Architecture Portfolio 2022 by Marco Franci

MARCO

FRANCI

A R C H I T E C T U R E P O R T F O L I O 02 - 2022

CV Marco Franci mail: marco.franci.91@gmail.com

WORK EXPERIENCES

June 2019 - today Freelance Architect January 2017 - May 2019 Studio63, Florence Assistant Architect, Project Manager December 2015 - June 2016 University of Florence, School of Architecture - Didactic Office, Florence Office Assistant June 2015 - July 2015 CAP Studio Architetti Associati, Florence Internship

EDUCATION

September 2019 Archibit Generation, Rome Revit basic course September 2016 University of Florence, School of Architecture DIDA Licence to practice as an Architect, section A June 2016 Institut Français of Florence Diplôme Approfondi de langue française DALF C1 September 2010 - December 2015 University of Florence, School of Architecture DIDA Master’s Degree in Architecture _ 110/110 cum Laude September 2005 - June 2010 Liceo Scientifico Benedetto Varchi, Montevarchi (Arezzo, ITA) High School Graduation _ 100/100

SOFTWARE

LANGUAGE

Adobe Suite - Photoshop, Indesign, Lightroom, Acrobat, Illustrator Autodesk - Autocad, Revit Rhinoceros V-ray Sketchup Microsoft Office

Italian - Native English - Fluent French - Fluent

ABOUT

My name is Marco Franci, I am an Italian architect. After my master’s degree in 2015 and the licence to practice as an Architect in 2016 I started working in architecture while also focusing on my others interests such as fashion, photography, art and social media, all of which I consider a constant inspiration to my work.

While I enjoy working on an individual level, I am mostly excited to work in a multidisciplinary team as I believe it is the way to achieve great design. I like to be part on the creative process of a building from its first stage to the latest details. I welcome new challenges in my work as that can enrich my technical and cultural understanding, no matter how directly related to architecture they are.

CONTENT

PROFESSIONAL WORK

FREELANCE ARCHITECT _ pp 7-10 Pitti Palace, Florence Interior design and renovation projects STUDIO63 _ pp 11-24 Aljothen Headquarter, Kuwait City Liu Jo Uomo, Xi’ An China GHN, Siena Aljothen new store concept Nashi Argan Salon, Milan City Life Pop Bag Erbario Toscano, Florence

ACADEMIC WORK

Master’s Degree Thesis _ pp 25-34 Terra di Siena Architecture design Laboratory, year 4 _ pp 35-38 Marble Laboratory in Carrara Laboratory of Tecnology, year 4 _ pp 39-42 GLEM house Nuraghe Orgoduri, year 4 _ pp 43-44 Summer School Baunei (OG, ITA) Architecture design Laboratory, year 3 _ pp 45-48 Astronomic observatory in Radicofani (SI) Architecture survey, year 2 _ pp 49-52 Palazzo Feroni - Magnani

COMPETITION

MISEVA competition - First prize _ pp 53-56 20th anniversary Logo, Colorful Geometry Archicontest competition _ pp 57-60 Venice: Artisanal School

PHOTOS

Personal photos _ pp 61-64

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Spazi destinati al futuro Museo delle Carrozze Piano sovrastante Museo delle Carrozze (livello Teatro di Bacco)

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Direttore Eike D. Schmidt

Firenze - Complesso monumentale di Palazzo Pitti

MUSEO DELLE CARROZZE RILIEVO ARCHITETTONICO

Responsabile Unico del Procedimento:

G.d.U. arch. Mauro Linari

Direttore dei Lavori: Direttore Operativo: Coordinatore della sicurezza in fase di progettazione: Coordinatore della sicurezza per l'esecuzione: Progettisti:

- Progetto Architettonico - Progetto Strutturale

Rilievo Architettonico:

hivio Descrizione:

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SOVRAPPOSIZIONE PIANI

Emissione: Ottobre 2020 Revisione: Luglio 2021

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this page - Project MP, Siena (with Arch. P.P.) - exterior view of the dependance and intervention masterplan 9

this page - Studio GA, Paris - interior view - House CA, Florence 10

STUDIO63 Studio63 is an architecture firm that works globally in interiors and retail projects, with many collaborations in product design.

I worked as Architect and Project Manager for Aljothen Headquarter Showroom in Kuwait, for restilying of Erbario Toscano boutique in Florence and for some PopBag shops and corners in Chinese malls. This involves layout design, study of materials, graphic, technical drawings, time schedule and communication.

