Matteo de Francesco_Architecture portfolio 2016

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CONTACT

Matteo de Francesco italian June 7th 1990, Rome, Italy matteo.de.francesco@icloud.com +39 329 28 25 152 via dei savorelli 24, 00165, Rome https://issuu.com/matteodefrancesco5 SKYPE: matteo.de.francesco | roma

CV

EDUCATION

2010 - 2015

Master Degree in Architecture (5yrs) 110/110 Graduation January 2016

2012 - 2013

Erasmus exchange programme (1yr) Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa

2005 - 2009

Classical Higschool Degree Liceo Classico Dante Alighieri, Roma

SKILLS Photoshop InDesign Illustrator Autocad Ecotect

SketchUp Cinema 4 V-ray Revit Adobe Premiere

Mac OSK Microsoft Office Model making Hand-drawing Photography

LANGUAGES and REVELANT EXPERIENCES

2014 july-aug

2015 june

2015 aug

2016 aug

Two weeks architectural Workshop in Veliko Turnovo [BG]

selected as a member of the italian Team

- EASA workshop: Antiroom One week international Workshop in Rome

student exchange with College of Architecture,

Myongji University Seul, South Corea.

- EASA workshop: New Design for EUR tower

advanced

French

Portuguese

notions

good

Two weeks international Workshop in Valletta (MT)

selected as a member of the italian Team

-EASA workshop: Yo!

Two weeks international Workshop in Nida (LT)

selected as a Tutor

- EASA workshop: a.MAZE.ing

English

Italian

native

Spanish

notions

INTERESTS

photography

books

music

couch-surfing

ski

cooking

cinema

TED talks

hiking

nature

technology

ABOUT ME

I was born in Rome on 7th June 1990,

I graduated in January 2016 with final mark 110/110; my thesis topic was the riqualification of the Lisbon riverside.

I consider myself a dynamic, creative, ready to work alone and in team.

During my studies I was reliable, accurate, I had a strong sense of duty and I am sure to be able to carry out satisfactorily the tasks assigned learning quickly and enthusiastically.

During 2013 I moved to Lisbon at the Technical University (FAUTL) for one Erasmus year.

In 2014 and in 2015 I have been selected as a member of the Italian team at EASA. Erasmus, Easa and other international experiences have allowed me to refine my skills and my optimistic attitude.

SELECTED WORKS

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RIVER FRONT REDEVELOPMENT and new cultural center “DOCA da MARINHA” Lisbon, Portugal - Urban research and design Masterthesis, 110/110 2015-2016 promoter: Prof. Arch. Marina Pia Arredi

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Relationship with the old town and the river Tejo

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The thesis deals with a design

The project area is located at

of the port activities that pre-

analysis for the redevelopment

east of Baixa along the river

vent the connection between

of an area of the eastern front of

Tejo, and is fragmented and

the urban front and water.

the Tejo in Lisbon.

characterised by the presence Continuità trasversale > rivitalizzazione della rete infrastrutturale Continuità trasversale > rivitalizzazione della rete in

TRANSVERSAL CONTINUITY vitalization of the infrastructure network

NEW RIVER’S EDGE architectural project

LONGITUDINAL CONTINUITY redesign of the coast line

The area is affected by a particular condition: it is defined physically by two limits, from natural sources and other infrastructure.

In the South facing the presence of water is a potential wealth for the venue, besides the costal margin over the centuries has been altered by man who changed its sandy nature through creation of embankments port activities that once took place there, subtracting a site of particular interest to the city.

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In the northen part of the area there is a very important circulation sistem, Avenida Infante Dom Henrique.

The Avenida create a main link path between the residential center. At the beginning of the 19th century began the construction of the railway line and the tramway line that draw a not-permeable barrier between the city and the river itself.

The project aims to overcome these limitations in order to return this space Axonometric view of the project area

to the city and its citizens.

