Selected WorksArchitecture Portfolio

Andrea Rolle

ANDREAROLLE

15 - 05 - 1986Turin, Italy

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AA_Architectural Association, London.M.Sc_Emergent Technologies and Design [EmTech]Computational Design, Finite Element Analysis, Programming, Architectural Design

Sep 015 - Sep 016

Politecnico di Torino, Turin, ItalyM.Arch_Architecture and DesignArchitectural Design, Sustainable Design

Sep 09 - Dec 011

Universidad de Belgrano, Facultad de Arquitectura, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaScholarship_Workshop Sustainable Architecture

Feb 011 - Apr 011

Studio Ossola Engineering (Turin, Italy)Architectural Assistant Structural: CAD Design, Structural Details, 3D Visualisations

Nov 010 - Oct 011

andrearolle@mail.com

+44 7999 435 713

linkedin.com/in/andrea-rolle

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85 St. John’s Hill London - SW11 1SX

WSD Design (Fremantle, Perth, Australia)Architectural Assistant / BIM ManagerInterior: Packages for Tender and Construction phase, Liaise with Sales Agents, Clients and Contractors, Presentations, 3D Visualisations

Jul 014 - Aug 015

AILE Design (Adelaide, Australia)Construction Site Assistant / BIM DesignerSite: Drawing packages for Construction phase, Liaise with contractors, Work Load Management,

Feb 014 - Jul 014

Stc - Strategic & Technical Consulting (Petworth, West Sussex, England)Architectural Assistant / 3D VisualiserIndustry: Drawing packages for Tender phase, Liaise with clients, Presentations, 3D Visualisations

Oct 012 - Aug 013

George Watt Partnership Architects (Wimbledon, England)Architectural Assistant / BIM DesignerResidential: Site Survey, Liaise with clients, Presentations, 3D Visualisations

Jan 012 - Oct 012

LANGUAGE

ItalianMother Tongue

SpanishIntermediate

EnglishAdvanced

SKILLS

Computational DesignGrasshopper

PhytonC#

MultiCriteria Optimization Octopus

Structural Analysis Karamba

Millipede

Digital Simulation Kangaroo

Environmental Analysis Ladybug

Honeybee Butter�y

Graphic DesignIllustratorInDesign

PhotoshopLightroom

Fabrication3D Printing

Laser CuttingCNC Milling

MicrosoftO�ce Suite

BIM SoftwaresRevit

ArchiCad

2D/3D ModellingAutoCad

Rhinoceros3ds max

SketchUp

Digital AnalysisFEA_Strand 7

Flow Design

RenderingVray

Mental Ray

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Micheal WeinstockDirector

Emergent Technologies and Designmweinstock@aaschool.ac.uk

36 Bedford SquareLondon WC1B 3ES

T +44 (0) 20 7887 4000

Simone PirovichDirector / FounderWSD_Work.Shop.Dine

simone@workshopdine.com.au87 - 89 South T.ce

Fremantle, Perth 6160 WAT +61 (0) 08 6365 4831

Prof. Eng. Francesco OssolaDirector / Founder

Studio Ossola Engineeringinfo@studio-ossola.it

Via Giovanni Camerana 410128 Turin – ItalyT +39 011 546 990

“A world which sees art and engineering as divided is not seeing the world as a whole”. Professor Sir Edmund Happold

Salt as Construction Material

Towards Active Fabrication

Generative Urban Design

Responsive System

Sustainable Design

BIM - Interior Design

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This research involves a detailed exploration of the processes and technologies in fabrication and construction of structures, experimenting with various salt compositions as the building material.The structural properties of the material are obtained through a series of physical experiments. Once the material properties are clearly de�ned, the properties are translated to create a digital material to help set up further digital experiments and analyze its performance and expand its potential. Finally, these experiments give way for the design exploration phase where these concepts and analysis are put to test to design a system.

