Don’t want to hear about it Every single one’s got a story to tell Everyone knows about it From the Queen of England to the hounds of hell
And so I will cook all your books You’re too good looking and mistooken You could watch it instead From the comfort of your burning beds ...Or you can sleep through the static
And I’m dreaming ‘bout times, times that are gone Times when I lived alone in my own land called ochrasy That place was everything to me The word I made it up you see It’s all there in my fantasy And I believe it
PORTFOLIOMatteo Marchese
“ What’s this all about? “ Architecture
| Ghesc, The Village Laboratory
| Classico
| Il Percorso, Social Housing
| Wrap a Book
| 3 Courts for Feltre | The Wall
Words
| Pipe Pouch
| A Window For Studying
| The Terracotta Tower
Landscape
Leather
| “ Milano, Muzio e la Brütta ” Milano 2012 / Matteo Marchese & Virginia Cucchi | “ Tokyo, Urban Discovery ” Milano 2013 / Matteo Marchese | Idee e Progetti su Ghesc Milano 2012 / Cassandra Cozza
“ I don’t have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I’m white and empty”
The Village Laboratory / Ghesc, Italy / Plot: 1,200 m2 The task which was undertaken in this design studio, was of studying a 200 year abandoned medieval village located in the Alps (nearby Domodossola) close to the Swiss border.Void of any inhabitants or basic services, the aim was to propose a masterplan and intervention upon the building ruins, encouraging a regeneration. Our approach was to envision an Artist InResidence programme, a place where a variety of different artists could temporary live together, exchange ideas and finally exhibit their works..
Our project was subsequently exhibited in “Idee e progetti su Ghesc”, exhibition which took place in Ghesc open to the public and the press. The Music House (below), is a studio-apartment for musicians with a tiny auditorium. The idea was of placing the new building withing the ancient stone house,a zinc cladded one. The window pattern composed by 30x30 modules, was inspired by the music of Charlie Chaplin, the “Terry Theme” song, replicating rhyme and tones.
GHESC - THE VILLAGE SIMPHONY
The Sound of Silence ...
Regarding the construction of the building itself, the idea was to preserve the ancient stone walls of the building as an outer “shell” and inside create the structure and cladding for the new building. The structure would be realized with steel pillars and beams, and then the external cladding done with zinc panels ( in which the window pattern would be cut out ). The choice of zinc was to have a material that has a characteristically natural colour that in time would age like the stone building, without losing its physical properties.
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A Window For Studying After the study of one of the earliest works of Alvaro Siza, the Beires House in P贸voa de Varzim, the task here was to propose, taking as reference his very essential architectural language and thematic (in this case a residential unit open in a semi open court facing a tree), a pavilion conceived for two students. Idealy, the pavilion was to be placed in the same location (Portugal). As such, the pavilion was conceived to be on the southern facade a white solid concrete
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wall, with 3 small windows, to allow a single ray of light to penetrate within. Whereas the northen facade a patio with a large glazed surface, in order to allow indirect light to gently enter the pavilion. Emblem and Name of this pavilion is the Window, used in a game of contrast (between one tiny opening to a large glass surface). Furthermore, the philosophy of the pavilion was based on the idea of comfort, comfort in living and comfort working.
Il Percorso, Social Housing / Mantova, Italy / Plot: 2404 m2 The Brief of the project was to propose a building which would suit for social housing with an annexed part dedicated as a students residence, with all necessary common services. The plot was located in the northern part of Mantova, the S.Leonardo neighborhood known in the past for its strong social life, which today has been lost. The design itself is charachterized by the understanding of the context and history of mantova: the architectural filters (to interrupt the
passage,conceal or distort the viewers perception), the pathways throughout the city and the water, surrounding and defending the city in ancient times. The demographic patterns were studied to adress not only the students but also the growing elderly population. Finally the characterizing elements are the central courtyard, where the water percorso framed by the prunus trees, and the rooftop orchyard which aimed at integrating all of the different inhabitants.
Internal Court View
West Facade
Ground Floor
Transversal Section 6.
