Curriculum Vitae and Portfolio of Works of Roberto Malvezzi

8/11/2019 Curriculum Vitae and Portfolio of Works of Roberto Malvezzi

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Roberto Malvezzi

Architecture

UrbanismRenewable Energies

Restoraon

Sustainability

Architect PhD

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Energec efciency

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ROBERTO MALVEZZI - Architect, PhD

_Personal info:

Born in: Reggio Emilia, 01.04.1977

Address: via Silvio Pellico 9, 42121 - Reggio Emilia

Professional order of Architects of Reggio Emilia, n. 740

_Contacts:

Mail: [email protected] - Cell: +39.347.0439685

LinkedIn, Skype, Facebook, Twitter: Roberto Malvezzi

Web page (in Italian): trame silenziose

My path, in short

I graduated at the Faculty of Architecture of Ferrara in 2002, with a thesis on the Restoration of monuments,

with special regards to the Italian Renaissance. In the same University I follwed a PhD course in Civil

Engineering, concluded in 2006 with a thesis on the seismic analysis and structural consolidation of oldmasonry buildings.

Later I collaborated with an interdisciplinary group of the same University, working in the eld of urban

restoration, in the framework of Unesco programmes. Since the same years Im also studying transcendental

phenomenology, which opened to me the way to new approaches to the design and analysis of spatial solutions.

In 2007 I moved to the Netherlands, where I could work on the themes of architectural and urban design with

special reference for residential developments and school buildings, and within an approach of sustainability,

durability, and energetic efciency.

In 2009 I moved back to Italy, where I started to work in the elds of sustainable architecture and urbanism,

and of the renewable energies, with special regards for complex administrative procedures, pilot projects,

environmental impacts and landscaping.

In the last years I developed as an indipentent designer and project manager, especially dealing with urban

regeneration processes, strategic planning and european design; for further information about me you may

visit my Linked-In account.

Sincerely,
https://tramesilenziose.wordpress.com/https://tramesilenziose.wordpress.com/


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WORKING EXPERIENCE

from jan. 2012: Freelance Architect and Researcher

Main elds: Sustainable architecture, Urban design and Urban regeneration processes, Landscaping.

Main collaboration: AUDIS (Italian Association of Dismissed Urban Areas), SECI Real Estate(Maccaferi Group). Main projects:

- jan. 2012 / ongoing: a passive house on the hillside of Reggio Emilia

- sept. / dic. 2014: Organic Plan for the seismic reconstruction of the SantAgostino Municipality (Ferrara)

- jan / june 2015: Recovery plan of the former quarry of Massimina (Rome) in order to develop the park of a new development

- feb / may 2015: eld research for the Roman lighthouse and partecipation in the drafting of the Co_Goal project for the H2020 call Smart

Cities and Communities - SCC 1 2014/2015 (partnership: Rome, Malmoe and Malaga)

- may 2015 / ongoing: Strategic Masterplan for the regeneration of a dismissed industrial area (Jesi, Ancona)- jul. / ongoing: strategic program for the socio-economical redevelopment of the SantAgostino Municipality (Ferrara)

nov 2010 / sept 2014: Project manager and Designer in the eld of the Renewable Energies

Ofce: Bequerel Electric S.r.l., Reggio Emilia (IT)

Themes: architectural design and landscaping, environmental impact studies, research and development

april 2012 / june 2013:"A new liveability for the center of Nonantola", two-phases Urban Design Competition.

Workgroup: R. Malvezzi (team leader), L. Filippi, S. Diacci, L. Reverberi, G. Spaggiari, F. Diacci, F. Landini

See web page of Europaconcorsi (in italian)

Themes: urban requalication, urban design.

march 2010 / oct 2011: Project manager and Designer of a new Nursing home in Casalgrande, Reggio Emilia (IT).Ofce: Bisi & Merkus, Reggio Emilia

Themes: architectural design, social care, energy efciency of buildings

jan 2010 / march 2010:Project manager and Assistant designer of the requalication of the inner harbour of Brindisi (IT).

Ofce: Dodi Moss, Milan, Genova

Themes: urban design, urban planning.

may 2007 / aug 2009: Assistant Designer of medium and large scale projects.

Ofce: Geurst en Schulze architecten, den Haag (NL)

Themes: Residential developments, urban design and requalication, school design

jan 2003 / march 2007: Contract researcher in the "Unife masonry" research team.

Ofce: DIAPReM Center of the Faculty of Architecture of Ferrara

Themes: integrated procedures and approaches for the restoration of ancient masonry buildings, the seismic protection of the cultural heri-

tage, and the urban restoration.

may 2006 / february 2007: Consultant for UNESCO.