SALT AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

1. Material Exploration

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1. Formula 2. Physical Experiments

Three points bending Compression Verical Horizontal Spatial

3. Material Extrusion 4. Material Physical Properties )

CompressionStrength

6.9 KN/cm2

1.9 KN/cm2

26 KN/cm2

TensileStrength

ElasticModulus

AA - Architectural AssociationMaterial System Research

2. Digital Analysis as Design Drivers

Fitness Criteria

Compression Stress

Displacement

Tensile Stress

Mesh Manipulation

3. Output Data5. Evolutionary

Solver

6. Structural Evaluation

4. Variable 1

Material Density4. Variable 2

Wind pressure Gradient

Solar Radiation Gradient

< l/300

< 1.9 KN/cm2

< 6.9 KN/cm2

0.9 KW/h

0.1 KW/h

1. Solar Analysis

2. Wind Flow Simulation

200 Pa

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1.2 KN/cm2

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View 01_Transitional spaces

View 02_Translucency E�ect

Material System ResearchAA - Architectural Association

1. Latex Stretching Factor

Strectching Factor

2. Ribs Width Factor

3. Final Morphology Simulation2. Physical Parameters De�nition

TOWARDS ACTIVE FABRICATIONTowards Active Fabrication explores the potential for new material applications while re-thinking the role of fabrication in the process of form-generation. The work presents the development of a composite material system consisting of two weak, �exible materials that when put together allow for variable states of sti�ness and become structural through the process of fabrication. This morphogenetic act occurs at the moment of making as a result of the interaction between the two materials, their geometric arrange-ment and the fabrication process. The aim is to investigate a novel approach to integrated design, where the fabrication process of a composite material actuates and increases material performance.

1. Even Distribution 2. Triangle, one direction 3. Principal Stess Lines

2. Pattern Design1. Pattern Exploration

1. Material Exploration

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Ribs Width (mm)Displacement (mm)

Displacement (mm)

Latex Stress (MPa)

Latex Stress (MPa)

Latex Stress (MPa)

Strectching Factor Ribs Width (mm)

3. Buckling Analysis 1. Displacement Analysis

2. Stresses Analysis

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2D Plywood Pattern

Pre-strecthed Latex Membrane

3D Geometry

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3. Digital Analysis

Weak AreaCurve Reversibility

Load = 7.2 NBuckling (mm)

Buckling (mm)Load 7.2 N

Timber Expo 2016 - Birmingham

90Timber Expo 2016 - Birmingham, UK

This research describes the process of exploring evolutionary design techniques in generative algorithms through advan-ced computation. The concept of “Evo Devo” and the biological process of growth and evolution in living organisms formed the primary basis of this exploration and have been further translated into active simulation in evolutionary computation. The research aims at documenting the process, analysis, strategies and results through the application of the natural principles of growth and development into emergent design techniques and processes.

Evolutionary ComputationAA - Architectural Association

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1. Maximization of buildings’ solar exposure

2. Maximization of the buildings’ volume

3. Maximization of the open space area

Axonometrical View

Multi Objective Graph

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2. Urban Application

1. Fitness Criteria De�nition

2. Geometrical Operations

3. Fittest Individual

1. Width adaptation 2. Height change 3. Building’s rotation.

Evolutionary Solver, 10 Generations

GENERATIVE URBAN DESIGN

4. Outcome Population

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Image: Resultant Phenotypes after running Evolutionary Solver, 10 Generations

1. Awns Anatomy 2. Physical Experiments

Day Time Night Time

The research commenced from studying the subtle details of the wheat awns, their structure and internal network. The insights into the overall anatomy of the system, has guided to predict its behaviour. Based on the material behavior and properties in response to the climatic requirements, a prototype of neoprene and plywood has been developed. Further techniques of fabrication and component aggregation based on digital stress analysis have been analyzed and documented.