The Terracotta Tower / Milano, Italy / Plot: 17,877 m2 During this Building Technology Studio the aim was of creating a residential complex, and to propose innovative and alternative solutions to the construction components of the building. In this particular case two materials were the main focus, Terracotta and Straw, inspired also from the location of the plot, north-west border between the city and the rural area. The terracotta was used as external cladding tubes, inspired by the “Fluidity Pavilion” of GGlab&Paulo Flores,
while the ground floor water column elements by the Spanish Pavilion of Francisco Mangado. The reason for using terracotta was conceived as a way of refreshing the building through the capillarity effect of the terracotta with no o little use of HVAC. The Straw was then used as compressed hay blocks, like the ones produced in agriculture, to provide cheap and higly effective insulating mass for the building (also very accessible due to the semi-rural conditions of the site).
General Sections Components 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
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Galvanized steel flashing (2 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm). Tubular terracotta rainscreen (85cm x 5cm). Galvanized steel “T” profile. Mineral Fiber Block Insulation (6cm). Steel “W” profile secondary beam. Cement board(1.2cm) with plaster cover and paint. Wood window subframe. Foldable Douglas wood shutter (150 x 50 x 1.4cm). Double glazed window (6 + 20 + 3 mm). Soil Rigid, dual density mineral wood board insulation (7cm). Self leveling concrete screed (6cm). Structural concrete 300 kg/cm2 over galvanized deck. Galvanized steel 2mm wire. Gypsum board (1.2cm) with plaster cover and paint. Anodized aluminium side hinge frame window. Ceramic tile finish (40 x 40 x 1cm) fix with adhesive (2cm). Flexible polyurethane agglomerate insulation (4mm). Double glazed frosted fixed window (6 + 4mm). Compacted straw package insulation (40cm). Pressed straw board (10cm). Polyurethane drainage system. Bituminous water proofing system. Steel powder coated handrail. PVC window sill. Double glazed curtain wall (6 + 4mm). Anodized aluminium mullion ( 5 x 5cm). Tubular terracotta column (35cm). Steel tube (5m). Galvanized steel “clip” support. Epoxy surface coat (6mm). Water body White marble gravel (2cm). Steel reinforced concrete slab (15cm).
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Standard Floor Plan Detail Sections List Components 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Compacted straw panel (100 mm). Double glazed frosted fixed window (6 + 4 mm). Aluminium frame (40 mm). Steel W profile secondary beam. Ceramic tile (400 x 400 x 10 mm). Ceramic adhesive (20 mm). Self leveling concrete screed (60 mm). Flexible polyurethane agglomerate insulation (4 mm). Steel rebars. Structural concrete 300 kg / cm2 over galvanized deck. Galvanized wire (2mm). Hot-dipped galvanized cross channels. Cement board (12 mm) with plaster cover and paint. Hot-dipped galvanized supporting channels. Gypsum board (12 mm) with plaster cover and paint. Galvanized steel flashing (2 x 500 x 80 mm). Tubular terracotta tile (850 x 50 mm). Galvanized steel “T” profile. Mineral Fiber Block Insulation (60 mm). Galvanized steel mullion (70 x 40 mm). Galvanized steel tubular profile (50 x 50 mm). Hollow brick wall (400 x 100 x 200 mm) covered with plaster. Low maintenance extensive plants. Soil. Polyurethane drainage system.
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Bituminous water proofing system. Rigid, dual density mineral wool board (70 mm). Foldable Douglas wood shutter (1500 x 500 x 14 mm). Wood window subframe. Anodized aluminium side hinge frame window. Double glazed window (6 + 20 + 3 mm). Douglas wood stool window. PVC window sill. Compacted straw package (400 mm). Galvanized steel deck. Steel plate with welded steel rebars. Tubular steel profile handrail (50 mm). Tubular terracotta column (350 mm). Crushed marble pebbles (20 mm). Tubular profile steel support. Galvanized “T” clips profile. Tubular steel rods. Assorted gravel of increasing diameter. PVC tubular perforated drainage (100 mm). PVC drainage (100 mm). Paint coated steel grid (200 mm). Galvanized steel “T” profile. Stone wool sound insulation (75 mm). Epoxy surface coat (6 mm).
