the scale of architecture
man and the perception of space Architecture portfolio 2005-2011
A work by Giulia Buzzoni
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picture by Beniamino Baj
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table of contents
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Ambitions
13. Urban Fragments # 1: SMALL Interior Design Studio Politecnico di Milano
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The Experience of Home Graduation project TU Delft Selected ARCHIPRIX NL
17. Urban Fragments # 2: LARGE Interiors Design Studio TU Delft
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21 Urban Fragments # 3 : XL Urbanism Design Studio Politecnico di Milano
27. Living + : Routing the Routine Dwelling Design Studio TU Delft
31. Think Local Vol 1: OS House Design Competition
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the scale of architecture: man and the perception of space
ambitions
the scale of architecture // this work is meant to be not only a summary of my journey through architecture so far, but also an insight of my point of view on things going on in this field. The works are not organized chronologically, but my presentation starts with my graduation work, which collects all my ideas and experience. At the end of my academic journey, I developed a sensibility for spaces that have a human scale, and provide intimacy for their users. If on one hand I am firmly convinced that experimentation in architecture is not only important, but fundamental in order to respond to the constant changes in people’s lifestyles, on the other hand I believe that it is important to keep an eye on the past and understand the charm of the vernacular. Architecture is for men, then it has to be not only functional for its use, but pleasant for its users.
le dimensioni dell’architettura // lo scopo di questo lavoro non e’ soltanto di riassumere il lavoro svolto nel campo dell’architettura fino a questo momento, ma anche di svelare il mio punto di vista in questo campo. I lavori non seguono un ordine cronologico, ma la presentazione inizia con il mio lavoro di tesi, riassunto del mio cammino e delle mie idee. Di fatto, al termine del mio percorso accademico, credo di aver sviluppato un forte interesse e sensibilita’ per la qualita’ degli spazi, che devono innanzitutto essere a misura d’uomo e in grado di provocare un senso di intimita’ e protezione. Se da un lato sono convinta che la sperimentazione in architettura non sia solo imoprtante, ma fondamentale nel momento in cui si voglia rispondere ai costanti cambiamenti della societa’ contemporanea, d’altro canto credo sia altrettanto importante non dimenticare il passato, e comprendere il fascino che il vercacolare suscita ancora oggi ai nostri occhi. L’ architettura e’ uno strumento dell’uomo per l’uomo, per questo motivo non deve semplicemente essere efficiente, o funzionale, ma piacevole per i suoi fruitori, ovvero tutti coloro che la vivono ogni giorno.
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SINGULARITY
Graduation project: housing in Pholstrasse, Berlin TU Delft, NL, 2010-2011. ARCHIPRIX NL NOMINATION Architecture and Dwelling, B. Jurgenhake, S. Kaal, D. van Gameren
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the experience of home
CONTINUITY
FORM SIMPLICITY.
CLARITY OF JOINTS
DOMINANCE
VISUAL SCOPE
DIRECTIONAL DIFFERENTIATION
NAMES AND MEANINGS
research phase // quest and analysis of those places of the city (Berlin) that are remarkable for the observer and search for the features that make these places remarkable.
the city and the phenomenology of architecture // the given assignment was to design a housing block in Berlin, and the process started with a research on how can dwelling convey a feeling of urbanity to the street, in relation to its role in the city. Urbanity means to feel a sense of belonging to a city, which I attribute to the capability of people to recognize the environment and therefore to act on it. In this research I focused the attention on the street, seen as the place where house and city connect, the main public stage. Urbanity is the sense of feeling at home in the city, thus, being a feeling, it cannot be studied with practical and totally rational methodologies, such as a morphological analysis, but phenomenology has been chosen as the tool to investigate this field. The key point is to take into account the perspective of the observer, in a way that it is possible for him to refine and improve his perceptions living in the city. This should be, in the end, the condition that the architect wants to provide when designing in the city.
* main reference literature: - K. Lynch, “ The image of the city”; - G. Cullen, “A concise Townscape”; - R. Venturi, “Learning from Las Vegas”.
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Graduation project: housing in Pholstrasse, Berlin
the scale of architecture: man and the perception of space
the experience of home
TU Delft, NL, 2010-2011 Architecture and Dwelling, B. Jurgenhake, S. Kaal, D. van Gameren
EDGE *1 COMPACT URBAN BLOCK
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FRAGMENTS & VOID
LOCATION @ POHLSTRASSE
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2 3 // strategy of fragmentation
ground floor plan
project phase // trying to make a place remarkable enhancing the perception of the space, both in the urban setting and in the dwelling unit.