Project: "Action Plan for the safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of the Old City of Jerusalem";

Themes: restoration interventions in the historical center of Jerusalem at an architectural and urban scale;

Project: "Manejo de Riesgo in Valparaiso" - Risk Management in the world heritage city of Valparaiso, Chile.

Themes: reduction of the multiple source risk (Seismic, Tsunamy, Land Sliding and Fire)
http://www.secirealestate.it/index.php/it-IT/http://www.secirealestate.it/index.php/it-IT/http://www.becquerel.it/http://europaconcorsi.com/projects/242143http://www.bisimerkus.it/http://www.dodimoss.eu/http://www.geurst-schulze.nl/http://www.diaprem.unife.it/http://www.diaprem.unife.it/http://www.geurst-schulze.nl/http://www.dodimoss.eu/http://www.bisimerkus.it/http://europaconcorsi.com/projects/242143http://www.becquerel.it/http://www.secirealestate.it/index.php/it-IT/


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EDUCATION

_26-30 august 2014: VI Summer School on the Rural Landscape "Emilio Sereni", Istituto Cervi, Gattatico, Reggio Emilia. Held

since 2009, the Summer SChool "Emilio Sereni" is the most important italian event regarding the study of rural landscapes; the sixth

edition, entitled "The rural landscape: readings and interpretations" had an innovative approach, based on an interdisciplinary discussion

accompanied by laboratory activities.

_13-14 may 2014: HORIZON 2020: How to write a successfull proposal: from theory to practice. University of Ferrara. The inten-

sive course regarded the new "VII Framework Programme" for the research funds of the European Community.

_jan / june 1010: Energetic efcient design and certication of buildings course, organized by the Architecture and Energy Center

(A&E) of the Faculty of Architecture of Ferrara. The course regarded the design of high-energy-efcient buildings in the framework of

the sustainability and of a special regard for bioarchitecture, and led to the design of a passive house.

_oct 2002 / june 2005: Phd in Civil Engineering, University of Ferrara. The PhD course investigated the structural analysis and design

of buildings, with special reference with the seismic analysis and protecion of the ancient masonry buildings of the italian cultural heri-

tage, and was concluded with the thesis: "Renaissance Palaces of Ferrara: seismic vulnerability studies with reference to the compound of

"Palazzo di Renata di Francia". In particular, the course was organized as follows:

- oct 2002 / june 2003: master courses at the Faculty of Engineering of Ferrara and study of the mechanics of masonry;

- nov 2003 / april 2004: PhD courses at the ROSE school (Reduction Of SEismic risk) of the IUSS of Pavia;

- oct 2004 / june 2005: PhD courses at the Faculty of Mathematics of Ferrara.

_oct 2005: State Exam for the Profession of Architect, University of Ferrara.

_sept 1996 / july 2002: Master Degree in Architecture, University of Ferrara (full marks and honours). Main subjects: architectural

and urban design, history of architecture, mathematics, buildings physics, mechanics of structure, technology, restoration of monuments.

Final thesis "Wooden composite beams in the Renaissance of Ferrara; structural insight and restoration approaches

_sept 1992 / july 1996: Classical High School Diploma,Reggio Emilia (full marks). Main subjects: ancient Greek and Latin languages

and literatures, italian literature, mathematics and physics, history, philosophy, chemistry, geology, biology.


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WORKSHOPS

_"Jesi/Viale Vittoria", Inter-University Workshop on urban design organized by the Municipality of Jesi and the University of Marche;

Dec 2006-Jan 2007 (Tutor);

_"Learning from the cities",International Workshop on urban studies organized by "La biennale di Venezia", 10th International Archi-

tecture Exhibition; Sept-Nov 2006 (Tutor);

_"Landscrapers",Workshop on urban planning with Aaron Betsky, Ferrara; 11-15 July 2006 (Tutor and Organizer);

_IWREM 2003,International Workshop on Restoration of Monuments, Ferrara; 26 may-4 june 2003;

_"The Ferrara International Education in Heritage Preservation Project", International Workshop on the restoration of the XV cent.

Palace of the Faculty of Architecture, Ferrara; May 2000 (Lecturer).

