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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO_MAT T IA BE NAT T I
PORTFOLIO INDEX
BIOGRAPHY
CAFFÈ VERGNANO
CARLO RATTI ASSOCIATI
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SELF SUFFICENT HOUSE
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RURAL ARCHITECTURE
p.19
ROBOTS IN ARCHITECTURE
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CONTACTS
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SOCIAL HOUSING
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO_MAT T IA BE NAT T I
PROTOT YPING
ENVIROMENT
PARASITE
TRADITION
ARCHITECTURE PARAMETRIC ARCHITECTURE
ABOUT ME
OPEN SOURCE
ANALYSIS
INNOVATION
SMART INFORMATION
USER EXPERIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
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WORKSHOPS
JOBS
PORTFOLIO BIO
2016 - Presen t
ARCHITECT a t Ca f fè Vergnano
2015
retail architect
2016
“Roma 2025” by Marco Ingrassia, Areti Markopoulou, Silvia Brandi at Iaac, Barcelona, Spain. Face t he cha llenge o f Rome’s fut ure, providing a new typ e o f e conomy based on a G re en Fa bla b for ha bitan t s and farmers
Traine e a t CARLO RATTI ASSOCIATI architect
2015
Design collabortor for Arch. Cristiana Rossi
2015
interior designer
2014
Mattia Benatti born: Omegna [VB], ITALY 24/06/1990 address: Via P. Ratto 7a, Busalla [GE], ITALY phone: +39 3341335032 mail: mattia.benatti@gmail.com Skype: mattia.benatti
Base co urse o f 3D modeling for ro bo t a pplica t ion and 3D clay prin t ing.
Intern at Colouree, GOA Group Genova parametric architecture designer
2014 2013
Intern at D&D design
2012
Front desk officer for Rebel Matters, radical patterns event desk assistant
2013
Bachelor and Master of Science Degree in Architecture at Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy. Focused on paramet ric archite c t ure, sustaina ble b uildings and ro bo t te chno logies.
2009-2010
First Year of Bachelor in Urban Planning at Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy.
Global Summer School at IaaC : “Productive City” , by Enric Miralles Foundation, Barcelona, Spain. Provide food, energy and knowledge in a temp orar y b uilding in Barceloneta square.
ACCADEMIC 2010-2015
“Nuovi Orizzonti” By Arch. Franz Prati, Mosè Ricci, working for C.A.M. , Krete, Greece. Proje c t a sea fron t and an a b bandoned area nex t to an arche ologica l site.
fair stands designer
IT SKILLS R hinoceros Autocad Revit G rosshopp er Cinema 4D 3ds Max InD esgin Illust ra tor P ho toshop Processing
“Clay Matter” Robotic 3D printing by Andrea Graziano and Stefano Paradiso, Fablab Torino, Italy.
2012
”Costruire tra la gente” By Arch. Lorenzo Fontana working for CIAI NGO and Arba Minch University, Ropi, Ethiopia. In t roduce mud bricks te chnique instead typica l wooden frame and mud covered rura l ho uses, b uild a ba ker y.
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COFFEE ENERGY
RETAIL
NETWORK
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CAFFE' VERGNANO
Year: 2016 - Present Position: Architect Work's keywords: details
user experience design site work costumer parasite
robotic tradition
sustainibility
brand identity
interaction
interior design
materials
T han ks to an ongoing year-anda-ha l f exp erience, I was a ble to discover a new branch o f A rchite c t ure: Retail design. I’m curren t ly working for a familyconduc ted Company from Turin t ha t has be en expanding it s concept o f co f fe e shops, on a worldwide sca le, in t he la test years. Since 2009, Ca f fè Vergnano star ted t he am bit io us process to increase Brand awareness t hro ugh t he const ruc t ion o f branded co f fe e shops, which can re crea te t he heritage cult ure and t he warm a t mosphere o f t he Company. I joined t his philosophy, cha llenging mysel f in a brand new proje c t ing sca le: from first dra f t s o f concept ua l phase to exe cut ive drawings, from produc t ion processes to insta lla t ion leveraging on ex terna l suppliers and co lla bora tors. Em bracing t his ac t ivity, I’ve st rongly increased my skills in proje c t managemen t, acco un t ing wit h clien t s and dire c t ing sites aro und t he world. I’ve be en increasing day a f ter day t he resp onsibilit ies in managing and con t ro lling many ac t ivit ies, such as choosing finishing ma teria ls, designing ligh t ings and a lso drawing customized furnit ure.
