PORTFOLIO
LORENZO LEPRE
LORENZO LEPRE
Architect and Designer
Rome, Italy Ph: +39 3339248830/+48 732020776 Mail: lorenzo.lepre@outlook.it LinkedIn: lorenzolpr
PROFILE EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
TAMANDUA, Berlin
M.Arch. and Urban Planning - 2014/2018
www.tamandua.berlin
Intern Architect and Designer Sept2017/Febr2018
Università degli studi Roma Tre - Rome Academic year at Politechnika Gdanska - Gdansk 2015/2016
Studio di Architettura Roma149, Rome
B.Arch. - 2010/2014
www.studiodiarchitetturaroma149.it Intern Architect Sept2016/July2017
Università degli studi Roma Tre - Rome
Science of Architecture - 2009/2010 Università La Sapienza - Rome
SKILLS
LANGUAGES AND OTHER SKILLS
AutoCad Revit Adobe Ps Adobe Id Adobe Ai SketchUp Rhinoceros Grasshopper V-ray Hand Sketching and Mockup M. Office
Italian English Polish German Driving License B
WHERE I HAVE LIVED WHERE I HAVE BEEN
ARCHITECTURE - A SPIRE IN SLICES - MOLECULE VILLAGE RESORT - HOUSE IN THE OLD TOWN - RESIDENTIAL BUILDING VIA TUSCOLANA - WOODEN KINDERGARTEN
URBANISM
CONTENTS
- DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR THE KING’S ROUTE + DŁUGI TARG PROPOSALS - A TRAMWAY THROUGH THE CAMPUS - REGENERATION OF THE FORMER DEPOSIT A.T.A.C. - LIVING AND WORKING IN POTSDAM KRAMPNITZ - VALORIZATION OF THE PEACE MONUMENT
PRODUCTION DESIGN - YOGURT LAMP PROTOTYPE
A SPIRE IN SLICES MEMORIAL SANT CHRISTOPH IN MAINZ
- MAINZ Competition entry at TAMANDUA BERLIN The tower of St. Christoph is again to be crowned by a spire in the form of an airy steel structure. The exact geometry of the original construction is resumed in an abstract manner. The design concept is based on the volume of the original tower helmet that was destroyed during World War II, but reinterprets it. This is done by a geometric operation, the juxtaposition of a plurality of imaginary cuts through the volume. This spire has interesting visual characteristics: depending on the viewing angle, it is transparent or solid in different graduations - the effect is similar to that of a classic louvered curtain. The exterior vertical access will be via a light and minimally invasive staircase, which will take up the design principles of the tower helmet. The entire measure is executed in Corten steel with its characteristic red color. On a roof of the visitor platform is initially deliberately omitted. This would only take a lot of effort and would negatively affect the visual transparency of the design.
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Design concept of the shapes exctracted from the castle
MOLECULE VILLAGE RESORT
- ROCCAMANDOLFI -
The arboretum in the Castle Original path to the catle
Main entrance of the resort
Collaboration for the competition entry with Lorenzo Maria Centioni and Antonio Parrotta as team “A.L.L.� Imagine a context in which architecture merges with nature, where landscape is entangled with historic evidence.
Five
villages,
recalling
the
towers
embedded in the castle, are scattered in the landscape to resemble a molecular structure. The experience of perceiving architecture in harmony with the surrounding trees is promoted by the use of wood and the careful disposition of the architectural elements. The castle is left untouched to preserve its value and enhanced by the design of an arboretum that embellish paths leading to the towers used as viewing points.
Free paths for
Communal core cabin 120 sqm
Glimpse of core communal cabin
Typology C Family Cabin 54 sqm
Typology D Luxury Apartment 56 sqm
Typology B Double Cabin 32 sqm
Typology A Single Cabin 20 sqm
HOUSE IN THE OLD TOWN
- GDANSK The project involves the construction of multi level house taking up the main characters of the typical Northern European home. The project area is located in the heart of the old town along Ducha street. The building includes a pub at ground level and underground level,
while
apartments
on
the
upper
levels.
Floor 4
Floor 3
Roof
Floor 2
Floor 1
Floor 0
Floor -1
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING VIA TUSCOLANA
- ROME The site includes an area of 2200 square meters, located in via Tuscolana. It is an area of intensive development along a main axis, the via Tuscolana, which on one side penetrates the urban fabric of Rome, on the other it leads to the outskirts of the city. Also the railway represents another important axis that cuts the area perpendicular to the Tuscolana and has an importance not irrelevant to the project. Other features of the area that must be taken into consideration for design purposes are the centralities and the guidelines; in this case we focused on the presence of “Piazza re di Roma” and the Via Appia Nuova, which come into contact and influence our project area. It is on the basis of these data that the market value of the residences of the project will be defined, varying from the studio to the loft and thus creating different types of housing in order to propose a wider offer, which, as emerges from the data, will be in line with the current market values on the city of Rome and not necessarily in line with the market value of the properties of the Tuscolana area.
