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ME MYSELF & I

PARAMETRIC APPROACH

PROJECTS

In this part I describe myself through my Curriculum Vitae, my passion and the works I made in these years.

Not only I show some of the works I made using the parametric method, but also I describe my thoughts and inspiration.

I show part of the projects I made during the University years and the work experiences in Italy and abroad.

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WORKSHOPS

During internships I not only designed buildings or constructions, but I also worked on defining content for websites and speeches.

This part shows the ideas and projects made in national and international workshops.

ABOUT ME

GENERAL SKILLS

I’m Simone Miraglia and I’m 27 yo Italian guy. I graduated in Building Engineering and Architecture in 2019 with 110/110 cum laude. Thanks to my course degree I became very interested both in the field of Structural Engineering and in Architecture. The great passion for this job pushes me to improve myself and study more and more and always allow myself to be involved in new situations. Another great passion are books, films, travels and friends, which allow me to expand my cultural and social background. I am also the Co-Creator of MIRAMANGO Project on Instagram, which aims both to disseminate our project drawings and to stimulate people to impove their knowledges in the construction field.

_Communication _Problem solving _Enthusiasm _Teamwork _Management & Control _Creativity _Immagination _Want to Learn _Flexibility _Precision _Learn quickly _Humor

EDUCATION 06/2013 Graduation at Scientific High School Pietro Metastasio . . .

(Scalea, IT)

10/2013 Start Master Degree in Building Engineering and Architecture . . .

(Cosenza, IT)

SOFTWARE SKILLS

04/2019 Graduation in Building Engineering and Architecture (110/110 cum laude)

(Cosenza, IT)

11/2020 Senior Licensed Engineer (Albo Ingegneri Sez. A)

(Cosenza, IT)

03/2021 UniCaLab - Contamination Lab project of Univrsity of Calabria (Winner)

(Cosenza, IT)

CERTIFICATE KNOWLEDGE 07/2012 European Computer Driving License (ECDL) 03/2017 Knowledge certificate of QGIS Program 07/2018 CLA Unical. English Language Certificate (B1 Level)

CONTACT ME

05/2019 Le Penseur + Arturo Tedeschi. Ecologic Patterns. Advanced . . Grasshopper 09/2019 OLS Erasmus+. English Language Certificate (B2 Level)

linkedin.com/in/simone-miraglia-434380181 Simone Miraglia simomiraglia simonemiraglia1994@gmail.com

_ArchiCad 22 _AutoCAD 2019 _Enscape _Grasshopper _Illustrator CC2019 _InDesign CC2019 _Lumion 9 _Microsoft Word _Microsoft excel _QGIS _Photoshop CC2019 _Rhinoceros 6 _RFem (Dlubal Software) _SAP2000 _TwinMotion 2019 _V-ray _Wordpress

Languages _Italian _English

Mother Tongue B2 Level

EXPERIENCE

PUBLICATIONS

Studio Settanta7 08/2021-Currently - Architect in Milan (Italy) I work mainly in the field of infrastructure design and public buildings through the use of sustainable technologies and new management methods. In addition to the design and participation in tenders / competitions, I deal with the research of new technologies and innovative construction details.

Roberta Lucente, Giuseppe Canestrino, Emma Grillo, Simone Miraglia, Giuseppe Perri, Ilse De Jong, Vera Van Maaren (2019). Metamorfosi Quaderni di Architettura, Fellenord Fluid-Use District, pp 56-57.

