ASthought #32 project:
architect:
Circolab / Luciano Giorgi & lgb-architetti
ASthought #32 project:
architect:
Circolab / Luciano Giorgi & lgb-architetti
book editor:
AndrÊ Gonçalves
AsThought architecture from concept to built form Our main goal is to describe the design process, the architectural solutions and the detailing choices of a built work in a chronological order. The dream – that is also the ambition – is to tune at the best the structure of this on-line manual and to spread around its template in order to amplify the power of collecting and publishing in a such huge way that in a few years we could arrive at the largest open source and most browsed utility for architectural students not only in Europe.
series editors: Gennaro Postiglione Maddalena Scarzella
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book editor: André Gonçalves
All rights reserved © Authors All drawings © Lgb-architetti All pictures © Authors this volume has no commercial purposes but only educational goals
Milan 2013
Content
Work facts
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Project description
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Commission
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Final proposal
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Building site
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Photo gallery exteriors
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Photo gallery interiors
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Photo gallery surroundings
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Systems
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Materials p. 104 Selected essay
p. 112
Appendix p. 115 office presentation
p. 116
book editor presentation
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west and south facade © andré gonçalves 2012 4
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Work facts
Project: Circolab Address:
Via Vittorio Alfieri, 27029, Vigevano, Pavia, Italy
375 m²
Area:
Volume:
3 000 m³
Type: Cultural Center Planned:
2000 – 2004
Built:
2005
Client:
A.l.e.r. Pavia
Architect:
Lgb-architetti / Luciano Giorgi
Responsible partner:
Luciano Giorgi
Collaborator:
Marina Dallera and Andrea Borlini
Structural engineer:
Marco Verdi
Awards:
Won ‘in / arch ance’; selected as finalist for the ‘italian gold medal architecture’ prize in 2006;
won the first prize at the a.l.e.r. competition
References: http://asthought.polimi-cooperation.org/tag/andre-goncalves/ Project description:
Cultural Center
History of Commission:
A.l.e.r. Pavia opened a competition for a project to do in Vigevano, in Pietrasana square, and
Luciano Giorgi was the winner. The general aims of the A.l.e.r. Pavia project are the same as the
general aims of a ‘coolhouse’, using passive and low energy techniques to provide comfortable
conditions for occupants. Ground cooling pipe systems were always seen as an important
component of this in all ‘coolhouse’ projects.
Main architectural ideas:
An architectural plan that becomes an excuse for a new “contemporary garden”, a huge green
block, almost a topiary sculpture of a project of new sensibility, including architecture, garden art
and sculpture, architecture - garden, surrounded by a small garden, in which the public can
easily identify with respect for nature.
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Project description
‘Be natural as natural being’ The building is located in the middle of homogeneous residential suburb from the mould of the garden city, without architectural quality. The rectangular plan, on double stories, is closed on all sides from a green curtain that is made from a thick covering of “parthenocissus tricuspidata”, it’s a climbing deciduous that changes each seasons. The project come from the consciousness that the nature, raw material for the construction of the landscape and of the gardens, is an alive thing, changeable. An architectural plan that becomes an excuse for a new “contemporary garden”, a huge green block, almost a topiary sculpture of a project of new sensibility, including architecture, garden art and sculpture, architecture - garden, surrounded by a small garden, in which the public can easily identify with respect for nature. Inside of the building a rectangular plan, the partitions are made for deduction from the four patios and for the introduction of two blocks: services and vertical connections. This facade is more than a symbol of a strategy for the fusion between nature and architecture, it’s follows the ecological idea about the air-conditioning of the building. he “ parthenocissus tricuspidata”, luxuriant in the summer months, ‘will mitigate the effect of major insulation, shading the patios, really condensers and storages of fresh air that’ll flow inside the building; in the winter, falling the leaves, all the openings ‘ll be show their fronts, and from inside of the building it’ll be possible to keep all the rays. the main entrance on the south-east corner, is directed to the pedestrian entrance of the big court, it’s indicated from an open porch on the dehor, platform of the fountain. The ground floor is like a unique space, deformed from the opaque volumes of the services and vertical connections and from the light volume of the big patio that joins the fours floors. The first floor is divided in more clear partitions, the patios are more and more, to cover the absence of openings to the outside, but only to the same patios; this creates filtered spaces from noises and dins from the street.
