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Academic PortfolioGiulia Cazzaniga

HI!THIS IS MY PORTFOLIO!

I am Giulia Cazzaniga, a higly engaged and self-motivated architecture graduate with a flair for spatial thinking. I am here to improve both my professional knowledge and my laguage skills. The following portfolio contains a selection of Bachelor and Master projects as well as other works. I sincerely hope you will enjoy my works and I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for your consideration.

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ACADEMIC WORKS

NI-TI SYSTEM: a solution for dimensional structural joins

CITY OF JUSTICE: the new univerity campus

INTERNATIONAL WORKS

56 CAMBRIDGE ST: Red Hill, Brisbane, Australia

COMPETITION

CHRONOS: time poverty

PHOTOGRAPHY

DEPARTURES: photo project

NATURE: random pictures

VILLA SORMANI: rennovation and conservation

Giulia CazzanigaRESUMIE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Availability / from now

Date of birth / 02/04/1989

Address / Via Iseo 12, Monza (MB)

Email / [email protected]

Contact / 3392608058

Web Site / http://cazzanigagiulia.wix.

com/archprojects

LANGUAGES

Italian / native language

English / fluent

INTERESTS

Architecture and art, graphics and

drawing, photography, travelling and

sport

SOFTWARE

AutoCAD /

Photoshop /

Illustrator /

Indesign /

AutoCAD 3D /

SketchUp /

ArchiCAD /

3D Studio Max/

Word /

Excell /

Power Point /

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WORK EXPERIENCES

STUDIO 53 /

producing preliminary drawings and

competition panels

SELVA URBANA /

No-profit associationDesign of green spaces

Milan’s City Hall /

supervising big and small scale design

projects

CD&Z /

producing preliminary design

drawings, working drawings of

residential and public design projects

EDUCATION

Master Degree in Architecture at

Politecnico of Milan/

Final Thesis: “Ni-Ti System: a solution

for dimensional structural joins”

Master in Architecture at QUT /

Exchange student within the

Overseas Exchange Program

Graduate Architect at Politecnico of

Milan /

Final Thesis: “Three dimensional

structural joins”

Scientific secondary school / Milan

COMPETITION

Logo /

Competition for the realization of a

new Logo for the city of Aprilia

Time poverty /

Winner of a competition for the

creation and exposition of an

environmentally sustainable art

installation

Academic Projects2008 - 2014

The thesis wants to investigate the problems we can found in the process of conception, design and creation of free-form Facades. The aim of my study is to find a standardization method for the free-form facades through the standardization of the structural nod. The structural joins are now design ad-hoc for each facades system.

I focused on the porposal of a new innovative structural node. Starting from the study of the existing joins, I integrated their technologies with the SMA (Shape Memory Alloys) with the goal to create a new dimensional join workable onto any type of free-form system.

PICTURE

MyzeilFrankfurtMassimiliano Fuksas2009

(POLIMI THESIS - Academic year 2013-2014 )

NI-TI SYSTEM: a solution for dimensional

structural joins

ZK - Zylinder Knoten

BK - Block Knoten

FF - Free Form

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Vite autofilettante a testa esa-gonale di giunzione nodo-asta

Asta a sezione rettangolare cava, in acciaio inossidabi-le, pressofusa - 80x150 mm

Nodo cilindrico sfaccettato a sezione cava, in acciaio inossi-dabile, pressofuso - d=200 mm

ZK l Zylinder Knoten - Mero TSK

Il sistema ZK è costituito da un nodo cilindrico cavo e quattro aste a sezione cava curve, incli-nate di 8° rispetto all’asse ortogonale di costru-zione. I profili di forma rettangolare sono col-legati al nodo centrale con quattro bulloni per asta. I nodi hanno un diametro di 200 mm, le sezioni delle aste sono da 100x60 o 150x80 mm. I profili hanno lunghezza di 1 - 4 m e si avvitano attraverso il foro di inserimento della vite posto sul nodo che è in alluminio.Il nodo, di diametro 200 mm, ha una sezione cava e fornisce una connessione curva molto re-sistente. Sia le strutture piane che quelle curve a singolo strato possono essere eseguite con geometria triangolare o quadrangolare. Que-sto nodo permette di avere costi molto bas-si per quanto riguarda il rivestimento vetrato. I carichi sono applicati direttamente sulle aste. E’ generalmente usato per strutture a singolo strato curve e con delle pendenze e viene rive-stito con pannelli opachi o elementi in vetro. La struttura può essere realizzata in acciaio St 37 (Fe 360) o in alluminio e può essere combinato con NK sistema doppio strato.