_"the City on the Water",International Workshop organized by the municipality of Klagenfurt (AU); September 1999.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY

_2003 / 2007: collaboration with the Faculty of Architecture of Ferrara:

- V. Mallardo, R. Malvezzi, E. Milani, G. Milani,Seismic vulnerability of historical masonry buildings: a case study in Ferrara,

Engineering Structures, n 30-8, 2008, pp. 2223-2241;

- R. Malvezzi, C. Alessandri, V. Mallardo, On the seismic vulnerability of a renaissance "palace with loggia": a limit analysis ap-

proach, Proc. of the "Second International Congress on Construction History", Cambridge, 29 march / 2 april 2006;

- E. Giunchi, R. Malvezzi, M. Russo, C. Alessandri, R. Fabbri, Wooden composite beams: a new technique in the Renaissance of Fer-

rara, Proc. of the "First International Congress on Construction History", Madrid, 20-24 january 2003;

_2003 / today: an enquiry on the semantic structure of the Greek Temples, developed according to the methodological approach of the

transcendental phenomenology:

- R. Malvezzi, Sulla struttura archetipa del tempio greco: un'indagine fenomenologica (in italian), in-press in the italian philosophical

review "Studi di Estetica"

- R. Malvezzi, The archetype of Wisdom: a phenomenological research on the Greek Temple, (in English) published on the Lulu

self-publisher provider, dec. 2013 - link: http://www.lulu.com/it/it/shop/roberto-malvezzi/the-archetype-of-wisdom-a-phenomenological-

research-on-the-greek-temple/ebook/product-21327381.html

_2014: scientic reports of the research activity developed during my collaboration with Becquerel Electric s.r.l.:

- G. Bizzarri, S. Brunoro, R. Malvezzi, The mini-hydro-powerplant on Rio Rumale: pursuing the model of a Collective-Self-Organized

Plant via the business initiative of S.M.E., Conference Paper for the 40th IAHS World Congress on Housing: Sustainable Housing Con-

struction. Funchal, Portugal, 16-19 December 2014.


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SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Linguistic skills:Italian(mother language); English (uently spoken and writtem); Dutch(very good); Spanish(very good); German

(level A2)

Informatic skills:Graphics: Adobe suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator); CAD: Microstation, Autocad, Civil 3D, Arkey, Sketchup. MS

Ofce suite (Words, Excel, Access, Powerpoint). Others: Quantum GIS, FEM programs, MatLab.

Organizational skills:four years of experience as project manager and team leader of multidisciplinary working teams in the elds of

architecture, urban design, urban regeneration, and renewable energies, both on the small and the large scale.

Social skills: collaboration as volunteer in associations dealing with environmental issues, social inclusion of young immigrants, and

media-activistm.

OTHER COMPETENCES AND INTERESTS

I am very interested in music, art, theater, history, and philosophy, with a particular preference for the transcendental phenomenology,

from which I have drawn personal research pathes that met the support of important italian scholars; in this framework, Im holding a sci-

entic dialogue on the themes of spatial resources with the research group Persona of the St. Raffaele Vita e Salute University of Milan.

I have studied piano and classic guitar, and I have attended an acting school for three years.

I love to play activities in direct contact with nature, like hiking, climbing, see sailing, yoga and tai chi. I used to play basketball.

I love travelling and meeting other cultures, because I think that the best way to understand things, especially in the eld of architecture,

is that to be there.

I used to write a lot, like poetries, novels, and short essays.

I am interested in food culture, also by taking part to a "solidarity based purchasing group". I can cook very good italian food!

SYNTHESIS OF THE COMPLETED PROJECTS

In the following pages some of my projects are described, with special regards for the completed ones.

No description is provided regarding the most recent ones, since they are still underway and their publication is not yet feasible.
http://www.unisr.it/view.asp?id=5566http://www.unisr.it/view.asp?id=5566


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"A NEWLIVABILITYFORTHECENTEROFNONANTOLA"

Keywords: Two-phases Urban Design Competition / Nonantola / Multidisciplinary group / Urban

Renewal / 2013 / 4th place / http://europaconcorsi.com/projects/242143

My role: Teamleader / Architect / Urban designer

Nonantola is an italian historical city of about 10.000 inhabitants, a few chilometers northern than

Modena, with a medieval Abbey and an important annexed Archive. The Municipality is aiming

to recover the original importance of the historical center, which is undermined by a heavy

trafc ow separating it from the perifery. Basing on the opening of a new bypass street, which will

considerably reduce the amount of trafc through the city, the competition fostered the genesis of a

new "urban vision", centered on the requalication of unbuilt surfaces between center and perifery,nowadays used as parking areas.

