MARIA CRISTINA PIAZZESE PORTFOLIO
Who am I?
My name is Cristina, I am 26 years old and from a young age my passion for nature has followed me. Landscape architectur for me represents a way of making a clear contribution to changes in our world. I always try to find creative solutions, but at the same time respecting the distinctive features of the landscape and its history.
WORK EXPERIENCE 2021-present Intern, Lohaus Carl Köhlmos PartGmbB Landschaftsarchitekten · Stadtplaner, Hannover, Germany 9 months 2019-present Designer of private gardens, self-employed 2016-2018 1 year
Collaborator, Associazione Mare Memoria Viva, Palermo, Italy
2016-2018 2 years
Assistant to Senior Landscape Architect, LandLabPa, Palermo, Italy
EDUCATION 2021
Graduation to Professional Landscape Architect (Italian legislation)
2018-2020
Master of Landscape Architecture, Florence, 110/110 cum laude
Florence, Italy
2015-2018
Bachelor of Urban Planning, University of Palermo, 110/110 cum laude
+39 3298356531
SKILLS
piazzesemariacristina@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/cristina-piazzese
Programs:
AutoCad
Languages: Italian (mother tongue)
Illustrator
English (intermediate proficiency)
Indesign
French (elementary proficiency)
Lumion
German (elementary proficiency)
MS Office Photoshop QGis Sketchup Vectorworks
CONTENTS
ACADEMIC PROJECT
01
Master’s degree
Da Campus Regis a Campus Ospedaliero-Universitario.
PROJECTS for PRIVATE CUSTOMERS
07
Project
08
Project
Studio per la trasformazione degli spazi aperti dell’Azienda di Careggi a Firenze.
02
Laboratory
03
Laboratory
Restoration
Design of the urban systems of the green areas
WORKSHOP
04
Workshop
05
Workshop
06
Project
Temporary Gardens: Micro Gardens as Collective Spaces
Public Space as “Healing of Humankind”
Su&Giù - A Pop-up Garden
Design of a private garden, Hannover
Design of a private garden, Elba
ACADEMIC PROJECT
01
Master’s degree
DECEMBER 2020, FIRENZE
Da Campus Regis a Campus Ospedaliero-Universitario.
Studio per la trasformazione degli spazi aperti dell’Azienda di Careggi a Firenze.
The project is based on the redevelopment and reconfiguration of the spaces inside the Careggi Campus. A different management of internal mobility is proposed, ensuring access to emergency vehicles, service vehicles and private cars for accompanying the disabled. A definition of hierarchy of street spaces is suggested, abolishing the distinction between lanes for pedestrian and vehicles headquarters. This operation aims to reconfigure the urban space of Careggi, promoting a sustainable use of the campus spaces. The primary objective is the qualitative improvement of the landscape of Careggi Campus through the introduction of plants and the use of a porous ground: these elements generate positive effects on the microclimate of the site, on the psycho-physical well-being of the users and on the hydrogeological and environmental component of the landscape.
PROJECT CONCEPTION
Planimetry
Buildings
Move
Agricultural textures
Stay
Paths
Overlapping tectures and flows
Share
Planivolumetric
The creation of a system of green spaces, with the introduction of new tree and herbaceous species, has the aim of improving the visual identity and ecological aspects of the campus. The plant component in fact generates various ecosystem services that contribute to the qualitative improvement of a site and that produce social and psycho-physical benefits. The presence of green spaces therefore facilitates a better water balance between soil and atmosphere, a temperate microclimate and the correct management of the flow of surface waters. The increase in tree and shrub species on campus is primarily aimed at increasing biodiversity in the urban environment, as these constitute a habitat for numerous insects, birds and small mammals.
02
Laboratory
Restoration
Università degli Studi di Firenze Laboratorio di Restauro del giardino A.A. 2019/2020
I semester - 2019/2020
RELAZIONE ILLUSTRATIVA
The theme of the Restoration Laboratory is to elaborate a restoration project for the Boboli Gardens and in particular to propose solutions and ideas for a specific garden chosen by students. The aim of this project is to understand in depth the complexity of the identity characteristics that gravitate around places with a strong historical tradition: in fact, in addition to particular attention, they require good maintenance and conservation practices. So it is necessary to deepen the historical and landscape context in which they are located in order to understand the relationships and connections that these places have with the surrounding environment.
