Università Roma Tre

The Studio offers students the tools to tackle a medium-sized and complex project, paying particular attention to relations with the urban context and the public dimension of architecture. The theme consists in the design of a Museum in Testaccio, which involves the combination of spaces intended for temporary exhibitions, a reception and information spaces, a small room for conferences, a study center with a library, offices and services.

K. Frampton, Tettonica e architettura. Poetica della forma architettonica nel XIX e XX secolo, Skira, Milano 1999
R. Moneo, Inquietudine teorica e strategia progettuale nell’opera di otto architetti contemporanei, Electa, Milano 2005
F. Venezia, Che cos’è l’architettura. Lezioni, conferenze e un intervento, Electa, Milano 2011

The theme of the workshop will be the design of a building with a complex programme. Students are required to have the ability to manage activities of different nature together in a building whose structure reflects the functional needs of the individual components.

The project will have as its intervention area, a building in the abandoned industrial complex of the former Mira Lanza. Students will be asked to measure themselves with the architectural characteristics of a typical settlement in the Ostiense district.

PROGRAM FOR A START-UP INCUBATOR

● CO-WORKING AREA
● LABORATORIES/TRAINING
● GUEST QUARTERS/RESIDENCE
● SERVICES.


An incubator is a building primarily intended to bring together several companies in their early stages of life so that they can share work spaces, laboratories and consulting areas.

The idea is that, by coming together in one space, a beneficial exchange of experience and expertise as well as, of course, ideas can take place such as to create an environment in which new initiatives can flourish and initiatives already being tested can be strengthened.

An incubator is also a place where companies can develop a series of relationships both of a specialized advisory and financial economic nature, the incubator manager in fact acts as an interface between the activities taking place in it and potential investors interested in participating in the development and take-off phase of a company's activities.

During the project development phase, students should have a few main references:

5 REFERENCE THEMES:

- PLACE --- memory and urban context
- ACTIVITY -- hybridization of functions
- PEOPLE -- individual and collective
- INNOVATION -- technology, environment and energy
- IDENTITY -- relationships and communication

Each student should preliminarily proceed to the following STEPS:

STEP 1 -- SIZING AND VOLUMETRIC SCHEME
1. SIZING OF ACTIVITIES' AND MAX CROWDING
2. STRUCTURING OF AREAS AND THEIR ORGANIZATION
3. DIMENSIONAL VERIFICATION THROUGH FURNITURE USE SPACES

PHASE 2 - STUDY OF RELATIONSHIPS AND CIRCULATION FLOWS
4. DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE AREAS
5. PRELIMINARY PLAN DISTRIBUTION SCHEME

PHASE 3 - 3D HYPOTHESIS
6. GENERAL DISTRIBUTIONAL VOLUMETRIC SCHEME OF THE BUILDING

AVETE DETTO SPAZIO_André Corboz
TERRAIN VAGUE_Ignasi de Solà-Morales
L'INVENZIONE DEL QUOTIDIANO_M de Certeau
IMMAGINE DELLA CITTA__Kevin Lynch
LO SPAZIO CRITICO_ Paul Virilio
LEZIONI DI ARCHITETTURA_LO SPAZIO PUBBLICO_H Hertzberger

The course aims to provide the tools for the preparation of a medium-sized project and of medium complexity and with particular regard to the size and configuration of the spaces, from the volumetric determination of the whole complex, to the relations with the context and the definition of the structural system in relation to the typological and spatial choices

F. Cellini, Manualetto. Norme tecniche, costruttive e grafiche per lo svolgimento di una esercitazione sul tema della casa unifamiliare, Città Studi, Milano, 1991
F. Venezia, Le opere, gli scritti, la critica, Electa, Venezia, 1998
K. Frampton, Tettonica e architettura. Poetica della forma architettonica nel XIX e XX secolo. Skira, Milano, 2005

1) Generalized stresses acting on structures.
2) Influence of the use of different construction materials on both structural and architectural design concept.
3) Structural types: Beams and Frames.
4) Structural types: Struts, Ties, Trusses.
5) Understanding the strength hierarchy in structures.

Daniel L. Schodek, Struttures, Prentice-Hall Inc., 1980.
Lecture notes provided openly to students.

The structural design aims to guarantee the transfer of actions such as self-weight, those due to use, as well as external actions due to location such as wind, snow and earthquakes, up to the foundations, seen as the connection between buildings and the ground.
In structural design it is essentially necessary to guarantee safety with respect to two fundamental issues: collapse and functionality of the construction.
Some architectures are illustrated, and their structure is identified, providing indications on the overall behavior due to the configuration, on that of the main structural elements in the different construction materials, and finally on the influence of the "non-structural" elements in the performance of the construction.
1) Force Paths along the structures of buildings.
2) Analysis of gravitational loads on buildings.
3) Seismic actions and structural reactions.
4) Structural configuration principles.
5) Resisting systems in masonry, in reinforced concrete and in timber structures.

Reference texts and tutorial materials are given by the teacher during lessons.

"Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture " di Mario Salvadori.
"Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail " di Matthys Levy e Mario Salvadori.

1) Generalized stresses acting on structures.
2) Influence of the use of different construction materials on both structural and architectural design concept.
3) Structural types: Beams and Frames.
4) Structural types: Struts, Ties, Trusses.
5) Understanding the strength hierarchy in structures.

Daniel L. Schodek, Strutture, Pàtron Editore, 2008.
Appunti forniti dal docente.

The structural design aims to guarantee the transfer of actions such as self-weight, those due to use, as well as external actions due to location such as wind, snow and earthquakes, up to the foundations, seen as the connection between buildings and the ground.
In structural design it is essentially necessary to guarantee safety with respect to two fundamental issues: collapse and functionality of the construction.
Some architectures are illustrated, and their structure is identified, providing indications on the overall behavior due to the configuration, on that of the main structural elements in the different construction materials, and finally on the influence of the "non-structural" elements in the performance of the construction.
1) Force Paths along the structures of buildings.
2) Analysis of gravitational loads on buildings.
3) Seismic actions and structural reactions.
4) Structural configuration principles.
5) Resisting systems in masonry, in reinforced concrete and in timber structures.

Reference texts and tutorial materials are given by the teacher during lessons.

"Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture " di Mario Salvadori.
"Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail " di Matthys Levy e Mario Salvadori.

1) Generalized stresses acting on structures.
2) Influence of the use of different construction materials on both structural and architectural design concept.
3) Structural types: Beams and Frames.
4) Structural types: Struts, Ties, Trusses.
5) Understanding the strength hierarchy in structures.

Daniel L. Schodek, Strutture, Pàtron Editore, 2008.
Appunti forniti dal docente.

1. Introduction to Force Paths
Definition and importance in the structural context.
Analysis of loads and structural reactions.
2. Modeling and Analysis of Structures
Modeling techniques for static and dynamic analysis.
Use of specialized engineering software.
3. Probabilistic Methods in Structural Design
Basic concepts of probability applied to engineering.
Techniques for assessing risk and structural safety.
4. Application of Probabilistic Methods
Development of probabilistic models for preliminary sizing and safety verification.

"Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail" di Matthys Levy e Mario Salvadori.
"Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture" di Mario Salvadori.
Notes provided by the professor.