NET AND NEST

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The main purpose of this project is to provide a new interior design system to the CMC offices in Ravenna.

The project starts from the idea of communication, concept that reflects the ideology of productivity of CMC company, plus the component of interaction and social networking between its employees.

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Now a days “communication” is one of the principal problems in the office. Computer, telephone, fax and all “communicative machines” are inserted in the “individual space cell” making a perfect environment to the ideal productive and concentrate worker; but in this case, this cell is providing good elements to work in a virtual net-community but is not creating social interaction and communication between the people that are working in the same place.

That’s why the project introduces the idea of a double high space structured by programmatic boxes, bridges, and a furniture system with open layout. These three elements defined the configuration of the space with visual communicative interaction between the people that are working inside the building.



The boxes hanged from the ceiling, represents the idea of transparent luminous lamps that are giving atmosphere and pleasure to the ones that are working above them. These boxes contained the program of meeting room and archive, programs that are related with the idea of communication and informative sources in the building. These boxes are connected one to the other with a system of semi-transparent bridges.



The first ground floor is structured in open space with a furniture system that provides multiple possibilities to the configuration of the space; that’s contemplated possible future growing of the CMC tree. This furniture system is designed with a modular hexagonal shape that simply represents how to grow or change the system in the interior space in a very flexible way.

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Color has an important role in the project; strong colors are putted on the boxes and some of the walls of the space, realizing this idea of communication with a colorful strategy. Strong blues and oranges have been putted on the boxes creating a lively and contemplative atmosphere; yellow and red have been putted on the main core to introduce the sense of “location” inside the building. Finally a shiny wood surface has been putted on the floor to create a comfortable open work space and environment.

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When architecture meets nature like Chinese did 2500 years ago. These gardens were more that just planted flowers, or green areas. They used to build lakes, hills, bridges and planted trees in other to recreate a perfect place to connect them with earth so they could reach peace (always keeping in mind the four elements).
Now days the Chinese society has change, becoming capitalism force where people like migrant workers take place. This new society had forgotten the beauty of their past, their tradition and the original ambient of the old Chinese culture. That’s why the main concept in the design is to let this beauty come back through the nature, to include the meaning of the garden in their lives.
The whole project starts with a change in the landscape giving movement to earth so the buildings do not take the most important role into the scene, but becomes part of it. This element of the landscape covers the first level of the building, a platform of services where the activities like the preparation of healthy food the social meeting and the relaxation areas are going to be shown.
The second layer of the project is compound by the slabs and the bedroom modules. These elements have been designed with some many voids around them, to create the idea of permeability with interior gardens. These elements communicate one level with others with visuals, light and wind. The main concept of this garden voids has been created with the theory of systems (one module that can be copied, moved, turned right, turned left, mirrored …etc)



The last layer of the building is the skin, the element that is covering the system of modules and green voids. This skin has been created to manage the sun and the temperature of the building in the different periods of the year. This green layer made by polycarbonate modules and steel structure gives good shadows to the building in the period of summer, and comfortable warm places in winter as well. That’s because these modules can retain the warm energy captured by the day. The skin layer is also the principal image of the building, is treated with a forest impression, to camouflage the building into the green environment.
The middle space is also a green area for the building, a huge void that brings light to all the structure. This space is in direct connection with the services level and with all the rooms by the circulation system.

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