EMMA AMIDEI ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO selected works 2015-2021
EMMA AMIDEI Florence, Italy, 31.08.1994
Via Ricasoli, 12 52024 Loro Ciuffenna (AR), Italy +39 392 5532472 emmamidei@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/emmamidei
I have graduated in July 2019 at the Architecture School of the University of Florence with a Final Degree Project “Ecomuseum of Pratomagno”, a project of recovery and improvement of an abandoned village, located in the Apennine mountain range of Pratomagno in Tuscany, with the aim of limiting the phenomenon of mountain depopulation by creating new spaces for the community activities. After some experiences in italian studios, I decided to go abroad to compare my idea of architecture with the one of the other countries and I lived in Granada for several months, working for an architecture studio with an international environment.
“In compliance with the Legislative Decree no. 196 dated 30/06/2003, I hereby authorize the recipient of this document to use and process my personal details for the purpose of recruiting and selecting staff and I confirm to be informed of my rights in accordance to art. 7 of the above mentioned decree.” 27/02/2021
CONTENTS CURRICULUM VITAE
04
UNIVERSITY PROJECTS Ecomuseum of Pratomagno Antonio Lupi Headquarter Urban Renewal of the Port of Livorno Housing for the Port of Livorno Multimedia Centre for the Island of Asinara Environmental Education Centre for Lake Porta in Tuscany
06 12 16 18 24 28
WORKSHOPS Open your Wall Etherea
32 36
COMPETITIONS Memorias de Ceuta Reditus Centri Minori - Nuovi Territori, Trappola
40 44 48
EXHIBITIONS Back to Basics New Vision for the Port Evolution
50 51
CURRICULUM VITAE EXPERIENCES Architect Collaborator at AREA Associati Montevarchi (AR), 52025, Italy Architectural design 3D modeling Architectural visualization
June 2020 – present
Architect Collaborator at Muñoz Miranda Architects Granada, Spain Development of concept and project schemes Architectural and urban design Architectural visualization, modeling and rendering Design and construction of furnishing elements
October 2019 – June 2020
Internship at AREA Associati Montevarchi (AR), 52025, Italy Production of 2D, 3D drawings and rendering Architectural visualization Project concept elaboration
October 2018 – December 2018
Tourist Information Office Loro Ciuffenna (AR), 52024, Italy Management of Tourist Information Office and Venturino Venturi Museum Guided tours in Italian or English of the Church of St. Peter in Gropina
April 2015 – September 2019
EDUCATION YACademy | Architecture for Landscape High-level Training Course
November 2020 – February 2021
License to practice as architect University of Florence, School of Architecture
July 2020
Master Degree in Architecture with honors and wish for publication Corso di Laurea Magistrale a Ciclo Unico in Architettura University of Florence, School of Architecture Thesis “Ecomuseum of Pratomagno” with Prof. F. Rossi Prodi
July 2019 2013 – 2019
WORKSHOPS Workshop “Urban Renewal of the Northen Section of Jinchuan Gate” Nanjing, China Urban, historical and social analysis of the place Architectural visualization 04
September 2017 – November 2017
COMPETENCES Architectural and urban design 3D modeling
Architectural visualisation Architecural models
LANGUAGES Italian (mother tongue) English Spanish COMPUTER SKILLS Autocad Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Premiere Pro After Effects
Rhinoceros Grasshopper Cinema 4D V-Ray Corona Revit
SOFT SKILLS Team working, but also good attitude at working individually Positive attitude in every working environment
Flexibility and adaptability Work ethic and responsibility
COMPETITIONS Concorso di idee | Centri Minori - Nuovi Territori Ordine degli Architetti PPC della Provincia di Arezzo FIRST PRIZE
February 2021
IV Concurso de Arquitectura Richard H. Driehaus Alcazaba de Guadix, Granada “Reditus”| Muñoz Miranda Architects
May 2020
Concurso de proyectos con intervención de jurado Rehabilitación del almacén de abastos de Ceuta “Memorias de Ceuta”| Muñoz Miranda Architects
January 2020
EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Ecomuseum of Pratomagno Project published on KooZA/rch www.koozarch.com/interviews/ecomuseum-of-pratomagno/
March 2021
New vision for the Port Evolution University of Florence, School of Architecture Final works’ exhibition
May 2018
Back to basics: la lezione dall’antico University of Florence, School of Architecture Architectural models’ exhibition
May 2016 05
ECOMUSEUM OF PRATOMAGNO Final project | Prof. F. Rossi Prodi, Prof. V. Lingua, Arch. D. Aurilio 2019
