ORTUS

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If interested please send and email to [email protected] with your CV and portfolio !
Please consider that advanced skills in 3D modeling and image making would be preferable.
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019 - PRATISSOLO
Two Phases Open Competition
3rd Prize
Reuse of a Primary School in Scandiano, Reggio Emilia, with a composite structure of wood and concrete. This creates a dynamic, open layout, complemented by sliding doors that triple interior spaces, adapting to various educational needs.
A generous interior courtyard connects the school building with the sport hall volume, allowing all the proposed facilities to be in constant relation with the surrounding nature.
TEAM
- ORTUS (Paolo Catrambone - Maria Ave Romani)
STRUCTURE
- Structural Engineer : Lorenzo Caire
SUSTAINABILITY
- Bernagozzi engineering
IMAGES
- .atelier


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019 - PRATISSOLO
Two Phases Open Competition
3rd Prize
Reuse of a Primary School in Scandiano, Reggio Emilia, with a composite structure of wood and concrete. This creates a dynamic, open layout, complemented by sliding doors that triple interior spaces, adapting to various educational needs.
The building plays with nature avoiding any intervention on the existing vegetation and trees. The volumes get extended with a new glazed facade system strengthening the continuous relation between inside and outside.
TEAM
- ORTUS (Paolo Catrambone - Maria Ave Romani)
STRUCTURE
- Structural Engineer : Lorenzo Caire
SUSTAINABILITY
- Bernagozzi engineering



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019 - PRATISSOLO
Two Phases Open Competition
3rd Prize
Reuse of a Primary School in Scandiano, Reggio Emilia, with a composite structure of wood and concrete. This creates a dynamic, open layout, complemented by sliding doors that triple interior spaces, adapting to various educational needs.
TEAM
- ORTUS (Paolo Catrambone - Maria Ave Romani)
STRUCTURE
- Structural Engineer : Lorenzo Caire
SUSTAINABILITY
- Bernagozzi engineering



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010 - ENFILADE HOUSE
Reuse project for the Piano Nobile of a 15th-century Palazzo in the heart of the city of Bologna. The flat has undergone significant refurbishments over the centuries, resulting in incoherent interventions that have led to the loss of the quality of the existing spaces.
These pictures of the work site depict the creation of a new enfilade formed by a series of precise openings and minor demolitions, aiming to visually connect all the spaces within the house. The enfilade is an intentional breach through the Piano Nobile, with the purpose of restoring what the passage of time had eroded.


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010 - ENFILADE HOUSE
Reuse project of a Piano Nobile flat in the historical center of Bologna.
Through specific researches and investigations our team conducted on site we slowly found and unveiled a wonderful original series of terrazzo floors, paintings and decorations, all from the XV century.
These pictures from the construction sites depict the beautiful details of the existing.




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C-005 - GARDEN SCHOOL
Together with .azzariti and .cap we proposed a primary school typology imagined as an open and porous infrastructure in a direct and continuous relation with nature.
The regular and sever concrete structure gets interrupted by profound interior gardens providing natural light and a continuity between interior and exterior spaces.
TEAM
- ORTUS (Paolo Catrambone)
- Giorgio Azzariti
- Edoardo Ca****la
STRUCTURE
- Structural Engineer : Odine Manfroni



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C-005 - GARDEN SCHOOL
Together with .azzariti and .cap we proposed a primary school typology imagined as an open and porous infrastructure in a direct and continuous relation with nature.
The regular and sever concrete structure gets interrupted by profound interior gardens providing natural light and a continuity between interior and exterior spaces.
TEAM
- ORTUS (Paolo Catrambone)
- Giorgio Azzariti
- Edoardo Ca****la
STRUCTURE
- Structural Engineer : Odine Manfroni

