LUCA DE STEFANO ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
Destef.luca@gmail.com
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LUCA DE STEFANO
Born in Rome - 22/03/1990 Italian Master of science in Architecture
ABOUT ME
I am originally from Rome, but I completed most of my architectural education abroad, between Spain and The Netherlands. I get inspired when I see something good. It doesn’t matter what it is. It can be a dish incredibly cooked or a beautiful drawing. As soon as I see it, I feel the need to cook or draw. Might be some kind of spirit of emulation, or maybe I’m just very competitive.
ABOUT THIS PORTFOLIO
This portfolio aims to be more than a simple collection of works. It is meant to be a true representation of my capabilities in architecture, therefore some of the university projects I developed till the year 2015 are hereby presented in combination with students competitions and specific skills. To better identify each category, they have been marked in this portfolio with different icons.
SKILL
PROJECT COMPETITION
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PROJECTS A GOLDEN RUSH Mex-USA Border Pag 6 B EPJ INTERNATIONAL Juarez, Mex El Paso, USA Pag 10 C THE MONSTER Chandigarh, India Pag 20
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D THE BAZAR Istanbul, Turkey Pag 26
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COMPETITIONS E PRET-A-LOGER The Netherlands Pag 32
SKILLS MODEL MAKING Pag 18 DETAILING SUSTAINABILITY Pag 34 SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURAL THEORY Pag 36
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PROJECT
GOLDEN RUSH
2050 MEX-US BORDER HYPER SPEED RAILWAY
- Location: North America - Program: Freight Train Lines + Mobility Train Lines - Year: 2014 - Institution: TU Delft - Tutors: Mitesh Dixit, James Westcott, Sven Jansse, Hrvoje Smidihen
In order to boosts the potential growth of an hypothetical border macro-region, a wide-ranging research has been carried out. Drawing upon the information collected, I designed a new trans-border train line, which adopts Mag-lev technology to increase cost efficiency and reduce traveling time. The new line was planned as part of a network, connecting the main urban and commercial hubs of the region with existing and planned tracks in the rest of the continent. The land acquisition is reduced to the minimum due to the use of border land and existing infrastructure. Moreover the train line was also designed from an ideological point of view, in order to generate a positive perception of the train as a symbol. Therefore the train was coated in gold and it was named “Golden Rush�, to recall a shared positive history between the two counties and the possibility of a common successful future. 6
TRAIN IMPRESSION
TRAIN IMPRESSION
Impression of the golden train running in the desert on the old trans-border railway
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RESEARCH AND AREAS OF INTEREST PROJECTIONS FOR 2050
BUS HIGH SPEED RAIL LONG DISTANCE RAIL 3 MILLIONS+ CITY
PROJECTIONS by www.America2050.org and www.Inegi.com.mx
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2050 HIGH VOLUME FREIGHT AND 10 BUSIEST COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS (US/MEX)
PROJECTONS by www.America2050.org and www.Inegi.com.mx, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and www.sct.gob.mx
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PROJECTONS by www.America2050.org and www.Inegi.com.mx
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PROJECT
EPJ INTERNATIONAL
THE GENERIC MONUMENT - BORDER TRAIN STATION
- Location: El Paso, USA / Juarez, Mex - Rio Grande Ditch - Program: Train Station + Events Space + Office - Year: 2015 - Institution: TU Delft - Tutors: Mitesh Dixit, James Westcott, Sven Jansse, Hrvoje Smidihen
The design consists of a shared train station facility for the border cities of El Paso and Juarez. It resulted into an open ground floor, freely accessible from both sides, with flexible space for civic events, in order to blur the limits of the open station and create urban continuity. Over the ground level, the national platforms and the Golden Rush headquarters are enclosed into a squared concrete volume, generic and neutral in terms of shape and materiality, in order to show no ideological positioning on site. The building is therefore defined “Generic Monument�. The volume is continuously perforated by the same openings everywhere,which are later closed with different materials according to the functions underneath. The only variation in the concrete body of the building is the violent cut that celebrates the border and the Golden Rush international platforms placed in the ditch of the Rio Grande River. The cut provides also a functional void. 10
AERIAL VIEW
EL Paso (USA) on top, Juarez (Mex) at the Bottom
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CROSS SECTION, ground level - Open Station , Top levels - national train platforms and offices, River ditch - International platforms
EL PASO (TX), USA
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JUAREZ, MEXICO
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EXPLODED AXO
ROOF
LEVEL +2 Office
LEVEL +1 National Platforms, Office