Depopulation of mountainous areas began in Italy after World War II but is still a problem today in many regions of the country. It represents the most drastic aspect of a much wider process of land abandonment and with it the related activities, following the rapid process of industrialization and the search for higher life standards. The subject of this thesis is the study of an eco-museum in the Apennine mountain range of Pratomagno, in central Italy, which can contribute to limiting the phenomenon of mountain depopulation. The primary objective of this eco-museum is to encourage the local inhabitants to rediscover their own territorial identity by frequenting a cultural district made of a network of museums, educational centres and places of historical and artistic relevance within the territory. In other words, being not only an incentive to tourism, this sort of “spread museum” aims to involve the resident population, together with local associations and institutions, in order to protect their cultural assets and make them known to visitors. In support of this thesis, two critical areas have been identified in the municipality of Loro Ciuffenna, where we suggest a project of recovery. The first area, called “La Baita”, is located along the panoramic route that connects Loro Ciuffenna with the mountain villages of Chiassaia, Anciolina and San Giustino Valdarno. The idea is to redevelop the various historical pathways of the area and strengthen its value by replacing the existing building, in a poor state of preservation, with a “Visitor Centre”. At about 30 minutes walk, one can reach the second area: “Roveraia”, an abandoned village whose name indicates a strong presence of oak trees(1) and that was one of the scenes of the War of Liberation in the Pratomagno area during the Second World War, as evidenced by the poor state of most of the buildings. The project, through the construction of housing and laboratories, aims to recover not only the architectural value, but also its historical memory and the landscape. If the “Visitor Centre” is a crossing point, “Borgata Roveraia” is a place to stop and reflect. NOTES 1. Rovere is the common name for Oak.
06
The main entrance to the laboratories
Borgata Roveraia’s project model 07
Laboratories Houses Exhibitions Panoramic tower
Roveraia’s distibution of functions
Axonometric view of the terraces and volumes of the project 08
First floor
Ground floor
The relationship between the ruins and the new volumes
Roveraia’s section to undestand the complexity of the landscape 09
The auditorium
A perspective section of the new volumes 10
One of the laboratories as reading room
A view of the Visitor Centre from the main path
Visitor Centre’s plan 11
ANTONIO LUPI HEADQUARTER Laboratorio di Progettazione V | Prof. F. Arrigoni | a.a. 2017-2018 Team: E. Amidei, F. Bettarini, M. Boschi
The project aims to be the main business center of the Antonio Lupi company in Stabbia (FI). It consists of an office centre, a showroom, a business museum and two processing areas: one for wood and one for glass. The project takes into account the distinction between the flow of workers and that of visitors, clearly separating the entrances and accessible outdoor spaces. The lot borders to the South on the city, and to the North on countryside. For this reason, on the North side the processing area has a continuous glass window that, showing the view of greenery, contributes to the well-being of the worker.
Antonio Lupi Headquarter’s plan 12
1. Museum 2. Guest house 3. Reception 4. Offices 5. Showroom 6. Factory 7. Exhibition pavilion P1. Employee parking P2. Customer parking The distribution of functions and spaces
The view from the main street 13
Axonometric scheme of the project
Main section of the factory 14
The relationship between the working area and the countryside
The distribution space of the factory 15
URBAN RENEWAL OF THE PORT OF LIVORNO Winning masterplan in the course
Laboratorio di Progettazione IV e Urbanistica II | Prof. F. Rossi Prodi, Prof. M. Scamporrino | a.a. 2016-2017 Team: E. Amidei, M. Altemura, F. Bettarini, M. Boschi, B. Capaccioli
The project consists in redeveloping a part of the Port of Livorno. The project stems from the continuation of two road axes of the urban fabric of the historic centre up to the main square where they meet. The buildings are “grafted” on these two axes and are intended for various uses, mainly commercial, residential and administrative. The highlight of the project is the elevated park, with parking lots at the lower levels. The objective is to integrate the port area, as much as possible, into the city space, so as to create new elements that enrich the city.
