As a teenager working in a ceramic lab, I enjoyed the eccentric, architectural-like shapes that emerged from constructing new vessels. Soon after I immersed myself in the study of architecture. Since then, I have gained experience in the workplace - as well as academic experience - in dealing with building design and optimization, energy efficiency, interior design, and comfort evaluation.
Casanova + Hernandez Architects, Rotterdam, Architectural internship
• Museum of Albanian hydropower, Koman, Albania – Museological project/executive design
o Exhibition museological and architectural design. Design of the exhibition by rooms. Disposition of the selected historical material and design of the museological experience;
o Organization and selection of the historical material for the exhibitions (i.e. photos, documents, paintings);
o Definition of the exhibition booklet with the selected material defined by code;
o Design and testing of anisotropic spaces with lights and shadows effect to create a sensorial experience for users;
o Executive architectural design of the exhibition by rooms, developing detailed plans, elevations for the construction company.
• Ecopark, Durres, Albania – Executive project
o Conceptual to executive design of permanent pavilions to give users experience of reuse/recycle of different materials in the park area;
o Executive design of the zip line system. Research and application of the safety standards needed for the system. Construction companies survey for the general contractor;
o Climbing wall preliminary design and dimension computation.
• Malmi airport park, Helsinki, Finland – Competition
o Conceptual to the preliminary design of the park’s multifunctional square. Synthetic diagram development that shows clearly the flexibility for different seasons/type users of the area.
o Park’s circulation synthetic diagrams development. Green network/green area design preserving the existing flora/fauna
• Sara Hilden Museum, Tampere, Finland
o Preliminary design of the museum’s service areas defining the optimal position for the loading/unloading area in connection to the other back-office areas.
o Façade design. Study and design of brick panel with a randomized displacement of the elements to emphasize the shadow/light effects on the façade.
o Development of the area/building 3d model & renders
• Crook point bridge park, Providence, U.S. – Competition project
o Social/historical context analysis – synthetic diagrams development
o Conceptual to preliminary design of the park area around the former bridge.
o Reusing former train wagons as modular flexible system adaptable for the park’s defined functions
o 3D model/renders development in Sketch-up/Lumion
VV Patchouli LLC, Brooklyn, NY, US, Building engineer-architect consultant
• Design the company headquarter using Revit, collaborating with the intern team;
• Realize 2D detail drawings of the building envelope components in Revit
• Building’s energy optimization, & Visual comfort optimization achieved during my final graduation project;
• Interview, hire and manage the incoming interns for the architectural team that successfully collab in the project;
• Collaborate with the company’s creative team to develop a furniture line for the headquarter.
• Develop presentations in power-point and adobe suite, to showcase projects, furniture line, and new ideas to investors and incoming partners;
Polytechnical University of Bari, Bari, Building engineer assistant
• Visual comfort evaluation for the Polytechnical University of Bari’s library renovation. Comparative analysis of the DGP – daylight glare probability – testing different external shading profiles in RadianceIES.
Paolo Lorusso Ceramiche & terracotte, Altamura, IT, Ceramic Artisan
• Realize a series of hand-made clay vessel, in traditional and new techniques. Experiments different shapes and colors to re-think the traditional style of Italian ceramics
• Define different types of table lamps, inspired by natural shapes in products like the calla lamp or re-thinking traditionally objects in a modern look like the new Victorian lamp
• Manage the artisan laboratory warehouse and organize the accountancy of the business in excel spreadsheets;
• Take care of the contacts with resellers stores, managing orders, shipping and price definition;
BPR Architect, Cassano delle Murge, IT, Architectural Intern
• Collaborate on projects for high-end firm’s retail stores, developing 2D plans in AutoCAD and interior and exteriors spaces render with C4D and V-Ray
• Still-life renders of products designed by the studio for private customers and stores
Decorduemila Group S.r.l., Altamura, IT, Interior designer
• Development of renovation projects for the company, starting from the in-site measurement taken by me and going through the 2D project definition, and realizing graphic diagrams and renders to present the offer to the customers.
• Cost-estimation and price check for materials and artisan’s work
• Detail drawing in AutoCAD and Rhinoceros for hand-made and computer-cut machine furniture
• Mediate between the company and Architects, Engineers in several projects
Politecnico di Bari, Bari, MArch, Building engineer-architecture
Accomplish my Master's degree with the final project called "Design of a high-efficiency mixed-use building in NYC" with a 3,93 GPA.
The project involves me in:
• Use of angular selectivity glass for better solar energy and daylight control in building with a high percentage of transparent surfaces;
• Optimal daylight autonomy and low glare risk, calculated with sDA300,50 and ASE50,250;
• Use of mixed-mode cooling system, based on ASHRAE adaptive comfort approach;
• Definition and computer simulation of building automation system for controlled natural ventilation of the space;
• Dynamic energy simulation in IES VE that verifies a 90% reduction of the energy needs thanks to the mixed-mode system;
• Organize the work done in a timed presentation to expose at the judging commission.
