alessio zenaro

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portfolio

presentation curriculum vitae

04 05 .a KORRES head office - new york, usa university project - 2005 07 09

.b FERRERO e.d.p. building - alba, italy university project - 2006 .c .d planning in the no mans land - nicosia, cyprus university project - 2006 university library - venice, italy with LAR IUAV - c foscari university - competition 1st prize - 2008 11 13 15 19

.e socio cultural centre - rennes, france Masters Degree Thesis - 2009 .f GT house - progreso, mexico with AS ARQUITECTURA - commission - 2009

.g new entry of merida int. airport - merida, mexico 20 with DUARTE AZNAR ARQUITECTOS - commission - 2009 .h taipei pop music centre - taipei city, taipei 21 with SEIJO PEON ARQUITECTOS, - competition - 2009 .i .j .k .l faller house - chicxulub puerto, mexico with SEIJO PEON ARQUITECTOS - commission - 2010 SEB Shenzhen Energy Building - shenzhen, china with BIG Bjarke Ingels Group - competition 1st prize - 2009 - in progress WOV Winter Olimpyc Village - munich, germany with BIG Bjarke Ingels Group - competition 2010 NUUK Greenland National Gallery - nuuk, greenland with BIG Bjarke Ingels Group - competition 1st prize - 2010 - in progress 23 25 28 29 32

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presentation
Since i started university my interests were divided between KNOW WHY and KNOW HOW, especially in architecture; i strongly believe a good building, in order to be considered as such, should reflect these two thoughts. I am looking for a stimulating job that would allow me to confront myself with different realities (both European or non European), a dynamic working place and atmosphere that deals with various aspects of architecture and would widen my horizons and interests. I have 1 year and a half experience in project managing and I am very confident with computers. I really want to join your studio because I am sure it can enrich my knowledge and help me to improve my skills. I am ready to do my best to contribute with my personal expeience. I am curoious, hardworking, precise in everything i do, full of enthusiasm and able to work properly in a team, especially collaborating with people coming from other realities, different than mine; in fact i believe a great project is hardly ever the fruit of just one mind. I speak Italian and i have a good level of English, French and Spanish, that i am ready to improove in order to communicate and work with your team in the best way possible.
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personal info
first name: surname: adress: telephone: e-mail: nationality: date of birth: gender: Alessio Zenaro via G. Galilei 3, 37042, Caldiero Verona, Italy 0039-3488992520 0045-50157113 alzenaro@gmail.com italian 12 october 1979 male

education
10/2006 - 03/2009 IUAV - University of Architecture - Venice, Italy Masters Degree in Architecture (110/110) Construction Technology Thesis Title Centre socio culturel et de connexion urbaine pour Rennes nord, Rennes, France 09/2007 - 07/2008 ENSAB - Rennes, France Erasmus exchange program experience 10/2003 - 07/2006 IUAV - University of Architecture - Venice, Italy Bachelors Degree in Architecture 10/2003 - 07/2006 Technical Institute m.o. Luciano Dal Cero , Verona High School Diploma for Building Surveyor (48/60)

personal skills

curriculum vitae

languages:

Italian, mother tongue English, good both writing and speaking French, good speaking, interm. writing Spanish, good both writing and speaing I have a strong desire to improve my knowledge in every fi eld of architecture and I have a quick-learning mind. I have experience in project managing, I am very confident with computers, I know how to use CAD programs and design in 3d and render. I am a good user of the whole Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign) and I have good model making abilities. Autocad 2d, 3d 3dstudio max Microsoft Office (Word, Exel, Power Point) Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) Rhino 2d, 3d (basics) V-Ray for 3dstudio max V-ray for Rhino (basics) Windows Operating Systems Macintosh Operating Systems

abilities:

work experience
03/2011 - 06/2011 Architect at BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark. Architect in PD phase of SEB project, Shenzhen, China and in several international competitions. 06/2010 - 02/2011 Intern at BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen, Denmark. project assistent in SD phase of SEB project, Shenzhen, China and in several international competitions. 01/2010 - 05/2010 Architect at SEIJO PEON ARQUITECTOS, Merida, Mexico. project assistent and rendering in 5 projects. 10/2009 - 01/2010 Architect at DUARTE AZNAR ARQUITECTOS, Merida, Mexico. project assistent and rendering in the Merida s international airport ampliation project .

computer skills:

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07/2009 - 10/2009 intern at AS ARQUITECTURA, Merida, Mexico. project assistent and rendering in 5 projects. October 2008 - February 2009: Teaching Assistant for B.Aarch second year Architectural Design course by Prof. Franca Pittaluga, at IUAV University of Venice; September 2006 - January 2007 academic stage at IUAV university of Venice, at LAR design department; internship and architecture design; Competition for New campus of Ca Foscari university of Venice, in Mestre. 1st prize. September 2005-November 2005 academic stage at the technical department of COMMERCIALE BRENDLAN srl. CAD drawing, shops project and project management. October 2000-September 2003 employee at the technicaldepartment of COMMERCIALE BRENDLAN srl. CAD drawing, shops project, project management and 2 years experience as construction site coordinator.

