Portfolio Architecture

PORTFOLIOPAOLO TURCONI

ARCHITECTURE

CASE A INCASTRO

Architectural Design Studio I(professors: F. di Gennaro, B. Melotto, L. Petrini)Date: March-July 2013By: the author

RAMKRISHNA HOUSE

Interior Design Studio I(professor: M. de Giorgi)Date: March-July 2013Co-author: Andrea Fusaro

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Architectural Design Studio II(professors: Massimo Fortis, Matteo Bruggi, Cludio Sangiorgi)Date: March-July 2014Co-author: Simone Corberi

TORRE DEL CARROBBIO

Restoration Studio Studio II(professors: Lucia Toniolo, Susanna Bortolotto, Franco Guzzetti)Date: March-July 2014Co-authors: Fracesca Villa, Giulia Manera

PEMBA

Architectural Design Studio III(professor: Marcello de Carli)Date: October-February 2014-2015Co-authors: Iana Kim na Yeon, Simone Corberi, Giulia Reginato

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INDEXPaolo Turconi About the courses

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Skype: paolo.turconi.93

[email protected] In the Building Architecture Course I am following all the Studios are annual.During the first semester they are mo-stly focused on theory, while the se-cond semester is reserved to the deve-lopment of projects.For this reason the most part of the projects I will show in this portfolio were part of the second semester (Mar-ch-July).

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The topic consists in the design of one or more buildings for three sisters and their respective families. The homes need on one hand to be independent and to give privacy to their guests, on the other hand adequate common spaces.The suggested project area is situated in the province of Como (Lombardia), in the town of Carcano. Hilly land and the closeness to the lake of Alserio mark out the location. Hence, we chose to position the building on the banks, to have a more direct contact with the lake.Under both volumetric and destination aspects, the project is divided in two parts. In fact the sisters live in three different homes contained in a unique two-storey volume facing the lake. Hence, all the rooms look towards South-E-ast, receiving light from the wide glasses on the façade. While the remaining three fronts of the parallelepipedon are treated with more neatness. Besides, the private character of the accommodations and the unity of the composition are guaranteed by two low walls leaning against the building on its sides, which also mark the measure of the entire complex. Despite the rigid external rhythm of the façade, the apartments develop inside the larger volume expanding their sections and wedging in each other. Furthermore each of them puts all the li-ving zones in relation through a double eight space.Because of the apartments orientations towards South-East, light is partially shaded by narrow panels which run on the entire height of glass walls.In addition to this, three one-storey volumes lay on the river bank, hosting com-mon spaces for the families. Nevertheless, their privileged view on the panora-ma does not obstruct the sight from the apartments, which seeps through their light glass walls.

Being an individual assignment, the entire project derived from me, from the initial concept stage to the design of structure and technological details (1:20 scale)

Architectural Design Studio I, first year, second semesterCarcano (Como Province), Lombardia, Italy

VOLUMI A INCASTROThree houses for three sisters

Concept section, sketch (made by the author)

Planivolumetric plan, 1:1000

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Up-Bottom:View of the living roomscheme of project conceptStudy fr the section(all sketches are made by the author)

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South-East front, 1:200

Ground floor plan, 1:200

Section AA, 1:200

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North-West front, 1:200

First floor plan, 1:200

Section BB, 1:200 Section CC, 1:200

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1- plaster 10 mm2- perforated brick3- vapor barrier4- termic insulating 80 mm5- air layer6- perforated block7- plaster 10 mm

1- gravel2- waterproof coating3- screed 2%4- termic insulating 80 mm5- block-concrete floor6- plaster 10 mm

Detail section, foundation, 1:20

Detail section, roof, 1:20

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The assignment consists of the redesign of the interior spaces of an Indian villa, firstly designed by Charles Correa.Differently from some of his most famous works, dealing with low-cost Hou-sing in underdeveloped countries, the Ramkrishna House was built in 1964 for a wealthy family in Ahmedabad, owner of all the windmills in the city. Despite the wide surface (over 700 mq) only three people lived there together with four servants.The aim was to divide the villa in three apartments for three different guests: one single, one couple and a family composed by three members.Originally all the spaces were divided and identified by the presence of parallel walls running in the same direction of the length of the building. This technique gives the possibility both to sustain the concrete beams of the first floor and to facilitate air convections. Therefore the project conserved some of the origi-nal walls, and all the new ones are designed making use of this technique. The guests would consequently pass fluidly from a space to another in absence of doors and orthogonal partitions. Light quote changes divide the living-spaces.One of the essential characteristics of the house is the honesty of materials. Hence, non treated surfaces made of concrete or bricks were conserved and all the newly forniture was designed with a few number of materials.