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courtyard
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Pholstrasse
inner street
// strategy of inner routing
EDGE *2 PARK
EDGE *3 RAILWAY
// The buildings have been designed in order to enhance the feeling of surprise in the experience of architecture. This is the reason why one building is crossed by an inner alley -�the canyon�- that brings light in the core of the house, which is supposed to be the darkest area in the unit. In addition, the living units are divided into two areas with different lighting conditions, those providing spaces that do not impose a use, but already provoke different feelings according to the personality of the user. D
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typologies A&B , first floor
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the facade a place: flower pots on the outside // the living unit: the level of the bridge is the most public, the other areas are more intimate and private.
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// the living unit: the areas of the house, separated by the “canyon�, are characterized by different light conditions, so suggest a different use.
view A: unity of space, differece of use
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view B: feeling public in private
view C: separation of two groups in one area
the facade a place: built-in bookshelves
the facade a place: load bearing walls
// the materials used for the facades (white plaster and dark slate stone) aim at enhancing the contrast between the different sides of the buildings. // particular attention has been paid to the connection between the steels structure of the bridges and the load bearing concrete walls in the canyon.
// the canyon as an element of surprise: darkest place during the day, brightest area at night
the canyon *1
the canyon *2
south facade materialization
canyon facade materialization
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pictures of the location
Interiors design studio: designing on top of an existing building Politecnico di Milano, IT, 2008-2009
Milan and the location
top view of the project
urban fragments # 1: SMALL
Interiors, prof. P. Cerri
the project pops out of the context because of the juxtaposition of volumes
the scale of architecture: man and the perception of space temporary housing
the location
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assignment // looking at the city of Milan from the top, and design something on its roofs. The aim of this project is to design in the urban pattern modifying it and making it better in a polite way, without making any revolution. That is why it was decided to design temporary housing: provide variation of users through the main function -residential- of the neighbourhood. Giulia Buzzoni I 13
patio
map of the units
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concept plan
Interiors design studio: covered market in Rotterdam, NL TU Delft, NL, 2010 Interiors, buildings and cities, R. Korteknie, P. Poiesz, T. Fretton
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urban fragments # 2: LARGE
a market for Afrikaanderplein, Rotterdam
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labyrinth circulation urban front
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assignment // provide a cover market for Afrikaanderplein, in Rotterdam Zuid. The area is mainly inhabited by immigrants, park
open air spaces: patios
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// ground floor and park. The organization of the plan is based on cubic modules enlightened from above. These elements host the market stalls and secondary circulation, while the main circulation is in the in-between space. The cubes guide thus the customers in the market, enhancing their sense of orientation.
and the open air market that takes place there nowadays is characterized by products and sellers from all over the world. The aim of the project is to give the cover market the same labyrinth atmosphere of Mediterranean markets and bazaars. Giulia Buzzoni I 17
// stalls directed towards the secondary circulation are small shops
urban facade
// stalls directed towards the main circulation are traditional market stalls with a desk
stalls catalogue
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// the facade is made out of in-situ poured concrete at the base, while the top of the cubes is covered with oak boards.
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Urbanism project: expansion and requalification for Milan South Politecnico di Milano, IT, 2007-2008
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urban fragments # 3: XL
Urbanism design studio, F. Infussi, N. Ratti
expansion for 10000 inhabitants, south of Milan
about the area // the Agriculture Park is considered as a “bubble”, whose limit is defined by the urban fringes. The recent birth of new activities inside the “bubble” could represent a danger for its unity, destroying one the last agricultural areas near Milan. FUTURE SCENARIO
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// the residential expansion is given by “piers” facing the agriculture park // some agriculture fields are converted to produce sustainable energy // some fields are turned into “energetic rooms” and productive places with low impact on the landscape
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// the project for CERBA hospital becomes a tile in the energetic fields pattern
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agriculture fields configuration
development of industrial activities in the park
compact urban borders
only one road to cross the park
green belt to protect the “bubble”
// currents projects on the area, like a green belt, become part of the context
new crossing path given by the energetic park
“piers” as places to live the park
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RELATIONSHIPS // The dimension of new energetic fields has been chosen comparing residential piers and existing field average dimension, in addition to production necessity. 22 I Giulia Buzzoni
// the pier is mainly made up of two continuous levels, which work together providing the area with houses, public services, landmarks, infrastructures and parks.
the pier as a union point between city and agriculture park
some landmarks make the “pier� system recognizable both from the city and from the land 44% MEDIUM DENSITY
// the pier is a place where people can live in many different living environments. Despite their differences, all these environments have a strict relationship with green and open air spaces, and are designed starting from man needs.