03 - 22 July 2006: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WORKSHOP at IUAV of Venice Title: Green line in Nicosia: planning in no-mans land by arch. Morfo Papanikolau. Best project 04 - 24 July 2005: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WORKSHOP at IUAV of Venice Title: Reinventing the commercial space: project for KORESS head office in New York by arch. Morfo Papanikolau. Best project 15 - 20 November 2004: study trip PARIS AND LE CORBUSIER organized by IUAV university of Venice; 02 - 21 July 2004: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WORKSHOP at IUAV of Venice Title: Bioclimatic living cell in the desert: at Arcosanti, Arizona, USA by arch. Paolo Soleri.

exibitions
2006 Workshop in Venice - Universit IUAV Green line in Nicosia: planning in no-mans land Workshop in Venice - Universit IUAV Reinventing the commercial space Workshop in Venice - Universit IUAV Bioclimatic living cell in the desert

2005

workshops and trips

05 - 09 October 2008 study trip NORTH ITALY: ITALIAN RATIONALISM organized by IUAV university of Venice; 19 - 21 Abril 2008 study trip HELSINKI AND ALVAR AALTO organized by ENSAB Bretagne, Rennes, France; 15 - 19 October 2006: study trip SWITZERLAND:PETER ZUMTHOR organized by IUAV university of Venice; 2004

publications
- IUAV workshop booklet 2006 selected and published project Green line in Nicosia: planning in no-mans land with arch. Morfo Papanikolau - IUAV workshop booklet 2005 selected and published project Reinventing the commercial space with arch. Morfo Papanikolau

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light lines - KORRES head office

New York - USA IUAV workshop 2005 - selected project

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KORRES shop

KORRES showroom

KORRES showroom

art gallery

office

lounge bar

ground level : KORRES shop

level 1 : KORRES showroom

level 2 : KORRES showroom

The contemporary city, especially New York, becomes the action field of shopping, with all the avidity with which it invades the citys public space. Shopping represents a new guideline for the exploration of the city, places for commerce and fashion design become landmarks of the city and design instrument of its urban spaces. The subject of the workshop was to design the new KORRES head office in New York. The project wishes to explore the potential of an ambiguous space, designed as commercial space but also cultural and public. The design process combining the way the company wanted to describe itself, with concepts of transparency and naturalness, and the respect of urban requirements for the presence of a small square. I designed a building of steel and glass PRIVA-LITE built following a spiral, a symbol of the natural cycle, in accordance with customer requirements. Each level hosts a requested function: shop, showroom, art gallery, spa, offices and lounge bar. By stairs and elevators, each level is connected but also separately accessible from outside.

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black cube - FERRERO spa E.D.P. building b E

Alba - Cuneo - Italy ay University projject 2006 t

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The aim of the project was to work on relations between formal results of the building and its structural devices/ constructive process. Especially, I tried to show that the construction technology and technical equipment may suggest spatial and formal configurations, that are directly involved in the design process of the building. The subject was the new FERRERO spa E.D.P. office, a technical building for technical and computer devices made of three main parts: storage, computer and main frame rooms, head office. The three guidelines of this project were: low-cost, fast construction and simple construction technology. I designed a simple and rational building made of three levels, one function each, cube shaped. Each level is organized as a square open space that allows a functional working area. In order to realize this configuration all the services such as stairs, bathrooms, elevators and all the technicals devices were designed following a plug-in concept. A neutral main shape connected to all the other components. By doing so, i was able to use cheap, fast and prefabricated construction techniques in order to utilize, only in the faade, expansive materials such as aluminum and stainless steel.

ground level

In this way every services is plugged-in the main cube in order to create functional connections and workspaces.

