Filippo Taidelli Architect is a multidisciplinary design firm, creating both commercial and residential architecture and interior design, furniture and product design as well as masterplanning, with special attention toward energy saving strategies and sustainability. Our projects unite technical experimentation with environmental research, translating the limitations proposed by energy conscious design into creative solutions that guide the formal character
of each project’s realization.This approach, implemented in international projects of diverse scale, combine the formal appeal of traditional materials with technologically advanced solutions for contemporary living.
2. FTA
Filippo Taidelli Architect is a multidisciplinary design
firm , creating both commercial and residential architec-
ture and interior design, furniture and product design as
well as masterplanning, with special attention toward ener-
gy saving strategies and sustainability. Our projects uni-
te technical experimentation with environmental research,
translating the limitations proposed by energy conscious
design into creative solutions that guide the formal cha-
racter of each project’s realization.This approach, imple-
mented in international projects of diverse scale, combine
the formal appeal of traditional materials with technologi-
cally advanced solutions for contemporary living.
FTA has been awarded with numerous prizes including:
· First Prize in the competition: “BioArchitecture Award
2nd edition” by IN/ARCH for Zenale building Renovation.
· First Prize in “Under 40 Competition, 3rd edition” by
Consulta Regionale Lombarda Ordine degli Architetti
P.P.C. for Zenale building Renovation
· First Prize in the International Competition “Coastal
Architectural Projects” by the Region of Sardinia for the
project Nomad Off-Grid Module
· First Prize at “Saie Selection Award 2009. Low cost &
low energy sustainable housing”, for the project Eco House
The project Zenale Building Renovation was selected as a
candidate among the finalists of “Medaglia d’Oro all’Ar-
chitettura Italiana,4 edizione “ (2012 Italian Architectu-
re Gold Medal) by Triennale Design Museum di Milano. The
project will be shown in the exhibition on October 16, 2012
FTA’s most recent projects include:
· The new 2,000 sqm “Timec Headquarter” in Tanggu Marine;
Tianjin China, currently under contruction
· The integral refurbishment of the historical, 2,500 sqm
“residential building in Via Zenale”, located in Milan’s
historic city center.
· The refurbishment and expansion of the “Internazionale
F.C. training facility”, in Appiano Gentile (CO), Italy.
This 4,500 sqm project won the “Next Energy Award 2008:
Towards Efficiency and Renewable Resources”
· The realization of a new 6,000 sqm “headquarters for the
engineering company Techint” in Mexico City
1st
prize Under40 2011
1st Prize
5. CLIENT Immobiliare Zenale s.r.l.
PROGRAM building renovation. Under 40 first prize winning project
SIZE 2.500 mq
BUDGET 4 ml ¤
SEP 05-OCT 09 preliminary project, final project, construction project, site supervising
DESIGN TEAM M.Brambilla, J.Bove, A.Albini
CONSULTANTS Manens Intertecnica S.r.l., Enco Engeneering Consulting, S. Sesana, Studio Tre,
Falegnameria Ori e Bonetti, LDW Lighting Design Workshop.
1st Prize
IMMOBILIARE
ZENALE S.R.L.
11. CLIENT Techint S.A. de C.V. Engineering and Construction
PROGRAM new office layout and interior design
SIZE 5.800 sqm
BUDGET 5.000.000 ¤
DEC 05-MAR 07 preliminary project, final project, construction project, site supervising
PARTNER Taller Mauricio Rocha
DESIGN TEAM G. Carrillo, C. Pellerano, S. Jourdan
CONSULTANTS M.Cardenas, S.Tagliacarne, Limon, Cyvsa, Grupo Franser
16. CLIENT Istituto Clinico Humanitas
PROGRAM new holding headquarter Humanitas Rozzano, Milano
SIZE 2.200 sqm
BUDGET 2.500.000 €
SEP 11 - OCT 12 concept, preliminary project, final project, construction project, art direction
DESIGN TEAM F.Annunziata, C. Brunelli, V. Cuozzo, L. Martinelli
CONSULTANTS Rossi Bianchi Lightning Design, Terzini Ingegneria, Tecva Srl., Tecno Im-
pianti 2000, Area 68, Metalsigma
21. CLIENT TIMEC
PROGRAM new office building
SIZE 1.800 sqm
BUDGET 3.200.000 ¤
FEB 11-JAN 13 preliminary project, final project,
DESIGN TEAM A.Brivio, C. Brunelli, L. Martinelli
CONSULTANTS ENCO Engeneering Consulting, C. Tavecchio, Digierre3, LDW Lighting Design Workshop,