GROUND LEVEL Multifunctional space, Office, Border Crossing
LEVEL -1 International platforms, Service Space
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VIEWS 1
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1. Entrance from the US side 2. Border crossing bridge 3. International platforms in the Rio Grande ditch
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VIEW
Access to the national platforms from the open station on the ground level
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VIEWS 1
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1. US national platforms 2. Visual continuity between the US and Mexican national platforms 3. Dining hall in the office space for the Golden Rush Headquarters
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SKILL
MODEL MAKING
TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS
Some of the most recent models are here presented, showing different techniques and final outcomes. They are all part of the presentation of the Chamizal Master plan (Juarez, Mex) and the El Paso-Juarez (EPJ) international train station
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MASTER PLAN 1:300
EPJ INTERNATIONAL 1:500
EPJ - Structural Corner 1:50
PE Resin, Laser-cut MDF, Spray paint
Cement, Laser-cut Acrylic, Gold Leaf
Milled MDF, Spray Paint
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PROJECT
THE MONSTER
JOINING GATED COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL HOUSING
- Location: Chandigarh, India - Program: Gated Community + Social Housing + Parking + Shops - Year: 2014 - Institution: TU Delft - Tutors: Nelson Mota, Tom Avermaete, Dick van Gameren - Team: Justin Frank, Martin Fernandez de Cordoba
The city of Chandigarh is experiencing an extreme disrupture. Most of the middle class population is now moving to gated communities, normally located in complete isolation in the periphery of the city, where the land cost is more affordable. In the same way most of the social housing is situated in the extreme limit of the city, far from the areas of the gated communities and from the city center. The city center remains the main commercial hub, while the housing program is mainly located to the historical settlements. As a consequence urban interaction is extremely poor and long traveling times cause traffic congestions and poor public transport service. To face this condition “The Monster� provides a solution to bring together all the different users in the same location. The high density of the building allows different users to coexist and provides a convenient investment also on very high value lands. 20
VIEW
View from one of the balconies of one the gated communities
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SCALE COLLAGE MASTER-PLAN - AXONOMETRIC VIEW Urban module based on the basic unit of the Plan Cerdà in Barcelona
CROSS SECTION
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FACADES 1
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1. Gated Community 2. Social Housing
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EXPLODED AXO
GATED COMMUNITY Typologies on multiple floors and exclusive facilities
SOCIAL HOUSING Typologies on one and two floors
PUBLIC FLOOR Shops, Restaurants, Parking, Gathering Space, Terrace
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Public area on the ground level
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PROJECT
THE BAZAR
RETHINKING THE MARKET THROUGH TRADITION
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey - Program: Market, Library, Enclosed garden - Year: 2014 - Institution: TU Delft - Tutors: Jorge Mejia Hernandez - Team: Shuting Tao, Daan van Markus
The design for a new Istanbul market is grounded on two strategies. The first one is extremely practical and related to the conformation of the site, where the Ataturk Boulevard cuts the city, becoming and extremely strong boundary. The Design in that sense provides a bridge over the boulevard and reconnects the two separated neighborhoods. The second strategy it is mainly focus on reinterpreting the traditional qualities of the market, present in relevant examples such as the Grand Bazar: Informality, sensory experience, interaction. Following this inspiration the design reconnects each function to a specific condition. The open air market is loud, informal and chaotic, and it blurs the limits of the building in the city, building an overcharged experience for the visitor. On the contrary the spice market is dark and enclosed, so that the smell becomes the dominant feature of the space. The library is a very bright transparent space, for knowledge and inspiration, located in a volume lifted above the market. Finally on the top of the building a traditional Turkish productive garden is created with modern architectural language. Sight is blocked, as well as noise, so that the experience of the garden becomes a very intimate moment. 26
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The open air market. A fake topography is used to softly bridge the different levels, while basic architectural elements, such as columns and walls, are used to break down the space. The volume of the library and the Boostan levitates over the market.