The assignment was carried out by me and a second student. While the initial steps to divide the house into three apartments derived from a group work, the redesign of the apartment for three guests I will show in this portfolio is an in-dividual work.

RAMKRISHNA HOUSECharles Korrea, 1962-64Interior Design Studio I, first year, second semesterAhmedabad, India

Façade on the back front with the entrance, sketch (made by the author)

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1- Ramkrishna House, façade looking to the secondary garden2- view of the park through the loggia (“otla” in Indian)3- interior, view of the living room from the entrance4- living room5- terrace6- skylight to enlighten the interior spaces far from windws

Up-Bottom:View of the living-room and studioscheme of the walls and movementsdesign of the kitchen frontFaçade on the park side (all sketches are made by the author)

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0 0.5 1 2 3 5 mFirst floor plan, project, (originally 1:50)

4- view of the living room and stairs from the studio5- single bedroom, first floor

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A variety of public buildings were erected during the roman period. The Carrob-bio tower was part of a city door which was built during the first century b.C., originally called “Porta Ticinensis”. Surviving to twenty-one centuries of inva-sions and wars, it still stands near one of the most important intersections in the historic center.The work focuses on the analysis of the ancient building and on a redesign of its interiors in order to create a net with all the others roman sites in Milan.An accurate research about the history and every event that modified the shape of the tower constitutes the first part of the assignment. This stage is followed by an analysis of the structure and its materials in order to find possible altera-tions and damages threatening the solidity of the ancient artifact. It consisted of bibliographic research and frequent surveys to analyze the structure and col-lect information from the owners.Currently, a renowned restaurant owns Carrobbio tower, which now hosts a spiral staircase still leading to an under-ground level originally used by roman guards to survey the city door.The project aimed to fix some problems caused by bad maintenance and to re-duce slightly the high level of humidity in the lower parts of the building. Secon-dly, it was made usable as museum according to the rules and characteristics of every public building. Thus, as a museum, the installation of a number of panels and multimedia devices were designed to permit to the future visitors to under-stand and interact with the ancient tower and its architectural history.

The assignment was carried out by me and other two students. While the re-search and analysis stage is a groupwork product, in the second part I gave my contribution especially on the design of the panels and all the devices of the new museum.

Restoration Studio II, Second year, second semesterMilano, Italy

TORRE DEL CARROBBIOResearch, analysis and design

Right: 3D model of the ancient “Porta Ticinensis“

Left: the tower today, sketch (made by the author)

Reconstructionbased on documents

Carrobbio tower, existing part

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Itinerary through the roman monuments,contained in the roman and spanish city walls

Up: 3D model showing the different parts composing the original city door

Right: 3D model showing a section of the city door

1- “Descrizione di Milano ornata“, 17382- “Strade romane, ponti e viadotti“, 19963- “Rilievo fotogrammetrico di Milano“, 1965

Old documents were fundamental to gain knowledge about the hystory of the ancient door (Porta Ticinensis) and all the facts that occurred throughout the centuries. Besides, they gave a crucial contribution to the 3D recon-struction of the original structure.

Archeological studies of the ancient roman site gave in-formation about evidences found under the city ground, not only of the tower, but also of its surroundings. More-over, learning about the building techniques used in the roman period, it was possible to give a more precise re-construction of the area.

Hystorical maps gave evidence of the presence of the old artifact throughout the period of World War First and Se-cond, when it was seriously damaged by bombs. they also permitted us to study the evolution of the roads near the site.

