Francesca Foresi Portfolio

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THESIS project MDParametric Dublin

PROJECTS master degreeIsole Scossicci (Scossicci Islands)PFP (Potenza River Park)Fractal System

exhibitionsNieuwe ruimte voor de stad, Amsterdam 2011Dal Porto al Passetto, Ancona 2011PFP, San Severino Marche 2010Scossicci Ludocity & Hyperalicante, Porto Recanati 2010Meditative Portable Gardens, happening, Recanati 2010Meditative Portable Gardens, happening, Ascoli Piceno 2010Meditative Garden, Ascoli Piceno 2010

competitionsEuropan 2011, Amsterdam Amstel IIIDal Porto al Passetto, AnconaDetaching from Architecture, Bilbao

THESIS project BDU_10 I SPA

PROJECTS bachelor degreeDetached houseStudents dormitory, Tiburtina Station, RomeTeachers dwellings, Ascoli PicenoNew Railway Station Ascoli Piceno

work whit Studio Thot, Macerata, Marche, Italy

work as freelance

experiments

my kitchen

Francesca Foresifrancesca.foresi(at)studenti.unicam.it

student at UNICAM School of Architecture and Design

blog http://francescaforesi.blogspot.com/

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THESIS master degree

city council’s proposal

3. 4. 5. 6.

7.8.9.10.11.12.

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old proposals

25 october 2011 15 september 2011 2 september 2011 2o april 2011

11 march 2011 11 march 2011 18 march 2011 18 march 2011 25 march 2011 1 april 2011

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8S.A.D. School of Architecture and Design “Eduardo Vittoria” Master degree thesis in architectural & landscape design a. y. 2010/11 Thesis director Cristiano Toraldo di Francia Supervisor Daniele Rossi student Andrea PierettiParametric Dublin_ Generative algorithms for a new urban development_generative modeling

parametric dublin

algorithm

curves:5 rhino splines

lots:buildings boundaries

extrusions

equation which affects the extrusion

attractors

S.A.D. School of Architecture and Design “Eduardo Vittoria” Master degree thesis in architectural & landscape design a. y. 2010/11 Thesis director Cristiano Toraldo di Francia Supervisor Daniele Rossi student Andrea PierettiParametric Dublin_ Generative algorithms for a new urban development_generative modeling 1

algorithm



extrusions

equation which affects the extrusion

attractors


7.

8.

5.

6.

3.

4.

y = x

y = Bx

2.

1.

y = Bx (max1)

y = Bx p

y = cosBx p

y = (cosBx p) + 1

y = a [(cosBx p) + 1]

the value of extrusion (y) is exactly equal to the distance

between the centroid of the rectangle and the center of

the grid.

extrusion value (y) is re-duced by a coeff icient B

All values greater than 1 will become equal to 1.

This operation is meant to give a border to the algo-

rithm.indeed, when you apply the co-

sine, all values are canceled out.

I apply p to prepare the algo-rithm to the cosine.

I apply the cosine.

the equation becomes positve with the addition of +1.

I apply a multiplier that al-lows further control of the

height of the extrusion.

this logic operation can be applied more times in the

same algorithm


Of Ireland population

Dublin population

1’600’000

City

Urban

Metro

+

+

=

35%Dublin is ireland?

ireland is Dublin?