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EXPLODED AXO
BOOSTAN Traditional enclosed garden
Erguvan tree
Boostan
LIBRARY AND SEMINAR ROOMS Educational activities
Research Centre/Lirary
BRIDGE Connection over the boulevard, bars and other informal activities
Internet Cafè
Tea House
Summer Theatre
Storage
Restaurant
SPICE MARKET + STORAGE Dark covered space, space for informal market, climatized rooms
Open air market
OPEN AIR MARKET Artificial topography to bridge the difference in height, architectural element to give rhythm to the informal activities of the market
Atlama Tasi Cami
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Herbs and spicy market
Medipol University
Tunnel
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VIEWS 1
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1. An Erguvan tree in the Boostan (enclosed garden) 2. The atrium of the Library 3. The spice market
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COMPETITION
Pret-a-loger - HOME WITH A SKIN
RETROFITTING 1.4 MILLION HOUSES FOR SOLAR DECATHLON 2014
- Location: The Netherlands - Program: Adaptable skin for post-war row-houses - Year: 2013-2014 - Status: Built - Competition: Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 - Prizes: 1st Communication, 1st Sustainability - Ranking: 3rd in the overall competition - Tutors: Andy van den Dobbelsteen, Hans Wamelink - Role: Design Team - Exhibition project architect - Team: 53 international students - Web: pretaloger.nl
In the Netherlands roughly 1.4 million dwellings are post-war row house typology (SenterNovem,2007b), not to mention many more in the UK and Germany. These dwellings share the same outdated climate and spatial conditions, but at the same time they became homes for many families, acting as a stage for their life to take place. Nowadays the most common solution is to simply demolish these typologies, erasing forever the memories they bring with them. Pret-a-loger provided an alternative: The Skin – an extra layer to put over the house, which improves both the spatial and the climate performance of the existing house, without touching the quality of a home. The Skin was inspired by the food greenhouses, typical of the Netherlands. The prototype was presented by TU Delft at the latest edition of Solar Decathlon Europe winning the 3rd prize over 20 teams from all over the world. As exhibition project architect I personally curated and staged the exhibition in Paris for the jury and the public of Solar Decathlon. 30
CROSS SECTION
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The skin provides an adaptable system, with a tool box of different options, basing the budget of each family. Adding the skin, part of the garden becomes a semi-climatized area that could work as an extension of the house
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LA CITÉ DU SOLEIL®, VERSAILLE, PARIS, FR Project Phase Participants
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION
Revisions 4 3 2 1
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Paper Size
A3
Drawing Scale
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ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS Project Title
SOUTH VIEW
DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & EXHIBITION OF SOLAR POWERED HOUSE
Drawing Subject
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS BB
Drawing Code
AR-201
Prototype built in Paris: A typical Dutch house has been rebuilt with the Skin, to test performances and spatial qualities in the competition. To better show the condition of the existing house, part of the neighbors house has been “sectioned”. Second hand furniture have been used to furnish the house, to convay the feeling of being in a real family house.