N. Noè, E3 Lab.
33. CLIENT LISSON GALLERY
PROGRAM refurbishment and new external landscape
SIZE 150 sqm
BUDGET 105.000 ¤
MAY-SEP 11 preliminary project, final project, construction project, site supervising
PARTNERS Katharina & Hermann Stucki
DESIGN TEAM V. Cuozzo
CONSULTANTS ENCO Engeneering Consulting, LDW Lighting Design Project.
39. CLIENT Fondazione Pangea Onlus
PROGRAM the international awareness day of violence against women
SIZE 6.200 sqm
BUDGET no profit
SEPT-NOV 06 concept, construction project, exhibition
PARTNER M.Cardenas
DESIGN TEAM A.Albini, F.Caraci
CONSULTANTS Bodino Engineering S.r.l.
44. CLIENT Expo 2015 s.p.a.
PROGRAM International competition of ideas for expo service areas
SIZE 74.000 mq
BUDGET 63.000.000 €
PARTNERS Claudia Brunelli, Alberto Clerici, Vincenzo Cuozzo, Luigi Martinelli
47. CLIENT Faculty of Engineering, Milan Polytechnic University
PROGRAM Floating Pavillion, Lecco Innovation Hub
SIZE 120 mq
BUDGET 250.000 €
NOV 11-MAY 12 preliminary project
PARTNERS Politecnico di Milano, Ing.Andrea Ratti, Ing. Aldo Gatti, StudioTre
Piattaforma galleggiante: progetto preliminare
CONCEPT
50. CLIENT LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
PROGRAM competition by invitation for the new showroom: winning project
SIZE 550 sqm
BUDGET 450.000 €
MAR-NOV 08 concept, preliminary project
DESIGN TEAM M. Brambilla, R. Leva, F.Nava, F. Bianchi
CONSULTANTS Riccardo Cotroneo Ingegnere, Guido Bianchi LDW, Mari Conidi Architetto, Studio Tre
59. Design Workshop Tsinghua University 2011
CLIENT Tsinghua University and Design Faculty, Milan Polytechnic University
PROGRAM tutor of the workshop on furniture for nomadic architecture
PARTNERS Silvia Piardi
60. Master in Sustainable Architecture 2010-2011
CLIENT IED, European Institute of Design
PROGRAM tutor for the workshop home
Alberto Menozzi e Chiara Rizzi
62. Filippo Taidelli
Born in Italy in 1972, Filippo Taidelli graduated from Mi-
lan’s Politecnico in ’99 with a dissertation in Sustaina-
ble Design which he researched and developed at E.T.S.A.M
in Madrid under the tutorship of Ábalos&Herreros.
He furthered the experimentation and practice in envi-
ronmentally sensitive design at Mario Cucinella Architects
in Bologna in the role of lead architect from 2000 to 2005.
In 2005, he opened the studio Filippo Taidelli Architetto
in Milan.
Since 2007, Filippo Taidelli is a professor of Interior
Design in Design Faculty at Milano‘s Politecnico.
Since 2005 he is a Visiting Professor at Scuola Politec-
nica di Design in the Master’s course of Interior Design;
since 2010 he teaches in the Sustainable Architecture Ma-
ster at IED Torino. In 2011 he was also tutor in the wor-
kshop on furniture for nomadic architecture at Tsinghua
University,Beijing.