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MAPS

OLD TECHNIQUES

Research and analysis

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The project involved the design of the panels describing the main parts of the building, talking about materials and techniques used by the roman constructors. Every panel, made of semi-transparent glass, permits to the visitor to look through some transparent frames to see the described materials. Furthermore a QR code, once connected with any kind of device, provides data with 3D models and a recorded voice guiding you in the tour.

The main room of the tower at the underground level has been equipped with a multimedia table. Visitors will be able to interact with the history of the site and the ancient building techniques .

Signs of the original stone spiral stairs are still visible. They brought the roman guards to the top of the tower and to the walkway above the city door. The project inclu-des the installation of lights illuminating rhythmically the original steps.

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The area of Porta Genova will soon be object of a urban requalification including the repositioning of the train line under ground and a consequent redesign of the entire area, which will be turned into a linear park.The project is placed at the beginning of the park defining its entrance. It deri-ves from the figure of ancient city doors, nevertheless it does not only aim to be a crossing point, but above all a place dense of functions.The hybrid adapts its scale to the current high-rise evolution of Milan. Its pe-culiar shape oversteps the underlying metro station, permitting to these two important structures to coexist. Besides, giving a new modern cover to the old station, the project carries out also the requalification of the existing square: a meeting point among bus, tram, metro and train lines.The load-bearing structure of the entire system is made up of steel beams and pillars. Their severe rhythm design all the sides of the two towers. The façades are composed by two layers which can host punctual expansions of the resi-dences or simply leave space for balconies and open walkways. Dealing with two different urban spaces, the “chessboard” texture given by the steel structu-re hosts more expansion on the street sides, showing more open-air walkways on the sides oriented towards the public park.While hotel rooms and apartments compose the inferior parts of the towers, a variety of public spaces is contained in the huge cantilever. The closeness to some important cultural poles determines the presence of a residence for stu-dents in the southern extension of the complex and a sport center on its ground floor.

The assignment was carried out by me and a second student, working together since the concept stage till the conclusion of the project. Every space was de-signed through plans and sections. My effort was given both on the project of spaces and on technological details, which were all designed by me (1:10/1:20 scales).

Architectural Design Studio II, Second year, second semesterMilano, Italy

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Planivolumetric, 1:1000

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RESIDENCE +STUDENTS

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Up-Bottom:Pt. Genova metro stationView of the cantilever from the bottomWall sectionMuseum gallery(all sketches are made by the author)

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1- PUBLIC, Museum suspended galleries2- STUDENTS, view of the patio3- SPORT, view on the swimming-pool

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Structure of SPORT and STUDENT zones, 3D

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SPORT, level -1, 1:500Detail section, truss and floor dividing SPORT and STUDENTS zones, 1:20 SPORT, ground level, 1:500

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1- plaster 10 mm2- Ytong block 30x20x62.5 cm3- vapour barrier4- termic insulating 50 mm5- steel “C“ section bar6- steel hook of the ventilated façade7- coloured concrete panel 30 mm

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RESIDENCE model floor plan,third floors, 1:200

RESIDENCE model floor plan,fifth-eighth-tenth floors, 1:200

Level 3 Level 5-8-10Indoor surface: Outdoor surface:Guests:Rooms:

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Detail section, floor and façades of the RESIDENCE and HOTEL towers, 1:20

HOTEL model floor plan, fifth-eight-tenth floors,1:200

HOTEL model floor plan, sixth-eleventh floors,1:200

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PUBLIC, twelth level, 1:500

PUBLIC, thirteenth level, 1:500

PUBLIC, fourteenth level, 1:500

South front, 1:500

Cantilever structure, 3D

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Detail section, roofinf of the PUBLIC zone, 1:20 Section-front, 1:100

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1- gravel2- screed 2%3- waterproof coating4- termic insulating 80 mm5- reinforced concrete 100 mm6- Alveox 36 cm7- truss with HEA 320

