marta falchi Architecture portfolio 2016
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contents Résumé Play on water See you at the library In the dunes Get together Are you kit•ting? Restoration of a Mamluk Palace Getting sketchy
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résumé education Oct 2006 May 2016
Master degree course in Building Engineering and Architecture Final mark: 110/110 with honours
University of Pisa | Italy
Jul 2016 Oct 2015
French language course Level B1
CLI, University of Pisa I Italy
Jun 2006
Scientific highschool degree
Liceo Scientifico XXV Aprile, Pontedera | Italy
working experiences Oct 2016 Today
Atelier IMAGO
Feb 2015 Apr 2015
Junya Ishigami + Associates, Tokyo, JP
Competitions, physical and digital 3d models, design / development studies
Jun 2014 Jun 2013
Prof. Arch. Paolo Riani Phd, Viareggio, IT
Architecture and urban planning
personal skills Languages
Representation
Italian: English: French: Spanish:
mothertongue proficient user intermediate user basic user
_AutoCAD _3DStudioMax + VRay: _Rhinoceros: _Grasshopper: _Adobe creative suite: _Microsoft Office Suite: _Revit _Conceptual drawing _Model Making
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workshops & competitions 2015 Oct
Floating toy museum | Arquitectum Amsterdam | Netherlands
Design of a new floating toy museum in the Oosterdok canal
2014 Jun
Wawick Junction - Architecture Otherwhere | UIA Durban | South Africa
Requalification of the area of Warwick Junction on small, medium and large scale
2012 Aug
AA Visiting School | Politics of Fabrication Laboratory II London Architectural Association Havana | Cuba
Revitalization of a space into the University J. A. Enchevarria, with lectures on Rhinoceros, Grasshopper and architecture themes and planning activites at the CUJAE
2011 Nov
Shawbak Project | Archaeology of a Mediterranean Frontier University of Florence Shawbak (Ma’an) | Jordan
Architectural survey of the Mamluk Palace in the Castle of Shawbak and design of a restoration project
2011 Aug
Delta Dynamics | 7th Rotterdam Summer School Rotterdam Academy of Architecture and Urban Design Rotterdam and Porte Zelande | Netherlands
Revitalization of the Grevelingen lake, with lectures on architecture and urbanism themes and planning activites at the RDM Campus
2010 Aug
Urbanism Undefined | 16th YTK/IFHP Urban Planning and Design Summer School 2010 YTK | Aalto University School of Science and Technology and collaboration with Rauma City Planning Office Helsinki and Rauma | Finland
Lectures on the theme of urbanism at the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (Helsinki) and requalification of the historical city of Rauma (UNESCO heritage)
2009 Feb
Torrai a Nou: furriadroxius de Is Scanus e de Is Pinnas University of Pisa Santadi | Italy
Architectural survey and requalification project of the rural centres of Is Scanus and Is Pinnas
2008 Sep
Laboratorio Universitario Volterrano University of Pisa Volterra | Italy
CAD applications workshop about Piazza dei Priori in Volterra
2008 May
Laboratorio Universitario Volterrano University of Pisa Volterra | Italy
Survey of Renaissance elements in the architecture of Volterra
2008 Apr
Laboratorio Universitario Volterrano University of Pisa Volterra | Italy
Architectural survey of the historical theatre of Persius Flaccus in Volterra
play on water A contemporary toys’ museum floating in the Oosterdok canal
facts Object:
Floating Museum of Contemporary Toys
Location: Oosterdok Canal, Amsterdam, NL Year:
2016
Project Type:
master’s thesis
URL:
https://etd.adm.unipi.it/t/etd04212016-120855/
functional program PE_ permanent exhibition ES_ educational space AD_ administration FE_ foyer and entrance area OS_ onsite storage RR_ restrooms PL_ plants TE_ temporary exhibition CF_ café BS_ bookshop
2000 + 500 m2 300 + 75 m2 300 + 75 m2 250 + 63 m2 200 + 50 m2 100 + 25 m2 200 + 50 m2 500 + 125 m2 200 + 50 m2 100 + 25 m2
total NFA: 4150 m2 total GFA: 5188 m2
unit design 1_ Site costrains: due to the fact that one of the building’s side dimension cannot exceed 20 m and the average water depth of 3.5 m the building needs to be split up in different units. 2_ Units base dimensions: the functional program has been used to define the floating bases’ dimensions. 3_ Units maximum volumes: combining the Archimede’s principle with an estimation of a floor’s weight, the number of storeys on each base has been limited to 2.