City

metro

urban

a view from space

Ireland population

4’500’000

Density

Ireland Italy

Average Age

35 year-old 42 year-old

irishtown

northwall

sandy mount

walled city

medieval citygeorgian 1756

pre 1860

the liberties

river liffey

river

dodd

ergrand canal

dublin bay

royal canal

river tolka

phoenix park

ringsend park

fairview park

marrion square

st’stephen green

sean moore park

herbert parkeamon ceannt park

cloantart

irishtown nature park

pope jp II park

fitzwilliam square

dublinanalysis

dublin historical growth

This scheme shows the historical growth of Dublin, from the inner walled city toward the pre 1860 part. It’s clear that Dublin is a small city, living in the city centre allows you to letteraly get rid of using a car. Walking is the best way to discover this city and if you are living there, there’s a bike sharing service in many places. Dublin has always been divided between two cathegories: Vikings and Celtics, Irish and English and between Catholics and Anglicans. Actually the city has two name, Dublin is after a Viking name (An Dubh Linn) and the other one (Baile Átha Cliath) is coming from Celtics. About history, Dublin was an English colony for the most of her time. England left an important footprint which was hideous to Irish people. During the sixties some English symbols were removed, for istance Colonell Nelson’s column replaced by the Spire. Georgian Dublin is also an important and large English herit-age. Several houses were broken down and replaced by new builndings.

Nowadays problems & potentialDublin was for decades a city of emigrants and just in the last two decades this pro-cess was reversed. However the outskirt of Dublin kept growing, without any planifi-cation, so without any service of any kind. They soon became unsafe places, where criminality could easily grow. In the meantime many areas more or less close to the city centre have to be redeveloped due to change of destination. The closer areas have more chance to become the extention of the city core, they should become high density residential areas and attract new people, preferably young couple with children.

How can Dublin City Core be an attractor of new families? what are the project’s tools?

beckett’s bridge

grand canaltheatre

lansdowne

stadium

guinnesstorehouse

saint patrick’s cathedral

U2 tower

system of water bodies

Nevertheless Dublin is near the shore, it is so detached by it that people, while they are strolling along Grafton Street, aren’t aware to be so close to the sea. This is due to Dublin’s growth to-ward east, due to the presence of the port and due to the fight against tides. The river Liffey is the main river. It was firstly used as a dump and lately as a waterway, to get to the Dublin harbour. Looking at urban scale of the city it’s possible to notice that this river is the spine of the city. Many of the public attractions lay along it. It divides the city in Dublin North, which is the poorest and Dublin south, the richest. The Grand canal and the Royal canal take water from river Shannon, they were used as waterways from west to east Ireland. The former is in the south side and the latter in the north side. River Dodder and River Tolka lay between Dub-lin bay and the twin canals. They have waving courses and sometimes river Tolka had given floodings. Generally floods are a threat coming from the sea. Walls facing the shore were built to prevent them. Now they laying in the Docklands between the city and the harbour. 1th tool_water

Since Dublin’s plan missed any regularity and a coherent planning, it’s a natural consequence to follow waterways to get an orientation. In this vision river Liffey is really the spine of the city. Nowadays what is missing is an adeguate ending of the Liffey’s spine. Our mission is to create a gate way, a urban structure which is in between the river and the bay. From thr urban spine to the quiet bay. It would be possible aslo collect into the bay the path along river Dodder. Water-ways should carry bike routes and foot paths.

How waterbodies can be strenghtened ?

system of parks

Dublin hasn’t actually squares, covered with limestone to gather people in summertime. How-ever there are many parks spread all over the city called squares. People use to enjoy going there in sunshine for a bief lunch, among nature. Therefore The presence of public parks are re-ally important. St’ Stephen Green Park is the most famous, it is adjacent to one of Dublin’s main shopping streets, Grafton Street, and to a shopping centre named for it, while on its surrounding streets are the offices of a number of public bodies. It is the largest among Georgian squares (Marrion’s square Park and Fitzwilliam square).The largest urban park is Phoenix Park. It so huge to have been reckoned as the largest Europe-an Park. It includes large areas of grassland and tree-lined avenues, and since the seventeenth century has been home to a herd of wild Fallow deer. Amog many sports facilities this park hosts the Dublin zoo, the Wellington Monument and the Papal Cross, built in occasion of the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1979.

2th tool_cultural importance of green

Ireland and Dublin are famous for green lawns. Thank to humidity growing a perfect lawn is easy. Due to weather changings it’s possible to have at least a sunny half an hour in a day. Dubliners like to enjoy sun laying on the grass in public parks. The presence of trees can esily stop strong winds and be a shelter from rain. Green is palced along rivers and canals, not only in parks.