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The project I am currently conducting for my thesis takes part to an actual col-laboration between Italian and Mozambique governments about its recent eco-nomic growth, and the forthcoming need of territory planning.It aims to produce a city plan and designing a public building in the new cultural centre.The very rapid growth of the city must be addressed quickly to the right di-rection. Hence after having defined the built areas, which have already acqui-red a consolidated urban form, the plan will adopt “urban islands” for the future expansion. The pedestrian “islands” will have an average extension of 40’000 sqm. It will give the opportunity to give birth to macro blocks hosting a variety of functions and public spaces. Our aim is to use this pattern for the new city zones, avoiding the typical 70m width residential block, over-used in most of the cities in the world.The second section of the work is focused on the design of the new university. The construction project is divided into steps leading to the conclusion of the building in 2050. It will not only include humanistic and scientific faculties, but it will also be a cultural pole thanks to the presence of auditoriums and the first public library. Moreover the structure and its open spaces will link to the urban ways and pedestrian lines so that it will become part of the new Pemba vitality.In a scenery where many countries are experimenting a quick growth in their economy, an increasing number of people will soon be able to afford better life standards. Projects of affordable housing, together with urban planning, permit an improvement of their life-style in the foreseeing future.

To this day, the assignment is being carried out by me and other three students. We all worked together on the first stage, producing an urban plan for Pemba and housing projects. The design of the university will be part of the work of the second semester (March-July).

Design Architectural Studio III, third year, first semesterPemba, Mozambique

PEMBAThe rise of a new city

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RADA: maglia costituita da grandi isolati 200x200

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FITTA: maglia che completa quella già esistente

Michael Van ValkenburghAssociates Inc.Waller creek (2012)Austin, TX

MAGLIA URBANAPOLITECNICO DI MILANO BOVISALaboratorio di Progettazione 3 Tavola n° 2

A.A. 2014/2015Marcello De Carli, Alessandro Floris, Alfredo Ronchi, Diego Puccio

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Simone Gianluca Corberi

Giulia Reginato

Kim Na Yeon

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PEDESTRIAN ISLANDS(Initial stage)

GREEN WEBNEW BLOCKS

BOULEVARDS

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City LayersCity Planning

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L’acqua converge al centroimmagazzinandola in un container nel pavimento

Poichè tutti i nuovi edifici saranno basati sul metodo dell’autocostruzione, si propone un metodo costruttivo che garantisca in futuro la formazione di una cortina compatta sul fronte strada.Il metodo che si propone parte dalla costruzione di una fascia che contiene i servizi e uno spazio che in futuro potrà ospitare il vano scala per permettere un eventuale sviluppo in altezza.Il posizionamento della fascia, all’angolo del lotto, potrà indirizzare la crescita dell’edifi-cio. Lo scenario proposto rappresenta solo un possibile sviluppo, poichè l’edifcio crescerà liberamente in base alle necessità di ogni abitante.

Fondazioni in terra battuta stabilizzata con cemento e alzato in blocchi di terra cruda

Tetto in legno con tegole in palma

Fondazioni realizzate tramite un cordolo in sabbia e cemento e alzato in mattoni


Copertura in lamiera grecata sostenuta da una struttura tubolare in acciaio

Copertura in lamiera grecata sostenuta da una struttura in legno

TECNOLOGIA E SVILUPPO

POLITECNICO DI MILANO BOVISALaboratorio di Progettazione 3 Tavola n° 3

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Every “pedestrian island” will initially host the new building on its borders. Thus an efficient usage of land will be guaranteed by defi-ning the measures of the new lots.Secondly, the construction of every new house will begin with a concrete strip core containing the main services and strengthe-ning the future structure against earthquakes. Even if the develop-ment of the building will be up to the guests’ needs the project will comprehend different possible layouts. However, the crucial point is to guarantee life quality by using local materials and techniques, instead of technology. The building will make use of natural bree-zes and of the right orientation.

A projected expansion

Traditional housing:Wooden roofing, shingles are made of banana leaves.

New housing:Corrugated steel roofing,supported by a steel structure.

Winds graphic:

During the year winds come mainly from North-East and South-East. Houses should be built with a North-South direction in order to take ad-vantage of the breezes in every season.

New housing:Corrugated steel roofing,supported by wooden pillars. 27

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