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planning in the no mans land - the similarity pavillion

Nicosia- Cyprus IUAV workshop 2006- selected project

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the skyline of the green line

connection between pavilion and landscape

concept of similarity in the form

longitudinal section with the different ground levels

ground level with paths

ground level with materials

The city of Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, is the only city in Europe to still be divided as a result of fighting. This division is atypical, is not a wall, not a clear division, but it is indeed an area of variable width from twenty to one hundred meters that divides Turkish Cypriots from the Greek Cypriots. So we have a situation of a porous space, built and abandoned, an area of the city. This division has no more sense because, through various glimpses, the people looki everyday for visual or physical contact. Based on that, the workshop consists of the design of sensitive objects, as an approach to the arguments suggested by the sites nature and inspired by the common characteristics of the two parts of the city. My project works on the concept of similarities. Creating a relation with an existing old school, I design an abstract space composed of many elements, C shaped, not equal but similar that could contain different activities suitable for a school. For example, outdoor classrooms, spaces to play, or simply space to stop and rest. A multifunctional and flexible space that allows people to live this part of the city during the entire day. .12

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Piracona - new C Foscari University library and auditorium

Mestre - Venezia - Italy with LAR IUAV prof. Franca Pittaluga status: competition first prize 2008

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exterior skin central void section

structure

slabs and ramp structure

The library building for the new C Foscari University in Mestre is a part of the entire campus complex subject of competition. I worked with LAR (architectural design department) of IUAV university under the supervision of arch. Franca Pittaluga. The shape of the library and auditorium building comes from two concepts: first, to organize the space around the void trough a continuous ramp and second, to take inspiration from an erlenmeyer for the buildings shape. The auditorium is placed on the underground level, having the entry from the main hall on ground floor. All the library floors are organized around the ramp and the central void creating a kind of inverse Guggenheim effect. The entire structure is hidden and organized inside the exterior walls. The the columns are connected to a steel wheel located at 30 m. height. From this wheel are launched all the steel cables that support the slabs as well as the ramp.

internal views of the project

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Socio-Cultural Centre
Rennes - France Master s Degree Thesis 2009

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general view of the site with the park, residentials and commercials

ground floor

My master degree thesis project is a socio-cultural centre in Rennes, the main city of Brittany, France. In this part of the city noticeable is the presence of three big urban forces: a new residential quarter, a commercial zone made of mall and offices and the rue de saint malo that connect Rennes to Saint Malo. My project is right in the middle of these 3 urban actors. I designed a complex of 4 separated buildings; each one divided in two parts: One part underground and another elevated in different heights. I worked this way trying to connect the different parts of this area, the residential and the commercial one, with the design of a new landscape that wants to connect the two. My project wants to connect all these pieces in order to create a complex urban device that allows a direct connection between the two sides, also without the use of car.
external views of the project

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level 1 - music room level 0 - auditorium and office

longitudinal section trough the auditorium

Each building is dedicated to a different function: music, connection/services, arts and CPA (centre for elderly people). In this portfolio i will only present the first two. The first building is dedicated to music. It consists of three separated spaces: at the level 0 is placed the auditorium, the office and the entry to the music schools classrooms placed at level 1. I designed and organized this space using three horizontal stripes, one for the services, one for the vertical connections and the last for the main functions. The project division in different parts allows to create new flow access for the entire area and also to control the height difference between the street and the different levels of the project. alessio zenaro --- alzenaro@gmail.com --- 0039 348 8992520 --- 0045 50157113 .17

level 1 - restaurant, expo, rooms

level 0 - bar, city hall offices

This building is the connection bridge that unifies the two zones theme of the project. In this building i placed 5 different functions: bar, restaurant, small conference rooms, exposition space and city hall offices for the new neighborhood. This building connects the two squares that organize the different functions, and unify two different parts of the city (residential block and commercial side). Structurally the building works as a bridge with two big concrete columns that contain all the vertical connections. The structure of the upper part of the building consist of two big reticular beams 5 m. high that hold all the functions.
longitudinal section

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GT house
Progreso - Yucatan - Mexico with AS ARQUITECTURA status: commision 2009

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Merida - Yucatan - Mexico with DUARTE AZNAR ARQUITECTOS status: commission 2009

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Taipei Pop Music Centre

Taipei City - Taipei with AS ARQUITECTURA, MUNOZ ARQUITECTOS and SEIJO PEON ARQUITECTOS status: competition 2009

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urban stages relative proportions to other icons

formal concept / iconic character

integrate the pop music centre to the citys daily life the show must go on.......a big umbrella

solar energy and building composition

The concept of this building is simple but strong. We work in order to create an iconic URBAN STAGE. All the shops, located at the ground level, and the commercial part of the project work like a direct connection from the city to the main level of the building where we can find the open stage for the concert. The site is still divided in two by the existing highway but in the same time is connected by the main building. In this red cube we placed all the required function. Storage, main hall and live houses. After we use the glass volume of the restaurant, hall of fame and offices in order to create the big umbrella that allow to use the urban stage all over the year.