25% LOW DENSITY 31% HIGH DENSITY
38% PUBLIC GREEN AREA
the pier and the park
18% PRIVATE GREEN AREA plan of one of the piers
20% PAVED AREA
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10% PUBLIC AREA
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// the pier is composed by many spaces with different qualities: a woonerf, a park, squares, private gardens, buildings of different dimension and density. There are also different traffic regulations: at the ground floor cars run with low speed because of the woonerf, while underground cars can run at higher speeds.
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2nd floor impressions of the medium density area
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Design studio: living + working at Robin Hood Gardens, London TU Delft, NL, 2009-2010
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Living + : Routing the Routine
Architecture and Dwelling, A. Ziv, Jasper van Zwol
the assignment // the aim of this project is to add a value to the residential function: LIVING +. The “plus� is the working program we combined with the living units. Since nowadays people are getting more and more busy, the concept of this project is to turn the commuting time into a useful moment. When the working places are close to home, the commuting time can be use for grocery, shopping and relaxing. The ROUTING from home to work becomes part of the daily ROUTINE. The challenge is to fit everything into a 40x40x40 m cube.
// the cube collects the residential soul of Poplar and the modernity of the financial area of Canary Warf. connection with the railway
WORKING & COMMUTING // slow circulation
LIVING// fast route
100% CIRCULATION // The routing and working functions are placed in the ramps, that constitute the slow circulation. The dwellings are places into towers that provide a fast route to move inside the building. public access on the ramps
passersby
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dwellers
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type floor plan// living + working
ground floor plan // extra functions and access
top floor plan // living
impression of the working spaces
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2nd level of a unit: circulation and services are placed in a core
3rd level of a unit: a second acces is provided here
interior view of one unit
cross section of the building
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floorplan of the area
OS-HOUSE competition
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Competition for a sustainable house in Ghana
roots of living
Team work with F. Visco, S. Beldag, N, Parmaksizoglu
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FACILITIES CORE
FACILITIES CORE kitchen + storage
principles for a growing house
WET ZONE SLEEPING AREA bathroom + loundry
LIVING AREA
the competition // the aim is to introduce affordable, flexible and sustainable housing needed to improve the living conditions of the emerging middle class in urban areas in developing countries. Designers are encouraged to come up with solutions that are specific to local situations. OS-House aims to generate a long-term positive social, economic and environmental impact on the housing secto in developing countries.
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DESIGN OF THE WHOLE LIFE CYCLE // The two materials of the structure, bamboo and bricks, can be totally separated and easily replaced, as well as the demountable roof. Bricks can be easily produced by the inhabitants of the house since they are only dried in the sun, and bamboo can also be cultivated in the garden and the broken pieces, that need to be replaced, can eventually be used as fuel.
natural materials
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preparation and assemblage of materials
finished house standard situation
views of the OS-HOUSE
possible extension second life of the house
disassemblage of the structure
separation between reusable and not reusable materials
new life cycle for materials new OS-HOUSE
type: roof structure material: bamboo technology: demountable
bamboo roof structure
type: rainwater gathering structure, possible extension first level structure material: bamboo technology: demountable dry joints
type: light walls material: bamboo technology: demountable dry joints
BIO-GAS PLANT, ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION ventilation layer COLLECTING ANY WASTED ORGANIC MATERIAL
type: light walls and roof bearing structure material: bamboo technology: demountable dry joints
BIO-GAS AND NATURAL COMPOST READY TO BE USED
wood floor covering lifted concrete floor levelling covering rubble concrete slab hard core layer soil
type: heavy walls load bearing structure material: bricks and bamboo reinforce structure technology: bricks and conglomerate
sliding windows
bio-gas as independent energy supply
bricks
grass
concrete foundation
water collection system
continuous ventilation
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the scale of architecture
man and the perception of space a work by Giulia Buzzoni contact at topiglio@gmail.com some of the projects are born in cooperation with other students: F. Pilati, A. Tosi, F. Argentini, C. Oltrasi, J. Belien, F. Visco, S. Beldag, N. Parmaksizoglu
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