Veneer deformation after applying water on the bottom side

Fibers in cap

Fibers in Ridge

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2. Fibers Orientation

Plywood Strips

Fabric

Rail

PolypropileneStructure

Water Application

Biomimetic ResearchAA - Architectural AssociationRESPONSIVE SYSTEM

4. Component Prototyping

Plywood strip contraction due its hygroscopic nature

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3. Reversible Behaviour

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5. Digital Analysis as Design Drivers for Global Geometry

Wind Flow Analysis

Wind Direction

Self Weight

Wind Speed

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Vector

KN/cm2

Wind Pressure

KN/cm2

Disposition PatternStructural Analysis

0.2 KN/cm2

0.15 KN/cm2

0.1KN/cm2

0.4 KN/cm2

-0.2 KN/cm2

0.1 KN/cm2

0.6 KN/cm2

0.7 KN/cm2

0.2 KN/cm2

0.35 KN/cm2

-0.1 KN/cm2

0.1 KN/cm2

-0.15 KN/cm2

0.3 KN/cm2

0.2 KN/cm2

0.2 KN/cm2

0.4 KN/cm2

0.2 KN/cm2

0.4 KN/cm2

0.5 KN/cm2

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Legend

21 Dec_8 am - 17pm

21 Jun_6 am - 21pm

Residential - Commercial DesignPolitecnico di Torino

1. References

2. Solar Analysis 3. “Green House” Strategy

A. Radiation Analysis

B. “Green House” arrangement

SUSTAINABLE DESIGNThe project goal is to design a mixed use building with minimal environmental impact. Several strategies have been adopted during the design phase in order to minimize the energy consumption. The main halls have the function of a “chimney” allowing constant air circulation. The “greenhouse” system integrated within the façade, ensures the mitigation of the internal ambients throughout the course of the seasons. During the winter the greenhouse disperses heat while in summer it cools. In addition an analysis of structures was developed in order to size the ceiling beams in relation with the calculated loads.

Ground Floor Plan - out of scale

Section - out of scale

1. Trasparencies 2. Light and Green 3. Contamination

0.7 KW/h

0.1 KW/h

4. The Greenhouse e�ect

Winter

-8 / +10C 19 /25C

Summer

19 / 25C15 / 35C

4. Detail

Corner joint formed by thermal-break aluminium framed window, triple glazing unit (6-11-4-11-6 mm), 45x40 steel box beam.

Steel wire linked to a steel frame on base and a steel frame on the top.

Accessible roo�ng: paving (2 cm), screed (6 cm), waterprro�ng membrane, board insulation (4 cm), Reinforced concrete slab 25 cm (20+5), double acoustic insulation membrane (4+4 cm), roo�ng radiant panel, gypsum board (7 cm) and tie rods suspended from slab.

Full-bore outlet

Internal wall: plaster (1 cm), gypsum plasterboard (1,5 cm), Vapour barrier, cork tile (4 cm), board insulation (6 cm), wood �bred plaster (2 cm), plaster (1 cm).

Glazed parapect with steel frame.

Thermal-break aluminium framed window double glazed (6-14-6 mm).

Joint between glazed facade and thermal-break alluminium frame window.

Glazed door formed by thermal-break alluminium frame and double glazing unit (6-14-6 mm).

Steel frame for steel wire

Slab �oor: screed with welded mesh (5 cm), water-proo�ng membrane (0,5 cm), insulation (4 cm), reinforced concrete slab 25 cm (20+5), double acoustic insulation membrane (4+4 cm), roo�ng radiant panel, gypsum board (7 cm).

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Section_Architectural Detail

Internal Rendering

During this work experience I have improved as a designer and also as a project manager. The BIM drawings were produced at di�erent scales in relation to the design phase. The interaction with customers, suppliers, sales agents, and contractor companies developed my comunication and managment skills.

Overall Plan - out of scale

Hydraulic Engineers

StructuralEngineers

Client

Finishes Schedules

Equipment Schedules

Furniture Schedules

ElectricalEngineers

Sale Agents

Production

Interaction

ContractorsCompanies

InteriorArchitectural

Drawings

BIM Synchronized

File

My Role

Technical Schedules

McCafe Counter - Top Counter Plan - out of scale

Mc Donald’s GroupWSD DesignBIM - INTERIOR DESIGN

McCafe Counter - Internal Elevations - out of scale

McCafe Counter - Construction Details - out of scale

BIM Family Creation

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Mc Donalds’s Inerior Render_Main Counter