I ZK - Zylindren Knoten

Asta rettangolare - 80x150 mm

Nodo cilindrico - d=200 mm



Doppio profilo metallico a L





ZK - Zylinder Knoten(existing node)

The ZK system is constituted by a cylindrical node and four bars, tilted by 8° relative to the orthogonal constructuon. The bars are connected to the central node with four bolts. The nodes have a diameter of 200 mm, the section of the bars are to be 100X60 or 150X80 mm. The bar are 1 to 4 m lenght.This system allow both flat and curves single layer structures. The geometry can be triangular or quadrangular.

Metal L profileRectangular bar in stainless steel, cast - 80X150 mm

screw

Zylinder Knoten

Metal L profileMetal barZylinder KnotenScrew

ScrewRectangular bar

Zylinder Knoten

70 I BK - Block Knoten

BK l Block Knoten - Mero TSK

Il nodo BK consiste nell’accoppiamento, trami-te imbullonaggio, di sei profili cavi di dimensio-ni di 90X150 mm con un nodo centrale sfaccet-tato di diametro di 200 mm. Questo nodo ha funzione strutturale e permette la realizzazione di strutture vetrate o opache autoportanti con spessori minimi. Le aste, a sezione cava, sono composte da due profilati a L di sezione mm e sono disposte su angoli di 60°. Il nodo è un cilindro sfaccettato di dimensioni 200X200X150 mm.Tutti gli elementi sono prefabbricati e assem-blati in cantiere attraverso un rigido processo organizzativo e di mappatura delle aste e dei nodi. Il sistema non necessita di saldature o altre operazioni grazie alle giunzioni meccani-che tramite imbullonatura. I carichi derivanti dal rivestimento di copertura/facciata sono appli-cati linearmente sui profili metallici mediante le guarnizioni e i sistemi di ritegno meccanico; eventuali carichi appesi dall’interno vengo-no sempre applicati all’estremità inferiore del nodo BK. Il sistema è in acciaio S355, intera-mente zincato a caldo e verniciato a polveri con colori standard o speciali. Tutte le giunzioni sono esclusivamente di tipo bullonato e risulta-no interamente nascoste all interno dei profili.

Foro per l’inserzione della vite di connessione tra l’asta e il nodo

Nodo cilindrico con sfaccet-tatura esagonale a sezione cava, in acciaio inossidabi-le, pressofusa - d=200 mm




Bullone di giunzione nodo-asta





Doppio profilo metallico a L Foro dell’asta per il montaggio


BK - Block Knoten(existing node)

The BK system consists in six bars with dimensions of 90X150 mm with a central multifaceted node with a diameter of 200 mm. This node has a structural function and it is designed to created minimum thickness facedes. All elements are prefabricated and are assembled on site through a strict process. The system does not require welding or other mechanical operations thanks to the bolting system.

Metal L profile

Rectangular bar in stainless steel, cast - 80X150 mm

screwBlock Knoten

Metal L profileMetal barscrewBlock Knoten

L profileRectangular barthreated hole

FF - Free Form(existing node)

The FF system is designed for single layer structures with free geometry. There are six bars with rectangular section with dimensions from 150X75 to 300X80 mm.The connection between the bars and the node is hidden inside the bars and it is a mechanical connectio. The node is constituited by a double cylinder with diameter of 200 mm.All the elements of the FF system are prefabbricated and assembled on site.The bolting is preferable compared to welding as they have better durability, they require less maintenance and it guarantee a better aesthetic.

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FF l Free Form - Mero TSK

Il nodo FF è un sistema per strutture a singolo strato con geometria libera. Le aste sono sei e hanno sezione rettangolare cava con dimensioni che variano dai 150X75 ai 300X80. La connessione tra asta e nodo avvie-ne ad incastro grazie alla sezione dell’asta che, nella parte di connessione, è sagomata con l’asta divisa in due sezioni minori che vengono incastrate e fissate meccanicamente Il nodo costituito da un doppio cilindro delle dimensio-ni di 200 mm al uale vengono fissate le aste.Tutti gli elementi del sistema FF sono prefab-bricati e assemblati in cantiere. L’incastro e l’imbullonatura sono preferibili ri-spetto alla saldatura in quanto hanno miglior durabilità, necessitano di minore manutenzio-ne e garantiscono una migliore resa estetica.

