Lecture on retrofitting strategies aimed at improving the energy performance of buildings and public spaces.

The aim of this lecture was to introduce general knowledge and INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
aimed at improving the energy efficiency of buildings, public (in between) spaces, marginal spaces and urban voids.

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International Conference / Workshop Municipio XVII Rome

Sponsored by:

DATA Department
DESIGN TECNOLOGIA
DELL’ARCHITETTURA
TERRITORIO E AMBIENTE
ARCHITECTURE FACULTY

Corso di Laurea quinquennale in Architettura UE – Laboratorio di Sintesi in progettazione Ambientale, Tecnologia dell’Architettura
Corso di laurea Magistrale in Architettura del paesaggio – Laboratorio di Progettazione Ambientale

Scientific Coordination: Salvatore Dierna, Alessandra Battisti, Firouz Galdo, Fabrizio Tucci.

Speakers: Salvatore Dierna, Alessandra Battisti, Marco Antonini (Studio LAND_Kipar), Nikos Fintikakis (UIA-ARES), Firouz Galdo, Enrico Nigris, Luca Ribichini, Fabrizio Tucci.

Guests:
Thomas Herzog (Herzog und partner)
Marco Antonini (Studio LAND_Kipar)
Ersela Kripa e Stephen Mueller (AGENCY NY)
Nikos Fintikakis (UIA-ARES Atene)

Tutors:
Salvatore Dierna,
Alessandra Battisti,
Firouz Galdo,
Fabrizio Tucci,
Piero Albisinni,
Ersela Kripa e Stephen Mueller (AGENCY NY),
Rosario Marrocco,
Laura Pedata,
Valeria Cecafosso,
Silvia Cimini,
Filippo Iacomini,
Letizia Martinelli,
Rosanna Morleo,
Luca Mosconi,
Massimiliano Nico,
Elena Piperno,
Francesca Romano

Workshop Program

Modern need for climatic comfort and the implementation of technologies suitable for energy self production demands impose a wide perspective over the management of the existing building fabric, capable of facing the energy efficiency, environmental sustainability and bioclimatic comfort issues also on a social and economical medium/long period scale. The above consideration is capable of increasing the value of the efforts that collectivity invests not only in terms of expenses – in this regard it’s important to point out that currently these structures are highly ‘energyvore’ – but mostly as fundamental investments for a new action model aimed at managing an existing well established patrimony which is very large and complex at the same time. These investments take into account the binding demand for energy efficiency and valorisation of biophysical and bioclimatic aspects for the overall environmental sustainability of the system, as well as improvement in terms effectiveness of the operation and management of the above mentioned structures.

In light of these considerations the workshop – open to a group of students form the Environmental Design Synthesis Studio in the Five Year School of Architecture EU, Environmental Design Studio in the School of Landscape Architecture, the Architecture Technology course at “Sapienza” University – University of Rome, School of Architecture – intends to operate research and take actions in the XVII Rome Municipio territory, paying particular attention towards public buildings, spaces “in between” buildings, marginal areas and urban voids, with the objective of improving their bioclimatic performance in terms of summer heat loss and mitigating the ‘heat island’ and overheating phenomenon, thanks to a requalification project that applies passive cooling techniques, innovative materials and integrates vegetation.

Ultimate objective of the workshop is defining a series of best practices and design solutions replicable and adaptable to other similar situations present on the XVII Rome Municipio territory.

The workshop was articulated in three phases:

• the first phase was characterized by a number of lectures given by instructors, public administration representatives and architects, which layed out the motivations of the workshop and the project sites investigating their anthropic, biophysical and bioclimatic characteristics;
• the second phase was dedicated to site analysis activities such as site visits and interviews to local people operated by the students of the workshop;
• the third and last phase consited in the production of design solutions for the environmental-energetic requalification of the urban area around Viale Mazzini, form Piazza Monte Grappa to Piazza Mazzini.

WINNING PROJECTS

FIRST PRIZE – Project “Strariprati” – “Tadao Ando” Group – Students: Cristina Daminato, Lucia Fedi, Cesare Garavoglia, Margherita Gavazzi, Debora Mondella, Beatrice Zaccaria.

FIRST RUNNER UP – Project -  “SuperStudio” Group – Students: M. Baldassarri, A. Ciocchetti, F. Coletta, M. D’Onofrio, D. Morone, I. Moscarelli.

SECOND RUNNER UP – Project “Les VasesComuniquants” – Group “Libera”- Students: Maria Laura Ambrogi, Stefania Carta, Valeria Gatta, Marion Levoir, Marco Liorni, Elisa Leoncini, Fabiana Rossetti.

