Architecture Portafolio - Computational Design

ACHITECTURE PORTAFOLIO FRANCESCA MAISTO MSc. ITECH - University Stuttgart M.Arch - Universidad de Chile

CURRICULUM VITAE

FRANCESCA MAISTO

ARCHITECT & COMPUTATIONAL DESIGNER

Nationality Birth Phone Whatsapp email

Chilean - Italian September 21, 1989 +39 351 739 2903 +49 178 296 0890 francesca.maisto.ortiz@gmail.com

WORK EXPERIENCE 2019 - Architect at Geociudad Santiago Chile | www.geociudad.cl Urban design, architecture and urban planning projects. I played a role of Introduction of the bim platform in the office due to goverment requirement, developing a suitable system for the urban projects and teching and assisting the other employes.

EDUCATION 2021 - M.Sc. ITECH - Integrative Technologies and Architectural Design Research, Universität Stuttgart Stuttgart, Germany 2015 - Master in Architecture, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile

2017 - 2018 - Architect at Sweett Architects Santiago Chile | www.swettarq.com Custom House’s design , all entirely made in bim Revit Platform. Participation from the design stage to construction. Innovative design mainly on wood.

2015 - 2016 - BIM Coordination at RG. Engineers Santiago Chile | www.rgingenieros.cl/ Revit BIM coordination of projects of Structure engineer, architecture and MEP. Development of the office`s BIM area. Projects at different scales and topics: Public buildings, universities, industrial and commercial centers.

2015 - Interior Design Architect at Instore Design Santiago Chile | Interior design for department stores and design stores entirely made in bim Revit platform.

Stores such as Longchamp, Kate Spade.

BIM Classes (2016 - 2019) Teaching BIM software to professionals from different areas: engineers, draughsmens, urban planners, geographers and architects.

SKILLS SOFTWARES Revit - Arch, Eng and MEP - Modelling and Coordination Revit Dynamo Rhino Grasshopper Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, After effects, Premiere, Lightroom) Render Motors: Vray, Lumion, Artlantis (still and animation renders) LENGUAGES Spanish (Native) English (Fluent) Italian (Medium)

MASTER THESIS ITECH

AUTONOMOUS R O B O T I C M A T E R I A L S Design and development of climateadaptive robotic structures through bio-based hygroscopic actuation in mechanical metamaterials CATEGORY ITECH Master Thesis - Master in Science Universität Stuttgart LOCATION Stuttgat, Germany YEAR 2020 - 2021

The aim of this project is the design and development of climate-adaptive robotic structures through bio-based actuation in mechanical metamaterials.

Modern technologies depend on external energy sources, their complexity makes them prone to failure, and the high quantitative use of these systems has a negative impact on the environment. Passive machines are emerging technologies that operate with external stimuli.

A further step in the development of more sustainable passive machines is the use of biobased actuation.

This research contributes to the research field of bio-based, passive material technologies by developing a hygroscopic robotic metamaterial, which integrates distributed actuation at its cellular level. The proposed

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metamaterial achieves transformation behaviours similar to the ones happening in nature, where the functional adaptation of an organism to environmental conditions is related to changes in its microstructure. The autonomous self-shaping of this robotic metamaterial is enabled by the embedment of wood veneers, which sense, control and actuate, in a 3d-printed auxetic pattern. As part of this research, a framework for material programming has been developed. By defining cell, material and actuation parameters, the following geometric shape-changes can be achieved: scaling, bending or shaping to single or double- curved geometries.

This framework builds the basis for an intuitive design process of autonomous geometric shape- changes. The designs are presented in physical models and in a digital simulation.

To demonstrate this framework, macro- scale functional robots that can perform small tasks such as locomotion, scooping or gripping have been designed.

Shape simulation performed in grasshopper and kangaroo

MATERIAL AND STRUCTURE SEMINAR

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CATEGORY Seminar Project: Material and Structure, Universität Stuttgart LOCATION Stuttgart, Germany YEAR WS 2020 - 2021

In this research a design and construction mechanism that can be flat-pack shipped an self- shape on-site without the use of molds, scaffolding or complex and time-consuming post-fabrication steps is proposed. This self-construction process solely takes part through passive actuation by a change in moisture within a reasonable period of time.

The proposed flat-fabricated stool design serves as an example for a structural architectural application of a curved-folding mechanism for self-shaping. The focus of this research is on the material exploration and the hygroscopic actuation behaviour of a biocomposite consisting of flax fibers that are customly placed into grooves on a wooden surface. The underlying concept of this material combination are the natural (continuous) fibers that have or could have in different configurations multiple functions such as restriction in the passive layer, connection and absorption of tensile forces in the hinge, lateral and top fiber zones or locking.

Final result

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TEXTILE SKINS SEMINAR

PNEUMATIC F A C A D E

CATEGORY Seminar Project: Textile Skins, Universität Stuttgart LOCATION Stuttgart, Germany YEAR SS 2020

The seminar’s topic invites the students to develop a building skin embracing the properties of membranes facades. This typology offers, at the same time, a multi-functionality and structural integrity.

The main aim of the project was to comply with these requirements by the creation of a composite facade avoiding the use of external rigid elements or frames.

A single skin component that self-structure, being also lightweight and flexible.

The system is composed of an arc shape, ETFE internal layers, and an external knitted textile layer, adding extra external strength. No rigid elements would be necessary to keep it in place, maintaining its steadiness just by the arc shape and the pn eumatic forces.

Texture Render

Kangaroo, inflatable simulation

Components of the facade

WORKING EXPERIENCE

B I M

COORDINATION

TYPOLOGY Bim Coordination at different companies in Chile Revit Classes and bim implementation LOCATION Chile YEAR 2015 - 2019

I participated during several years in BIM coordination projects, from architecture, structure, and MEP (water installations, gas, electricity, air conditioning).

Despite bim coordination being an incipient specialty back in 2015 in my country; it proves to optimize construction, time, and materials, and be more and more required, which allowed me to apply this knowledge in projects of all different scales and typologies.

I worked directly with engineered calculators as a mediator between architects and engineers, helping me to develop myself in an interdisciplinary workspace.

This experience has allowed me to have a more interdisciplinary and critical look at how to develop projects, finding the balance between design innovations and feasibility.

And also continuously challenged my computational skills, where I had to keep learning and self-educating myself until the day of today. A task that I also enjoy.