As Architect I was involved with many different projects: private villas, Nashi Argan, Liu Jo Uomo, Erbario Toscano, Aljothen Gallery, Miss Mila, The Market Hotel, GHN multibrand. My principal tasks included concept design, technical drawings, architectural survey, 3D model, creation of presentations for many projects and clients.

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this page - interior view of the new Aljothen Headquarter previous page - Aljothen material samples renders by Studio63

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this page - details of Xi’ An Liu Jo Uomo store next page - Xi’ An Liu Jo Uomo store 15

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this page - GHN multibrand store in Siena next page - detail of GHN multibrand store 17

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New Aljothen Gallery store concept 19

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this page - Nashi Argan Salon in Milan City Life next page - entrance view 21

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this page - Pop Bag shops in Florence and Tokyo next page - Erbario toscano shop in Florence 23

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TERRA DI SIENA Graduation thesis

Rapolano (Siena, ITA) territory is a delicate and artificial ecosystem, strictly linked to the rhytims of nature. This landscape has been made thanks to men’s will, being perpettualy changed during years, but at the same time it has mantained its caracteristics of harmony and uniformity.

In front of the village of Serre di Rapolano there is an ex-brickyard of the XX century that today is completely in ruins.

My graduation thesis studies a real transformation of the whole complex. The idea is to create a functional rehabilitation clinic in order to conciliate the building with its history, its context and its future. The use of foundamentals of this land - travertine, clay and thermal water brings new life to the ancient construction made of briks hosting medical clinics and offices near the new stone building for the rehab center.

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this page - external view next page - ground floor plan, first floor plan previous page - interior view of the brickyard

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GROUND FLOOR 1 - entrance 2 - reception 3 - waiting room 4 - consulting room 5 - relax area 6 - administration 7 - direction

8 - reunion room 9 - bathroom 10 - locker room 11 - dining room 12 - coffee bar 13 - conference room 14 - central connections

15 - individual therapy 16 - gym 17 - occupational therapy 18 - box 19 - hydrotherapy 20 - X-ray 21 - CT scan

22 - diagnostic rooms 29 - employee locker room 23 - day hospital 30 - storage area 24 - employee room 31 - system room 25 - infirmary 32 - storage 26 - employee kitchen 33 - laundry 27 - kitchen 34 - info 28 - employee dining room 35 - parking

8 - reunion room 9 - bathroom 10 - waiting room 11 - dining room 12 - coffee bar 13 - conference room 14 - central connections

15 - individual therapy 16 - gym 17 - occupational therapy 18 - box 19 - hydrotherapy 20 - X-ray 21 - CT scan

22 - diagnostic rooms 29 - employee locker room 23 - day hospital 30 - storage area 24 - employee room 31 - system room 25 - infirmary 32 - storage 26 - employee kitchen 33 - laundry 27 - kitchen 34 - info 28 - employee dining room 35 - parking

FIRST FLOOR 1 - entrance 2 - reception 3 - waiting room 4 - consulting room 5 - relax area 6 - administration 7 - direction

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From the top - entrance hall, gym, inpatient room longitudinal section 31

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users area employee area users entrance employee entrance

this page - axonometric scheme of the areas of respect next page - axonometric functional scheme below -cross section

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users area employee area therapy room administration hospital area technical area/storage

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MARBLE LABORATORY IN CARRARA Architecture design Laboratory, year 4

The idea for the new marble laboratory in Carrara (ITA) comes from the image of quarry’s morphology and the shape of a marble block.

Everything, from the material’s stock to the artworks exposition, is placed all along a straight path that originates from the mountains and look to the sea.

The project is composed of a series of rooms on the ground floor dug into the hill where the work of artisans and artists takes place. Above, on the hill, there is an exposition park: wall fences are combined with the underlying rooms, in a game of articolated sections that allow the visitors to look to the artists during their creative process. At the end of the park there is the artists’ residence that is the direct consequence of the complex that precedes it.

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from the top - laboratory’s courtyard, external view, gipsoteca, front elevation with ground floor plan previous page - cross section

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GLEM HOUSE Laboratory of thecnology, year 4

The villa in Costa Smeralda is developped in two floors for a total area of 700 mq and it aims at achieving a strong link between territory and architecture. The layout is characterised by a central court and heights variations that help the project to be more integrated with the hill.