How green can be used to redisign the city ?

DDPThe Dublin Development Plan regulate the development of the city through 6

points:1_shaping the city2_boosting infrastructures3_greening the city4_fostering culture5_providing quality homes in a compact city6_create good neighbourhoods

DDdaThe Dublin Docklands Development Authority regulates the re-develop-

ment of the docklands. Once this are was just an industrial area with

factories and plants, due to the presence of the port. Now this area

is going to be re-urbanized because factories have been closed and

broken down. There are 5 priorities:1_speeding up physical transfor-mations2_create an Architectural identity3_exploiting docklands potential4_quality of life 5_create an image

ppsThe Poolbeg Planning Scheme regulates the re-development of this artificial pen-

insula on the south side of river Liffey’s mouth. One of the principles is to extend the city toward east, taking advantage

from the empty lot of the former glass bottle factory.

core strategy main cultural quarters

Zone 1: To protect, provide and improve residential ameni tiesZone 2: To protect and/or improve the amenities of residen-tial conservation areasZone 3: To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilitiesZone 4: To provide for and improve mixed services facilitiesZone 5: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area and to identify, reinforce and strengthen its civic design character and dignityZone 6: To provide for the creation and protection of enter-prise and facilitate opportunities for employment creationZone 7: To provide for the protection and creation of indus-trial uses and facilitate opportunities for employment crea-tionZone 7A: To provide for the protection and creation of in-dustrial uses and facilitate opportunities for employment creationZone 8: To protect the existing architectural and civic de-sign character, and to allow for limited expansion consist-ent with the conservation objective. To allow primarily resi-dential and compatible office and institutional usesZone 9: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, and open spaceZone 10: To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner suburban sites for mixed use development of which office, retail and residential would be predominant usesZone 11: To protect and improve canal, coastal and river amenitiesZone 14: To seek the social, economic and physical devel-opment or rejuvenation of an area with mixed use, of which residential and Zone 6 would be the predominant usesZone 15: To provide for institutional and community uses

DDPDDDA

PPS

DDP

DDDA

PPS

S.A.D. School of Architecture and Design “Eduardo Vittoria” Master degree thesis in architectural & landscape design a. y. 2010/11 Thesis director Cristiano Toraldo di Francia Supervisor Daniele Rossi student Francesca ForesiParametric Dublin_ Generative algorithms for a new urban development_Parametricism 5

Of Ireland population

Dublin population

1’600’000

City

Urban

Metro

+

+

=

35%Dublin is ireland?

ireland is Dublin?

City

metro

urban

a view from space

Ireland population

4’500’000

Density

Ireland Italy

Average Age

35 year-old 42 year-old

irishtown

northwall

sandy mount

walled city

medieval citygeorgian 1756

pre 1860

the liberties

river liffeyriv

er do

ddergrand canal

dublin bay

royal canal

river tolka

phoenix park

ringsend park

fairview park

marrion square

st’stephen green

sean moore park

herbert parkeamon ceannt park

cloantart

irishtown nature park

pope jp II park

fitzwilliam square

dublinanalysis

dublin historical growth

This scheme shows the historical growth of Dublin, from the inner walled city toward the pre 1860 part. It’s clear that Dublin is a small city, living in the city centre allows you to letteraly get rid of using a car. Walking is the best way to discover this city and if you are living there, there’s a bike sharing service in many places. Dublin has always been divided between two cathegories: Vikings and Celtics, Irish and English and between Catholics and Anglicans. Actually the city has two name, Dublin is after a Viking name (An Dubh Linn) and the other one (Baile Átha Cliath) is coming from Celtics. About history, Dublin was an English colony for the most of her time. England left an important footprint which was hideous to Irish people. During the sixties some English symbols were removed, for istance Colonell Nelson’s column replaced by the Spire. Georgian Dublin is also an important and large English herit-age. Several houses were broken down and replaced by new builndings.