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Docenti: Prof. Matteini, Prof. Galletti, Prof. Capretti Tutor: Francesco Torelli Studenti: Lucio Fiorentino, Maria Cristina Piazzese, Michela Usala
XVII Century
XVIII Century
XIX Century
XX Century
Masterplan Restoration and relocation of ancient statues
Selection of flowers
Creations of mobile seats
Photo-inserts
Sketch of Conserva delle Trote
Sketch of totem
GIARDINO DEL CAVALIERE
Jasminum sambac Granduca di Toscana Fiore: doppio, bianco puro Altezza: 100 cm Fioritura: Estate
A scheme of lighting for visits and night events has been introduced, designed to enhance both the statuary components such as the fountain, and to create evocative effects with plant elements, as the illumination on the ground of the axes of the parterre and the lights filtered by the foliage of the Banksiae.
03
Laboratory
II semester - 2018/2019
Design of the urban systems of the green areas This project focuses on the urban environment of the city of Florence: the theme of analysis is the future construction of the new tram line 3.2 that serves as a link between Piazza della Libertà and the neighbouring town of Bagno a Ripoli, which will cross the south-east of Florence, passing through the Circonvallazione, the Lungarni del Tempio and Colombo, the district of Gavinana, Viale Europa. This infrastructural element invites one to rethink the urban mobility and infrastructure network .as a whole while considering it critically and potentially in order to improve its efficiency.
Sketch of Project
View of Project
Furniture
View of Project
STOP 1
STOP 2
STOP 3
Furniture
View of Project
View of Project
WORKSHOP
04
Workshop
MARCH 2018, PALERMO
Temporary Gardens: Micro Gardens as Collective Spaces
The design workshop focused on creating a temporary 3-by-3-m garden. Each group of participants chose a theme which guided the selection of plants. The theme of my group was herbaceous and shade plants. “The shadows of Narcissus” is the title we have chosen for our garden. The garden was surrounded by black veils and at the entrance there was a path that would lead to a small pond with a Narcissus at its center. The water of the pond acted as a mirror for the visitor, in an allusion to the figure from Greek mythology, Narcissus, who fell in love with his own image reflected on the water. Two additional allusions to the myth of Narcissus have been placed along the path: the first, located at the entrance, consisted of the words “you are here”, which led visitors to find a mirror in front of them; the second consisted of two strings of Liriope muscari which ran along the path and that alluded to Narciso’s eponymous mother, Liriope.
05
Workshop
APRIL 2017, PISTOIA
Public Space as “Healing of Humankind”
The design workshop was dedicated to the redevelopment of the formed hospital Ceppo for a new strategic hub in the historic center of Pistoia. The research group of the University of Palermo, led by Prof. Manfredi Leone, of which I am a member, has dealt with the design of public spaces in this area. We consulted the local population and other professionals about the details and outcomes of the project implementation. In particular, we proposed to create a space with medicinal plants near the road, and a space to play next to the pavilions. In particular our idea was to created an area of medicinal plants near the road, while next to the pavillions it was decided to insert a space to play. The work was presented at the Biennale dello Spazio Pubblico 2017 event in Rome thanks to the collaboration between the several universities that participated in this experience.
BIENNALE DELLO SPAZIO PUBBLICO 2017 DIPARTIMENTO DI ARCHITETTURA ROMA TRE WORKSHOP RIGENERAZIONE URBANA, AULA NERVI ELISA SPILOTROS, COMUNE DI PISTOIA ANDREA IACOMONI, UNIVERSITÀ DI GENOVA
06
Project
MAY 2018, PALERMO
Su&Giù - A Pop-up Garden
The “Su&Giù” project was the result of a fruitful collaboration between the following organizations: OrtoCapovolto and LandLabPa, Ballarò Significa Palermo, AIAPP, Italia Nostra, SOS Ballarò, Associazione Mercato storico di Ballarò, Associazione Cassaro Alto, Via Maqueda. Our group’s job was to transform Salita Raffadali, a small street in Palermo, into an oasis that would allow a break from the city. Passers-by were able to enjoy a garden - more or less imaginary - some seats and a lawn painted on the asphalt. The idea was to create not only a passageway, but a place to stop for a few minutes. The residents spontaneously took care of the plants, establishing a relationship with the public space. “Would you ever have thought” was our slogan: “would you ever have thought that with very little you can change the way you think about a place?” “Would you ever have thought that people who want to change the world actually do it?”
