Monica Palladino portfolio
I’m a young architect with good ability to look at the complexity of great things and find simple solution for them. As a designer, I think our responsability is to make decisions for both people and the environment, which I believe is strongly necessary to involve them in the design process. Also because our time is changing, we must act now. And that’s why I believe in the power of actions. Sustainability is not a point of arrival but it is a journey, a way of being and act.
experiences / skills
contents
selected works from 2016 to 2020 post graduate experience
Vertical cities for a sustainable future Solar Decathlon Middle East The Wall - Sustainable Thinking Evolution III KABOOM
academic experience
A new urban gateway to Milan Greco Breda The hidden resource
Vertical cities for a sustainable future The southern gateway of Milan
Milan, 2020 - post graduate work
Which is the impact of high - rise buildings?
According to National Geographic magazine, half of the global population already live in urban areas, and by 2050 it is expecte to swell to two-thirds. Overpopulation in cities is a pressing issue, thightening up the crucial balance between the urban and th natural environment. The vital task in cities is to pack a lot of people in one place without depleting the quality of life. The soul of the city is in its people culture, heritage and architecture is crucial to design more libale and sustainable cities. In this global scenario skyscraper could b vital in avoiding horizontal expansion and urban sprawl, creating greener and more livable communities. Now is time to demonstrate that density may be the solution.
The research started with the analysis of the impact of high rise builgings on the environment, it can be summerize by the timelin above that analyse different layers of the problem: landmarks, evolution of materials in contruction, impact of the building secto growth of population etc.
Reaching for the sky
Events Economic events Literature references CO2 emission by building sector Phases Cities / Population Steel as structural material Concrete as structural material Composite as structural material Wood as structural material Housing Evolution
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morphology constrains
footprint reduction
Vision
The research arrives till the definition of the vision, made by different trends and ambitions needed for the development of the pr The goal is to create a prototype that can be a model for other projects and follow different criterias. According to different reseraches it has to be built in DFMA principles, with renewable energy, using vertical farming, taking in co the important of build a vertical community. It has to be no more than 300 m in comparison with the cost, and to respond to the needs it need adaptable residential units. One of the mai topic is the public layer, that will be brig up to the buildings, not only at level.
The application will take place in a site in Rogoredo area in Milan, in a big regenerative area that will be the stage of strong cha upcoming decades. This site is essential for the development of the area and the city because of the presence of one of the mos infrastructural hub in Milan
The site: the southern gateway of Milan
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FUTURE SCENARIO
Project development DESIGN CONCEPT
MASTERPLAN
GROUNFLOOR SYSTEM: SHAPING LANDSCAPE / FUNCTIONS +135 m
RESIDENTIAL +105 m +75 m HOTEL
OFFICES
Bring the public realm in height!
Environmental story: from analysis to strategies
ENVIR
VISUAL COMFORT - OFFICES +
Daylight factor grasshopper
LadyBug
DF (% ) >2 2 to 1 .5 1.5 to 0.7 <0. 7
average: 4.5%
Usefull daylight illuminance
0 1 2
5
10 m
GLA 575 sqm GBA 729 sqm GLA/GBA 79%
average: 75%
OUTDOOR: SOLAR RADIATION SPOT 3 SPOT 1
BRIDG
NE
SPOT 2
SPOT 4
SW
SPOT 5
annual Average 537.4 kWh/m2 acumulative radiation: 1.0836+6
SHADOW MASK
SPOT 1 61 % covered
SPOT 2 64 % covered
SPOT 3 50 % covered
SPOT 4 53 % covered
SPOT 5 66 % covered
RONMENTAL AXO
ventilation control
double skin system
solar pv
roofs
optimize orientation
different functions
daylight control
shading system
% opaque/transparency
facades / canopies
environmental pockets
protected outdoor spaces / loggias
GE HOTEL - SECTION
vertical farming
protection from the noise
buffer zone
Bridge: internal view
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Construction
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PHASES
TION C U STR N O C 5% TE 1 I S
CORE
- 80%
FOUNDATIONS
of embodied CO2 emission during construction phase in comparison with a typical construction
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COLUMNS SLABS BEAMS FACADE COMPONENTS FINISHINGS PARTITION WALLS
TR S ON C E T OFF SI 85%
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CARBON ASSESSMENT - STRUCTURE
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