Nowadays problems & potentialDublin was for decades a city of emigrants and just in the last two decades this pro-cess was reversed. However the outskirt of Dublin kept growing, without any planifi-cation, so without any service of any kind. They soon became unsafe places, where criminality could easily grow. In the meantime many areas more or less close to the city centre have to be redeveloped due to change of destination. The closer areas have more chance to become the extention of the city core, they should become high density residential areas and attract new people, preferably young couple with children.

How can Dublin City Core be an attractor of new families? what are the project’s tools?

beckett’s bridge

grand canaltheatre

lansdowne

stadium

guinnesstorehouse

saint patrick’s cathedral

U2 tower

system of water bodies

Nevertheless Dublin is near the shore, it is so detached by it that people, while they are strolling along Grafton Street, aren’t aware to be so close to the sea. This is due to Dublin’s growth to-ward east, due to the presence of the port and due to the fight against tides. The river Liffey is the main river. It was firstly used as a dump and lately as a waterway, to get to the Dublin harbour. Looking at urban scale of the city it’s possible to notice that this river is the spine of the city. Many of the public attractions lay along it. It divides the city in Dublin North, which is the poorest and Dublin south, the richest. The Grand canal and the Royal canal take water from river Shannon, they were used as waterways from west to east Ireland. The former is in the south side and the latter in the north side. River Dodder and River Tolka lay between Dub-lin bay and the twin canals. They have waving courses and sometimes river Tolka had given floodings. Generally floods are a threat coming from the sea. Walls facing the shore were built to prevent them. Now they laying in the Docklands between the city and the harbour. 1th tool_water

Since Dublin’s plan missed any regularity and a coherent planning, it’s a natural consequence to follow waterways to get an orientation. In this vision river Liffey is really the spine of the city. Nowadays what is missing is an adeguate ending of the Liffey’s spine. Our mission is to create a gate way, a urban structure which is in between the river and the bay. From thr urban spine to the quiet bay. It would be possible aslo collect into the bay the path along river Dodder. Water-ways should carry bike routes and foot paths.

How waterbodies can be strenghtened ?

system of parks

Dublin hasn’t actually squares, covered with limestone to gather people in summertime. How-ever there are many parks spread all over the city called squares. People use to enjoy going there in sunshine for a bief lunch, among nature. Therefore The presence of public parks are re-ally important. St’ Stephen Green Park is the most famous, it is adjacent to one of Dublin’s main shopping streets, Grafton Street, and to a shopping centre named for it, while on its surrounding streets are the offices of a number of public bodies. It is the largest among Georgian squares (Marrion’s square Park and Fitzwilliam square).The largest urban park is Phoenix Park. It so huge to have been reckoned as the largest Europe-an Park. It includes large areas of grassland and tree-lined avenues, and since the seventeenth century has been home to a herd of wild Fallow deer. Amog many sports facilities this park hosts the Dublin zoo, the Wellington Monument and the Papal Cross, built in occasion of the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1979.

2th tool_cultural importance of green

Ireland and Dublin are famous for green lawns. Thank to humidity growing a perfect lawn is easy. Due to weather changings it’s possible to have at least a sunny half an hour in a day. Dubliners like to enjoy sun laying on the grass in public parks. The presence of trees can esily stop strong winds and be a shelter from rain. Green is palced along rivers and canals, not only in parks.

How green can be used to redisign the city ?

DDPThe Dublin Development Plan regulate the development of the city through 6

points:1_shaping the city2_boosting infrastructures3_greening the city4_fostering culture5_providing quality homes in a compact city6_create good neighbourhoods

DDdaThe Dublin Docklands Development Authority regulates the re-develop-

ment of the docklands. Once this are was just an industrial area with

factories and plants, due to the presence of the port. Now this area

is going to be re-urbanized because factories have been closed and

broken down. There are 5 priorities:1_speeding up physical transfor-mations2_create an Architectural identity3_exploiting docklands potential4_quality of life 5_create an image

ppsThe Poolbeg Planning Scheme regulates the re-development of this artificial pen-

insula on the south side of river Liffey’s mouth. One of the principles is to extend the city toward east, taking advantage

from the empty lot of the former glass bottle factory.