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WOODEN KINDERGARTEN
- ROME The
kindergarten
is
structured in three blocks
with a structure of pillars and wooden walls. It presents a fundamental element of distribution: the corridor. This environment allows the easy interaction between inside and outside and the communication with all the environments located on its sides. In general, the areas most frequented by children and of equal use are arranged in the central part. They are symmetrical to each other (services, classrooms, gardens). At the extremes, transit environments are also arranged by adults outside the educators (canteen, spaces:
office, two
archive,
entrances,
entrance).
pedestrian
and
Outdoor driveway
serve as a filter with the children’s play areas.
DESIGN SOLUTIONS FOR THE KING’S ROUTE +
Polycentric structure of Gdansk: most of the districts of the city are autonomous; this involves the lack of a well-defined city center.
DŁUGI TARG PROPOSALS
Historic terraces, beer gardens and stores basements present along the way of the street they represent points of rest and interest both for tourists and for the inhabitants of the area.
- GDANSK Collaboration with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Gdansk in the summer semester class 2016. Długa Str. & Długi Targ have always played an important role in an urban layout of the Main Town in Gdansk. It has always been the main urban space positioned to Motlawa port. The most important public and cultural services have been located here. Prestige of this place has been emphasised by making it a “Kings’ Route”. Didactic aim of the project was to simulate the cooperation and coordination of a large group in a multidisciplinary realistic design process that would require the use of new unconventional methods of analysis and unusual solutions with the participation of the external consultants. Classes were organized on the basis of a laboratory project with an established yet flexible framework. The group was divided into six teams: Architecture, Urban, Heritage, Social, Information and Glue. Each team had a leader selected accordingly to the preferences and skills.
Future investments in the historic city area: shopping centers, residential and cultural buildings.
In the last phase, with the post war reconstruction, the King’s Route presents itself as totally reserved for the pedestrian movement.
Photos of the most important historical buildings and access to the King’s Route.
Points of view and perception of the King’s Route: residential construction presents a constant height.
Data on the participants of the interviews carried out: the users who participated most in the interviews were the people living in the area and the tourists, aged between 20 and 35 years.
Which activity should be intensified? Among the various answers given, the most frequent was the increase in activity cultural and catering services such as bars and pubs.
In general, the people interviewed have a favorable opinion about the Way of the Kings; nevertheless, some of them would not spend all their day in this area.
Analysis of the movement of the pedestrians and times of distance. Staging points: the most common reasons why people stopped were to take photos and take a selfie facing the Neptune, the City Hall or the Hard Rock Cafe; check the menus of the restaurants or buy souvenirs.
Poster of the An example of of the people The potential initiative.
days of the urban Prototyping. one of the methods used for the “feedback� about the initiative. of local media as a means of dissemination
Seating layout scheme. Annotations about behavior of the people and of how they interacted with the elements of the prototyping.
First day of observations - Position a
Second day of observations - Position b
Third day of observations - Position c Example of annotations and people counting. Seating arrangement: near the entrances to the Dluga / radial, orthogonal and parallel routes near the Fountain of Neptune in the Dlugi Targ.
Users have benefited the most of the seats arranged near the entrances of the Dluga street. The greatest concentration of users was recorded near the Fountain of Neptune and in the final part of the Dlugi Targ.
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A TRAMWAY THROUGH THE CAMPUS
- GDANSK The
proposal
Gdansk
consists
Wrzeszcs
in
a
through
new
tram
line
Siedlicka
to
street.
This line would have a tram stop in the middle of Politechnika Gdanska allowing inside
the
campus
the citizens to flow
through
Students,
professors
and
now
to
in
able
gather
a
new
plaza.
citizens the
midddle
are of
the campus. During the day can be possible to come here for lunch, buy
snacks or coffee and take a
break. The plaza is polivalent so it can hosts lots of different conferences,
types outdoor
of
events cinemas,
such
as
expositions.
The project involves the passage of the tram line through the campus in both directions and the realization of a new tram stop. Then new tram line
across
aleja
Grunwaldzka,
in
one line, up to Plac Komorowskiego.
Cross Section A-A’
The project also aims to give new vitality at the campus square with the realization of an hot-spot for students,
Cross section B-B’
professors
and
citizens.
REGENERATION OF THE FORMER DEPOSIT A.T.A.C.
- ROME Within
the
analyzed
area
were
found
various
items of interest divided between the environment system, settlement system, infrastructure system and the mobility system. The infrastructure system has two fundamental urban collectors able to bring the edge of the area traffic with quick scroll roads. The cycling trails are close to the banks of the river Tiber. The
intervention
also
highlighted
band
belonging
of as to
urban essential the
bank
re-stitching as of
far the
as
was the
Tiber,
resource today that deserves to be appreciated.