Masterplan of the Port
View of the Port 16
Concept of the intervention
Urban section of the project
The public space and the housing
The commercial area 17
HOUSING FOR THE PORT OF LIVORNO Laboratorio di Progettazione IV e Urbanistica II | Prof. F. Rossi Prodi, Prof. M. Scamporrino | a.a. 2016-2017 Team: E. Amidei, F. Bettarini, M. Boschi, F. Nicassio
The project aims to create a “fulcrum” within the Port of Livorno. The building embraces the square, which is the meeting point of the two main axes of the new urban layout of the port. This is the heart of the project, closed only on three sides, creating an overlook of the sea. The square becomes a reflection of the building’s façade, engraved by horizontal lines, between which green islands are casually set . The building has various functions: it mainly consists of residences and offices, but there is also a hotel and a museum. On the ground floor there is a commercial area, fully integrated with the square in front.
嘀 䤀匀吀䄀 䐀䄀䰀䰀ᤠ 䄀䰀吀伀
Design concept
The public square 18
The functions and the viability
Composition of the building
Front of the building
倀 刀伀匀倀䔀吀吀伀 匀唀䐀ⴀ 䔀匀吀
倀 䰀䄀一䤀䴀䔀吀刀䤀䄀
Ground floor plan 19
Example of one of the apartment
䄀 匀匀伀一伀䴀䔀吀刀䤀䄀 吀 刀䤀刀䰀伀䌀䄀䰀䔀
Second floor plan 20 PIANTA PIANO TERZO
View of the housing 21
Section of the offices
View from the offices 22
SEZIONE AA’
Axonometric view of the exhibition volume ASSONOMETRIA FINGER
View of the exhibition volume 23
MULTIMEDIA CENTRE FOR THE ISLAND OF ASINARA IN SARDINIA Laboratorio di Progettazione Ambientale | Prof. A. Trombadore | a.a. 2016-2017 Team: E. Amidei, P. Brandini, F. Caporali
The project aims to enhance the value of the Island of Asinara by including functions and elements of cultural and collective interest, so as to encourage tourism and the growth oresudent’s repopulation of the area. The Multimedia Museum is the result of the redevelopment of an old carpentry in Cala d’Oliva, with the addition of a walkway that connects the hilly course of the land with the building. In the hill there is also a system of terraces that can also work as outdoor area for recreational use. The entire project is designed with the use of sustainable technologies with a low environmental impact.
The project and the context 24 Scala 1:500
Design concept and relationship between the existing elements and the new ones
Scheme of the functions
Ground floor plan Scala 1:200
25
Longitudinal section of the project
Scala 1:200
Multimedial room 26
A
Trasverse section of the project
Scala 1:200
The courtyard 27
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTRE FOR PORTA LAKE IN TUSCANY Laboratorio di Progettazione dell’Architettura III | Prof. A. I. Volpe | a.a. 2015-2016 Team: E. Amidei, F. Caporali
The project consists of two separate architectural interventions connected by a pedestrian path along the stream that leads to Lake Porta. In the first area there is the Visitor Centre, which introduces the visitor to the Natural Park, while the second area hosts the Environmental Education Centre, equipped with guest quarters, educational laboratories and a refreshment area. The whole project was born to raise awareness of the importance of this natural area, with the aim of enhancing it and respecting its identity.
