVER BANKS
GARDENS AND PARKS
UNCULTIVATED ABANDONED AREAS
BIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM
ELLEMBERG’S INDICATORS VALUES
LIFE FORMS OF THE WHOLE SPECIES
ECHOGRAMS MADE ON THE WHOLE SPECIES
C Chamaephytes G Geophytes or Cryptophytes H Hemicryptophytes P Phanerophytes T Therophytes
L light T temperature C continentality U moisture in soil R reaction - Ph N Nitrogen
CH Chamaephytes G Geophytes or Cryptophytes H Hemicryptophytes P Phanerophytes T Therophytes I Hydrophytes HE Helophytes
NATIVE
Location: Milano (MI), IT
ALIEN
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11%
38%
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23%
Percentages of life forms with respect to the whole flora
CHOROTYPE
24%
OTHERS* ECHOGRAMS MADE ON THE WHOLE SPECIES
ISTOGRAM MADE ON THE WHOLE SPECIES
L light T temperature C continentality U moisture in soil R reaction - Ph N Nitrogen
Key words: botany | ecosystem services | community | rain garden | public space
13% 10%
Lambrate
Lombardy (Portale della Flora d’Italia)
69,8%
(74 species)
86,6%
(967 species)
26,4%
(28 species)
11,7%
(131 species)
3,8%
(4 species)
1,7%
(19 species)
* Criptogeniche e Commensali
10%
RETENTION POND Trees (e.g. riparian forest) Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. Populus alba L. Populus nigra L.
RAIN GARDEN Shrubs Cornus mas L.
Herbaceous Carex sp. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Iris pseudacorus L. Lythrum salicaria L. Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm.
Shrubs Crataegus monogyna Jacq. Cornus sanguinea L. Prunus spinosa L.
Herbaceous Lavandula sp. Carex sp.
WOODLAND Trees Acer pseudoplatanus L. Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G. Don
DETENTION POND Fraxinus excelsior L. Quercus robur L.
Shrubs Cornus mas L. Crataegus monogyna Jacq. Prunus spinosa L.
Trees (e.g. riparian forest) Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. Salix alba L. Populus nigra L.
Shrubs Cornus sanguinea L. Cornus mas L. Crataegus monogyna Jacq. Salix purpurea L.
Herbaceous Carex sp. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm.
Personal drawings