The Forest Path is an intervention based on respect and conservation of the environment in the natural setting of Collserola Park. An ecological, attractive and suitable construction for the burial of the ashes that biodegrades 100% in one generation. It is an extension of the Roques Blanques regional cemetery; a cemetery, with more than 30 years of history, that has known how to adapt to changes by adopting new paradigms of burial.
Evocazioni Frontali is a research on landscape and the re-use of architectural heritage. In the abandoned rural square of San Polo di Piave, it took form as an architectural installation and an event to allow a temporary re-discovery and to stimulate the imagination for new possible uses. Its transitory nature triggered the processes of redevelopment without suggesting a top-down proposal. Accordingly, its wooden framework is set but metamorphic and its aesthetic ephemeral and festive.
Nonturismo is a storytelling journey that aims to redefine the identity of a marginal territory and its community.
It is from the meeting of the inhabitants that the contents of the story are born.
It is from the meeting between the inhabitants and the artists that the form of the story is born: an artistic guide dedicated to non-tourists, those who travel to discover the authentic spirit of a territory.
“The people of a place don't orient themselves with maps, but with stories” (Wu Ming 2)
The project seeks to re-formulate representations of the archeological sites from the Gallo-Roman culture, looking to the relationship between archeology and the anatomy of space. The fragmented stratification of structural interventions should result in an overall structure that reflects on the different interpretations of history and shows a mediating discussion about the representability of the ruins, but also about the architectural heritage of the Western Roman Empire.
A former ship wharf transformed into a puriifying park and breeding ground for creative and social entrepreneurs. Through the reuse of houseboats, the plant-based soil-purification and the application of integrated sustainable techniques, the development of ‘De Ceuvel’ is an example of a successful marriage between creativity and sustainable, circular urban development.
The Conservatory of Music is at the heart of a much broader public project. It serves as a catalyst for a refined urban lifestyle, breathing new life into the entire public pedestrian space. The use of massive stone in the construction is a striking environmental performance. The conservatory is built in Estaillade stone cut in the quarries of Oppède located just a few kilometres from Pradet. With little transformation at a nearby source, it makes for a low carbon footprint.
Smart Citizen offers an alternative to the centralised data production and management systems used by the large corporations that constitute the driving force behind the smart city concept. The project empowers ordinary citizens to gather information on their environment and make it available to the public.
OFF CAMPUS consists in physical ‘hubs’ of the Polytechnic throughout the city of Milan. Its purpose is to make the university more inclusive, engaged and closer to citizens. OFF CAMPUS is the result of smart reuse of neglected spaces at the heart of deprived neighborhoods. Responsible research, engaged learning and co-designing with local communities is its threefold mission. Meeting social needs and challenges through shared and constructive paths will increase the social impact of knowledge.
Europe is in the midst of a housing affordability crisis. More than 26 million people across the EU are living in overcrowded and inadequate properties. Because this crisis strikes at the roots of economic and spatial inequalities, it threatens the social cohesion of our cities. Community Land Trusts (CLTs) offer an innovative and sustainable way of providing genuinely and permanently affordable homes.
After extensive exploration at the TU Munich, three research houses monolithic wall structures were build - one made of wood, one of masonry and one of lightweight concrete. The building follow these design principles
- Single-layer constructions
- No added Materials for high recycling loop potential
- Consistent separation of building and technical systems
- Climatic inertia due to large thermal storage mass
- Adequate window areas - no further sun protection required