core strategy main cultural quarters

Zone 1: To protect, provide and improve residential ameni tiesZone 2: To protect and/or improve the amenities of residen-tial conservation areasZone 3: To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilitiesZone 4: To provide for and improve mixed services facilitiesZone 5: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area and to identify, reinforce and strengthen its civic design character and dignityZone 6: To provide for the creation and protection of enter-prise and facilitate opportunities for employment creationZone 7: To provide for the protection and creation of indus-trial uses and facilitate opportunities for employment crea-tionZone 7A: To provide for the protection and creation of in-dustrial uses and facilitate opportunities for employment creationZone 8: To protect the existing architectural and civic de-sign character, and to allow for limited expansion consist-ent with the conservation objective. To allow primarily resi-dential and compatible office and institutional usesZone 9: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, and open spaceZone 10: To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner suburban sites for mixed use development of which office, retail and residential would be predominant usesZone 11: To protect and improve canal, coastal and river amenitiesZone 14: To seek the social, economic and physical devel-opment or rejuvenation of an area with mixed use, of which residential and Zone 6 would be the predominant usesZone 15: To provide for institutional and community uses

DDPDDDA

PPS

DDP

DDDA

PPS

S.A.D. School of Architecture and Design “Eduardo Vittoria” Master degree thesis in architectural & landscape design a. y. 2010/11 Thesis director Cristiano Toraldo di Francia Supervisor Daniele Rossi student Francesca ForesiParametric Dublin_ Generative algorithms for a new urban development_Parametricism 5



extrusions in accord-ing with a series of equations

affected by the position of control points

y = a [(cosBx p) + 1]

context’s bonds5 transversal axes

attractors

1 3 4

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2 5 6 7

Tram Luas + minimetro bike’s routes

Public & private transportations

scale 1 : 5000

roads for cars & parking

S.A.D. School of Architecture and Design “Eduardo Vittoria” Master degree thesis in architectural & landscape design a. y. 2010/11 Thesis director Cristiano Toraldo di Francia Supervisor Daniele Rossi student Francesca ForesiParametric Dublin_ Generative algorithms for a new urban development 11

subdivision into cells minimum 45 sq m orizontal or vertical aggregation spot of cells no section’s zoning mixing use

housing

off ice

retail

vertical aggregation

one cell orizontal aggregation

S.A.D. School of Architecture and Design “Eduardo Vittoria” Master degree thesis in architectural & landscape design a. y. 2010/11 Thesis director Cristiano Toraldo di Francia Supervisor Daniele Rossi student Francesca ForesiParametric Dublin_ Generative algorithms for a new urban development 12

mmm...I don’t know &

I don’t care

Hey,Is she Bono’s

daugther?

PROJECTS master degree

STP /

scossicci tourist park

System of hotels and services The hotels are spread in all the islands

and can accommodate up to 10,000 people. Services in some cases follow

the perimeter of the hotel because they are inside buildings, multipurpose con-tainers. Each island has all the primary

services, featuring more services.

System of the green and built The two systems were designed

simultaneously and follow the pattern of the logo-concept Islands Scossicci. The

buildings are as green with lines con-nected. Deliberately designed buildings

were very different according to the island of belonging, with the intention of

creating a very varied skyline.

Ferry System A public service of water mobility onthe

links ensure a longer journey. The service links all the islands and the

amusement park located in the barrier breakwater / wind farm.

Car System The carriage system in the islands is sovrapone pedestrian system, but is

secondary. In fact the islands are just a pedestrian and cars must be parked in appropriate parking lots located to the

three entrances. The system runs in the carriage and enhance existing routes.

Pedestrian System The pedestrian system follows the

lines of project’s grid that merges the fields of the existing grid. The network of paths allows you can walk across

the area, the islands are the main paths, while paths are in the secondary

agricultural.