reception and accessory facilities private area permanent exhibition temporary exhibition services ground floor required necessary connection direct street access indipendent access first floor ground floor green zones
Detaching the floating units allows to restore connection with water.
Using a squared modular structure allows to join the units in two directions.
museum overall design
interior space the permanent exhibition is conceived as a sequence of four boxes containg objects, used to organize the interior space. Each box has been connected to a toy theme (magic, adventure, technology, classics) that has been recalled in the objects’ morphology.
cross section on the adventure pavillion
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interior space organization of the whole complex
cross section of the magic pavillion (physical model)
central courtyard view
1_painted zinc alloy scales, thickness 0.65 mm; 2_stainless steel fastener; 3_screw; 4_silicone; 5_wooden panels, thickness 15 mm. 6_polyurethane panel, thickness 100 + 40 mm, with external support in galvanized steel thickness 1 mm, and flexile support in bitumen felt membrane; 7_vapor barrier; 8_butyl aluminum guanine; 9_wooden plank 100 mm; 10_zinc alloy gutter; 11_zinc alloy flashing; 12_J-shaped channel in zinc alloy with draining hole; 13_blind rivet; 14_box section; 15_steel purlin HEA 140; 16_bolted and welded connection between beam and purlin; 17_steel beam HEA 400; 18_column-beam joint realised with a support welded to the beamand bolted to the column; 19_hook with spring; 20_hanger diameter 4 mm; 21_self-tapping screw; 22_C shaped profile, 50x27x0.6 mm; 23_orthogonal joint fro C profiles; 24_drywall false ceiling, thickness 15 mm; 25_U guide profile 27x30x0.6 mm, connected with sel-tapping screw; 26_L shaped profile connected with self-tapping screw; 27_steel purlin HEA 120, pace 120 cm, connected with corner cleats bolted to the truss; 28_ribbed steel sheet, thickness. 0.88 mm, with bolted connections; 29_wooden panels, thickness 30 mm, with screw connections; 30_resin floor, thickness 15 mm. 31_steel colums HEB 600 with lightweighted concrete lining; 32_drywall panel, thickness 12.5 mm; 33_L shaped angle bar connecting beams to the wall system; 34_connection screw; 35_polyurethane panel, thickness 105 + 40 mm, with external support in galvanized steel thickness 1 mm, and flexile support in bitumen felt membrane; 36_wooden panels, thickness 25 mm; 37_painted zinc alloy scales, thickness 0.65 mm; 38_stainless steel fastener ; 39_zinc alloy flashing; 40_J-channel; 41_C upright; 42_U guide; 43_drywall panel, thickness 12.5 mm; 44_box section with self-tapping screw connection; 45_self-tapping screw connection; 46_column-plinth connection with stiffen base plate; 47_ground anchor with rosette; 48_foundations plinth; 49_reinforced concrete wall, lighten with expanded polystyrene; 50_ribbed foundation made up of reinforced concrete lighten with expanded polystyrene; 51_waterproofing membrane.
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green central piazza
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attractivness for youths
• flexible load-bearing structure
• playful atmosphere
• role in neighbourhood life
see you at the library
facts Object:
new highschool students’ library
Location: Pontedera, IT Year:
2014
Type:
academic
team:
Marta Falchi
meeting places
library itself
terrace terrace deposit stairway
multimedia entrance kids adults
cafè stairway game room auditorium
The building has been divided into two main parts: a more peaceful area for concentration and a more dynamic one for entertainment. Both features are equally important since the main addressers of the project are kids attending highschools in the surroundings. The functional distribution and the final shape are the result of the interaction of the two basic concepts as well as the overlay of a 12x12 m squares grid.
