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Pino Marchese

BACKGROUND

Graduated in Architecture from University of Florence in 1990. Practised Pottery at 'Antica Fornace Di Bacchereto' in Vinci-Tuscany,1982-84. Worked for eight years in various studios of architecture in south Italy and Florence doing projects for housing, commercial and public buildings. Independent projects doing interior design of stores, private houses & product design. He came first to Auroville in 1997.

NATURE OF WORK IN AUROVILLE

• Innovative Urban Planning
• Sustainable Architecture
• Landscaping
• Interior & Product design
• Photography

Accomplished projects

Private Residences

• Batmanabane's house, Moolakulam, Pondicherry 2007/8
• Growing towards, Pillaichavady, Pondicherry 2004/6
• Renovation & landscaping, Douceur Auroville 2004/6
• Timber beach house, Srima Auroville 2007/8
• Beach house, Keezpettai, East Coast Road, Pondicherry 2005
• Berdah house, Auromodele, Auroville 2000/1
• Renovation of beach house, Srima, Auroville 2000
• Muyerchi, Auroville
• Cassandra house, Kurchikuppam Pondicherry
• Beach house, Chennai, ECR
• Christina house extension, Petite ferme, Auroville 2005
• House extension, Aurodam Auroville 2005
• Low cost house extension, Aurodam 2003

Housing Projects

• Devayan - 12 apartments building complex, Vaithekuppam Pondicherry 2007/8
• Nandanam - 24 apartments building complex, Vaithekuppam Pondicherry 2008/9
• Apartment building for Indus Cityscapes, Chennai
• Seismic design, low cost mass housing for 200 families, Kutch Gujurat 2002/3
• Community housing, Surrender, Auroville
• Community housing, Transformation, Auroville
• Mass housing & neighbourhood planning, Habitat administrative area, Auroville

Industrial Buildings

• Cuppai Chai - Auroville 2008/9
• New administrative bldg for Auroville Press International 2005/6
• Multipurpose building for Auroville Press International 2005/6
• Maroma renovations & extensions 2005 & ongoing
• Maroma, storeroom in Douceur
• Colours of nature new building, Auroville, 2005
• Watchtower, Keezpettai, Pondicherry
• Line of force, industrial zone model, Auroville

Planning

• Proposed river front development, Yanam, Pondicherry 2006
• Development control guidelines for Auroville City Centre 2000
• Development control guidelines for Auroville's Crown building 2000 & 2008
• Planning and design for Residentail zone sector 1 & 2, Auroville 2008
• Eco-leisure and recreation park, Sylhet, Bangladesh 2001
• Detailed planning, design and architectural guidelines for administrative area, Auroville 2001
• Planning development and monitoring of industrial zone, Auroville 2003/4

Public Buildings

• Isaiambalam School, Auroville 2008/9
• SDM school Coimbatore 2007
• Extension of Guest rooms for Quiet Healing Centre 1999
• Italian Pavilion, International Zone, Auroville
• C.I.R.H.U. Auroville
• Multiplex, Hyderabad
• Plaza Project, Crown, Auroville
• Unity Pavilion, Auroville
• VarietyPlus Departmental Store, Coimbatore
• Auroville Language Laboratory & Tomatis
• A.S.S.E.T. Auroville
• Auroville Radio

Interiors

• Penthouse, Rue Labourdonnais, Pondicherry 2008
• Promenade Hotel Luxury Suites Pondicherry 2008
• Private house Vaithekuppam Pondicherry 2008
• Auroville Papers bookshop, Visitor's Centre Auroville 2008
• Utharika Jewellery shop highlights, Pondicherry 2008
• Apartment Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 2006
• Duplex Apartment, Creativity, Auroville 2004
• Maroma factory, conference room, Auroville 2005
• Bhagawati Oxygen Pvt. Ltd, office in Kolkatta 2003

Landscape

• Private house, Vaithekuppam Pondichery 2008
• Private house - Douceur Auroville 2006
• Maroma storeroom in Douceur, Auroville 2008
• Tensile structure and swimming pool in Douceur

Miscellaneous

• Bathrooms
• Furniture for Roger Anger's office, Town Hall Auroville 2004
• Maroma, exhibition in USA, display stand

Planning

Since 1997, part of Auroville's Future - Centre for Urban Research. Actively involved in preparation of the Master Plan document for Auroville & a Perspective plan 2025 for Auroville based on which a detailed development plan was prepared under the European Union project of Asia Urbs.

Contact: auropino@yahoo.it

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