Il nodo è in acciaio forgiato, zincato e in al-cuni casi rivestito con verniciatura in polvere. Il fissaggio tra il nodo e le aste avviene a inca-stro e con delle viti ad alta resistenza meccanica e con rivestimenti anti corrosivi.

il sistema prefabbricato pi recente e trova impiego sopratutto nelle coperture a geome-tria libera a singolo strato.



Sovrapposizione di un doppio nodo cilindrico a sezione cava con sfaccettatura ottagonale, in acciaio inossidabile, pressofuso - d=200 mm

Doppio nodo cilindrico - d=200 mm






Doppio nodo cilindrico - d=200 mm


Metal L profile


screwFree Form Knoten

Metal L profileFree Form Knoten

Maintance hole

L profileFree Form Knoten

bar

A shape-memory alloy (SMA) is an alloy that “remembers” its original shape and that when deformed returns to its pre-deformed shape when heated. Shape-memory alloys have applications in industries including automotive, aerospace, biomedical and robotics.The main problem in the dimensional nodes for facades industry is that each node has to be designed ad hoc for each project. The aim of my research was to find a way to standardize this technology. Using the Ni-Ti system the all process of creation will be standard and it has the possibility to be changed on site without waisting pieces in case of human errors.

SMA (Shape, Memory, Alloy)

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Figura 31 l Deformazione del reticolo cristallino

Rappresentazione della deforma-zione non vincolata del reticolo cristallino per trasformazione mar-tensitica, dalla configurazione a a quella ‘d’

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Figura 31 l Deformazione del reticolo cristallino

Rappresentazione della deforma-zione non vincolata del reticolo cristallino per trasformazione mar-tensitica, dalla configurazione a a quella ‘d’

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Nodo ottagonale a sezione cava, in acciaio inossidabile, pressoformato - d=200 mm

Vite autofilettante a testa esago-nale di giunzione placca-nodo

Vite di giunzione nodo-asta

Asta a sezione quadrata cava, in acciaio inossidabi-le, pressofusa - 80x80 mm

Ni-Ti System 1 l Il nodo ottagonale

La proposta del Ni-Ti System 1 consta nella proposta din un nodo cavo, a pianta ottagonale, che si comporta come un nodo cilindrico: si veda ad esempio il nodo BK - Block Knoten - di Mero, precedentemente analizzato.La prima differenza sostanziale è rappresentata dal me-todo di produzione del pezzo del nodo centrale. Mentre normalmente, come si è visto, il nodo viene prodotto come pezzo originariamente cilindrico sottoposto in se-guito a sfaccettatura, il nodo del Ni-Ti System sarà un pezzo prodotto a stampo per pressofusione.

Il nodo, di dimensioni di 200x200 mm, opsita al suo in-terno dalle quattro alle otto aste, potendo soddisfare in questo modo sia le necessità di mesh triangolari che quadratere. Le facce del nodo che saranno predisposte all’aggancio con le aste, presentano una sagomatura concava, corrispondente ai 2 della superficie della sfe-ra dell’aggancio all’asta che dovrà accogliere. Tra il nodo e l’aggancio all’asta viene interposta una placca in Ni-Ti di spessore 1 mm, anch’essa sagomata come il nodo, in modo da accogliere la sfera. Il fissaggio della placca al nodo avviene tramite l impiego di uattro viti autofilet-tate disposte ortogonalmente alla superficie del nodo e della placca. Poiché la placca sarà interamente sotto-posta a deformazione martensitica, le forature filettate previste per l inserimento delle viti, sono pi larghe in previsione della deformazione di circa il 4% che subirà la placca.

I Ni-Ti System 1


Dischi SMA - spessore 1 mm cad

Asta quadrata - 80x80 mm


Placca in Ni-Ti - 8x5 cm /spessore=1mm


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fera in acciaio ino - d= 0 mm

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Ni-Ti System(project node)

Metal L profileRectangular bar in stainless steelscrew

Inox steel sphere

Ni-Ti discsscrewNode

NodeL profile

screw

Ni-Ti system

NodeL profileNi-Ti discs

screw

Ni-Ti discs

Ni-Ti system

glass panel

structural silicon

L profile

threated hole

50X50 Inox steel sphereScrew


Ni-Ti discs

Connection part

Ni-Ti system:90X160X1 mm

Ni-Ti plate

The Ni-Ti system has been designed to be adaptale to any facade. The Ni-Ti plates are positionated between the nodes and the bars. The sphere can be positionated inside the plate and in this way we can choose any configuration for the bars. Once the bars are positionated in the right position, we will give an eletrical impulse to the plate thet will change its shape and it willmaintaine the bars in the position desired.Three discs of Ni-Ti are positionated in the bars to allowed small changes in case of human errors or in case of earthquake.This system can replace any node and can be used for any kind of facades.