63. AWARDS
Rome, June 2012 1st prize
Zenale building renovation project wins the First Prize in
the competition: “BioArchitecture Award 2011” by IN/ARCH.
Perugia, May 2012
Zenale building renovation project obtain a mention in the
competition: ”Best architecture projects realized in Italy
in the last 5 years” by IN/ARCH ANCE Umbria.
Monza, December 2011
The Eco House project in Curno obtain a mention in Sustai-
nable Architecture awards by the Architect’s Register of
Monza e Brianza
Milan, September 2011 1st prize
Zenale Building renovation wins the First Prize in Un-
der 40 Competition, new architectural proposal, Renovation
Section, 3rd edition.
Santa Teresa di Gallura (OT), December 2010 2nd prize
The restoration project of a traditional rustic structure
in Val Di Mela near Olbia in Sardegna wins second place in
the competition for architectural solutions in Sardinia.
Palau (OT), December 2010 1st prize
Off-grid modular structures wins the first prize in the
international competition “Coastal Architectural Projects
– Design projects for seaside facilities”. Competition
commissioned by the Region of Sardegna, IT
Milano, June 2010
Zenale Building is one of the Winners of the World Archi-
tecture Awards 20+10+X 7th Cycle.
Bologna, October 2009. 1st prize
The ecohouse project in Curno (Bg) by FTA and Oneoffice
wins the first prize in the ‘concrete’ category.
Milano, December 2008. 1st prize
FTA proposal wins the first prize for the competition by
invitation for of Levi’s Italians Showroom.
Milano, March 2008. 1st prize
The project for a new Sports Center for F.C.International,
wins the “NEXT ENERGY AWARD 2008 Towards efficiency and
renewable energy”. Organized by “Mostra convegno Expo-
comfort-Next Energy.
1st
prize Coastal Architectural Projects
2010
1st Prize
64. PUBLICATIONS
Milano: Le Nuove Architetture, Skira, June 2012
Brick’12, Callawey, May 2012
Casaviva N 459, Decembre 2011, “ An emotional green renovation”
Paysage N 25, December 2011, “Nomad off grid module”
Casaviva N 455, August 2011, “Between Rocks, a step by the sea“
Italia Oggi N 105, May 2011, “In the beach to get tan”
Costruire in laterizio N 140, April 2011, “Zenale Building Re-
novation”
Archetipo N 50, January 2011,“Coastal Architectural Projects
for seaside facilities”
Progetti e Concorsi N°1, January 2011, “Coastal Architecture
Project”
Progetti e Concorsi N°49/50, December 2010, “Italian construc-
tions 2010, our top 15”
Progetti e Concorsi N°44, November 2010, “La carica dei trenten-
ni alla sfida del mercato”
“Mansarde a doppia altezza”, by G. Mottura, ”Doubled-height at-
tic”, edited by Maggioli Editori
Progetti e Concorsi N°28, July 2010, “Contemporary Trasforma-
tion”
Costruttori N°4, December 2009, “An advanced system”
Corriere della Sera 27th October, 2009, “Social Housing at Saie
2009”.
L’Espresso 29th October, 2009, “Italy grows green”.
Il Sole 24 ore 26-31th October, 2009, “Saie, on show more than
100 ideas”.
New materials and enterprises, “Wall Lamp Ala”, catalogue of the
exibition organized by Material ConneXion at Triennale di Milano
AL December 2008, “Architects ed Energy-towards Sustainable
Design”
Ottagono October 2008, “Innovation in respect of environment”
E-gazette.it September 08 2008, “Energetic research - Filippo
Taidelli wins the Next Energy Award 2008”
Progetti e Concorsi N°49/50, December 2010, “Italian construc-
tions 2010, our top 15”
Arketipo N°38, November 2009, “Saie Selection Award 2009. Low
cost & low energy sustainable housing”