Use of stairways not only as connection paths, but also as meeting spaces. Insertion of plazas as resting areas along the paths.
Use of height layers to outline different kind of concentration
Emphasis of the steel load-bearing structure and use of a industrial architecture vocabulary, typical of the site area.
12 x 12 m physical model, top view
cross sections scale 1:200
outern wall detail scale 1:20 1_external cladding in stainless steel flat plates (40x120 cm), th. 2 mm; stainless steel box section upright 50x150 mm; hollow bricks 10 cm; expanded polystyrene + drywall panel, thickness 60+13 mm. 2_clamping between flat plates and connection to the upright by means of L-shaped and T-shaped steel sections and bolted joint. 3_external cladding in stainless steel perforated plates (40x120 cm), thickness 2 mm; insultation glazing (glass 10 mm + argon 12 mm + double glass 4 mm, coupled with PVB filters); stainless steel upright 50x150 mm. 4_ epoxy resin 3mm; lightweighted concrete 7 cm; steel ribbed sheet bolted to the truss (double L-shaped sections 10 cm).
in the dunes
facts Object:
New Versilia museum and commercial area
Location: Lido di Camaiore, IT Year:
2013
Type:
academic
Team:
Alessandro Bandinelli, Marco Buonocore, Marta Falchi
wooden roof
exploded view
bridge on viale Colombo
green area
commercial covered piazza
touristic information museum store cafĂŠ patio multimedia room entrance to the museum temporary exhibition
A parking lot
access to the commercial area
ground level plan
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1_entrance to the exhibition path 2_atrium 3_temporary exhibition 4_”history” room 5_”culture” room 6_”seaside resort” room 7_”carnevale” room 8_”nature” room 9_administration 10_reception 11_patio 12_museum store 13_cafè 14_commercial 15_covered piazza 16_touristic information
The main goal of the project is the unification of the three separated areas of the site, currently divided by Viale Colombo and Viale Pistelli. Another important target is then the strengthening of the beginning point of the seaside promenade to create a sort of “great entrance” to the city of Lido di Camaiore. So the basic idea is to achieve a unique fluid roofing element that lies upon the whole site without imposing itself. The term “roofing” is also improperly used since the object can’t be considered detached from the ground level, but it works as a continuum with it. To
section A scale 1:400
section B scale 1:400
emphatize even more this continuity, the same wooden boards finiture (that also recalls the conventional piers on the sea) has been used to cover both the lower and the upper level. To offer a more complete experience to the visitors, two main epicenters have been created under the same big unification covering: a cultural pole, situated in the museum area, and a commercial one in the near piazza. To mantain the coherence of the structure, the same design principles have been used in the whole object.
get together
facts Object:
New sport and meeting area
Location: Pisa, IT Year:
2012
Type:
academic
Team:
Marta Falchi
paved area for temporary uses
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green area for temporary uses exhibition squares
kindergarden, primary secondary cinema school, school, cinema cinema (2)
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cinema
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students’ facilities, cinema 13 - 16
business district, cinema 16 - 19
senior centre, cinema
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secondary school cinema
swimming pool
business center
green area for sport activities
senior centre
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restaurant/cafĂŠ open air sport
primary school - kindergarden
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open air theatre
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parking
SPORT
ART
Analysis of the use of different activities by generational groups (1). Analysis of use of different activities during daytime (2). Analysis of presence of age groups during daytime (3).