016 - MAXXI HUB
Last year our team was awarded with a special mention in the international competition Grande Maxxi in Rome.
Starting from the competition brief request of a so called “tetto verde” at the top of the building, we took it as a chance to make our building more specific.
By studying the beautiful gardens of Rome and its species we decided, together with João Nunes, to plant a series of regular citrus trees on top of our building.
The dark leaves of these types of trees generate an interesting contrast with the colorful fruits, wrapping the rooftop with a dense green canopy.
Our aim was taking this request as an opportunity to bring the green roof idea further, offering a calm and detached space where to relax or enjoying an open air exhibition.
TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone)
- @4051.eu
(Nicola Ragazzini, Francesca Mavaracchio)
- .cap
- .azzariti

LANDSCAPE
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(João Nunes - Inaki Zoilo)

IMAGES


STRUCTURE
- Bucci and partners

SUSTAINABILITY
- Ecobim . Geneve
(Samir Mahroua)



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016 - MAXXI HUB
Last year our team was awarded with a special mention in the international competition Grande Maxxi in Rome.
The image shows the art restoration laboratories hosted in a lightful timber structure first floor, where natural light is controlled by external permanent metal brise soleil combined with an electrical system of movable interior curtains.
The extremely light and open feeling of the first floor counter-balances the heavier and hermetic structure of the ground floor archives.
TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone)
- @4051.eu
(Nicola Ragazzini, Francesca Mavaracchio)
- .cap
- .azzariti

LANDSCAPE
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(João Nunes - Inaki Zoilo)

IMAGES


STRUCTURE
- Bucci and partners

SUSTAINABILITY
- Ecobim . Geneve
(Samir Mahroua)



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Completing this series of three publications about our work, we share a text published on Architecture Competitions] Issue No.01
“Between Collages and Renders: Images” investigates our specific way of images production. Starting from a lack in rendering expertise we developed a method mixing collages, 3d modeling, textures, real materials and references, in order to compose and address themosprecise kind of atmosphere we considered appropriate for each project.
We took this opportunity to reflect on our working method, our references and ideas, aiming to convey possible inspiration to turn a lack of experience into a possible new language opportunity.
Architecture Competitions]



Link to the article:
https://competitions.archi/competition/how-to-improve-architectural-visualisations-between-collages-and-renders-images/

Back to our 2020 archive !
Continuing our look back to our publications, we’re pleased to share here an interview we had with at the very beginning of our journey.
Still working at different practices we had the chance of talking about our main ideas in the Architectural approach, our references and the experiences who informed our background.
Link to the article https://kontextur.info/project/orto

Back to our 2020 archive !
Our journey started as collective under the Italian word “orto”.
Meaning vegetable garden in our native language, we intended as a metaphor for an open ground of projects, ideas and contributions we carried into our current path.
On the occasion of the NIB award we received in 2019, we were pleased to release this brief interview at telling about our early days and the influence on our professional and educational path.
Link to the article https://www.usi.ch/en/feeds/12776

018 - THE RITUALS OF EATING
Together with Alice Bidorini and Beatrice Zago we proposed a temporary pavillion for the ‘23 edition of the in Logrono, Spain.
The location we chose was the beautiful Rioja’s vineyards landscape of Vina Lanciano.
The Rituals of Eating works as a scenography structure where the vineyards landscape is the protagonist.
The visitor crossing the threshold will find a rounded room with a bench, a long table, some loose stools and portable electric kitchen powered by a photovoltaic panel on top of a wooden truss.
The idea of the project is to define space of detachment, inclusion and conviviality where everybody could cook a meal and sharing with others.
TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone)
- Alice Bidorini
- Beatrice Zago


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018 - THE RITUALS OF EATING
Together with Alice Bidorini and Beatrice Zago we proposed a temporary pavillion for the ‘23 edition of the in Logrono, Spain.
The location we chose was the beautiful Rioja’s vineyards landscape of Vina Lanciano.
The Rituals of Eating works as a scenography structure where the vineyards landscape is the protagonist.
The visitor crossing the threshold will find a rounded room with a bench, a long table, some loose stools and portable electric kitchen powered by a photovoltaic panel on top of a wooden truss.
The idea of the project is to define space of detachment, inclusion and conviviality where everybody could cook a meal and sharing with others.

TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone)
- Alice Bidorini
- Beatrice Zago


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018 - THE RITUALS OF EATING
Together with Alice Bidorini and Beatrice Zago we proposed a temporary pavillion for the 2023 edition of the in Logrono, Spain.
The location we chose was the beautiful Rioja’s vineyards landscape of Vina Lanciano.
The Rituals of Eating works a scenography structure where the vineyard landscape become the protagonist.
The visitor by crossing the threshold will find rounded room with a bench, some loose stool, a long table and moreover an electric kitchen supplied by a photovoltaic panel on top of a truss.
The projects aims to define a space of detachment, contemplation, inclusion and a place to sit and enjoying a meal together.

TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone)
Alice Bidorini
Beatrice Zago


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018 - THE RITUALS OF EATING
Together with Alice Bidorini and Beatrice Zago we proposed a temporary pavillion for the 2023 edition of the in Logrono, Spain.
The location we chose was the beautiful Rioja’s vineyards landscape of Vina Lanciano.
The Rituals of Eating creates a small room facing the vineyards, where a temporary electric kitchen is located.
Supplied by one photovoltaic panel located on top of a wooden truss, it offers the opportunity to any visitor to stop by, cross the threshold and cook a meal together with other people in a space of community, equality and complete immersion into the beautiful landscape of this place.
TEAM
Paolo Catrambone
Alice Bidorini
Beatrice Zago
Concentrico ‘09


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002 - LANDSCAPE FORTRESS
Landscape Fortress is an early project of ortus developed for an open competition located near the village of Sagres in Portugal.
The whole intervention aimed to define a landscape landmark on top of an high cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Our idea made concrete the act of walking designing a zig zag shaped building where each side and each inclination responds in specific way to an element composing this landscape.
An internal path allows the visitor to continue the existing path getting naturally into the building. Once inside a dark corridor reveals a series of rooms where a specific element of this landscape become the protagonist: the wind, the ocean, the lighthouse, the rocks and the village of Sagres.
This project which aimed to be a landmark itself turned to be a landmark of the landscape itself.
TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone Maria Ave Romanj)


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009 - WAREHOUSE PADEL
Warehouse Padel is a reuse project proposal about a new padel sport center located inside an existing abandoned warehouse in the industrial area of the little town of Asti in the north of Italy.
The project is defined by a light metal structure with plywood planks infills. The purpose of this choice is to propose an adaptable structure allowing easy possibilities for extending, enlarging, tweaking.
The images refers to the interior dressing room spaces where we aimed to provide a sequence of spaces with different tones.
The main room where players will change their clothes is all black in order to offer a more discrete and relaxed moment, balanced by a top opaque glazing allowing natural light to pe*****te.
At the end of the corridor the shower room is located which has been conceived as a lighter bright room, cladded in very small white tiles in order to counteract the darkness of the rest of the spaces.
TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone)
Simone Licco


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009 - WAREHOUSE PADEL
Warehouse Padel is a reuse project proposal about a new padel sport center located inside an existing abandoned industrial warehouse in the industrial area of the little town of Asti in the north of Italy.
The project is defined by a light metal structure with plywood planks infills. The purpose of this choice is to propose an adaptable structure allowing easy possibilities for extending, enlarging, tweaking.
The image shows the new main gate to the center. The visitor will find it once crossing the main warehouse doors to the outside.
The new circle threshold aims to bring players and visitors into the new chapter of this abandoned warehouse.
TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone)
Simone Licco


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003 - WATER COURTYARD
Winning proposal for an ideas competition in the city of Asti, Italy.
Covering a courtyard in order provide new flexible spaces for students and visitors of an existing library but doing so offering an experience to all the upstairs inhabitants.
The roof of the new spaces turns into a light water basin able to both generating a better view quality for the upstairs tenants as well as natural temperature control over the new below spaces.
TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone Maria Ave Romani)


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003 - WATER COURTYARD
Winning proposal for an ideas competition in the city of Asti, Italy.
Covering a courtyard in order provide new flexible spaces for students and visitors of an existing library but doing so offering an experience to all the upstairs inhabitants.
The roof of the new spaces turns into a light water basin able to both generating a better view quality for the upstairs tenants as well as natural temperature control over the new below spaces.
TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone Maria Ave Romani)



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016 - MAXXI HUB
An ermetic rammed earth cladded ground floor as a natural plinth for the lightweight wooden and metal structures above: this was the main concept of our MAXXI Hub project nicely portrayed in this draft image by our friend Filippo Bolognese and his studio.
The nature invades and contaminates the whole ground floor cladded with rammed earth in order to exploit its low embedded carbon footprint and its natural quality of insulation and passive climatic performances.
The image focuses on the main staircase leading to the public roof through a completely different journey made of steel, Led, and wooden elements.
The ambivalent condition of the building responds to the requested program hosting all the archives on the ground floor where no daylight is needed and leaving the whole laboratories areas to the upper floors full of daylight, natural ventilation and a constant mutual relation with the city of Rome.
TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone)
- @4051.eu
(Nicola Ragazzini, Francesca Mavaracchio)
- .cap
- .azzariti

LANDSCAPE
-
(João Nunes - Inaki Zoilo)

IMAGES


STRUCTURE
- Bucci and partners

SUSTAINABILITY
- Ecobim . Geneve
(Samir Mahroua)



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016 - MAXXI HUB
Ahead of an important week at the in Rome with the opening of the exhibition of the award-winning works from the Grande Maxxi competition, we are now happy to share our proposal which was awarded a special mention by the jury and will on display in Rome from monday.
Maxxi Hub imagines the extension of the Maxxi as a building with an ambivalent character: on the one hand, a hermetic and closed basement made of a concrete structure and clad with rammed earth hosting the archives and collections that require protection from natural light and on the other hand a lighter pavilion realised with a wooden structure and metal façade where the laboratories and research areas engage in a mutual visual dialogue with the city.

A ribbon embraces and unites the two floors of the building, transforming itself into an LED light band communicating to the city of Rome the daily activities and events of the new hub.
On the main facade, facing the Maxxi museum square, two iconic elements highlights the public circulation system from the square to the sculpture garden on the roof.
A slender concrete tower and an oblique public stairway separates the employers circulation from the visitor's ensuring full accessibility to all the people at any time of the day.
TEAM
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(Paolo Catrambone)
- @4051.eu
(Nicola Ragazzini, Francesca Mavaracchio)
- .cap
- .azzariti

LANDSCAPE
-
(João Nunes - Inaki Zoilo)

IMAGES


STRUCTURE
- Bucci and partners

SUSTAINABILITY
- Ecobim . Geneve
(Samir Mahroua)




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004 - PARCO DELLE SALINE
Competition proposal together with our friends of F A T] for a new urban park along the mediterranean seaside of the city of Marsala in Sicily.
Due to the huge size of the park we developed a precise geometrical order with the aim of breaking down the scale of site into more precise areas.
The land art inspired concrete wall represent the main gesture of these new geometrical order overlapping the natural one. Thanks those walls new park services and amenities are hosted aiming to favorite a better accessibility and a more lively use of this stunning site.
The image shows how each wall’s opening is able to precisely framing different landscape fragments enhancing the experience of both the park and the context around.
TEAM
Ortus_studio] (Paolo Catrambone)
F A T]
IMAGE
Ortus_studio]


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004 - PARCO DELLE SALINE
Loosing proposal for a new urban park along the mediterranean seaside of the city of Marsala in Sicily.
Due to the huge size of the park we developed a precise geometrical order with the aim of breaking down the scale of site into more precise areas.
The land art inspired concrete wall represent the main gesture of these new geometrical order overlapping the natural one. Thanks those walls new park services and amenities are hosted aiming to favorite a better accessibility and a more lively use of this stunning site.
The image shows how each wall’s opening is able to precisely framing different landscape fragments enhancing the experience of both the park and the context around.
TEAM
Ortus_Studio] (Paolo Catrambone

IMAGE
Ortus_Studio]


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