Architecture Portfolio

Roberto Cattaneo

Curriculum Vitae

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SEP 20102008-2010

NOV 2009

2007-2008AUG 2005

2004-2007

1999-2004

JUL 2000

SEP 2010

FEB 2010

SEP 2009-JAN 2010

APR-AUG 2009

FEB-APR 2009

FEB 2007

JUL 2003

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GENERAL INFORMATIONSRoberto Cattaneo850712 - 1633Birkagatan 19416 - 56 Göteborg+46 - (0)70 435 96 21+36 - 348 79 36 777roberto@chalmers.alumni.se

EDUCATIONSveriges Arkitekter's "Starta eget" courseMaster program in Architecture at Chalmers Tekniska Högskola (Göteborg, Sweden)Workshop in Leipzig (Germany)Suggestion for the reuse of an industrial building in BerlinErasmus student at ChalmersStuga ProjectArchitecture workshop in Hällefors (Sweden) Costruction of a cottageBachelor program in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano (Italy)Technical high school education at ITIS Magistri Cumacini (Como, Italy)English summercourse in London

WORKING EXPERIENCESCommission in Kode (Sweden)Extension of a summer houseLecture about "Contemporary Theory of Conservation" at ChalmersStudent assistant at ChalmersCourse "Conservation and Transformation"Professor Inger-Lise SyversenCommission in Borås (Sweden)Transformation of an industrial building into apartmentsStudent assistant at ChalmersCourse "Conservation and Transformation"Professor Inger-Lise SyversenInternship by Architect Leonardo Lucini (Cogliate, Italy)Internship by Surveyor Carlo Lucini (Cogliate, Italy)

LANGUAGE SKILLSNativeAdvancedTOEFL 98/120IntermediateSAS course level A

COMPUTER SKILLSWindows and MacAutoCADRhynoceros, Sketch-UP, BlenderAdobe Creative Suite

Relevant Projects

Master Thesis Project

2010 - Rydboholm

My Master Thesis project took place in the former company town of Rydboholm, outside the city of Borås. At that moment Rydboholm was an area under development and the municipality was working on the master plan which would decide the future of the village. In 1987 the area of Rydboholm was listed by Riksantikvarieämbetet as one of the few industrial areas of national interest, which was another factor to consider. In our opinion the qualities of this area made it more suitable for housing and might actually be lost if instead the buildings were altered to fit the industrial requirements of today. Therefore we suggested a new general plan hypothesizing a densification of the area in a residential sense.Our main focus was a garage built in the 1920's, for which we proposed six apartments of three different layouts based on open plan solutions with living rooms extending towards private gardens.

Work time: 9 months full timeCoworker: Camille Havel

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1 Low fruit trees planted to cover the view of the building material site.

2 Sunniest spot where we add a new apartment house with solar panels on the roof.

3 Green house attached to the new apartment house.

4 Common outdoor spaces, wooden decks on three levels following the slope connecting the two green houses.

5 Common new green house built on top of existing foundation and cellar which can be used for winter storage of plants and vegeta bles.

6 Existing o!ce space. Should be kept and developed to keep a mixture of functions in the village.

7 Beautiful one "oor stone house which can be used as art studio.

8 Existing apartment house.

9 Existing apartment house.

10 #e Garage transformed into six new apart ments

11 Existing building, !e Blekeri which will have apartments on $rst "oor and storage/laundry in the cellar.

12 New row houses, accessed by a new road (13) connected to the existing one. On this height the view is not interrupted by the existing buildings below.

14 O!ce and storage space belonging to “Rydbo holms trävaror” (nr 16)

15 Existing one family house.

16 Existing business “Rydboholms trävaror” sell ing building material.

New Ground Floor 1:100Existing Ground Floor

Kitchen

Kitchen

Bathroom

Bedroom

Closet

Entrance

Bathroom

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Living area

Living area

Dining area

Entrance

Bathroom

Kitchen

Dining area

Living area

New First Floor 1:100Existing First Floor

Bedroom

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Living area Bathroom Closet

Bedroom

Bathroom

Terrace

New Northwest Facade 1:100Existing Northwest Facade

Section AA 1:100Existing Section AA

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View of one of the kitchens

View of one of the kitchens

View of one of the bedrooms

Section AA

NailEave beam

GutterMesh screenWindow frame supportWindow frameTriple glass

Batten rollSheet metal roof coveringWaterproof sheathingTimber boardingRafter with ventilation gap!ermal insulationPurlinVapor barrierLaminated boardPlaster

Tubolar snow guard with ice stop

Ridge beam

Ventilation hoodClipWaterproof sheathingTimber boardingHood support with ventilation gapTimber post

Mesh screenClip

Sheet metal roof coveringWaterproof sheathing

Timber boarding

Batten rollSheet metal roof coveringWaterproof sheathingTimber boardingRafter with ventilation gap!ermal insulationPurlinVapor barrierLaminated boardPlaster

Tubolar snow guard with ice stop

Gutter

Mesh screen

Rainwater down pipeTransversal cut through the roof 1:10

!ermal insulation

Plaster

Wooden support with air gap

Laminated board

Existing masonry wall

Wooden support with air gap

Eave beam

NailEave beam

GutterMesh screenWindow frame supportWindow frameTriple glass

Batten rollSheet metal roof coveringWaterproof sheathingTimber boardingRafter with ventilation gap!ermal insulationPurlinVapor barrierLaminated boardPlaster

Tubolar snow guard with ice stop

Ridge beam

Ventilation hoodClipWaterproof sheathingTimber boardingHood support with ventilation gapTimber post