Caffè Vergnano 1882 Project_Verona, Italy
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@ CAFFE VERGNANO THE REALITY OF RETAIL I st rongly believe t ha t retail archite c t ure is ver y impac t ful and ma kes t he di f ference in to t he hard share o f space' comp et it ion o f curren t society ne eds: a world where each detail has it s own fundamen ta l va lue.
Caffè Vergnano 1882 Project_Vinovo (TO), Italy
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Caffè Vergnano 1882 Project_Singapore
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FROM THE FUTURE
RETAIL
NETWORK
INNOVATION
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USER EXPERIENCE
AUGMENTED REALIT Y
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CARLO RATTI ASSOCIATI
Year: 2016 Position: Architect Work's keywords: details
user experience design parasite
MIT
robotic tradition
parametric
sustainibility
technology
interaction
enviroment
materials
Since A pril 2016 I have be en working as an in tern as A rchite c t a t Carlo Ra t t i Associa t i in Turin, I ta ly, on proje c t s o f di f feren t sca le and fields o f archite c t ure: from design o bje c t s as Liftbit to big masterplan aro und t he glo be. T his exp erience help ed me improving my design and proje c t managemen t skills for glo ba l and mult isca le works and discovering in dept h some o f t he most con temp orar y archite c t ure fields as user exp erience, in terac t ion design and b uilding innova t ion, while a lways co lla bora t ing wit h t he MIT S ensea ble City La b. T hro ugh t hese mo un t hs I explored t he imp or tance o f user exp erience in archite c t ure, t he in terac t ion betwe en physica l and digita l and t he rea l p o ten t ia l o f using innovat ive te chno logies inside a b uilding. More over I had t he hono ur to co lla bora te wit h some o f t he biggest firms in some proje c t s I par te cipated in t he design phase.
Carlo Ra t t i Associa t i A rchite c t ure firm is principa lly focused on techno logy in te gra ted wit h rea lity: implemen t ing t he exp erience and t he in terac t ion in public spaces such as sup er market s, food co urt s, musea l exhibit ions, sky cra p ers lo b bies and much more examples. I acquired more design skills t han
before t han ks a ver y sele c ted and high qua li fied teama tes and a ver y ef ficen t working met hod. Fina lly I a lso had t he opp or t unity to wa lk t hrogh di f feren t teams during my in ternship and t ha t gaves me t he chance to know ver y well a ll t he proje c t s t ha t were going on and par te cipa te for t hem ac t ively.
CRA_Fondazione Agnelli, Turin
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@ CRA
THE FUTURE CITIES
Joining CRA let me ta ke par t in one o f t he most ta len ted design teams aro und t he st udio. Leveraging t his opp or t unity, I increased my ca pa bilit ies in developing workf low and design. T he most meaningful proje c t I worked for has be en re cen t ly revea led: BI GBjarke Ingels G ro up and Carlo Ra t t i teamed up to crea te one o f Singa p ore's ta llest b uildings, a t t he hear t o f Singa p ore's b usiness dist ric t. T he com bina t ion o f t he two archite c t ure st udios t ransformed t he sele c ted site, previo usly occupied by a parking st ruc t ure, in a 280-meter b uilding which will include plen t i ful gre ener y bo t h on it s facades and in terna lly. I go t invo lved bo t h in to t he ana lysis and iden t i fica t ion o f t he b uilding's skin and in t he set t ing o f t he urban area in fron t t he main en t rance, to genera te a ugmen ted daily conne c t ions wit h cit izens.