ProgettoEùMédia 02/2020-05/2021 - Junior Engineer in Cosenza (Italy) I worked mainly in the field of design, tenders and construction management. I have curated several projects of great importance both in the preliminary and executive phases. I also learned to work closely with construction companies both for tenders and for the management of the construction site. MARC KOEHLER ARCHITECTS (MKA) INTERNSHIP 10/2019-12/2019 - Internship in Amsterdam (Netherlands) After the period granted by the scholarship I worked as an intern at MKA for another three months. This experience, in addition to allowing for a better fluidity of the English language, gave me the opportunity to improve under different aspects of architecture such as the design, the Teamwork and use of new software WINNER OF THE SCHOLARSHIP: ERASMUS+ TRAINEESHIP 06/2019-09/2019 - Internship in Amsterdam (Netherlands) I spent the four-month scholarship as an intern in the Dutch architectural firm Marc Koehler Architects (MKA) in Amsterdam. Marc Koehler Architects is a studio that deals mainly with housing, researching new ways that people want to live. Workshop: BIENNALE SESSION, CITY OF THE FUTURE 09/2018 - Biennale di Venezia, Venezia (Italy) Participating Universities (IUAV-University of Venice, UNICAL-Univesity of Calabria, POLIMI-Politecnico di Milano, Sapienza università di Roma) experts, professionals, and academics. Research project launched by the Dutch Architects Associations (BNA), in collaboration with a.o. the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure & Mobility initiatives, the Delta Metropolis Association, and the city of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Eindhoven. Workshop: THEME SQUARE FOR SOCIALIZING, UNICAL 07/2018 - University of Calabria, Rende (Italy) The workshop is aimed to enhancing the university environment and improving the quality of the stusy and socialization. For each of the five square a working students group has been created to redesign the environment considering both architectural and technical aspects and economic aspects ASSISTANT TO THE TECHNICAL OFFICE 04/2018 - Municipality of Santa Maria del Cedro (Italy) Two days at week I worked as an assistant at the technical office of the municipality of Santa Maria del Cedro, where I learned about the management of requests and building permits and I also had the opportunity to compare my ideas with differents engineers and architects.

Giuseppe Canestrino, Simone Miraglia, Giuseppe Perri, Roberta Lucente (2021). SIGRADI 2021 - projetando possibilidades conferéncia ubiqua, Parametric Strategies in an Architectural Design Workshop, pp 511-522.

COFFERED CEILING

VORONOI WALL

TIGER TONGUE

PARAMETRIC PATTERN

The concept of this skin is based on the old coffered ceiling already used in old buildings like Pantheon or Basilica di Massenzio. The aim is reproduced a basic lacunar that fits in a freeform ceiling surface. This is very useful in the restoration projects as anastylosis method.

1° Configuration

2° Configuration

3° Configuration

The Voronoi Wall is a test to experiment the subdivision of space through new mathematical functions, in this case the Dirichlet’s tasselation. Also in this work the base surface is a freeform one, so it’s possible understand how this kind of software can work in different situations. An other important point is the use of the mesh plugin to have a tridimensional structure of the wall.

This kind of pattern is based on the disposition and the section of the filiform taste buds. Moreover on the outside the slits have different lengths, as in the taste buds, allowing to have different amounts of light. the use of parametric softwares gives also the possibility to recreate something inspired by nature and by applying this concept even to deeper themes it is possible to recreate structures and behaviors that with normal modeling software would be impossible, as happens in Neri Oxman’s bio-architecture works.

SCULPTURE WALL

MORPHIC VASE

LIGHT CIRCLES

This wall differs from the other wooden walls due to the dynamism of its boards. This gives a different perception than the static architecture seen so far. The wall has been built with an algorithm based on attractor points, so it will be possible create infinnite configuration

This vase is born starting from a simple base curve, which is deformed through parabolic and hyperbolic movements, thus obtaining this form proper to the parametricist style.

The concept behind Light Circles is to recreate a responsive window, which through hardware connection systems such as Arduino, we can manage the amount of light inside through the smartphone, creating figures like curves or point on the screen that will act as an attractor to turn the circles of ninety degrees.