Terracotta Column/Fountain Detail
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section b
section c
3 Courts for Feltre / Milano, Italy / Plot: 3931 m2 During this Design Laboratory, the focus was a low income residential neighbourhood developed during the ‘70s, the “Quartiere Feltre” located on the eastern border of Milano. During the survey of the neighborhood, we understood that the “quartiere” already had peculiar qualities of space, however it lacked a proper “place” in which the inhabitatns could find a public life. The proposal submitted, was of creating a system of pathways which would surround 3 courts,
typical element of the enclosed public space in Lombard classic architecture. The 3 courts within this sistem adopted the “Hortus Conclusus” medieval concept, creating 3 different gardens. The pathways were based on the “pergola system” guiding the passenger to walk and view, allowing the gardens to envelop the paths in time, but also providing a Book Sharing Library, to be a place where people would meet and share literature, but amore importantly share time.
3 courts & 3 Levels
Central Path Crossing View
Experience of 3 different levels gives the distinct relaiton between peoeple & people and people & vegetation
Multi-Level Ground, Trees & People (Multi-Level Court)
General Plan
Flat Ground, Trees & People (Library Court)
Excavated Ground, Trees & People (Excavated Court)
Interior Library View Pavement scheme Sanpietrini
Polished concrete
Sanpietrini (50cm strip)
Polished concrete (30x60cm)
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LED
Sanpietrino (12x12xm)
The Wall / Milano, Italy / Plot: 13’284 m2 In the course of Green Area Design (Progettazione delle Aree Verdi) the aim was of redeveloping a Park located in Piazza Udine in Milano, at the start of Via Feltre. The design proposal here was to create a park, which was the product of a transition form the City to the Woods. This was achieved with the creation of different sections throughout the park which would mark this transition. Binding element was the use of a common object: The Wall. The wall as a tool
to frame the view, to create a sitting element, to separate elements, to create a fountain and even to cut a hill. The principal interventions we find at the beginning and end, are the Piazza (developed around a water mirror) and the Woods (built on a sliced hill). The other peculiar elements we find are 2 more: the use of statues as non-conventional park games, and the pathways divided in principal axes, and secondary agglomerates of a common module.
“The Wall”
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Words: Parole Parole Parole The collection of written works of researches, ranging from historical documentation, socio-urbanistic analysis, project descriptions etc.
- Idee e Progetti su Ghesc Milano 2012 / Cassandra Cozza
- “ Milano, Muzio e la Brütta ” Milano 2012 / Matteo Marchese & Virginia Cucchi
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- “ Tokyo, Urban Discovery ” Milano 2013 / Matteo Marchese
“E’ essenziale riavvicinarsi alle mani”
Leatherworks The beauty of this material had always fascinated me. From its disticntive smells to its ever changing tactile feelings. Solely a love for this material compelled me to explore the possibilities to create with it. Through it i was able to meet artisans, masters of skins. Those figures inspired me to continue working with my hands and not with machinery if i could avoid it.
Pipe Pouch One of the first leatherwork I designed, was the PipePouch, a simple flap of leather of a rich texture, conceived to hold all the “tools” necessary for the pipe smoker, from the tobacco to the pipe itself. Ideal for long travels to have a small, but essential selection of you favourite pipes
Classico As I began setting up a small “collection” of sketchbooks, the decision was to enrich the decayed and damaged covers (too often made out of cardboard) and store them as proper “books”.
Wrap a Book After the Classic book cover was completed, I started to wonder if something could be done before the sketchbook was completely destroyed after months of abusive drawing and note taking. So this book wrap was developed, as a “pocket” of leather, where the sketchbook can be simply changed with a similar one (of the same format), making it a flexible object for sketchbooks, small books and any other object which deserves care.
Pipe Pouch
Classico
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“ Il progetto non dovrebbe essere presentato con entusiasmo, dovrebbe entusiasmare da se. Domando quindi scusa se non sono stato entusiasmante� - Rafael Moneo