I felt important to identify a mode

connect even visual links between

of interest, it defines a new large

of intervention that could restore a

the area and the city. The need to

square for the city and thanks to

relation with the city.

return this space to the citizens is

its own shape, it allows to establi-

Possible relationships are not li-

made by the design of a new cul-

sh new relationships with the sur-

mited to the mere realization of

tural center.

rounding, binding neatly in the tra-

new crossing paths, but I tried to

The Center serves as a new pole

ditional prospectus citizen.

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Planimetric and volumetric project

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Accoglienza Punto informazioni Accettazione 33,10

iversità degli studi di Roma “Sapienza”

| Facoltà di Architettura

| Corso di Laurea Magistrale a Ciclo Unico in Architettura U.E. | A.A 2014/2015

latore: Prof. Arch. Marina Pia Arredi | Tesi in Progettazione Architettonica

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1st floor library plan

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Library external view The first part of the project concerns the design of the library.

It was developed as a translucent tower element. I chose a simple shape in order to consider it as a river landmark without entering into

conflict with the Alfama district.

The Interior has been organised in order to have more free space as possible by giving to the furnitures the task of dividing the rooms.

Library internal view

Museum external view The second key element is the Museum an element developed in a horizontal way.

The project idea was born by enclosing a large garden through concrete baffles, the building itself

is born by developing environments beyond these elements.

Even here the spaces are large and simple in order to ensure maximum freedom for future interior organizers.

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Museum internal view

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Accoglienza Guardaroba Foyer

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Sala auditorium

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Anello espositivo

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Zona Ristoro Collegamenti verticali di servizio

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Prospetti Principali Scala 1:200 Laureando:

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1st floor museum plan

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Deposito Libri

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Section plan

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Montacarichi opere grandi Deposito opere Deposito Attrezzature

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manutenzione opere

sala concerto

installazione 1

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Zona smistamento opere showro installazione 2 showroom installazione 11

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teatro sala concerto

installazione 1

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teatro

installazione 111

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showro showroom

installazione 2 installazione 11

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Section plan

URBAN DESIGN STRATEGIES and LowTEC Housing Models Tragliatella, Rome - Urban research and design 2014 fellow student for collective work: Lorenzo Recchioni promoter: Prof. Arch. Eliana Cangelli

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Planimetric and volumetric project

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bioclimatic system analysis The design theme is the creation

ted within the city of Rome.

of LOW T.E.C. living models (Low

Design patterns are developed

The proposed project models

Tech _ Low Energy _ Low Cost)-

according to criteria of environ-

encourage the formation of an

detached aggregatable residen-

mental sustainability, social and

environmentally sustainable com-

ces, for recovery and regeneration

economical, from urban scale to

munity by defining an architectural

of the toponym Tragliatella, loca-

the technological detail.

identity tied to the context.

Sun system analysis

Concept scheme

Floor plan

Frontside elevation System

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Section plan

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External view

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Internal view

Backside elevation system

ZAMA RAILWAY STATION design proposal Appio, Rome - design 2015 promoter: Prof. Arch. Rosario Gigli

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Planimetric and volumetric project

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The project points to a compe-

area, and a office tower

complexity in which people, in

tition for the design of a new ur-

(not developed in the studio).

addition to transit, be encou-

ban railwaystation building with

The project is configured as

raged to get inside for quantity

related functions, a shopping

intermodal node at medium

and quality of services.

External view

The main goal of this project was to create an easily accessible space to users.

The user, inside the train station, has the possibility to directly access the railway tracks (-6m). The main feature of the square is either

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being able to gurantee directly access either to the railroad tracks or the station building itself or the spaces connected to the Office Tower.

In it there are two green spaces that provide natural lighting from

above.

The station building is developed as a linear volume, wich crosses perpendicularly the tracks, characterized by a dense scanin of tall portals interspersed with narrow stained glass.

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SAN GIULIANO’S CHURCH architectural survey Barbarano romano, Viterbo - analysis 2013 fellow student for collective work: Giovanni Cozzani, Carlotta Franco promoter: Prof. Arch. Maria Grazia Ercolino

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Church’s planimetric survey

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The project points to an analy-

territory.