Our project was based upon the following themes:

- linking the center with the peripheryby means of a new system of soft mobility axes (walking

and bike lanes), connecting the most important functional areas of the city and creating an enlarged

center characterized by a wider range of functions and opportunities;

- encouraging the use of peripherical parking areas, by connecting them with the soft mobility

system;

- converting the unbuilt surfaces around the center into new urban spaces, acting as condensers of

a new relationship between center and periphery;

- integrating the existing green areas at the north and south ends of the city into a continuous

greenway, extending into the countryside and equipped by a bike lane.

Bottom-left: the "green way" connecting the countryside through the city; Above: traffic flows around the

center; Below: the functional areas of Nonantola and the new system of soft mobility axis


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The project area n. 1 is actually occupied by a parking lot, and by a scarsely used green area; the

project proposed there the passage of the "Greenway" axis of the new soft mobility system,

linking the city to the countryside and the Agricoltural Park.

The other two project areas were conceived as a system of new public spaces.

The area n. 2, facing an old medieval tower, is actually occupied by a parking lot and a small

garden; a new "leisure square" was propsed there, directly connected with the old city square,

and surrounded by both sides by a new public garden.

The new square will host the access to the new public library, for which the proposal was made, of

moving it inside the old palace of the Municipality.

The area n. 3, facing the Abbey, is actually occupied by a large parking lot; there a new enlargedAbbey yardwas proposed, hosting an extension of the Abbey museum.

This system of public spaces will be connected by a new inner walking ringpassing through the

Abbey garden, and creating a stimulating and integrated urban environment.

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Above: the Plan, with the three soft-mobility axes. Above, left: the three design areas and the perimeter of

the historical center. Left: urban schemes of the new axes, and the inner walking ring.


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Above: the Greenway axis passing through the design area n 1 (bird-eye view). Above right: the new Abbey yard

(night view). Right, Below right: the new leisure square, with annexed the new entrance of the public library (day

and night view). Below: plan of the design areas 2 and 3, with the location of the new public library

The new system of public spaces: their mutual connections, and toward the outer periphery


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PILOTPROJECTFORSMALLHYDROPLANTS

KEYWORDS: APPENNINO/ REGGIOEMILIA / 2013 / BECQUERELE LECTRICS.R.L. / PROJECTMANAGER

ARCHITECT/ MULTIDISCIPLINARYTEAM/ AUTHORIZED

My role: Project Manager and co-Designer

In 2011 Becquerel Electric S.r.l. proposed a wide plan for the Appennino mountains next to

my city, nowadays undergoing a heavy process of depopulation and IMPOVERIMENTO,

based on the developing of a renewable energy industry based on the natural resources

available on place.

A stream was individuated as the site for a pilot project, in which to apply the state-of-the-artknowkedge as for what regards the compatibility between hydro-energy production and the

environment and landscapes preservation.

In order to this, a multidisciplinary team was set up, including geologists, biologists,

ichthyologists, botanics, engineers, environmental and nature scientists, master builders,

landscapers, architects, urban and energy planners, working together in a fully integrated

working ow.

The design process was supported by the partecipation of the inhabitants of the place, and

was concluded by the creation of a collective self-organized enterprise, which will offer to

local people and companies the chance to become share-holders of the initiative, and hence,

to maximize the local economic output.

The project was authorized by the Region in april 2014.

Techincal data of the plant:

Type of hydro-plant: owing water; maximum power: 470 kW; estimated yearly production:

710 kWh; tube lenght: 970 m; idraulic head: 130 m; production estimated start-up: end 2015

Above: the production building, mimetically inserted in the landscape.

Below: the water drawing system and the sedimentation pool, fully inserted in the stream bank.

Bottom left: landscape analysis.


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Above: production buildings of other small hydroplants deisgned for Becquerel Electric

Above: the production building of the Rumale powerplant, mimetically inserted in the landscape.

Below: the sedimentation pool of the plant, fully sunk in the stream bank.


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RESTORATIONOFANANCIENTSTONEHOUSE

Key-words: Small Community / Agri-touristic Activities / Passive Solar House / Gypsum mount / Reggio

Emilia / 2014 / Preliminary Design

My role: Freelance Architect

As a Freelance Architect I made the preliminary design for the restoration of an ancient stone house,

located on the slopes of the Gypsum mount of Reggio Emilia, a beautiful abandoned valley in the

northern Appennini, once dedicated to agricoltural residence.

Purpose of the reconstruction is the settlement of a small semi-indipendent community, whose intention

is that of recovering the old agricoltural practices on the slopes. Because of the location, the project had

to do without the connections with the gas and sewage networks, and therefore the south exposition of

the building was used, by proposing the creation of an in-built solar glasshouse, able to provide a big

contribution both to the lighting and heating systems. Thank to this, the house reaches the standard of

a N.Z.E.B. house (Nearly Zero Energy Building).