The design of volumes and empties is defined on the base of grids derived from site features.The space is then divided into two main zones, each specified in sub-zones. The Sport part has been equipped with playgrounds and facitlies for different sport activities. The Art part is organized in different levels of piazzas and sitting places voluntary left undefined, to let the space flexible.
swimming pool faรงade detail
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scale 1:20
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1_aluminium edge protection strip; 2_double waterproofing sheath, ribbed steel sheet filled with polyurethane foam (15 cm), truss made up of double L sections (10 cm); 3_lightweighted concrete panels (30 mm), fixed with omega sections (40x20 mm) and T sections (40x60 mm) to a steel upright (box section 50x150 mm); 4_ LED luminaire built in aluminium template; 5_false ceiling made up of drywall panels (thickness 12.5 mm), fixed with omega sections (40x20 mm) and box sections (30x30 mm) to the steel truss (double L sections 100 mm); 6_paving 10 mm, bedding layer 15 mm, cement-based mortar screed 10 cm, insulation 8 cm, reinforced concrete foundation raft 60 cm, waterproofing sheath, protective sheath, lightweight aggregate concrete screed 10 cm; 7_aluminium gutter.
cross sections scale 1:500
bird-eye view of the whole complex
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are you kit•ting?
1_existing steel trussed beam 2_existing market roof 3_steel brackets 4_reclaimed PVC gutter
5_steel rods for gutter suspension 6_reclaimed PVC downpipe 7_water tank (capacity based on need) 8_1 sqm photovoltaic panel
9_precast concrete base 7 10_steel pipe upright 13_existing stairs from Berea Road station 11_distribution network in rubber case 14_steel sheet connection ramp 12_small scale kit with electricity connection 15_footstep energy tiles
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object: refurbishment of Warwick Junction location: Warwick junction, Durban, SA type: competition year: 2014 team: Marco Buonocore, Marta Falchi, Pietro Riani
a kit for each scale, realizable before each term
This vibrant transport node provides a setting for predominantly informal traders at an unprecedented scale.
The competition aims to recognise the complex systemic ecology that underpins the economic, cultural and social dynamics inherent to this area, and to find ways to strengthen, reinforce or expand these systems in a beneficial way.
site analysis building density developable space density of demand for water based on taxi vehicles’ presence density of demand for electricity based on traders’ presence
rainwater harvesting Durban has an average of 130 rainy days per year.
1 sqm of covered surface can catch up to 3 litres of water per day
the roof of the Early Morning Market could catch up to 28000 liters per day, enough to satisfy the need of water for 400 people.
solar energy
Durban has a mean amount of 6,5 sunshine hours per day. A 1 sqm stand-alone solar panel can produce up to 1 kWh per day of electricity.
5 informal barbers can get enough electricity to work 3 hours every day during the nighttime.
footsteps energy 460.000 people, mainly commuters, walk through Warwick Junction every day.
10 train lines transit to and from Berea Station
A 5 sqm of energy generating slab can produce up to 1,2 kWh per day, enough to keep a street lamp on all night.
large scale mret gnol large scale kit
buildings from serial production are placed by the municipality in undeveloped spaces.
not all space is occupied, allowing traders to autonomously develop in the future.
informal traders can rent a building and use it as a semi-formal shop, house and storage space.
as they make some money, they can expand their home or shop to the next building.
if business works good, the municipality will be able to invest in new public projects.