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Faller House
Chicxulub Puerto - Yucatan - Mexico with SEIJO PEON ARQUITECTOS status: commission 2010

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level 1

level 3

level 2

level 4

section

The site of this project is a rectangle 200x5 m. Really thin and long. Starting from this limit we design the house in order to have natural light in every room. At the level one we placed the social spaces like kitchen, living an the exterior terrace (protected by the building himself ). Starting

from the level 2 the rooms. The main bedroom with terrac e is the last one. An importan part of the house is the roof. A big stair, with a system of three terraces used like open living rooms, end with a fantastic viewpoint to the sea.

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SEB - Shenzhen Energy Building

Shenzhen- China with BIG Bjarke Ingels Group status: competition 1st prize 2009, in progress

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curtain wall

specific modification

coomercial entrances

lobby entrance

meeting rooms with views

Seen from the city SEM will appear as a classic shape with an organic pattern. A folded curtain wall shades the building from the sun and creates a comfortable interior climate. The folds create special niches and unique spaces inside the office floors as well as on street level around the building. The traditional curtain wall glass faade has a low insulation level and leaves offices overheat-

ed by direct sunlight. The result, excessive air conditioning consumption for air conditioning as well as the need for heavy glass coating that makes the view seem permanently dull and grey. By combining maximum daylight exposure with minimal sunshine exposure and using integrated ways of limiting the need for cooling SEM serves a model for the 21st century skyscraper and energy headquarters

uninterrupted view in all directions

facade provide solar shading

glass doubles as reflector for solar panels

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ground floor plan

podium floor plan

main section

roof detail

waterproofing detail

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WOV - Winter Olympic Village

Munich- Germany with BIG Bjarke Ingels Group status: competition 2010

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NUUK - Greenland National Gallery

Nuuk- Greenland with BIG Bjarke Ingels Group status: competition 1st prize 2010, in progress

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geometry/defined topography

loop to define the expo

melt to achieve best view

function location

workshop and storage

circulation

The gallery will be one common exhibition space that can be divided into many smaller galleries and accommodate changing exhibitions, but will clearly and unambiguously collect all Greenlandic and cirkumpolare artistic expression under one roof. With its urban location and direct connection to landscape and nature there will be a rich opportunity to incorporate the Greenlandic nature as well as the surrounding urbanity. The National Gallery will be a sym-

bolic tool in the continuous contribution for political independency. Since the introduction of the home rule and latest autonomy the Greenlanders and Greenlandic artists have been occupied with the question about Greenlandic identity and independency. The building will with its simplistic coarseness and harmony with the landscape become a symbol of the current independent Greenlandic artistic and architectural expression.

continuity

relation with landscape

storage and MEP

unrolled section

core section

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ground floor plan

plan level 1

ground connection detail

waterproofing detail

roof/glazing detail

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IQ - Wissens Quartier
Mixed Use (offices, housing, university) Hamburg - Germany with BIG Bjarke Ingels Group status: competition 2011

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housing facing the water

minimised footprint

efficient office floor

KLU program I - auditorium

KLU program II - faculty

KLU program III - administration

The office building is formed with two stacked volumes and it is the highest point of the ensemble. In the bottom of the block of housing construction continues. The tower is eastwest aligned ideal for an office building, as less needs to be shaded west and east facade The ground floor is in direct connection with the plaza oriented to the sea. At the groud floor we locate an attractive lobby and the stacked volume act to create a covered porch. With a direct view to the water there is also a restaurant still in the ground floor.The facade

division is focused on an efficient office grid of 1.4 m and create a flexible division. The facade elements are in a staggered brick pattern and emphasize the tectonics of the building composition. The outer skin of the office tower is formulated slightly different depending on the orientation. The south facade is designed as self shading, East, West and North are flush glass panels. In the transition area to a residence will be visible a gradual transition from flush panels to big balconies.

housing plan

low office plan

core section

high office plan

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container

stacking orientation

vertical ax

KLU phase 1

KLU phase 2

structure concept

The building of KLU is designed so that it both in its first phase and in the final form is completed and does not occur as a fragment. The rotation of the body produced in the building floor plan has a hexagonal figure. The asymmetrical arrangement of the atrium air space in all three areas results in 3 identicalAn important element in the planning of KLU is the subdivision in phases. This is determined by the Promoter that each functional area of the university is expanding. In the second phase, therefore, the compact Baukorpus the first phase is exactly these required areas is extended, directly after the function. The particular shape of the building KLU based on this concept of extensibility. On each short

side of the building structure, the building is equally extended and changed into a new, selfreferential character. The extension elements themselves can be are prefabricated to a large degree, and after removal of the modular front facade mounted in a short time. This is the internal function minimally affected and the extension affects the universityOperating in the short term only. The front facade elements can be reused. The interiors of the university are free to run based on the static necessary support. This allows maximum flexibility of interior layout. Service rooms are centrally organized and compact.

plan level 1

plan level 6

core section

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