Insediative types scale 1:10000
Proposal of Intervention Centre of Contemporary Art Experimental Rome
Through the urban renewal project of the former warehouse atac is possible an incrementation of volume for new temporary residences intended to accommodate the users of the new cultural center. Along the axis of Viale Angelico it is located the stop of “Tram of Culture� with the aim of creating a connection between the various activities of the area including the MAXXI (National Museum of the twentieth century art), the house of the weapons at the Foro Italico, the Auditorium Music Park in the Flaminio district. The complex will be easily accessible from the Metro station C.
Cross section Viale Carso
villas and cottages court buildings
palaces and buildings aligned buildings
Cross section Viale Angelico
buildings 1-2 floors buildings 3-4 floors buildings 5-6 floors buildings 7-8 floors
Viability nord
Viability est - ovest
Culture tram
Urban nodes
Residential 2439,5mq -1F 1394mq -2F 1045,5mq
Commercial 3078mq -Shops 1394mq -Bars 233mq -Risto and pubs 549mq -BnB 902mq
Cultural 3636mq -Museum 2639mq -Laboratories 995mq
Escalators
Metro point Elevator
Museum info. point
Wc/toilets
Warehouse
Scheme of the new Metro Station
Directional axes scheme
Urban furniture areas scheme
Greenery scheme
Relationships with surroundings
LIVING AND WORKING IN POTSDAM KRAMPNITZ
- POTSDAM Competition entry at TAMANDUA BERLIN The most important aim of the design is to continue thinking about the strong basic structure of the barracks and to adapt the requirements of urban planning for living and working. The structure of the barracks, which is based on a court or cluster structure, is being further developed. The clusters are interpreted as open courtyards on one side and are generously dimensioned according to the respective building density. The open side always points in the direction of a green space, either in the north or in the middle towards the central green corridor. In this cluster structure, different building typologies can be realized, denser multi-storey housing construction is concentrated in the design in the district center, row houses and smaller-scale buildings towards the edges. Despite the strict block structure, the development is largely relaxed and thus permeable. The creation of interruptions and jumps in the rhythm of the basic structure creates different urban spaces.
Map and urban Situation
Ground
floor
conveniently commercial
areas, located, and
especially can retail
be
the
most
used
for
purposes.
Alternatively, a whole part of a block can be used as an office building or similar.
Stage 4 - strong reduction
and further compaction
high-density cluster
The
existing
free-space
qualities
should
Stage 3 - development or planning of the entire project area
not disappear altogether but partially taken over in the new district. Therefore, some areas were left with a strong stock of
Cluster structure of the barracks, aimed at development and stock
Cut-out of clusters, creation of free spaces within the structure
High permeability for the foot and bicycle traffic through relaxed development, easy accessibility of the tram station
Opening the clusters to the open spaces, aligning all residential units to a green space of high quality
Efficient access system for car traffic, Park & Rail possibility and concentrated parking system
Higher density in the central area, decrease in density to the edges. Post-compaction potential available.
trees, the northwestern, protected edge of the area should retain its current character and form a suitable transition to heathland.
Stage 2 - execution up to the central green area
low-density cluster
Stage 1
VALORIZATION OF THE PEACE MONUMENT
- BREGNANO The development of the project for the competition of ideas for the enhancement of the Peace Monument located at via Rampoldi Municipal, Cemetery of the City of Bregnano, places its bases on two important factors: the concept of “Peace�, at the base of the previous monument and the act of blood donation, act of selflessness and love that deserves far more attention than it receives today. The project has a dual purpose: on the one hand to attract the attention of citizens on the issue of blood donation; on the other, the sense of participation, because the monument will become not only an object to watch but an area where people can sit, read, meditate.
Current situation
The new monument, commissioned by AVIS, depicts half of a heart taken from the concavity of a thick and solid slab of marble in which there is embedded a drop of blood made of Cor-Ten steel. The solidity of the monument goes to mingle with the fluidity of water, on which are supported both the monument itself that the howitzer. The “heaviness� of the two elements, merges with the lightness of the water; creating reflections and movements. The two adjoining lakes are a metaphor of the blood donation movement. The use COR-TEN steel, in sharp contrast to the marble path, creates a dynamism that emphasizes the importance of the work as a transition area and reflection.
YOGURT LAMP PROTOTYPE
- FABLAB BERLIN Production design at TAMANDUA BERLIN The yogurt lamp comes from the idea of creating an object The
with
lamp
recycled
desgin
Polyhedron: finite The
solid
derives
a
from
solid
number was
materials
of first
of
the
everyday decomposition
delimited polygonal
decomposed
use.
by
flat into
of a
faces.
an
origami
and a series of tests were carried out to define the
“connections”
of
the
faces
in
a
perfect
way.
Once the computer “job” was completed, the laser cutting phase at the FAB-LAB Berlin and the subsequent assembly took place. The basic concept of Yogurt Lamp is to create a design object that can be easily assembled by everyone, a game for children. The
materials
(extremely
used
were:
elastic),
mdf and
wood
for
recycled
the
faces yogurt.
SKETCHES
Basilica of St. Rocco (Rome)
Architectural survey of Morpurgo’s buildings (Rome)
Ripetta street, Mausoleum of Augustus, Ara Pacis (Rome)