market facilities
footsteps energy kit
taxi parking/washing facilities
rainwater harvesting kit
informal tradersdistribution
solar energy kit
taxi pick-ups spots
Durban city hospital Durban transport depot
project center bus station early morning market Berea road railway station Brooke street edge (newconfiguration) West/Brooke street cemetery Dut city campus Durdoc hospital
resources management strategy
permeable roads green areas pedestrian areas traders’ buildings new public buildings
urban infill strategy
scale 1:1000
project center expansion and new civic square, where traders can gather to share experiences childcare center to host traders’children during working hours in a safe context urban allotment gardens where people can grow their own food, sharing facilities public library to serve as cultural center for the new neighborhood sport hub with gym and outdoor courts, for kids from the existing school recycle point for traders to get new kits in return for old stuff parking lot extension to serve as park and walk facility for commuters, traders and customers
medium scale mret muidem
medium scale kit
scale 1:100
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wooden planks 50x560x5 cm wooden panels 240x100x4 cm wooden beams 24x6x460cm
concrete foundation block 24x24x30 cm
new sidewalk+informal vendors fragmented edge+new cemetery entrance new green area new electricity system
wooden beams 24x24x500 cm
parking area+pickup & dropoff spots
wooden uprights 6x6 cm
driving lane new green area new washroom services water tank
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wooden beams 24x6x300 cm wooden panels 240x120x4 cm wooden beams 24x6x250 cm wooden planks 50x500x5 cm
Brooke street market Herbs market
Berea road station
Bridge to Victoria street market
roads pedestrian areas market facilities
Beads market
dormitories for informal traders public washrooms new pubic square
insertion proposal for new kits
train station entrance
walkable and ridable area new green area
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pedestrian crossing new green area
new cemetery entrance new washroom services with water tank and water harvesting system
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underused sidewalks edge sidewalk+informal vendors mixed-use (parking+lane+taxi stop)
green area
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electricity pole with photovoltaic panel, providing energy up to 6 vendors new green area parking area + pick-up & drop-off spots for taxi sidewalk along the cemetery edge informal trading related to the cemetery placement informal vendors provided with small scale kits new green area
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one way lane
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one way lane
new cemetery entrance
dormitory kit scheme
When work is done, a street trader arrives to the dormitory (1). Once in, he temporarily puts his working trolley on an empty spot (2). He takes his bed out of its allocation and puts it against the wall (3). He stores the trolley and his personal things in the locker (4). He operates the bed and sets in for the night (5). A hard working day is over, he gets some good sleep (6).
new green area informal trading promenade two way lane
new Brooke str. layout scale 1:500
small scale mret trohs
movable
I need my kiosk to...
...be easy to move ...be compact
...cover me, my fruits, my clients ...have a spacious shelf
...have space to hang clothes
sustainable
panel B3 1000 x 930 mm 270° rotation panel C1 960 x 430 x 75 mm frame 180° rotation panel C2 960 x 430 mm 270° rotation panel B1 1000 x 500 mm fixed
panel B2 1000 x 500 mm fixed
panel A 940 x 450 mm fixed panel D1 1000 x 450 mm 90° rotation
panel D2 1000 x 450 mm 90° rotation
customizable ...shelter clay from rain ...be spacious inside
845 mm three-piece telescopic beam
... be suitable to all my different items ...have a spacious shelf
...have room to stand ...be connected to electricity
restoration of a mamluk palace
facts Object:
Restoration of a Mamluk Palace
Location: Castele of Shawbak, JO Year:
2011
Type:
academic
Team:
Marco Buonocore, Marta Falchi, Annalisa Gimignani Collaboration with the archaeological team of the University of Florence
The so called Mamluk palace is a building located in the West wing of the Shawbak castle in Jordan. As many historical constructions, the current state is a combination of different interventions operated by different cultures in different historical periods. The original function of the building is still unknown, but what is sure is the importance of the building itself in the mamluk settlement, as testified by a monumental facade.
geometrical survey
Given its layered nature (the building lays on ayyubides precedences, and presents some crusade adds), the analysis work has been complex and interesting at the same time. The complexity has been increased also by many collapses and several replacements of the stones operated in various periods. Furthermore, the building represents a one of a kind archaeological testimony, which makes useless the eventual comparison with other buildings.
current state analysis
The analysis phase has been carried out in four parts (as shown in the pictures for the West elevation) for the whole building (plans, elevations, cross sections), to achieve a complete and accurate knowledge of the actual state of the structure. The archaeological team of the University of Florence, which has been working on the castle for several years, provided precious help regarding datations and materials.
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degradation analysis
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material analysis
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intervention proposal
removal of vegetation
cutting and replacing
protection from falling objects
protection from falling
waterproofing
integration
new construction
archaeological excavation
On the base given by the analysis, has been proposed a restoration project in three progressive steps, each to be verified with future excavations’ results. The proposal (pictures show part of the second step) aims to provide both the safety of visitors as well as the protection of the documentary value of the palace.
getting
sketchy
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