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SKILL
DETAILING / SUSTAINABILITY
INTEGRATING CONCEPT AND TECHNOLOGY
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Most of the projects have been developed to a detailed scale of 1:20 - 1:5. Attention was posed on structure, construction, sustainability and climate control. In particular the project that mostly represent this approach are EPJ International 2015, Preta-loger (Solar Decathlon) 2014, Retrofitting the NAI 2013, Wave House (Solar Decathlon simulation) 2011
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RETROFITTING THE NAI
South Facade Fragment
EPJ INTERNATIONAL
Facade Cross Section
Facade Cross Section
South Facade Fragment
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RETROFITTING THE NAI - Structure The original structure has been replaced in order to resist to the heavy load of a new parabolic pergola. The tilted conformation of the columns and the concrete beams allow a considerable improvement of the performance of the structure without a huge increase in the diameter of the columns. A steel structure and prefabricated concrete floors have been used to replace the existing one. The pergola has also been displaced with a new and more resistant one, made by HEM steel beams. The concrete parabolic shells are embedded one into the other.
RETROFITTING THE NAI - South Facade The structure of the facade lays on five IPE HEM 700 beams (one for each floor). The tubular profiles are fixed to the beam by steel profiles and they organize the facade in five different modules 2,25 m wide of PV lamellas. The design facade has been made to ensure very good resistance to the wind.
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SKILL
SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURAL THEORY 3NTA LEARNING FROM STUDENTS
3nta.com - Web page Layout
- Role: Founder and Editor in chief - 500 Students published - Projects from 150 countries - 20000 page views per month - Visitors from 70 countries
3NTA is an on line magazine, with the aim of showcasing students’ projects and ideas. Every month a new group of Rotating editors joins the stable team in the production of contents for the website ,while an open upload it is always available for users to freely submit projects and articles. At the end of the month the best contents published is collected in a printed magazine.
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3NTA MAGAZINES
THE BEST OF THE ONLINE MAGAZINE
ISSUE #1 - Beginning
ISSUE #2 - Revolt
ISSUE #3 - We are Back
ISSUE #4 - Barcelona
ISSUE #5 - Bucharest
ISSUE #6 - Delft
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SOME OF THE ARTICLES WRITTEN FOR 3NTA
Batman and the Public Realm Hypercapitalism, the economy of the experience and changing boundaries in the notion of private
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How to name your new-born office? Gay Architecture The degeneration of conceptual architecture
The Duck Rules, from Venturi to BIG Form, symbolism and ridiculous in Architecture
Gold is the new Black Visual Communication
Gold is the new Black Product Design
Gold is the new Black Architecture
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INFO
EDUCATION Sept 2013 – Oct 2015 MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE TU Delft, the Netherlands Oct 2012 – Feb 2013 COURSE OF DIGITAL REPRESENTATION University of Roma Tre, Italy Sept 2011 – Sept 2012 ERASMUS EXCHANGE PROGRAM ETSA Granada, Spain Sept 2009 – March 2013 ARCHITECTURE BACHELOR University of Roma Tre, Italy
AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS Third Prize overall competition Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 First prize Communication award Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 Honorable Mention Archmedium RMCP Competition 2014 Revit Certified User Autodesk 2014 Merit Award for best Architecture Erasmus Student University of Roma Tre 2012
EXPERIENCE Jan 2015 – Ongoing FOUNDER AND EDITOR IN CHIEF 3nta learning from students Oct 2012 – April 2013 ARCHITECTURE INTERNSHIP Studio Maroni Architetti Associati, Italy Nov 2010 – June 2012 EXTRA AND WALK-ON IN MOVIES Cineworld Agency, Italy Oct 2009 – Sept 2011 JEWELRY ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY / CUSTOMERS ATTENDANT Gemme e Diamanti, Italy
LANGUAGES ITALIAN – Native Speaker SPANISH – Advanced ENGLISH– Advanced FRENCH - Beginner
SOFTWARE SKILLS Autocad Rhinoceros Luminion Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Sketchup Revit
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OTHER SKILLS Hand drawing Cooking Boxing
THANK YOU!
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