ener 31 %
54,000.00
PVs
energy storage
lightning
electricity
electric vehicle
hot wa
Base case 52,000.00
69 %
50,000.00
STP
- 13%
wat
DHW
water from public pipe
DCW
grey water storage
WC
grey wa
12 %
48,000.00
irrigation
cooling/hea
36 %
46,000.00
52 %
Proposal
water source HP
MVHR
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radiant ceiling
44,000.00 BMS core
42,000.00
lightning
electricity
electric vehicle
food cy Typical bldO Base case
ur bld Proposal
Concrete
Steel
Wood
nutrients
crops
food
oxygen
waste
CONCRETE CORE 12m X 12m frame proceding by 2-4 floors
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ter
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BMS
ycle
2
CLT SLAB pre-fab in panels to be easly deplaced
FACADE ELEMENTS pre-fab, following WWR consideration
3 PVs AND SOLAR THERMAL energy production move to the rooftops
FACADE AND TIMBER COLUMNS while the lower facade is completed the main structure can start to grow
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4
IMBER COLUMNS AND STEEL BEAMS ed with dry components according to DFMA principles
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STEEL SIDE BEAMS for stability, 35x30 cm section
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GLASS FRAME first skin of the building, WWR 20%
STEEL LOAS BERING CAGE to support the bridges
VEGETATION green spaces designed for public
FINISHING second skin of the bridges
2
3
Solar Decathlon Middle East A self sufficient unit for Dubai context
Dubai, 2020 - post graduate work
Climate and context
Housing unit development
modular grid 0.60 m x 0.60 m
sliding walls: thermal mass + self shading
public area facilities core private area
system replicability and growth
housing units
public activities
sikka, traditional alley between houses
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The Solar Decathlon Middle East is an international competition created by the U.S. Department of Energy in which universities from all over the world meet to design, build and operate a gridconnected, solar powered house. The challenge was to be consultant of the Tawazun team from Manipal University in Dubai. The result is the developing of our own unit prototype based on the principles of modularity, replicability, scalability. Starting from the understanding of the context, the climate and the society of Dubai, the project deals with the vernacular architype of the Shaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bi house (people house), a perfect social and environmental example of traditional house.
urtyard and outdoor spaces
environmental strategies
vertical growth for future families expansion
The idea is to built a system that can growth in the future scenario and, just changing its cladding, can be repleaced in every place and disassabled easly. The design is based on three areas, private, public and services. All services have been placed to the center in order to centralize the facilities and also creates a transition between the private and public areas. These three zones are clearly hierarchized thanks to the loadbearing walls, components that are printed by means of a 3d printer. The design has started based on a modular grid, so we can generate replicability horizontally and vertically. The walls generate the flexibility to increase more spaces if required. The central courtyard is the environmental pocket that helps to connect the interior with the exterior, it provides natural light in the internal spaces. The load bearing walls are facing the east and west to protect the spaces from the direct solar radiation.
Housing unit prototype TOT sqm 53 sqm FFR 74% living 70% WFR floor
dining 94% kitchen 0% bedroom 73% bathroom 34% office 114%
WFR living 75% facade dining 94% kitchen 0% bedroom 75% bathroom 19% office 113%
1. PV PANELS 2. SOLAR THERMAL 3. ZERO MASS WATER SYSTEM
External view: the traditional sikka
Construction toolkit
Environmental performance
Off grid system +
grasshopper
LadyBug
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The WALL - Sustainable Thinking Evolution III Museo del Novecento - Florence, 2019
What does â&#x20AC;&#x153;sustainable architectureâ&#x20AC;? mean? We have taken up the challenge to tackle this complex and multifaceted topic by reviewing the whole history of the relationship between man and nature, whose evolution has fueled innovation in the field of architecture and materials The exhibition aims to unfold the historical evolution of the relationship between mankind and nature, which is the basic concept of Sustainability, focusing on innovation trends in the field of construction materials and Architecture. The same narrative evolves throughout the six-month exhibition: the timeline portrays three macro-periods where a succession of facts, events, discoveries and new ideas that contributed to Sustainable Thinking Evolution gradually follow each other.