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east facade © andré gonçalves 2012 8
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Commission
location plan Š federcasa 2001 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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This pages pietrasana square Š federcasa 2001 12
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Final proposal
planimetry Š lgb-architetti 2004 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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Right, above ground floor plan Š lgb-architetti 2004 Right, below first floor plan Š lgb-architetti 2004 16
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This page, above east facade © lgb-architetti 2004 Right east facade © andré gonçalves 2012 18
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This page, above west facade Š lgb-architetti 2004 Right summer west facade Š lgb-architetti 2004 20
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This page, above winter west facade © andré gonçalves 2012 Right winter west facade detail © andré gonçalves 2012 22
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This page, above south facade © lgb-architetti 2004 Right south facade © andré gonçalves 2012 24
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This page, above transversal section © lgb-architetti 2004 Right, above vertical structure shaped like a tree, at first floor © andré gonçalves 2012 Right, below vertical structure shaped like a tree, at ground floor © andré gonçalves 2012 26
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This page, above longitudinal section of the courtyard © lgb-architetti 2004 Right courtyard © andré gonçalves 2012 28
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longitudinal section of the courtyard Š lgb-architetti 2004 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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Building site
building entrance Š luciano giorgi 2005 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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This page, above vertical structure at multi-purpose room Š luciano giorgi 2005 Right first floor corridor Š luciano giorgi 2005 32
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Photo gallery exteriors
south facade and building entrance © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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This page, above building entrance © andré gonçalves 2012 Left building entrance © andré gonçalves 2012 Page 38-39 surroundings © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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This page, above north balcony © andré gonçalves 2012 Left north facade © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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Right courtyard © andré gonçalves 2012 42
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This page, above courtyard © andré gonçalves 2012 Left vertical structure © andré gonçalves 2012 Page 46-47 north and west facade © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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This pages emergency stairs © andré gonçalves 2012 48
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This pages emergency exit © andré gonçalves 2012 50
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Right south facade © andré gonçalves 2012 Page 52-53 west and south facade © andré gonçalves 2012 54
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Right east facade © andré gonçalves 2012 56
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Photo gallery interiors
building entrance © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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Left kids room, view for exterior © andré gonçalves 2012 Page 61-62 entrance corridor © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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This page, above multi-purpose room vertical structure © andré gonçalves 2012 Left multi-purpose room vertical structure shaped like a tree © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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stairs access corridor at ground floor © andré gonçalves 2012 66
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stairs © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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Right stairs access at first floor © andré gonçalves 2012 Page 68-69 first floor corridor © andré gonçalves 2012 70
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Right south balcony view © andré gonçalves 2012 72
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Left courtyard view © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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This page, above classroom © andré gonçalves 2012 Right classroom vertical structure shaped like a tree © andré gonçalves 2012 76
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This page, above gym © andré gonçalves 2012 Left gym access corridor © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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Right classroom window © andré gonçalves 2012 80
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Photo gallery surroundings
south view © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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This page, above building main entrance © andré gonçalves 2012 Right soccer field © andré gonçalves 2012 Page 86-87 soccer field, west view © andré gonçalves 2012 84
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This page south view © andré gonçalves 2012 Right north view © andré gonçalves 2012 88
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This page, above pedestrian walkway © andré gonçalves 2012 Right west car park © andré gonçalves 2012 Page 92-93 east view © andré gonçalves 2012 90
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This page, above building entrance and playground for children © andré gonçalves 2012 Right soccer field, east view © andré gonçalves 2012 94
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Systems
solar panel and air heat exchanger on top © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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This page, above planimetry cool house Š lgb-architetti 2004 Right scheme cool house Š lgb-architetti 2004 98
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solar panel © andré gonçalves 2012 100
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air heat exchanger tubes and ventilation © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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Right air heat exchanger © andré gonçalves 2012 102
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Materials