Batch system The islands’ division into plots resulted

from the overlap of the grid to the project designed from scratch. The

first regular grid has been due to the deformation of the surrounding lines.

Some batches of the project are to contaminate the countryside, as well

as some fields are incorporated in the islands.

Water System As the area Scossicci a slight depres-sion, were made canals which divide the area into 16 separate islands and three basins. One of the three basins

hosting the harbor under municipal administration, while the two others

are in relationship with the sea and the countryside behind.

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_21rst floorhotel suites with green balconies

_23rd floorfour kitchens and storage rooms

_24th floorrestaurant with views on cookers below

_25th floorlounge bar with roof garden

_26th floorroof garden with changings room

_27th floorroof garden with swimming pool

_9th floorgym

_10th floorspa

_3rd floornursery

_4rth floorcafeteria with views on nursery

ground floorhall and storage rooms

_1rst floorstaff rooms

SiteScossicci is a flat location along the Adriatic shore in the municipality of Porto Recanati (Macerata, Italy). Once, this area was a wetland. There were two mouths’ rivers (Musone and Aspio) and much vegetation. During the 15th century the population deforested it, looking for new ground to farm. It was a huge work because they managed to merge river Musone’s mouth with river Aspio’s one. Nowadays this area is almost completely empty. There are just fields, some old houses in the countryside, some old chalets along the shore and camp sites.

ConceptThe research design assumes that Loreto, the biggest tourist attraction in the Marches, is the most important point of view toward this area.Thus, working in plan rather than in the classic waterfront was an immediate consequence.The construction of the Basilica of Loreto began in 1468. This structure fits into the landscape of the Marches as some-thing abnormal, alien, off scale.We propose a similar operation in 2010: a major new event which is completely different from what is around, then that is immediately recognizable as the fruit of our time.The new event will work in synergy with the older one, becoming a tourist attraction with the symbiotic Loreto.

MasterplanWe planned a grid distorted by the presence of roads, the banks of the river Musone and the coastline.Subtracting grid modules, we created a marina and water basins, in order to increase the line of bathing.The grid elements were organized into a system of islands.The entrance of private vehicles is forbidden.A public transportation system of electric boats allows to move among islands and among islands and outer marinas along the Adriatic shore.

The Sunflower HotelThis building has predominantly receptive function.The four-curves amoeboid morphology (ground floor, top floor and silhouette profiles) comes from hand-drawn. They had been treated with a three-dimensional modeling software, which allowed to develop its final form. The structure blends with the skin. The alternation of full and empty draws the outer surface.The interiors are designed in a fluid: rooms are independent organic casings.Like a cruise ship entertainment services, the building offers a cafeteria, nursery, shops, gym, spa, restaurant, lounge bar and outdoor swimming pool and park.The artificial park on the roof is characterized by mixture of natural and artificial green, represented by the extension of the front pillars and floating sculptural objects.

exhibition at Castello Svevo, Porto Recanati, (MC) Marche, Italyfrom 18 to 25 June 2010

Eco-schedule

Urban SustainabilityIsole Scossicci is feature by islands, sorrounded by artificial canals. They are pedestrian islands. Only vans for up and down loading and rescue are admitted. there are big parking lots for cars, just outside. Public transportation is made by electric boats, they allow people to move quickly from an island to another one, whitout pullution, noise and vibrations. There are 4 tracks: 1 mid-speed circular track, 2 fast track toward te beach, 3 slow track, 4 long distance tracks, to connect this harbour with next cities.

Production of energyA farm wind has been placed on the barriers against waves. Adri-atic shore is subjected to be wore by the strong action of waves. This area has more chance than others to be interested by land and sea breeze.