PARAMETRIC DESIGN

1° Configuration

2° Configuration

3° Configuration

PARAMETRIC DESIGN

MINIMUM SURFACE

MASHRABIYA PATTERN

PANELING OPTIMIZATION

OPTIMIZATION

Another of the goals that I have set myself in using this type of software is to test its various components. In this test the minimum surface existing between two circles placed at a certain distance was calculated. The test was carried out both using the galapagos optimization plugin and the kangaroo physical engine, evaluating the accuracy of the physical engine through surface optimization

In this case is proposed an optimization of a pattern. This study is based on the Mashrabiya pattern of the Al-Bahr Towers in Dubai. The Algorithm is made with the plug-in Ladybug considering the incident light on the surface.

This case study show how is possible optimize the cost of the building envelope making a clusters of objects. The goal of the algorithm is to optimize the number of panel clusters (inside which we have panels similar to each other) so that the cost of the elements that make up the building envelope is lowered.

DIFFERENT OBJECTS CLUSTERS

GALAPAGOS

KANGAROO

GALAPAGOS

PARAMETRIC THOUGHT

... NEXT PROJECTS

I want to explain my point of view on the use of parametric design. I don’t want to write the history of parametricism from Ghery to Patrik Schumacher, but I think that all people who want to work in this field must know how parametricism is born, because many architects, engineers and designers who work or not with parametric tools do not have well clear the potential of what they use. Many people think that parametric design is just a wicked use of funny and crazy curves, mesh and nurbs, which with normal modeling tools are difficult to handle, but in my opinion the concept is deeper and more intrinsic than this. At the basis of this new trend we should consider the possibility of optimization that these software offer us; in an era increasingly concentrated on the concepts of sustainability and savings these elements can be put as a powerful design tool safeguarding from the design phase different areas such as those related to light, paneling, material consumption, standardization and many others. Many people think these software stop creativity, but in reality they not only allow you to have a better imagination than the classic design, but they also open other doors to the imagination in aspects related to optimization

SELF PLAN - The goal of this algorithm is to create an optimized apartment plan on the main spaces giving as input only the perimeter. SELF BUILDING - This was born in response to the previous one. Imagining having a building volume, the algorithm has to divide it into apartments (intelligently) knowing the number of people (single or family) who will live in the residence. NATURAL SKIN - At the basis of this there is not only the definition of the algorithm, but also the knowledge of new responsive materials (for example retractable) in order to optimize the light entered through the skin of the building

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING pag.12/21

PUBLIC BUILDING pag.22/39

Holenkwartier

SPOT

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Iceland Greenhouse Restaurant

UniCal LC

Cultural Center

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RESTORATION pag.40/45

CONTENTS pag.46/21

Cotonificio Verrès

Polo UniCal

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SKULPT

SL Website content

WAF content

SKULPT

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SL Holenkwartier | Residential Building, Amsterdam (Holland) Team Project: Simone Miraglia, Eric Thijssen, Andrea Verdecchia, Jesse Stortelder, Tuen Vosters, Gianni Suigo

SL Holenkwartier Amsterdam, Holland

Holenkwartier is Hoorn’s new housing and working area. Hoorn will be created on the site of the former Philipsterrein. It was an industrial area and the factory sheds will be kept in regeneration, Holenkwartier will be an innovative urban district with a mix of life, work, culture and relaxation. In this case the focus is on the Hoorn tower, defined following the method branded by Marc Koehler: Superlofts. The purpose of this is to define loft prefabricated modules that can be recombined several times and in different ways. No less important is the ability to modify the space of the Loft over time according to the principles dictated by the concept of Open Buildings.

AXO APARTMENTS The designed apartments, in addition to defining the internal environments, show how it is possible to have different spaces and measures of lofts through the same prefabricated module.

SPOT | Residential Building, Amsterdam (Holland) Team Project: Simone Miraglia (MKA), Tsvetomira Nekova (MKA), MEI Architects

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SPOT is located in the middle of Amstel III and is part of the largest transformation of this area of Amsterdam. What is currently still an office district will soon be a new residential area. Marc Koehler Architects (MKA) together with MEI Architects won the competition for the construction of one of the towers. the idea is to create a tower about 90 meters high with a mixed residential commercial ground floor. part of the plinth will also be affected by the construction of a ramp both in the court of the plinth and inside on several levels to allow cycling.