Internal and external walls

sis and survey of a church lo-

The analysis consisted of an

of the building were photo-

cated within the regional park

architectural study, comparing

graphed and catalogued in

of Tuscia, in a natural reserve

elements historically and styli-

order to identify the types of

located in an ancient Etruscan

stically similar.

surface degradation.

degradation analysis

The elevations were drawn accor-

The building was completely

ding to the photographic method

abandoned, the analysis and sur-

to obtain an image accurate to reality.

vey have served to know deeply

The same method was used for

the structural problems of the bu-

the internal walls.

ilding, beyond the simple design.

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DESIGN PROPOSAL workshop Nida, Lithuania - costruction workshop 2016 fellow student for collective work: Elena Sofia Congiu, Marco Noli

“Obsessively I dream of a small, clean labyrinth at whose center there is a jar that I almost touched with hands, which I saw with my own eyes, but the roads were so twisted, so confused, that one thing appeared clear: I’d be dead before you get there.” the Aleph, JL Borges

The workshop was designed within the context of EASA. The city of Nida (Lithuania) was chosen as the site of student Symposium in which 500 students from all over Europe can partici42

pate.

A common theme is chosen each year, and each workshop must abide; This year has been selected as “not yet decided” by the organizers.

We saw the “Labyrinth” as something that could better embody the theme . I developed mainly the graphic part by creating collages that could trace the sensations inside the maze.

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Concept collage: Misplacement

Nida has got an incredible number of different landscapes. The connection between the water, the dunes and the forest is always determinated by the nature, and the border among them is often

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well defined. To conveying and capturing this border we need something that can pass through the edge, without breaking it.

The goal is to underline the line between different landscapes and

to live that boundary as a different experience. How can we do that?

Creating a third element, that is not a space, but is a pathway, that can introduce you unexpectedly to a new landmark.

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Axonometry

view from above

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Concept collage: Connection

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Concept collage: Duplicity

INTERNATIONAL DESIGN workshop Eur, Rome - Urban research and design international collaboration with College of Architecture Myongji University, Seoul

2015 fellow student for collective work: Hyomi Kwon, Mina promoter: Prof. Arch. Federico De Matteis

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In this workshop the task was to design a futuristic development of the EUR towers.

The main objective of this workshop was to give an immediate response from an architectural point of view.

We wanted to maintain the modernist image of the towers by applying a green faรงade system that had however a link even with the interiors.

The old towers had a mainly ad-

ministrative function, we wanted to give new life, creating a vertical city, with residences, schools, an indoor market area, and coworking areas while preserving the structures

ANTIROOM I EASA WHORKSHOP Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria - construction workshop partecipant 2015 promoter: Matteo Goldoni, Elena Chiavi, Karl Ebejer

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In this workshop I worked mainly on wood and soil, I learned how to identify the problems.

The workshop lasted for two weeks and I honed my sense of team and learned basic con-

struction techniques.

In the first part of the workshop we prepare the pieces of wood.

In the the second part we prepared the ground by digging a hollow, in order to position the pallets.

Besides having worked with an international team and have made friends, I have learnt to work the material, and achieve my aims.

YO! EASA WHORKSHOP Valletta, Malta - construction workshop partecipant 2015 promoter tutors: Matthieu Bordreuil, Stanislas Tabureau

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Yo! is a construction based workshop planned to build a floating platform that can houses various recreational activities.

The main material used was metal. The whole structure was composed of metal that we cut and

soldered with right tools.

During the early days of the workshop tutors have taught us to weld and working small pieces of metal, in order to be able to get more practice.

Then we cut out all the pieces we

needed to bring them together, giving them the shape suitable to float.

As a last step we painted everything with multiple layers of blue paint in order to protect the whole structure.

“Architecture exists in time as salt exists in water � premise on the construction of a bachelor machine La moglie di Lot