SustainableArchitecture Sunflower hotel is a landmark and this doesn’t mean that there isn’t any attention on enviroment. Heating is on the floor, this means that there’s no need to have high temperatures to warm the building.Between rooms there’s a buffer space: closed in the winter and opened in the summer to help refreshing the building through air flows from the bottom to the top. Vegetation on balconies stops direct sunlight, this prevents overheating.Public floors have higher ceilings, this allows winter sunlight to better light the space, without using electic lights

exhibition at Chiostro di San Domenico, San Severino MArche, (MC) Marche, Italyfrom 13 to 23 July 2010

Reference Reference

objective

fractal

strategy

structure

f r a c t a lthis is not a project

this is not only architec-ture or a park

it is a system design repeatable to infinity

it will be placedinto residual spaces of the

city it will defend them from

the threat of property speculation

a space without an identity and quality

it’s the prey of specula-tors

to reach this aimwe used fractal concept

a fractal is a geo-metrical shapewatched at differ-ent scalesit keeps its formal stucture immutable

Fractal fills urban voidsbringing quality

empowering existing functionsand creating new ones;

it can be linked at abandoned or never finished buildings

to bring them a new life.

Fractal is made by a pathand tridimensional elements with different dimensions due to the func-tion. Fractal is connected with various elements, they bring new functions.

before then

square

sport

playground

fountain

+ market

+ bar

+ nursery

+ basket court

energy studymaterial study

green study

Since Italian town coun-cils

have economic difficul-ties,

the installation of fotovoltaic panels,

which follow fractal path not only creates the possibility

to produce green energy, but it allows to sink costs for the plant.

AnnexesSmall wooden buldings are connected with fractal,

bearing structure is made by soruce pine wood, curtain wall are mabe by larch wood,

which has a good resistance at bad weather. (these woods are reccomended by Greenpeace).

A part of the flooring is made by rubberwhich comes from recycled tires.

To light the park , we chose led lampsproduced by the near Guzzini factory.

560 sq m fotovoltaic panels87739kWh per year

of which

17331kWh used to light the park

70408kWh per year uploaded on the net

30400 euro per year gained by selling energy

materialsenergy

green

fractal

annexes

compound

resin +

mould

lead

stone

larch

spruce

pine

tires’

rubber

slate

cercis siliquastrum

fraxinus ornus

juniperus oxycedrus

nerium oleander

pistacia lentiscus

spartium junceum

tamarix gallica

s y s t e mplants chosen belong to Medi-terranean vegetation, they are suit-able to shore climate and they can stand saltiness.

FractalThe flooring is made by a compound of resin binder and local mould, adding with red colouring.Tridimensional elements are made by rein-forced concrete, covered by grey stone.

bar

reusing rain water

summer lighting

winter lighting summer lightingwinter lighting

north market south market

exhibitions

SCOSSICCI LUDOCITY TOURIST PARK

HYPERALICANTE

exhibition at Castello Svevo, Porto Recanati, (MC) Marche, Italyfrom 18 to 25 June 2010

GIARDINI PENSIEROSI PORTATILI_MEDITATIVE PORTABLE GARDENS

happening from Piazza Giacomo Leopardi to Giacomo Leopardi’s house, Recanati (MC) Marche, Italy_11 May 2010

NIEUWE RUIMTE VOOR DE STAD_NEW SPACES FOR THE CITY

exhibition at ARCAM, Amsterdam, Netherlandsfrom 11 May to 5 July 2011

making of a decoration making of a photo report

PFP_PARCO SUL FIUME POTENZAPARK ALONG RIVER POTENZA

exhibition at Chiostro di San Domenico, San Severino MArche, (MC) Marche, Italyfrom 13 to 23 July 2010

GIARDINO PENSIEROSOMEDITATIVE GARDEN n°5

exhibition at Convento dell’Annunziata, Ascoli Piceno, (AP) Marche, Italyfrom 4 may 2010

