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Lorenzo Casi

Lorenzo Casi

New York, NY, US

 

About 

I am a highly talented, qualified designer/architect with numerous prizes and awards for sustainable development and radical design solutions. I have an Italian, English and Spanish background.

I am currently working as a freelance  focusing mainly on sustainable refurbishment: working with clients in sectors such as the commercial, residential and hospitality industries.

I have achivied some special mention in design competitions such as "Bancaperta", an concept competition for a very import italian bank "BBC" which awarded my group and me an award for the originality and the potency of the solution. Similarly, I took a prize for "Leading Edge Student Design Competition" where I gained a mention for the audacity of the project and technological solution of the idea.
During my studies at Universita' degli Studi di Firenze I won an European studentship "Erasmus" placement for 1 year at Universida Politecnica de Madrid and also a European internship "Leonardo da Vinci" placement for a practice leader on Sustainable architecture.

Employment 

CaLo Architecture, London, GB, Project Architect

Founder of CaLo Architecture
My most recent works include refurbishing studios, restaraunts and clubs; website and furniture designs. Main projects are: Love & Liquor in Kilburn; Zau’ a Malaysian restaurant in Kuala Lumpur; Barz8 portable bar.

Sep 2011 - Oct 2015
 

KAI Design, London, GB, Consultant Architect

Main activities and responsabilities:
- Design activities-concept
- Computer graphics-rendering
- Technical Advice

Feb 2011 - Jul 2011
 

C.V.A. Associati, Sansepolcro, IT, Project Architect

Main activities and responsabilities:
- Design activities: concept, preliminary, definitive, executive.
- Visiting and supervising construction sites
- Technical Advice

Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
 

JPW Construction, Machynlleth, GB, Project Architect

Winner trought selection of the European Internship “Leonardo da Vinci”; certificate with Europass Document.

Main activities and responsabilities:
- Design activities: concept, preliminary, definitive, executive.
- Web research with specific websites for sustainable projects and pro
ducts such as GBS, NBS, rps, ESI.
- Technical Advice

Feb 2009 - Jun 2009
 

C.V.A. Associati, Sansepolcro, IT, Collaborator

Main activities and responsibilities:
- Design activities: concept, preliminary, definitive, executive.
- Architect Manager Assistant
- Technical Advice
- CAD and Render Designer

Oct 2005 - Aug 2007
 

Education 

University of Florence, Firenze, IT, MArch, BArch + MArch in Sustainable Architecture

My degree encompasses both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in architecture.

Sep 2000 - Jul 2008
 

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, ES, MArch, Studentship in Sustainable Design

Winner of Erasmus studentship for a place at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid - Faculty of Architecture

Sep 2004 - Aug 2005
 

Istituto Statale d'Arte "G. Giovagnoli", Sansepolcro, IT, High School, Applied Arts

Sep 1995 - Sep 2000
 

Awards 

Design Competition Mention, Honorable Mention

Special Jury Prize for for the originality and the potency of the solution.

Main activities and responsabilities:
- Design activities-concepts
- Computer graphics-rendering
- Model Making Activities

2009
 

Student Design Competition Special Mention, Nomination

Challenge 1 (undergraduates) Environment and History centre for the U.C.S.B. in California.
The special mention has been accredited for the audacity of the project and technological solution of the idea.

Main activities and responsibilities:
- Design activities: concept, preliminary, definitive, executive.
- Analysis of the site history and climatic
- Technical duties:
Calculating heat loss and thermal performance of the building envelope
Heat gain and thermal performance
Sun penetration and solar control
Heat gain and loss through windows
Embodied Energy Calculation

2008
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills