2. resume
EDUCATION
Sept 2005-July 2008
Master of Science Degree in Architecture and
Architectural Engineering, Second School of Architecture,
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Sept 2007-July 2008
Final Thesis in Sustainable Architecture,
Universitad Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
and Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
Analysis of sustainable solutions used in the 22@Barcelonadistrict applicable in Basse di Stura,
Torino area, study-case.
Sept 2006-July 2007
Erasmus Program at the Universitad Politecnica de Catalunya,
UPC- ETSAV. Barcelona, Spain
Sept 2001-Sept 2005
Degree in Architecture and Project Design,
Second School of Architecture.
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Sept 1998-June 2001
International Baccalaureate (IB)
IST, The International School of Turin, Italy
WORK
Oct 2009-at the moment
Trainee at Studio Daniel Libeskind. New York, US
May 2009-Sept 2009
Internship at Willy Muller Architects. Barcelona, Spain
Jan 2009-April 2009
Internship at Archikubik Architecture Office. Barcelona, Spain
Feb 2008-Dec 2008
Internship at OAB, Carlos Ferrater Partnership. Barcelona, Spain
Costanza Profumo
3. resume
Feb 2008-June 2008
UIA XXIII World Congress, International Workshop. Torino, Italy
June 2007-July 2008
Workshop Atelier de Beaucaire. Nimes, France
Feb 2006-Sept 2006
Internship at Studio Giorgio Rosental. Torino, Italy
SKILLS
Sustainable Architecture Thesis mentioned on the web
Gained the highest grade
ACAT-IST Yearbook business manager
Increased number of advertisements (including Hitachi, Mondo and a few banks) and sales resulting in a
€ 20,000 increase in the budget
National Honor Society Membership
Elected by teachers on the basis of academic performance, leadership, personality and community work
High Honor Roll (Headmaster’s List) awarded every trimester for a grade point average over3.5/4.0
LANGUAGES
Italian, native in both written and verbal
English, native both written and verbal
Spanish, advanced in both written and verbal
French, good in both written and verbal
Japanese, beginner both in written and verbal
Qualifications: FCE (First Certificate in English)
DELF (Diplôme d’Études en Langue Française)
IT LITERACY
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook, Autocad 2D and 3D, Photoshop, Rhino, In
Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3D Studio Max
Costanza Profumo
4. academic work
1. Analysis of innovative methods used in the 22@ Barcelona District, Spain applicable in the Basse di Stura study-case in Torino, Italy final thesis
2. Redevelopment of Parco della Colletta, Torino. Italy
studio project
3. Proposal for the renewal of CEVA center, Beaucaire. France
workshop
4. Single unit, multi function. The new household
modelling project
Costanza Profumo
5. 22@ Barcelona District, Spain. and Basse di Stura, Torino, Italy. ANALOGY final thesis
Poble Nou, Barcelona. Spain Basse di Stura, Torino. Italy
Poble Nou, Barcelona. Spain
Planning area: 198,26 Ha Planning area: 540 Ha
Project time scale: 2000-2015 Project time scale: 2040
1860-1960: CATALAN MANCHESTER, Poble Nou quickly became the
most industrialized part of town. Introduction of the first train track.
1960-1986: INDUSTRIAL DESERTATION of Poble Nou 1960’s and 1970’s: Basse di Stura used as a metallurgical waste dump.
1992: RENOVATION of the City due to the Summer Olympic Games. 2000: Legal and illegal activities present on site. Rockwood company, production of organic
Ring roads were introduced, Avinguda Diagonal was erected linking pigments for food, construction and cosmetic toxic wastes and landfill AMIAT who’s activity
Poble Nou to downtown Barcelona through the city’s business core. shall end in 2009.
2000: Public debate on the re-use of 200 Hectars of industrial land. This Today these represent pressure factors, social and economic naspects of various levels
is known as Plan 22@: re interpretation of the former industrial textile such as visual impact, air emissions, odor, air pollution and soil damage to the health and
neighborhood of Poble Nou creating a new model for urban space. social, water and noise pollution.
Past century’s industrial texture of the city and view of the recent 22@ District. Heavy industry and desolated landfill site in Basse di Stura.
In collaboration with Politecnico di Torino, Italy and Universitad Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Costanza Profumo
6. 22@ Barcelona District, Spain. PROCESS AND PROJECT final thesis
Poble Nou, Barcelona. Spain Clusters and 22@Barcelona activities
Poble Nou, Barcelona. Spain
New innovative district offering modern spaces for the strategic concen- Intent to create conditions to encourage the establishment of clusters of innovative firms in
tration of intensive knowledge-based activities. A reurbanization of 35 an environment where a continuous exchange beteen the major research agencies
Km of roads is expected. 4,000,000 m2 of territory intended to host (Universities, R & D, ICT companies, media centers, incubators, etc.) and companies is
public facilities, new parks and new housing. An attempt to re-evaluate possible. It is an environment with features that reflect a new model of sustainability.
historical vitality, social and economic transformation of the neighbor-
hood with new areas of high urban quality and environmental activities
related to knowledge and innovation.
The goal of the poject is to achieve:
1. URBAN RENEWAL
to create a different and more balanced place, in which various facilities
coexist, equipments with green spaces improving the quality of life
andwork.
2. ECONOMIC RENEWAL
to provide a unique oportunity for the Poble Nou in converting itself into
an important center for science, technology and culture. Transfoming
Barcelona into one of the most dynamic and innovative cities
3. SOCIAL RENEWAL BEFORE: NOW:
to facilitate the interaction between different professionals working in 22A district (industrial character) 22@ (business character)
the area and encouraging the participation of activities and factory activities, innovative
opportunities of technological nature in the district textile and spinning mills knowledge-based economy
In collaboration with Politecnico di Torino, Italy and Universitad Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Costanza Profumo
7. Basse di Stura, Torino. Italy PROCESS AND PROJECT final thesis
Proposal for Basse di Stura in the Torino area
Keywords of the project: SUSTAINABLE RENOVATION.
"T ³" Torino -Telecommunication -Technology,
existent farms as a network hub for telecommunications innovation,
research, demonstration, production and sale to supplement the already
existent resources of Telecom.
A. RESEARCH ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Action:
New research center and field testing
Objective:
Research and testing of new technologies to then develope their production Implementation project: Rehabilitation of the existent farms into new research centers. Recov-
ery of the most polluted areas in the south of the river Stura di Lanzo with new tecnologies and
Time scale: testing here the new tech productions.
Research Center: 2008-2028 Test Field: 2008-2015
B. SUPPLYING GREEN ENERGY
Action:
Biogas, solar thermal, photo-voltaic, and biomass to retreive energy
Objective:
Provide green energy to the research center and surrounding industrial area
Time scale:
Biogas: 2008-2028
PV: 2016-2040 Implementation project: Equipping the energy station with photovoltaic panels (landfill), solar
Solar thermal: 2016-2040 thermal systems (underground), and biomass (soil). Installing a low-energy field of study and
Biomass: 2016-2040 integrate them with various types of renewable sources.
C. TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION PARK
Action:
Designing parks for exhibitions and sales of products
Objective:
Expose the future applications of the new technologies
Display the most up-to-date productions to the consumers
Create and re-think new types of exhibit and public spaces, providing
environmental protection education to the City of Torino
Time scale: Implementation project: Rehabilitation of farms and construction of a Technological Exhibition Park
Technologi exhibition park: 2008-2020 Green energy exhibition park: 2012-2020 in the north-east of the site to present the application of new techniques on buildings
In collaboration with Politecnico di Torino, Italy and Universitad Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Costanza Profumo
8. Redevelopment of Parco della Colletta, Torino. Italy studio project
The matrix: a shell Bird view of proposed park design
Zonification of the land site. Partition of the The shell’s nervatures to generate routes within the park. These lead View from North East
park into sections, each reserved to to the core of the site, resource of water
different purposes such as private farms,
botanical gardens, childrens’ playground
Proposal for the requalification of Parco della Colletta and museum of contemporary art in the city of Torino, Italy. A shell, element from nature, to suggest the complex
texture topography of the site. Its veins to create paths, its swirl to track and councel direction.
Urbanism Studio, Politecnico di Torino. Italy Costanza Profumo
9. Redevelopment of Parco della Colletta, Torino. Italy studio project
3D model of gallery
Nude and still life. 1931, Picasso Top view of gallery. In red, positive volumes are highlighted Side view of gallery
Picasso’s still life painting, art, an intrinsic geometrical shape composition to design an embedded volume structure. A challenge for extrusions, positive and negatives
interact with eachother to host an art gallery.
Urbanism Studio, Politecnico di Torino. Italy Costanza Profumo
10. Proposal for the renewal of CEVA center, Beaucaire. France workshop
Perspective view from main plaza, heart of the rennovated CEVA proposal
Renovation of a historical block in Beaucaire, Medieval city in the Camar-
gue region, to host the CEVA, structure which develops cultural and
educational exchanges in the international and interdisciplinary areas of
heritage, architecture, art and landscape. Objective of the excersise was
to study, analyze, and finally propose a solution of rehabilitation of the
area preserving and respecting the three cores, soul of the building unit. A
connecting point between the town and CEVA, a landmark for Beaucaire
and architecture, an incubator of ideas.
Physical model. Top view of proposal.
Horizontal section of the complex. Use of double heights to take advantage
of the natural illumination and space saving
In collaboration with CEVA, Summer 2007 Workshop, Beaucaire, Nimes. France Costanza Profumo
11. Proposal for the renewal of CEVA center, Beaucaire. France workshop
Physical model. Top view of proposal. Study of the interior spaces and furniture pieces. Beds which become desks, guardrobes. Furnished to
be played around with, dissembled, rearranged.
In collaboration with CEVA, Summer 2007 Workshop, Beaucaire, Nimes. France Costanza Profumo
12. modelling project
Single unit and multy function. The new households
Mutual circulation
Private space
Communal space
Semi-public space
Spatial diagram
Physical model.
Physical model. Communal spaces
Physical model.
From the french flat and the apartment to the post-existent
non partition walls, the LOFT. The new households, from
single room occupancy to extended families. From living
apart together to the assisted living facilities. The rescue of
models in history of housing. A journey within society. Places
and spaces as semi mediators. Access systems and semi-
public spaces. Generation of a model-system to perceive
space. Hybrid facilities, furniture and partition walls dictate
the distribution scheme and interaction within a fixed number of
inhabitants.
Physical model. Side view of private zone
Habitat Disociat. Universitad Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Costanza Profumo
13. professional work
1. Spanish Embassy. Canberra, Australia
competition
2. Proposal for a School Campus. Albenga, Savona, Italy
competition
3. Tirana Lakeside Masterplan. Albania
competition
4. Requalification Ex-Navile Area. Bologna, Italy
competition
5. Hotel, Fitness, Botanical Garden. Piccaro sul Mare, Savona. Italy
project on commission
6. Primary School Enxaneta. Barcelona, Spain
built project
7. Primary School Marquez. Barcelona, Spain
built project
8. Kö-Bogen office and retail complex for downtown Düsseldorf, Germany
in construction
Costanza Profumo
14. Proposal for a School Campus in Albenga, Savona. Italy competition
Section of the auditorium and gym construction
In the conviction that public architecture has the
task of not only trying to meet the functional needs
of the community, but also pursuing the redevelop-
ment of a site so that it can become a pole of
attraction and socialization, the project has aimed to
achieve a fragment urban space in which this
building represents the emergence of a set of
functions linked system of internal trails within the
area and at the same time, open to the city. The
building is designed as a large rectangular
Ortofotoplan. Existing U shape school department buildings. Proposal container, marked by the shift of the band-mail
includes insertion of green patios in each. Auditorium and gym building is distribution to the west, within which the different
located in the center of the site, it functions as an attractor.
spaces intersect and overlap in a game of grooves
and sequences. The geometric regularity of the
plans is contrasted by the volumetric articulation
characterized by different structural levels. Of
these, the mid-altitude site in the outer areas, link to
the path of direct connection with the buildings for
teaching posts at the edge and opens onto the
square next to the main entrance to the campus.
This is treated as a continuous surface in light
gradient fills the interior volume of penetrating into
the base. One of the elements that most character-
ize the composition of the complex is the roof. With
its particular articulation, it creates a series of
volumes that slip against each other according to a
careful balance of solids and voids, creating new
opportunities in the urban skyline , recalling the
Exterior view of the Campus and new equipment building Interior view of the auditorium lobby profile of the surrounding mountains.
In collaboration with OAB Carlos Ferrater Office of Architecture, Barcelona. Spain Costanza Profumo
15. Spanish Embassy. Camberra, Australia competition
Physical model. Concept design of the complex. Space and structure
are organized with an orthogonal grid, which allows the bands to allign
themselves in rows running from east to west. The residence is organ-
ized not only according to cardinal points, but by means of bands that
increase or diminiuish in length to devide the program according to its
usage. The client requested a design proposal which would
satisfy the requirements for the official residence of the
Spanish Ambassador’s home and retreat serving both the
enterprise and political activity. Flexibilities and opportuni-
ties for extension were necessary due to the changing
needs of this diplomatic position. Within the building,
references to the Spanish Mediterranean architecture are
made, through the intersticial spaces, the intermediate
spaces between the exterior and the interior, and the
addition of the patios, terraces and porches.
North facade and garden. The division of space through the use of
bands gradiates privacy by positioning public spaces towards the
perimeter and while leaving the secluded interiors for the embassador’s
family and guests.
In collaboration with OAB Carlos Ferrater Office of Architecture, Barcelona. Spain Costanza Profumo
16. Tirana Lakeside Masterplan. Albania competition
View between the internal and external ring of the buildings
Development of a strategic mixed-use site located
against the artificial lake in the city of Tirana. Empti-
ness lies between the traditional city and the great
lake. The site of twenty hectares is situated in the
South of the Albanian capital. It sits against the lake,
which is surrounded by a chain of parks and green
spaces. This arrangement provides lucrative oppor-
tunities for development and regeneration. Extract-
ing inspiration from this relationship, the design
proposal seeks to itenerate these natural circum-
stances into an internally autonomous urban system
that liberates a central space of activity as rings of Height diagram
program concentrically radiate out to establish
zones while mantaining its perimeter. A limited zone
of water exists at the focal point.
The program of the internal ring consists of recrea- + 8 STORY_START OF DEFORMATION
tional facilities, green spaces and retail. The exter-
nal ring of hotels, office towers and residencial
condominiums establish the site’s perimeter.
Personal responsabilities in this competition
included 3D modeling and subsequent perspective
renderings, presentation material including final
submission rendering in perspective and plan. Distortion scheme
In collaboration with OAB Carlos Ferrater Office of Architecture, Barcelona. Spain Costanza Profumo
17. Requalification Ex-Navile Area. Bologna, Italy competition
Facade texture study The facade module pattern creates intermediate living
spaces, between the open and closed, public and
private sectors.
The proposal includes the urban regeneration of a
vast area in the North part of Bologna’s train station.
Based on the existing detailed plan, the proposal
explores the possibility of strengthening the central
city park, the permeability of the surrounding build-
Orthoplan of area. Organization of the new ing blocks, the usability of public spaces and the
Building blocks and green spaces quality of the nearby constructions. These assump-
tions lead to the determination of generating semi-
open city blocks, containers of various activities
embracing a solid green texture.
The tallest buildings find a brand new location due
to their acoustic performance, which both mark and
hierarchies public spaces and entrances in a kind of
standardized intervention. Different residential
typologies, modularly flexible office spaces and
amenities are located on the ground floors, accessi-
ble and flexible, all meeting environmental sustain-
ability criteria.
Building modularization Module concept design
In collaboration with OAB Carlos Ferrater Office of Architecture, Barcelona. Spain Costanza Profumo
18. Hotel, fitness, botanical garden. Piccaro sul Mare, Savona. Italy project on commission
Orthoplan of the site Top view of site plan Physical model of site and new Castle proposal
A park of 40 Hectares climbs up from the Via Aurelia to the top of the mountain Piccaro
in Liguria, North-West Italian region.
A complex and innovative irrigation system built by three dams for water storage.
A system of paths along the existing forest and green areas of the project. A journey
through time that brings out the native species and the original water system. The
presence of an abandoned Castle, now regains full vitality through the restoration and
re-functioning. On the ground floor access to new destinations and accommodations to
the areas of public practice is offered, the entrance to the botanical gardens and
museum of natural values. The new residential component is set against the valley
overlooking the square and determining the north-eastern border defined by quite
3D view from East side content density and compactness of its tradition of local settlement. The footprint of the
building is part strictly preserving historical monuments and the components of the
complex, replacing all the elements that have resulted in the final stage of use a deep
degradation of the original plant. This is how the Ligurian village of the twenty-first
century is configured
North elevation
In collaboration with OAB Carlos Ferrater Office of Architecture, Barcelona. Spain Costanza Profumo
19. Primary School Enxaneta, Barcelona. Spain built project
The school, already imposed by the project, was based on a MODU-
LAR SYSTEM that reduces COSTS and shortens TIME of the initial The building is a result of the integration of PREIN-
operation. As prefabricated elements are used, the time of construc- DUSTRIALIZIED MODULES, both width and
tion is reduced because the modules are fabricated in a WORKSHOP lengthwise. Already imposed from the beginning of
and assembled directly with a crane. At the end of its serviceable life, the project, the dimensions are stipulated by this
it can be totally DISASSEMBLED. modulation. Research into the MAXIMUM
STANDARTIZATION of the project’s elements was
made. Although the prefabricated modules were
used, there is a SHIFT in the location of these
modules. This is a singularity of the school. The
quality of the composition comes from the richness
of the double heights in the circulation spaces. The
First floor plan
resulting building is rectangular in shape. The
school is organized with the location of the infant
program on the ground floor and splitting the
primary school between the first and the second
floors. The infant classrooms have their own
3D view from East side
exterior zone. It is a compact building that is
integrated better into its CONTEXT than the exten-
sion of the existing school. The school is North-
South orientated. The priority was to orient the
classrooms Southerly. They are protected with slats
The construction was completed in only 3 MONTHS, in a time when and make use of cross-ventilation.
the school was closed for holidays. Ground floor plan
In collaboration with Willy Muller Architects, Barcelona Costanza Profumo
20. Primary School Marquez, Barcelona. Spain built project
Cross section
The building is a result of the integration of PREINDUSTRIALIZIED
MODULES, both width and lengthwise. Research into the MAXIMUM
STANDARTIZATION of the project’s elements was made. As the exten-
sion was of an existing and operating school, a type of construction
where 80% of the modules are fabricated and assembled in a WORK-
SHOP, functions perfectly well. The school is organized in a fork-like
form, united at the top with the common zones. Each line contains the
classrooms and its own exterior area. In the zone where 3 forks join we
Facade can see the general classroom, that of psychomotorics, the teacher’s
rooms and the classrooms for small groups. The classrooms are oriented
The entire program is developed on the ground floor, though there are some elements Easterly, so are protected from the West and use CROSS-
of double height which PLAY with COMPOSITION and new voluminosity, which makes VENTILATION.
it different from the existing building. These double height spaces are used to store
equipment, to allow access of natural light and to create porch-like areas.
View from the interior courtyard and South facade Main entrance
In collaboration with Willy Muller Architects, Barcelona Costanza Profumo
21. Kö-Bogen office and retail complex for downtown Düsseldorf. Germany in construction
Physical model Flagship retail stores on the three lower floors, visible in
the render image, and offices with business centers on
the three upper floors.
Between the two blocks are green courtyard spaces, which will also provide generous daylight to the interior
Orthoplan of site offices. The passage between Schadowplatz and Hofgarten then works as a public space with benches and
planters leading to a new bridge across Wallgraben. A two-story connecting bridge with roof terrace connects
the east and west blocks of Kö-Bogen. Kö-Bogen is made up of both straight and curved geometry, its shape a
Two city blocks are joined with one continuous
reflection of the buildings and landscape around it. The straight lines are meant to reflect the city context,
roof line, forming a unified space for walking,
matching the building line on the Koenigsallee. The curved lines, which maneuver within and around Kö-Bogen's
shopping and working. The building will create a
courtyards, create more fluid connections with the pedestrian environment. Permeated cuts into Kö-Bogen itself
connected space between the Schadowplatz and
will allow for the landscape to naturally blend and flow into the building space, connecting it further with the
the Hofgarten, the central park in Düsseldorf.
environment. The green courtyards and green roof become part of a new environment that bridges urban space
Kö-Bogen is situated along the Köenigsallee
with park space, a fitting entryway to and from the Hofgarten.
Boulevard (nicknamed Kö by the locals) and will
relate in height and expression, as well as in
façade design and material, to the traditionally-
aligned buildings of this great urban space. With
its green rooftops, Kö-Bogen will help shape the
connection between the Koenigsallee and the
Hofgarten, forming one continuous green space
from the city center to the Tonhalle and the
Rhine.
South East elevation view on Shadowplaz
In collaboration with Studio Daniel Libeskind, New York Costanza Profumo