steel cables for green wall © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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This page, above window hardware in natural aluminium © andré gonçalves 2012 Left treated larch planks © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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This page, above steel stairs © andré gonçalves 2012 Left perforated aluminium © andré gonçalves 2012 Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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Right, above steel stairs © andré gonçalves 2012 Right, below undulated fibro-cement panels © andré gonçalves 2012 110
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Selected essay
Circolab: a community centre in Vigevano Sometimes the most interesting things appear in very unlikely situations, maybe because they are useful and necessary: a building surrounded by ten other buildings and two hundred and twenty public dwellings. Right in the middle to Pietrasana quarter in Vigevano, they’ve just opened this building that changes its skins with the season, thanks to climbing plants going through metal cables mediating the grey colour around it. The outside is gentle and discrete, while inside there’s a lot of natural light and the spaces are well arranged to welcome a diversified community in need of a meeting point. At the launch there were dances and songs on the ground floor, while on the first floor it was possible to visit the different spaces set up for different activities, a nursery will probably be one of them. This story, whose protegonists are young architects, seems to tell us that in Italy it’s possible to build property without wasting money. mood, june 2005, by gianmaria sforza Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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office presentation
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Lgb-architetti was founded in 1996 by Luciano Giorgi, the Studio has been nominated several times for prestigious National prizes. their projects have been published in several national & international archtectural magazines. In year 2000 Liliana Bonforte begins to collaborate in the Studio. In 2004 a new logo is created for the activity, lgb architetti, a brand which concentrate mainly in commercial architecture focusing in luxury brands.Their projects addresses with the time towards a more critical architecture being aware that every project needs to be treated each time as a unique opportunity to do something exceptional. This brings the Studio to work in a very eclectic way, generating spaces and buildings free of any censure nor obligations, trying to satisfy the commitment wishes in a very personal way. Luciano Giorgi was born in pavia in 1966. He studied with achille castiglioni, michael alder, joao luis carrilho da graca and others. After conceiving his master degree in architecture (with cino zucchi and pietro nicolini), he obtained the trading certification. In 1996 he opens his atelier in pavia. Between the 1996 and the 1999 he collaborates with ag fronzoni. In the meanwhile he develops his own projects. In 2000 he starts his collaboration with liliana bonforte. In 2003 he is selected as finalist for the ‘Italian gold medal architecture’ prize with the project ‘house on the alps’. In 2006 he is selected as finalist for the ‘Italian gold medal architecture’ prize and in 2007 he wins the ‘in/arch ance’ prize with the project ‘centro sociale_circolab’, realised is Vigevano. In 2008 he wins ex-equo the international competition for the requalification of four typical farmhouses in tuscany, sponsored by fondi rustici peccioli s.r.l. His projects are widely published on national and international magazines. Liliana Bonforte was born in 1971 in turin. In 1998, after several international experiences between milan, madrid, barcelona and oporto universities, she has graduated at polytechnic of milan with enric miralles moya. From 1997 to 2000 she run landscape research at fundaciò politecnic de barcelona and berlage institute of amsterdam, so she collaborated with italian and dutch animalist associations to plan dog pounds and monkey houses. In 2000, she began to work with luciano giorgi. then to have joined several interior projects giorgi, she focused on in commercial spaces development and took care about international relationships of the office with the big fashion brands. From 2003 she is professor at polytechnic of milan and “extraordinary landscapes“ master at n.a.b.a. Circolab - Luciano Giorgi / lgb-architetti
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Architecture, adventure and travel as a way of living
Born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal on August 19, 1991. Started studyng architecture at Faculdade de Arquitectura in Lisbon, Portugal in 2009. At this moment doing the erasmus programme at Politecnico di Milano as architecture student in first semester of first master year 2012-2013.
Be doing the erasmus programme in Milan, Italy, has been a amazing experience and very enriching for architectural level, and have chosen this course, mobility became even more interesting because of the opportunity to “feel” and “touch” real architecture, contacting with an existing building, and its creator.
Therefore, I’m very grateful for having participated in this project ‘Asthought’ and to have the opportunity to know Luciano Giorgi as architect.
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Work facts
Project: Circolab Address:
Via Vittorio Alfieri, 27029, Vigevano, Pavia, Italy
375 m²
Area:
Volume:
3 000 m³
Type: Cultural Center Planned:
2000 – 2004
Built:
2005
Client:
A.l.e.r. Pavia
Architect:
Lgb-architetti / Luciano Giorgi
Responsible partner:
Luciano Giorgi
Collaborator:
Marina Dallera and Andrea Borlini
Structural engineer:
Marco Verdi
Awards:
Won ‘in / arch ance’; selected as finalist for the ‘italian gold medal architecture’ prize in 2006;
won the first prize at the a.l.e.r. competition
References: http://asthought.polimi-cooperation.org/tag/andre-goncalves/ Project description:
Cultural Center
History of Commission:
A.l.e.r. Pavia opened a competition for a project to do in Vigevano, in Pietrasana square, and
Luciano Giorgi was the winner. The general aims of the A.l.e.r. Pavia project are the same as the
general aims of a ‘coolhouse’, using passive and low energy techniques to provide comfortable
conditions for occupants. Ground cooling pipe systems were always seen as an important
component of this in all ‘coolhouse’ projects.
Main architectural ideas:
An architectural plan that becomes an excuse for a new “contemporary garden”, a huge green
block, almost a topiary sculpture of a project of new sensibility, including architecture, garden art
and sculpture, architecture - garden, surrounded by a small garden, in which the public can
easily identify with respect for nature.