The project, that originates from the existing preliminary project for two public residential buildings, is based on the design of a “zero emission” building with particular attention paid towards the achievement of acoustic and safety comfort standards.
The project mainly concerns the façade system and, in the specific, a double skin applied to the existing façade to shade the rooms exposed to intense summer radiation and prevent summer overheating; also a system of greenhouses is introduced in the building, to preheat the air during winter. The above mentioned retrofitting strategies guarantee a passive behavior of the buildings, the maximization of thermal gain during winter and the minimization of the latter during summer. The roofing system will also be used to optimize the building’s energetic efficiency by introducing photovoltaic panels, a shading louvered system and extensive vegetation: the green roof guarantees thermal and acoustic comfort, it filters smog and it absorbs 70% of rain water, which is later recycled and used for irrigation. Last, but not least, the project introduces a Geothermic System with ventilation towers for natural ventilation, heating and cooling.

Location:  Latina (IT)
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Description: Retrofitting of a Residential Building
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Client: A.T.E.R., Ordine degli Architetti della provincia di Latina
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Activities: architectural drawings, 3d modeling, rendering,
post processing
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Budget: – €
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Surface: 6000 sq m
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Year: June 2009
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Status:  Third prize Winner
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With: Arch. Loris Rossi, Eng. Massimo Panini, Eng. Fausto Panini,
Arch. Lamberto Nicoletti, Arch. Gabriele Misso.
Collaborators: Maria Luigia Micalella, Valeria Giampà, Pasquale Vazzano
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The proposed project is based on an intervention that aims at applying retrofitting strategies to the existing building without altering or modifying the aesthetics of the facades. Therefore most of the actions evolve around a new shingle structure with integrated photovoltaic louvers and solar panels that will contribute to the production of thermal and electrical power needed by the ATER office building. Moreover the new canopy structure creates a new plaza in the backside of the building that is open to the penetration of natural ventilation but, at the same time, protected from direct sunlight and it will have a double function and house open air parking spots and a green area with outdoor fixtures and rest areas. Most of the roof structure’s surface will be exploited also by a green surface which will improve the overall thermal and acoustic insulation of the building. This green roof will be actively contributing to the sustainability of the entire building as the rain water will be collected, drained by the soil and recycled.
As far as the facades go, the project will only concern the glazed surfaces that will be substituted with new compound glass surfaces with integrated fixed louvers. This new glazing system has a high reflection capacity that will significantly lower the transmittance values of the glazed surfaces.

Location:  Latina (IT)
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Description: Retrofitting of a Public Building
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Client: A.T.E.R., Ordine degli Architetti della provincia di Latina
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Activities: architectural drawings, 3d modeling, rendering,
post processing
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Budget: – €
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Surface: 6000 sq m
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Year: June 2009
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Status:  Third prize Winner
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With: Arch. Loris Rossi, Eng. Massimo Panini, Eng. Fausto Panini,
Arch. Lamberto Nicoletti, Arch. Gabriele Misso.
Collaborators: Maria Luigia Micalella, Valeria Giampà
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The aim of the project was to transform the Library in a live organism, capable of relating with the social and cultural context of the territory, searching for new material and immaterial spaces and relying on what we inherited form the past in cultural (the historic books collection) and environmental (the interior court with secular trees) terms. The main goal of the extension is to create new and larger areas for the public (reference sections, reading rooms, computer workstations), for the management of library resources (book storage and archives) and employees (administrative offices and services), with particular care for equal access issues. The project evolves around the central green open court where the ancient trees are located and will be preserved and valorized. The vegetation enters the new structure through the new auditorium’s foyer and a suspended path overlooking the court connects the old and the new structure. Therefore the court becomes the pivot element of the project which separates but, at the same time, brings the two structures together form both a functional and a visual point of view.

Awards:  -
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Location:  Campobasso (IT)
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Description: Renovation and Extension of the Albino Public Library
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Client: Campobasso District
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Role: design team member
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Budget: 1.950.000,00 €
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Surface: 4000 sq m
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Year: February 2009
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With: Thomas Herzog, Alessandra Battisti, Loris Rossi, Gabriele Misso.
Collaborators: Emanuela Romiti, Letizia Martinelli, Mauro Greco,
Valentina Murgia, Cristina Cardinale.
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The renovation works for the building in Vicolo della Torretta, set in the area of Campo Marzio in Rome, include the rearrangement of the interiors in order to adapt the building to its new function: a Hotel. The program of the three story building includes a reception and sixteen furnished bedrooms that were designed taking into account the need for functionality and fluidity in order to offer to the client flexible and cozy rooms. The soft and sinuous shape of the interior surfaces is made possible by the use of flexible materials and is connected to the minimal space of the existing walls. The reception, like all the bedrooms, is the result of a functional and flexible scheme that optimizes any possible spatial solution.

Location:  Rome (IT)
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Description:  renovation and retrofitting  project for an old building
in the historical center.
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Client: Due Kappa sas
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Activities: Interior design, Construction drawings, 3d modeling,
rendering, post processing
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Budget: – €
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Surface: 900 sq m
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Year: March 2006
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Status: -
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With: Studio Giorgi – Cornaro – De Didivitiis, Arch. Loris Rossi,
Gabriele Misso, Ivan Tabbo, Lamberto Nicoletti.
Rendering: Luigi Valente
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