fotos and video by Francesco Paolucci
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KABOOM Urban Lab for the transition to circular economy Bologna - 12/13 September 2020 project communication team â&#x20AC;&#x153;To change the world we have to re-imagine the cities of the future: starting from a point, locally, to trigger a chain reactionâ&#x20AC;?, we repeated during the lockdown. Well then, KABOOM! In that event the community was involved demonstrating how to generate new value starting from the cheapest and most invasive material: plastic. Citizens brought their own plastic and discover its history, evolution, and best practices for a more efficient and creative management, witnessing one of the most innovative processes: 3D printing. Short movies and dialogues between protagonists of the city and the territory helped to question ourselves what relationship we want to build between people, the economy and the environment. find more on instagram: kaboom_festival
find more on: https://issuu.com/monicapalladino15/docs/mp_thesis1
A new urban gate to Milan Greco - Breda Design for climate changes Milan, 2019 - master degree thesis
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How hot will be the summer by 2100? Starting from this question, the research deals with a study of the Climate Central and the World Meteorological Organization which reports on how much the increase in temperature will affect our cities according to the climate change. The project starts with a careful analysis of the current situation through a series of software that, combined together, create a workflow providing answers on the site environmental conditions and a greater awareness in being able to operate within it. In the wake of the effects of climate change in our cities, these data are constantly compared with those of 2100, a more critical and distant forecast in which temperatures will rise dramatically if the right measures will not be taken over time. The application of the research is in Milano Greco - Breda site.
SDF
ore 12:00
ore 06:00
0,98
ore 18:00
5,32
2018
Average summer temperature in 2018
4,98
Min:0,74 Max:1,85
Min:0,99 Max:5,07
Min:1,50 Max:6,42
Worst scenario (RCP 8.5): typical average summer temperature in 2100 Best scenario: average summer0,78temperature in 2100 (under Paris agreement)
4,12
3,14
1,00
3,18
4,07
Environmental simulations - state of art PREDICTED MEAN VOTE 2018
ore 12:00
2100 EQ UINO ZIO DI
SUNLIGHT STUDIES
ore 18:00
Summer solstice SO LSTIZIO 21rst ofATE June D’EST 21/ Giugno
PRIMAVERA 21/ Marzo
Min:0,74 Max:1,85
2100
5,32
44.8° Max h. sole Min:2,37
2,95
Min:1,50 Max:6,42
Min:3,63 Min:0,99 Max:8,94 Max:5,07
4,12
3,14
4,07
08.00 – 17.00 Max esposizione EQ UINO ZIO D’AUTUNNO
Min:3,78 Max:8,24
6,35
7,12
3,18
2,76
7,93
+ 39,3%
Max:2,97
2,81
68° 68.0° max h. h. sunsole Max
8,55 4,98
+ 39,3%
6,44
7,18
08.00 - 19.00 08.00 – 19.00 max exposure Max esposizione SO LSTIZIO
P.M.V - Predicted mean Mean Vote D’INVER NO PMV –. Predicted vote
WORKFLOW ANALYSIS
ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATIONS
SUNLIGHT STUDIES
DESIGN SOLUTION FOR OUTDOOR SPACES
SDF
SO LSTIZIO D’ESTATE 21/ Giugno
Min:20,68° C Max:34,93° C
29,85
INDOOR COMFORT
Min:24,08° C Max:74,77° C
33,64
THERMAL ANALYSIS
2018
68.0° Max h. sole
ore 12:00
ore 06:00
DESIGN SOLUTION FOR INDOOR SPACES
34,57
29,85 29,85
34,
08.00 – 19.00 Max esposizione
Winter solstice
SDF
SURFACE TEMPERATUREore 12:00 2018
ore 06:00
SO LSTIZIO 21rst of December D’INVERNO 21/ Dicembre
29,85
33,64
2100
Min:24,08° C Max:74,77° C
Min:20,48 ° C Max:34,93 ° C
35,12
28,60 39,92
Min:24,00° Min:24,08 ° CC Max:45,10° C Max:74,44 ° C
+ 10,5%
2100
2018
21,1° 21,1° max Maxh.h.sun sole
Min:20,68° C Max:34,93° C
ore 18:00
29,85
34,64
34,57
28,03
29,85
34,65
09.00 - 17.00 09.00 – 17.00 max exposure Max esposizione
28,60
34,57
+ 10,5%
37,37
7,1 38,
Stato di fatto
POT –