The project and its relationship with the landscape 28
The Visitor Centre
A section of the project and its relationship with the context
The relationship between the volumes and the mountains 29
The Environmental Education Centre
Plan and section of the museum and conference room 30
Plan and section of the laboratories and housing
View of the complex 31
OPEN YOUR WALL Workshop “Urban Renewal of the Northen Section of Jinchuan Gate” Nanchino - Florence | September - November 2017 | Prof. M. De Vita Team: E. Amidei, B. Barni, R. Coppa, A. Dedja, C. Ketcheian
The project area presents an heterogeneous context due to the presence of small communities living along the river. The project aims to bring local people to live in an area that has completely lost its identity, despite the presence and historical value of the ancient city walls, which run along the river. Through the addiction of new collective functions poeple can appropriate again of their identity and traditions. The main elements of the projects are the restoration and enhancement of the walls and the design of different spaces along the riverside. The project is divided into three main areas: a culture park, a shopping area and the new station.
View of the culture park 32
The masterplan and the main areas: the culture park, the shopping area and the station 33
Analysis of the viability and new solutions
The old wall of the city and the new accessibility
Exhibition area on the riverside 34
System of the green areas and the river
The importance of community and the social problem
One of the new accesses to the old wall system 35
ETHEREA YACademy | High-level Training Course | Architecture for Landscape | course 2020-2021 Team: A. Aguilera, E. Amidei, M. Serra, O. Perrett, A. Rivera Tchernikov
The project’s aim is to redevelop the area of the old Castle of Vibrac, in France. The main partner is the local association “Dartagnans”, which invests in the restoration of abandoned castles in order to promote the territory. The architectural proposal connect the existing and new community to improve the local economy. Vibrac is a village of a few thousand inhabitants. The project area is located in three island along Charente, a river characterized by biodiversity and a changing landscape. In fact it has frequent floods due to the nature of the soil. The project responds to the problem with the introduction of elevated paths and architectures that can also be used in a flooded situation. The moment of the flood become an extraordinary moment, which enhances the fragility and beauty of the surrounding landscape. The architectural language is about light and transparency, as an ethereal architecture that lets people connect with the changing nature of the site.
Sleeping pods 36
6
7 11 9
9 9 11
8
10 5
9
4 8
11 3
2 3
1
Parking
2
Open Market
3
Gardens
4
“Silent Island”
5
Castle
6
Pedestrian Bridge
7
Polyfunctional Space
8
Canoe Docking
9
Permaculture Plots
10
“Hidden Restaurant”
11
Dwelling Areas - Communal spaces - Sleeping spaces
1
- Bathing spaces
Masterplan
The hidden restaurant with the agricoltural plots 37
Section and view of the polyfunctional space 38
The rising paths during a flood
The restoration of the Castle 39
MEMORIAS DE CEUTA The transformation of Ceuta’s old “Almacén de Abastos” into an archive and military museum | January 2020 Team: Muñoz Miranda Architects; A. Muñoz Miranda; E. Amidei, J. C. Dias Montes, L. Fabbri, A. Karimli, G. Roma
The basic aim of the project is to transform the old warehouse named “Almacén de Abastos” into an archive and also a military museum for Ceuta, a town that has an important military history. The building has two floors with separate entrances. The project maintains this original partition: the museum is on the ground floor, while the archives are on the second floor. The main entrance is located in the courtyard next to the building. From here the visitor can walk directly into the museum, which is conceived as a single open space entirely dedicated to the history of this military town. The archives can be accessed from the courtyard where a metallic staircase combined with a lift leads to the first floor. A new roof with a skylight provides the archives with better lighting. The building is also enhanced by a wooden mezzanine, which creates a separate space for the reader, visitor or worker.
The Military Museum 40
First floor plan_Archive
Ground floor plan_Military Museum
Sections and front of the project 41
Axonometric rapresentation of the project 42
View of the archive 43
REDITUS Urban renewal of Guadix’s Alcazaba | May 2020 IV Concurso de Arquitectura Richard H. Driehaus | Guadix, Granada Team: Muñoz Miranda Architects; A. Muñoz Miranda; E. Amidei, J. C. Dias Montes, L. Fabbri, A. Karimli, G. Roma
This project aims to revitalize the old town surrounding the Alcazaba by unifying all the different areas with the same style of paving. Access to the Alcazaba is improved by a new structure which functions as an infopoint, made mainly of wood with a light metallic frame. The nearby Palacio de los Saavedra, the old seminary, has become a hotel, and its church a polyfunctional area. In order not to alter the original layout of the Palace, the rooms have been provided with box-like structures containing the bathrooms, the beds (and, in some cases, the wardrobes), as well as the plumbing and electric systems. The same care has been applied to the patios, which have been restored to their original condition. Another aim of the project is to regenerate part of the residential area of the city centre: the solution proposed by this project is to restore the traditional houses of the neighbourhood, with the addition of ateliers and housing for craftworkers.