GIARDINI PENSIEROSI PORTATILIMEDITATIVE PORTABLE GARDENS

happening at Piazza del Popolo,Ascoli Piceno (AP) Marche, Italy 11 May 2010

CONCORSO DI IDEERIQUALIFICAZIONE E VALORIZZAZIONE DELLA DIRETTRICE URBANA PORTO-PASSETTO_COMPETITIONS OF IDEASREDEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF URBAN GUIDELINE PORTO-PASSETTO

exhibition at Mole Vanvitelliana, Ancona (AN) Marche, Italyfrom 25 March to 10 April 2011

competitions

EUROPAN 2011AMSTERDAM

AMSTEL III

with Temp.architectureurbanism a cooperative between

Tom Bergevoet Architecture and Na-Ma Architecture

TEAMTom Bergevoet

Maarten van TuijlPim Schachtschabel

Charlotte TripRita Martins

Francesca Foresi

DETACHING FROM ARCHITECTURE

2009

PORTO RECANATI (MC)MARCHE, ITALY

TEAM

Francesca ForesiAndrea Pieretti

COMPETITIONS OF IDEASREDEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCE-

MENT OF URBAN GUIDELINE PORTO-PASSETTO

2011

ANCONA (AN)MARCHE, ITALY

TEAMCristiano Toraldo di Francia, Timothy Daniel Brownlee, Sara Trebeschi, Paola Tassetti, Dayla Riera, Arianna Piermartiri, Andrea Pieretti, Francesca Foresi, Luca Tappatà, Simone Pirro, Roberto Turtù, Angela Magionami.

The redesign of the waterfront is a necessity for the city of Pesaro. The municipality has already outlined a plan with which they want to work on this part of town which is little appreciated and was for years in an embarrassing decline. Italians technical offices’ tool little can do: restore old hotel, built during the boom of the sixties, or connect the facilities nearby which have in common dining services and meeting rooms. This Laboratory of Architectural Design in collabora-tion with Calpoly, tried to pursue the path less likely in Italy: the almost total demolition of hotels and beach resorts. During the week of Coast to Coast program the town of Pesaro really changed its face. The old face of the typical Italian seaside city grown too fast has been supplanted by a most futuristic and a lot more interesting reality. The main work was done by American students who have achieved a functional master plan which provided for inclusion on the coastal strip of activities and functions related not only to the summer, but throughout the year. In this regard, both the American boys engaged in the design of Hotels, both the Italians who took care of the bathing establishments, have given functions and possibly more compatible with their neighbors to their buildings. My American colleague has created a resort and spa, so my building has also incorporated this feature to a lesser extent as if it were an extension Hotel on the beach. The idea of the U stemmed from the observation of several factors: the master plan of our team was characterized by four sinusoidal bands that traveled around the waterfront and were harbingers of many specific functions; the stretch of waterfront in my area had already a particular conformation made by elements of various shapes that are detached from the hard axis of Trieste avenue to reach out to the beach and the sea. In more practical terms these “pedestrian areas” were the entrances to the beach, given the presence of a gradient of 3 m, they also acted as the terminal for two major roads which departed from the historic center, reproducing the sit-uation of decuman and square. The first idea was to create a unique surface that clings to Via Trieste and then reach out to the sea. Later the surface was split into five bands that come off Viale Trieste all close together and then fall off at the beginning of the curvature of the end. The entirely walkable roof not only gives you the opportunity to go for walks but also expansion of the beach where people can stay for sunbathing. Under the roof there are two platforms that host: a bar and restaurant and the other with the Spa massage rooms, swimming pools and a terrace for sunbath-ing. The decision to break three of the five bands, with three ramps at different angles placed on the ends towards the sea, it allows to connect the roof and everything which is contained under it. Despite the large size of the project, as much space on the beach was preserved to ensure the at-tendance of the same number of bathers, number of cabins was maintained , but were properly hidden by bands, avoiding the effect of encampment.

Project for Bachelor Degree, teacher Cristiano Toraldo di Francia, the 3th of April 2008. 110/110 cum laude

ADRIAtiscape4 I PESARO WATERFRONT

U_10 I SPA

THESIS bachelor degree

PROJECTS

bachelor degree

work with Studio Thot

work as freelance

defiant experiments

my kitchen & my cat Neo

thank you

Francesca Foresi Portfolio

Documents

Transcript of Francesca Foresi Portfolio