The project wants to improve the quality of thr land and to enhancement the history of the territory. This project will involve:- demolition of existing building;- renovation of buildings;- construction of new buildings based on maximum flexibility and modularity;The project rapresents a permanent urban construction. The are will become a new point of interest for te Expo 2015.

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Ortomercato area Milan, Italy

(POLIMI - Academic year 2012-2013 )

CITY OF JUSTICE: the new university campus

Riqualificazione Parco Forlanini

The “city of Justice” is configurated as a hub architecture that provides:- University campus for lawers;- univerity campus and courses on special perception and consumption of food;- commercial area (tasting and marketing of fodd and regional agricultural products);- multiporpose area

Concept

The City of Justice

Justice University

Food courses(Expo 2015)

Commercial area

Offices

Permanent and temporary

apartment

Local hospitality activities

(resturants)

This architectural conservation project describes the process through which the material, historical and design integrity are prolonged through carefully planned interventions. A new intended use has been designed for Villa Sormani.The ancient Villa will be the new site for a kitchen school for disable people. In this site there will be a school, a resturant and a garden where to harvest fresh fruits and vegetables. The project was to create a place that rapresent the history of this amazing villa and in the same time it was necessary to renovate it to adabt it to the modern building laws.

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Renovation projectvilla Sormani, Lecco, Italy

(POLIMI - Academic year 2011-2012 )

VILLA SORMANI: renovation and conservation project

International works 2013 - 2014

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Site planBrisbane, Austrlia

(QUT - Academic year 2013-2014 )

56 Cambridge St Red Hill, Brisbane, Australia

SITE AREA: 854 mqAREA: 538 mq

BRIEF:2 Bedrooms2 BathroomsStudioLivingroomDiningroomKitchenLaundryCar accomodation

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

East elevation

Section

Competition2013 - 2014

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FlayerLPF Breakfast, Brisbane, QLD

(QUT - Academic year 2013-2014 )

CHRONOS: time poverty

GEARS, CHAINS AND BOTTLESTHE PULLY SYSTEM - A CHAIN OF ACTIONS -Each hanging bottle rapresents a task which students are commonly engaged with life, such as study, work, family, social life, rest, entertainment, etc. When you pull one bottle, it shhifts others which are tied along the same chain. In this sense, a chain of actions is designed. By pulling the chains, user can choose the configuration desired. This idea shows that tasks are somehow connected with other ones. So with so many tasks as a student, it is challenging to maintain time balance in life.

LED - LIGHT RADIUS AND SHADOW -The height of the bottle configuration would determine the radius and focus of light projected on the ground. If you do many things at once, the balance is spread out, but your focus is less.

WATER - SOUND -We put various levels of water in each bottle. You can play your own configuration by tapping them.

Installation to have combination of two major forms, circular (gears) and linear (steel frame). This would highlight the main movement of message time poverty while being supported by an architecturally and sound lean frame. The form of the installation is also to be symmetrical as to be accessed by either side of its placement site, not having a “front” or a “back”, its orienation is flexible. Main material used to be steel, as to give contrast between the texture of the gears and the smoothness of the frame, but overall being cohesively connected in terms of aesthetics. However, the main concept of the time poverty managed to be conveyed clearly. Scale of the installation to be built to eye level, making it directly visible and to easier relate to human scale.

Cocept and method

Photography

DEPARTURES

In this photo project I used 1 second exposure to try to shoot the movement in contrast to the static with the purpose to let pass the feeling of a departure moment. Some people are moving and in the meanwhile a person is standing and the view is static. The man is always without t-shirt which on the one hand side facilitates the identification of the viewers with the person and on the other hand illustrates the fragility of the man. The purpose of these pictures is to show a melancholic moment in which a person is leaving somebody or some place. Even the position of his arms increases the intensity of the melancholic moment suggesting the idea that that past is going and new experiences are coming.The photo project would also explain that by the time is passing our memories are not clear as in moment of the departure. Using sand paper I tried to delete the memories of people around the man. Departure: where all the memories are in our mind making us felling lost.

NATURE

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