Urban design of the complex of the Alcazaba, the Seminary and the new viability 44
Plan and section of the new entrance and the public square
The new entrance to the Alcazaba 45
Plans of the housing project
Front and section of the housing project 46
Concept and view of a room of the hotel
Grounf floor and first floor plan of the hotel
Perspective section of the hotel 47
CENTRI MINORI - NUOVI TERRITORI, TRAPPOLA Concorso di idee per la riqualificazione del borgo Trappola | Ordine degli Architetti di Arezzo | February 2021 | FIRST PRIZE Team: Filippo Amidei; F. Amidei, E. Amidei, P. Brandini
The project’s area is located in the small village of Trappola, in Loro Ciuffenna’s municipality, Arezzo’s province. It’s a traditional village with the height of 1000 MASL in Pratomagno’s mountain. The community has always had a very strong sense of identity and protection towards the territory and traditions. For this reason the proposal wants to involve the citiziens in a partecipatory design from the beginning of the process. As main aspect the project provides a new infrastructure network, which highlight the existing paths and point of interest - historical, architectural and naturalistic ones - in the sourrounding context. Then it focuses on the restoration of “Casa del Guardia”’s complex in the village, according to the guidelines identified by the “Union of Municipalities of Pratomagno”. The complex becomes a museum and educational centre, with a botanical garden, playgrounds, exhibition areas, polyfunctional rooms and a small refuge.
One of the exhibition rooms in the new complex “Casa del Guardia” 48
Punto di avvistamento dell’ Ululone dal ventre giallo
“Le Tre Fonti”
Punto di avvistamento della Salamandra pezzata
Rimboschimenti di pini e abeti Rocce del Pratomagno
Bosco di pino silvestre SAN CLEMENTE IN VALLE
Maestà “Orma del Lupo”
TRAPPOLA “Fonte del Bacio”
“Pozzo del Bacio”
Maestà de “Le Forche”
Rifugio de “Le Calbane”
“Casetta del Bercio”
Resti della carbonaia Castagneto monumentale di Matovecchio
“Fonte Nuova” LA CASA Anello “Via dell’Acqua”
CASALE TREVANE
Network of the old and new paths and points of interest in the territory RETE RELAZIONALE COMITATO PER LA TRAPPOLA
PROGETTI EMERSI (IMPLEMENTABILI):
P.A.
Unione Comuni del Pratogno Comune di Loro Ciuffenna
LA TRAPPOLA
FACILITAZIONE (Scuola Facilitatori) BANDI REGIONALI ED EUROPEI
creazione sentieristica borgo e sua integrazione alla rete esistente riqualificazione e rifunzionalizzazione del complesso “Casa del Guardia” (museo - sala polivalente - foresteria - ortobotanico) creazione infrastruttura tecnologica (internet - telefonia - banda larga) turismo comunitario e messa a sistema delle strutture ricettive (ospitalità e ristorazione) riattivazione servizi primari (bottega forno - collegamenti capoluogo)
FORMAZIONE
PROCESSI PARTECIPATIVI
IMPRESA INNOVATIVA
“Casa del Guardia”’s restoration 49
EXHIBITION “BACK TO BASICS” Laboratorio di Progettazione dell’Architettura III | Prof. A. I. Volpe, Prof. A. Pireddu | May 2016
50
EXHIBITION “NEW VISION FOR THE PORT EVOLUTION” Laboratorio di Urbanistica II e Progettazione dell’Architettura IV | Prof. F. Rossi Prodi, Prof. M. Scamporrino | May 2018
51
+39 392 5532472 emmamidei@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/emmamidei