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One of the first aim was to define the apartments of given dimensions arranged on the different floors following the program defined by the client. This was possible through a reiterative process.

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Part of the study focused on the analysis of the facade, considering both the arrangement of full and empty spaces and the different composition of materials. Another basic concept was to create a sort of golden thread to crown the plinth made through a wooden village. Thus there are also different types of residences.

a - Concrete + brick b - Concrete c - Brick

Kindergarten | Public Building, Rende (Italy) Team Project: Simone Miraglia, Alessandro Lopez

Greenhouse Restaurant Myvatn, Iceland

The aim of this international architecture competition was to design a greenhouse restaurant concept design located near the famous Icelandic spas in Myvatn. We were asked to design an innovative and at the same time traditional place where diners could admire the production of food while eating it. This project reached the Third Place and was evaluated by a jury composed of the most famous architects on an international background.

UNICAL LC | Public Building, Rende (Italy) Team Project: Simone Miraglia (Thesis Research)

UniCal Technology LC Rende, Italy

The unique Technology Learning Center is designed as a cultural and work center to be annexed to the University of Calabria. The design process was totally carried out through a Parametric method in the following phases: - Form Finding of the building envelope (Kangaroo) - Clustering and paneling optimization (Galapagos) - Calculation and optimization of Daylight Factor (Diva) - Truss structure calculation (RFem) The parametric process was totally based on the design of the enclosure, defining a possible method to be used in Facade Engineering.

The image shown shows the part of the paneling optimization process, where the different cluster levels of the panels are defined. The optimization was based on the definition of an algorithm that considered the costs of building the panel.

AXONOMETRIC VIEW These two axonometric images serve to represent the complexity of the space. From the first in the upper right corner the different types of environment and functions are defined. The central image shows the different stratification of layers as well as the interpolation between the different levels and the structure.

Cultural Center | Public Building, Rende (Italy) Team Project: Simone Miraglia, Celeste Mangone, Francesco Suppa Alessandro Lopez

Cultural Center Rende, Italy

The cultural center of Rende is a complex of public buildings which include a library, museum, auditorium and underground parking. The work area is located in a large central abandoned area in the context of the university part of the city.

The first feasibility analyzes were carried out by checking the urban plan of the city of Rende, the presence in neighboring areas of buildings with the same function and the use analyzes.

Cotonificio Verrès | Public Building, Verrès (Italy) Team Project: Simone Miraglia, Giuseppe Canestrino, Andrea Granieri, Giuseppe Perri

Cotonificio Verrès

Floorplan - Cotonificio Verrès

Verrès, Italy

Architectural competition - Honorable Mention The boarding school of the design competition represents the completion of the new regional education center. The new boarding school will be housed in the building called “Dépendance ex-Brambilla cotton mill” in via Frère Gilles of the Municipality of Verrès. The guiding objective focuses on the importance of the student and the quality of the training experience. Making high school, technical and professional education simpler, more accessible and attractive. The boarding school is not intended as a dormitory, but as a place of experience and personal growth of students, of dialogue and development of social and civil awareness and as a privileged place of meeting, inclusive, where positive synergies can be activated between motivated and brilliant students and guys who need support and help. A very important role is assigned to the after-school and extracurricular activities that the boarding school will host, also favoring the opening of the school complex.

Ground Floor - Scale 1:100

First Floor - Scale 1:100 01. STUDENT ACCOMODATION The Duplexes allow you to increase the space and quality of the rooms without interfering with the fixtures. .■ Duplex ■ Simplex

02. ENVELOPE In a conservative restoration, precise actions on the fixtures denounce an intervention that seeks a dialogue with the existing. Delicate transparencies allow a glimpse of the contemporary interior.