BIG + CRA_Capitaland Tower, Singapore
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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO_MAT T IA BE NAT T I CRA_Currie Park, Miami
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ROBOTS IN ARCHITECTURE
Year: 2015 Position: Student/Researcher Work's keywords: details user experience
robotic tradition parametric rural sustainibility technology
design parasite interaction
I re cen t ly gradua ted wit h a paramet ric archite c t ure t hesis, “Ma ke it in forma l�, which aimed to in t roduce ro bo t s and do-it-y o urself b uilding te chniques in t he sub urbs o f Barcellona: my proje c t considered a p eripher y area as one wit high p o ten t ia l to b uild a Fa bla b, b ut a lso revo lut ionise and eleva te t he way o f living and way o f working o f it s cit izens. I focused my work on robo t ic a pplica t ions, exp e cia lly clay prin t ing, and I st udied how it co uld be helpful for a in forma l urban process driven by ha bitan t s. Using ro bo t s in A rchite c t ure is one o f t he most innova t ive ways to exp erimen t completelly new deisgns, new ma teria ls, and new processes. T he research is in progress...
enviroment materials
Fablab Turin, Clay Matter Workshop
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Digital Fabrication "Make it Informal", Open Thesis, Barcelona, Espana
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Digital Fabrication "Make it Informal", Open Thesis, Barcelona, Espana
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NETWORK
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RETAIL
SMART
INNOVATION INFORMATION USER EXPERIENCE
AUGMENTED REALIT Y
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SELF SUFFICENT HOUSING
Year: 2015 Position: Student Work's keywords: details user experience
design rural
parametric
robotic tradition
parasite interaction
sustainibility technology enviroment materials
T his pro to typ e was designed for t he Europ ean S o lar D e ca t hlon Championship. T he re gula t ion provides to design a 100% self-suf ficien t residen t ia l b uilding which co uld easily be b uilt on site, in an as chea p as p ossible way, wit h t he 90% o f ma teria ls t ha t co uld be re cy cled a t t he end o f t heir li fe. O ur team prop osa l was a simple st ruc t ure which required t he lowest n um ber o f elemen t s and a t t he same t ime bro ugh t t he maximum pro formances in terms o f energy ef ficency, cost s and st rengt hs. In t he first phase o f design, we run severa l ana lisys using so f twares such as Casanova, Envimet and G rasshopp er, simulat ing di f feren t enviromen t s and sit ua t ions, in order to st udy t he righ t sha p e and ma teria l for t he so lar irradia t ion, and a lso wind dire c t ions. T he se cond step was to proje c t t he pro to typ e choosing a ll na t ura l materia ls, a lso for insula t ion (wood
fiber, hamp fiber), and to veri fy t heir p er formances, using T hermus G and Casanova so f tware, t r ying to reach t he most imp or tan t goa l o f t he S o lar D e ca t hlon Championship: 0 o f t herma l t rasmission. T he big roo f o ut lines vario us benefit s, in fac t, t han ks to it s design, it can provide shadow during t he ho t test ho urs o f t he day, I t has 120
m2 o f so lar pannels and redire c t s t he wind, be coming a p ower ful passive coo ler. Fina lly we ca lculated t he amo un t o f t he proje c t and t he li fe cy cle assest men t t ro ugh op enLC A so f tware. Fo ur p e ople can live in t his b uilding and norma lly it produces more energy t han t he ne eded one.
European Solar Decathlon Contest, 2015, Genoa, Italy
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All rights reserved 2018 Mattia Benatti European Solar Decathlon Contest, 2015, Genoa, Italy
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A NEW INPUT
RETAIL
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USER EXPERIENCE
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RURAL ARCHITECTURE
Year: 2012 Position: Student Work's keywords: details user experience
design parasite
rural
robotic parametric
technology interaction
tradition
sustainibility
enviroment materials
N.G.O. run a program a bo ut proje c t ing and b uilding a ba ker y using mud bricks, while resp e c t ing t he primordia l sty le and t he origina l cult ure o f Oromia’s territor y, replacing t he typica l dangero us and exp ensive b uilding te chniques. T he workshop consisted in learning how to crea te mud bricks, design t he ba ker y basing t he proje c t on t he workers re quest s, and a lso crea t ing a typica l para bolic oven which improves t he qua lity o f t he fina l produc t. O ur team goa l was to crea te a place which benefit s improve t he qua lity o f itd in ha bitan t s, esp e cia ly y o ung p e ople, teaching t hem a new e conomy, based on micro-credit. T he ba ker y has fo ur rooms: 1) Cooking room 2) Wareho use 3) Shop 4) O ven room. T he b uilding phase invo lved severa l y o ung mem bers o f t he loca l associa t ion and it took one mon t h to be implemen ted.
Traditional Oven, Ropi, Ethiopia
Traditional Oven, Ropi, Ethiopia
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