It was possible to obtain an high energy performances house by studying the orientation, the interior layout of the rooms and the technical choices. The South area is protected by trees and an inclined roof; the living room in front of the sea has a brise-soleil to guarantee shadows and ventilation in the hottest hours. The use of local materials and colours create a close bond with the sardinian tradition: big use of wood and white lime.

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this page - Floor plans, Cross section next page - Thecnical detail PVC sliding window (type F) previous page - first floor living room

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NURAGHE ORGODURI Summer School Baunei (OG, ITA) Thematic workshop in Sardinia for the conservation and valorisation of the local nuragic landscape and constructions. I attended lessons and lectures about architectonic and archological heritage of nuragic culture.

I took part of a survey campaign of ancient ruins.

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from the top -Sketch _ Nuraghe Orgoduri cross section Sketch _ Nuraghe Orgoduri elevation northen wall Sketch _ Nuraghe Orgoduri section AA, northen wall

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ASTRONOMIC OBSERVATORY Architecture design Laboratory, year 3

Shape and morphology of an astronomic observatory is really articulated on the difference of the spaces that compose it.

The relationship between sky and earth is spontaneous and immediate in a project like this; a link which is reconnected here thanks to “a sign in the space”. As a consequence of this, the Architecture is realised like a blade that divides the two distincts elements, but at the same time makes them inseparable. In the plan layout the blade becomes a big plate that follows the theme of the landscape archeology to find its own measure and shape: a series of rooms on each side are divided by 7 skylights that like a costellation of stars show the way from the entrance to the observatory.

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from the top - ground floor plan, ovest elevation previous page - foyer view 47

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PALAZZO FERONI-MAGNANI Architecture survey, year 2

I took part with my group at the frescos’ survey campaign inside the second floor of Palace Feroni-Magnani in Florence. The decoration of both the gallery and the salon with mythological subjects are caracterised by fictional architecture paintings that increase the sense of space.

The survey was realised by using a laserscanner that provides informations about a “cloud” of points from wich it can be carry out a complet 3D model of the space. From the 3D model it can be extrapolated all the useful images and datas to re-create an early photoplan of the frescos. Thanks to HD photos and the previous informations detailed final images of the artworks can be realised.

Datas and images are the basis for artistic studies and a degradation analysis of both architectural and painting works in view of a future restoration intervention.

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This page - Photoplan of the walls of the north salon .

Next page - degradation analysis - salon and gallery vaults Previous page - gallery’s vault photoplan 51

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COLORFUL GEOMETRY Miseva competition - First Prize

The new logo for the 20th anniversary of Misericordia Valdambra is a summary of the many aspects that characterise this Institution: the firmness, the tenacity and the dedication to offer a better life to people.

The result is an image which has got on the background a yellow and blue spot that makes recognisable the colours of the Association and on the foreground has got the image of number 20 and the Association’s traditional symbols realised from solid geometric basis.

This geometric and balanced composition is characterised by a double guise. On one side the image represents strength and diligence thanks to its precise and minimal lines. On the other side it reprents dynamism and vitality thanks to the lively colors.

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from the top - examples of merchandising with the new logo previous page - 20th anniversary logo for Misericordia Valdambra

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VENICE: ARTISAN SCHOOL Archicontest competition

The project for the Artisan School in Venice is proposed as a compact block that rises from the waters of the lagoon. The building come from the graft of two volumes, entering the context without being an extraneous element thanks to a re-visitation of traditional shapes and colours taken directly from city’s streets.

The North and South facades are completely open by a system of openings: on the alley side six big cuts run across the three levels; on the lagoon side each floor is illuminated by a series of windows.

The plan layout is characterised by soft marks in contrast with the rationality of external shapes.

The ground floor is a big open space with a reception, an exposition area and a bookshop.

The first floor hosts the conference hall and the second floor is reserved to the artisanal laboratory for glass, fabric and papier-mache works. The roof is both a garden and a polivalent area that can be reached both from the inside and the ouside of the building.

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this page - ground floor view, cross section through the ramp next page - laboratory, floor plans, axonometric funcional scheme previous page - external view 59

second floor - laboratories

first floor - conference hall

ground floor - exposition, book shop, storage

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PERSONAL PHOTOS What I see,what I love, what surprise me through my camera.

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from the top - Landscape of Castelluccio di Norcia (Perugia, Italy), Landscape of Val d’Orcia (Siena, Italy) previous page - Piazza Salimbeni (Siena) 63

from the top clockwise - Siena Chatedral, Tate Modern (London), Palazzo municipale (Siena), Castel Sant’Angelo (Roma) 64