■ Raddoppio dell’infisso ■ Nuovi infissi ■ Infissi captivi

The key point of the restoration was the enhancement of the building, a historical element of the town. The main idea is not to modify the original elevation, if not in a minimally invasive way, but to work on the surrounding and internal environment.

Second Floor - Scale 1:100

Third Floor - Scale 1:100

Axonometric view - Duplex

Duplex Design The choice to use a duplex system for the student rooms has the threefold purpose of ensuring greater flexibility for future changes, resolving the knot between the attic and the double-height window and ensuring better livability for students.

Section - Scale 1:100

Polo UNICAL | Public Building, Cosenza (Italy) Team Project: Simone Miraglia, Celeste Mangone, Francesco Suppa

SUPERLOFTS WEBSITE The Superlofts website was created by Marc Koehler to sponsor his brand. The idea is to create new residential buildings based on his experience gained over the years in the use of prefabricated products and in new ways of living. Superloft presents itself as a high quality product at low costs, modifiable over the years according to the concept of Open Buildings.

PLUG & PLAY APARTMENTS One of the contents made for the website was design the style of the Plug & Play Apartments. The apartments were the same designed for the SL Tower in Hoorn, which were used to explain the concept of modularity and Open Buildings underlying the Superlofts brand. The idea was to use the sizes of the clothes (faster to understand) and describe the layout of the apartment by imagining a possible user.

Four of the possible layout apartments.

GIF & VIDEO Another goal was to create simple-to-read content to explain how Superlofts’ towers or buildings can simply adapt to the environment and the Neighborhood around them. Different animations with different styles have been designed, looking for the most readable and simple one. In this case, only frames of the entire animation are presented

TEST 1 (GIF)

TEST 2 (GIF)

TEST 1 (VIDEO)

World Architecture Festival WAF During the months of internship in MKA Marc was invited to give a speech at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Amsterdam. Various contents were created to be used in the presentation of his speech, mainly based on his Superlofts brand, presenting examples of both fictitious examples and case studies based on projects already implemented or in the planning stage.

This is a collection of part of the content created for the WAF. Part of the works already proposed in the same portfolio during the internship at MKA were used as well as other plans, axonometries and details.

SKULPT

UniCaLab Competition SKULPT

Lamp Generation

The concept behind the SKULPT project is to create exclusive and unique furnishing objects, objects that only a craftsman can produce. My group and I, with the knowledge acquired on parametric design, we wanted to overturn this sentence by imagining a new artistic figure: the digital craftsman.

One of the first objects made was the floor lamp. Through the design of a parametric algorithm and the Rhino modeling software (with Grasshopper) it was possible to create the first family of lamps. The peculiarity of the method is to create families of objects with recognizable aesthetic characteristics, but different from each other.

The construction method of these objects is inspired by the different machines that technology makes available, such as numerical control machines, 3D printers or similar. Obviously the algorithm is inextricably linked to the method of construction of the various artifacts, therefore already considered in the design phase.

Web Site & Social network Engagement methods were different. The first step was to create a landing page that began to make the brand and the idea known so as to receive external feedback to improve the idea itself (Lean-type approach). Furthermore, another useful tool for growth were the Social Networks, which allowed us to better structure the brand and understand if the idea could also work at an international level. Cardboard Pen Holder

One of the first objects made was the cardboard pen holder. The method of realization was through the gluing of 15 sections. the concept behind it was to create a useful object that at the same time was sustainable both economically and ecologically. The idea behind it was to use waste material, such as Amazon paper.

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The project was proposed during the XVII international architecture exhibition at the Venice biennale in collaboration with the Dutch university TU Delft. The plan was to redefine the vocation of some areas of the most important Dutch cities, which despite their position struggled to emerge. Specifically, my group worked on the Fellenord junction in Eindhoven by designing a large platform that crosses the station surrounded by buildings optimized in various aspects and with complex functions between public and residential.