Mesh screenClip

Sheet metal roof coveringWaterproof sheathing

Timber boarding

Batten rollSheet metal roof coveringWaterproof sheathingTimber boardingRafter with ventilation gap!ermal insulationPurlinVapor barrierLaminated boardPlaster

Tubolar snow guard with ice stop

Gutter

Mesh screen

Rainwater down pipeTransversal cut through the roof 1:10

!ermal insulation

Plaster

Wooden support with air gap

Laminated board

Existing masonry wall

Wooden support with air gap

Eave beam

Tomaskyrkan

2008 - Göteborg

During this project we dealt with the transformation of a church-daycare complex in Hammarkullen, a suburban area of Göteborg.The building, being built during the '70s, was young enough to require no restoration intervention, but yet needed a reorganization of the inner and outer spaces, accompanied by the addition of new elements.Since the church is part of a network in the area, we also had to briefly write a program about how this church would be inserted in such a network. In order to do so, part of our task was to interview the users of the building in order to suggest a proposal which would justify and even enhance such a role.In details, our intervention included a new main entrance, a new dining room and the rearrangement of bathrooms, kitchens, chapel, playroom and outer playground.

Work time: 3 months full timeCoworker: Camille Havel

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1. Main entrance2. Vestibule3. Bathroom4. Accessible bathroom5. Roof window6. Blockvägg7. Dining room8. Bathroom9. Church kitchen10. Preschool kitchen11. Staff room12. Storage

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Palazzo Odescalchi Pedraglio

2006 - Como

This is the task that more than the others can be recorded under the name of "conservation" in a narrow sense.The object of our intervention was a Renaissance residential palace placed in the historical centre of the city of Como, northern Italy.Our task was to draw up a preservation plan for the building. During the early stages of the project we have been occupied with a deep research in the municipal archives looking for documents attesting the history of the palace. Afterwards we focused our efforts on measuring and redrawing the building, which had to be done with extreme accuracy since the drawings were to be used for the preservation plan.The main part of the exercise was to analyze drawings and photographs in order to identify the different decay phenomena and therefore suggest the suitable interventions for such decays.

Work time: 8 months part timeCoworkers: Achille Gianni, Elisabetta Pozzi, Vera Bertoncini, Federica Leoni

TRILATERATION OF THE GROUND FLOOR

DECAY PHENOMENA

CONSERVATIVE INTERVENTION

Casa del Fotografo

2005 - Milano

The aim of this project was to design an atelier-house for a photographer in a former industrial building in Milano.As shown in the section, the apartment develops on two floors following a L-shape. The main element of the design is the steel structure running along the double-height wall which accommodates some of the installations of the apartment, an exposition space and the inner staircase.The purpose-built apartment develops on the second floor and is linked to the "scaffold" through two footbridges: one open air which connects to the entrance, and the other one, closed by wooden panels, which serves also as visual separator between the bedroom area and the rest of the flat.For this project we were not allowed to use any computer software, therefore here are presented few scanned hand-made technical drawings and a photograph of the physical model.

Work time: 4 months part timeIndividual work

Other Projects

Main floor 1:400

rehearsal

stage

boulevard

bar

kitchen

storage greenroom

dressing

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Barad Nim (theatre + office)2008 - Fictional location

Work time: 1 month full timeCoworker: Gaetano Di Napoli

Inte Lagom

2008 - Göteborg

The aim of this project was to design an office-library complex in the area called Gamle Stan, in Göteborg.The site presents an existing C-shape building next to the project lot, a feature that cannot be ignored but, on the other hand, not so strong to exert a real influence to the new building.According to that, the designed building is made by two sticks that continue the arms of the C-shape building, but using different lenghts and highs following the functions that they will receive.The building is thought as a representative office of a big company, that needs an elegant edifice with a strong character. The chosen material for the facades is ardesia, which has the feature to answer to these needs.The facades of the main blocks express their different behaviours: the office building is “open” to the high-traffic street Artillerigatan, but the library, needing to be more quiet, is introverse towards the square.

Work time: 3 months full timeIndividual work

GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1:250 SOUTH ELEVATION 1:250

EAST ELEVATION 1:250 FACADE DETAIL 1:20

Waiting Room

2007 - Göteborg

Work time: 1 week full timeIndividual work

Work time: 1 week full timeIndividual work

Bus Stop Shelter

2007 - Fictional location

Multi-storey Parking Lot

2007 - Milano

Work time: 3 months part timeCoworkers: Claudia Dubini, Roberta Giani

Structural Node Detail Example of Structural Analysis

Università delle Alpi

2006 - Como

Aim of this project was to design an Architecture faculty in Como, northern Italy, in corrispondence of the block called Cortesella.The idea behind the project is a reinterpretation of Filarete's Ospedale Maggiore, in Milano, which nowadays hosts the Università Statale. Reflecting upon the actual destination of the Ospedale, we thought that such implant could have been suggested in an other, similar context.The projects comprises two separate blocks, linked by a bridge.The first building accommodates the residential units for the students and several open-air exposition spaces.The main building hosts the university spaces and it is so subdivided: at the ground floor cafè, computer room and bookshop; at the first and second floor all the lecture rooms; at the third floor library and departments.

Work time: 6 months part timeCoworker: Achille Gianni

GROUND FLOORSCALE 1:1000

GROUND FLOORSCALE 1:1000

LONGITUDINAL SECTION - SCALE 1:1000

FIRST FLOOR - SCALE 1:1000