The project: a new urban gate to Milano Greco - Breda
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Environmental strategies Cimate mitigation
VEGETATION
WATER BODIES
MATERIALS
SMART BUILDINGS
Environmental simulations - project PREDICTED MEAN VOTE ore 12:00 ore 12:00 2018
Min:0,74 Max:1,85
5,32
5,32
Min:1,50 Max:6,42
2018
after intervention 4,12
3,14 3,18
4,07
4,07
68° max h. sun
Min:0,99 Min:1,03 Max:5,07 Max:3,77
Min:1,50 Max:6,42
4,12
SDP
Summer solstice 21rst of June
3,694,98
-70,0%
SUNLIGHT STUDIES
ore 18:00 ore 12:00
- 70 % -40,1% in 2100
3,30 2,63
08.00 - 19.00 max exposure
Winter solstice
SDF
70% green areas
7000 sqm urban gardens
2000 sqm water cooling basins
grey water reuse
7% of paved ares
light pavimentations
indoor comfort
15% use of land
SDF
ore 06:00
21rst of January
2018
21,1° max h. sun
smart materials
new spaces for community
SURFACE TEMPERATURE ore 12:00 ore 12:00 2018 Min:20,68° C Max:34,93° C
33,64
29,85
ore 12:00
ore 18:00
2018
Min:24,08°Min:24,08° C C
Max:74,77°Max:74,77° C C 33,64
-76,0%
after 34,57
intervention 34,57
29,85
34,57
09.00 - 17.00 max exposure
recycled materials
30,42 28,60
Min:24,00° C Min:22,85° CC Max:45,10° Max:42,12° C
2018
29,85
12 green parking
33,60
28,03 28,60
34,57
- 76 %
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-57,7% in 2100
The buffer zone - detail Cimate mitigation
section 0
plan
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2
5m
urban center for environmental education
Outdoor comfort: urban gardens and cycle paths
Typical floorplan
Students accomodation
Residentia
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Housing units development / simulations PREDICTED MEAN VOTE traditional solution / adaptive solution 2018
2100
PREDICTED MEAN VOTE traditional solution / adaptive solution
2018
al 2100
traditional solution: dry building system like Knauf System adaptive solution: High-performance building system using recycled materials such as structural steel frames, Bio-briks like Hemp Fiber Briks and Floor background like Beton Wood
The hidden resource A nursery for the community San Marzano sul Sarno, 2016 - academic work
A need for the community
A small urban void, an abandoned excavation, started the nursery school project in San Marzano sul Sarno, my home towm. The choise of the function comes from a strong need of the community that never had this service in the area of the little city. The idea stems from the desire to fill this urban void with the building itself and to create public spaces at street level, espec relation to the area where the intervention is located, behind the historic center and exposed to variable temperatures. The main square is directly connected to the large urban park through a series of ramps and an underground path that skirts the itself. The spaces are covered by pitched roofs which, through skylights inside them, capture the sunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rays and heat and light rooms.
How many children are there in the city?
456 children from 0 to 3 years old
NO NURSERY /
How many children go to school in Italy?
6,3% 100%
children from 0 to 3 years old
LACK OF SERVICES
children from 3 to 5 years old
NEW NEED + NEW PUBLIC SPACES (regenerative area) + CONNECTION WITH THE EXISTING PARK
public space in
nesto
new nurse
ry school
cially in
nursery t up the
urban park
site
countryside
historical center
The hidden resource
fresh wind from countryside
SECTION A-A’
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2
5m
permeable soil rainwater tank A’ (-3.50)
(-2.50)
(-1.80)
(-3.50)
(0.00)
GROUNDFLOOR PLAN 0 .5 1
2
5m
(0.00)
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1 outdoor floor (30 mm) 2 steel floor 3 steel beam IPE 50 4 containment wall (350 mm) 5 wall protection panel - defender 6 blocks of lightened concrete (500mm) 1 2 3 4 5
permeable soil
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