The design met the prelminar approval of the Municipal Commission (feb. 2015).

Above: lower ground floor;

Left, Center: upper ground floor, first floor;

Right: top view


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Above: south faade, with the glasshouse; Center, Below: west faade, east faadeAbove, Center: photorenders; Below: schemes of light and materials


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NURSINGHOME"MATTIOLIGARAVINI"

Key-words: Extension of a social care center / Casalgrande / Reggio Emilia /

Bisi & Merkus / 2010 / Under construction

My role: Designer

The existing social care center already includes a small nursing home

and an assistance center for heavily handicapped persons; in addition,

the society Mattioli-Garavini commissioned a new nursing home for 42

elderly people, including an Alzheimer-affected people ward.

The project proposed to concentrate all the services in the basement,

while the rst two oors are dedicated to the Nursery, and a last oor

dedicated to the Alzheimer ward.

Great importance was accorded to endow the new facility with high

spatial standards and with well-centered care and socialization areas.

A key target of the project was also the creation of a strong connection

with the outer spaces, provided both by a safe walking garden directly

accessible from the ground oor, and by the relationship with the

surrounding landscape, made of a beautiful green hillside, granted by

the wide glass surfaces of the rooms. Particular attention was paid to the

climate control, and to the energy efciency of the building.

The social care center; to the left, the new building Main view of the building

The ground floor, with the safe-walking garden at the back


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Requalication of the historic watefront

Key-words: Brindisi / inner harbour / Dodi Moss / Requalication / Master Plan / 2010 / Built

My role: Urban Planner / Urban Designer

The project concerned the proposal of a masterplan for the renewal of the inner harbour of the city, and the

requalication of the urban docks of the historical center. The masterplan proposed a reconnection of the

different functional areas located around the harbour , which are actually split, and the relocation of

valuable functions, such as culture, leisure, relax, hospitality and restauration, around the "core" of the harbour,

where the historical center is also located. Such a "hot spot" was conceived as a new "water square" of the

city, supported by a new public water transport system, connecting the main functional elements around theinner harbour, and well integrated with the urban mobility system. The whole plan aimed to the creation of

a wide, rich, unique and well connected multifunctional water urban area, acting as a regional-level pole of

attraction. As rst part of the renewal plan, the new docks of the historical center were conceived as a "stone

square"facing the "water square", where the linear elements of the palm trees, a gray stone street, the white

stone walinkg areas, the led-based lighting system, the stone benches and the dehors of restaurants and cafes

were conceived as irregular crossing layers.

Above: pictures of the new docks of the historical center of Brindisi.Below: the project of requalification of the docks

Above: the masterplan for the new "water square" in the historic harbour of BrindisiBelow: the new mobility plan for the connection of the historic harbour


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Photovoltaic shelter

KEYWORDS: REQUALIFICATION OF A PARKING LOT / VIRGILIO / MANTOVA / BECQUEREL

ELECTRICS.R.L. / 2011 / PHOTOVOLTAICPOWERPLANT/ 1 MWP/ BUILT

MYROLE: PROJECTMANAGER/ DESIGNER

The Municipality of Virgilio, Mantova, decided to requalify the parking lot of a

big mall placed along a main access road to Mantova, by developing the project

of a photovoltaic shelter covering the asphalt surface of the lot. A competition was

held, on the proposal of a photovoltaic shelter of about 1 MWp, 5 meters high from

the ground, and made with laminated wooden beams, covering a total surface of.ca 12.000 s.m. Becquerel Electric was the designer of the winning team, and was

responsible of the design process from the preliminary to the construction drawings.

Right: plan of the shelter. Below: construction drawings of the metalworks.More below: pictures of the shelter.


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ZUIDERSPOORPARKSTAD

KEY-WORDS: Residential development / Urban Block ROTTERDAM / Geurst &

Schulze / 2009 / Built

My role: Assistant Designer

Along Laan van Zuid will rise a long and narrow urban block, composed

of ve apartment buildings on the front and 32 row houses at the back. The

ve buildings are connected by a back-set two-storeys plint, providing wide

spatial openings to the street level. Five detailed masonry patternshave been

studied in order to give to every building an individual characterization, insidea recognizable urban language made of variations and counterpoints. Particular

attention was paid to the solution of the corners by the short sides of the block,

designed as relevant urban accents.

Above, right: rendering os the new development.Mid: floorplan and section of the block.Below, left: volumetric plan of the block.Below, right: pictures of the intervention

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Curriculum Vitae and Portfolio of Works of Roberto Malvezzi