PROJECTS for PRIVATE CUSTOMERS
07
Project
JUNE 2021, HANNOVER
Design of a private garden
Vegetable palette Ammi visnaga h: 50-60 cm fioritura: inverno
Achillea h: 1.40 m fioritura: maggio-ott
Berberis linearifolia h: 1.5 m fioritura: maggio
Forsythia h: 1-3 m fioritura: fine inverno
Mahonia aquifolium h: 1 m fioritura: primavera
Photinia h: 2.5-3 m fioritura: estate
Sempervivum arctic white h: 10 cm
Thuja h: 2.5-3 m
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Project
FEBRUARY 2019, ELBA
Design of a private garden Scala 1:200
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PLANIMETRIA SCALA 1:200
LEGENDA DELLA VEGETAZIONE DI PROGETTO
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COLLOCAZIONE
L1
TRATTAMENTO SUPERFICIE
Terra 280 m² ca.
+ 2,00
Piattaforma belvedere 280 m² ca. L 2 Est + Ovest
Dymondia 50 m² + 24 m² ca.
CESPUGLI e SIEPI Siepe Sud: Ginestra, Cisto Siepe Nord: Viburno, Ligustro, Rosa canina, Melograno
Dymondia 20 m² ca.
Cappero
SPECIE ARBOREE/ ARBUSTIVE (7) Ulivi
Siepi Laterali: Rosmarino, Mirto, Salvia Cespugli: Euforbia, Lentisco Siepi: Lavanda
L 3 EST
PIANTE RICADENTI/RAMPICANTI
Rosa
Siepi: Plumbago
Siepi: Lavanda
Limone
Siepi (bordura muretto): Iris e Calle Siepi: Agapanto L 3 OVEST + 2,00
Dymondia 15 m² ca.
Siepi: Lavanda
Agnocasto
Siepi: Agapanto L 4 EST 0,00
Terra 27 m² ca.
Cespugli: Artemisia, Mirto, Teucrium
Copertura muretto: Rosmarino prostrato
Siepi: Lavanda
- 2,80
Siepi: Plumbago - 2,50
- 3,50
5 OV
L 4 OVEST
4 OV
- 5.65
- 6.60
- 5.60
7.2
E
AIR MACHIN
6
- 3,30
- 4.95
L 5 EST
- 6.15
5E
Terra 22 m² ca.
Cespugli: Artemisia, Mirto, Teucrium
Piattaforma in ghiaietto 280 m² ca.
Siepi Laterali: Rosmarino, Mirto, Salvia
Aptenia 11 m² ca.
Siepi Laterali: Rosmarino, Mirto, Salvia
7.1
- 4,10
- 7.00
- 5.10
- 4.85
7.3
Siepi: Plumbago
- 6.60
4E
- 4,80/-5,10
3 OVEST - 8.00
7.4
L 5 OVEST
2 OVEST
- 7,45
3E
- 7,90
- 6,65
Dymondia 5 m² ca.
Cespugli: Mirto ???
Percorso in ghiaietto 1,65 m² ca.
Siepi Laterali: Rosmarino, Mirto, Salvia
- 9.30
- 8,05
L 6 EST - 10.05
- 9.45
- 9.60
Copertura muretto: Rosmarino prostrato
Piante in vaso: ?????
Serbatoio acqua 5700 Lt.
2E
Copertura muretto: Rosmarino prostrato
L7
L8
RAMPA
Dymondia 22,6 m² ca.
Ulivo esemplare
Siepi Laterali: Rosmarino, Mirto, Salvia Siepi Laterali: Rosmarino, Mirto, Salvia
Alberi di agrumi (arancio, pompelmo) Fico
Siepi Laterali: Rosmarino, Mirto, Salvia
Piante in vaso: Hebe, Lantana
Alberi di Susine Vite americana, Rincospermum