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Computational Designer | Grasshopper | Additive Manufacturing
Italy, Italy
Worldwide
I am an architect and current PhD student at Politecnico di Torino. My research develops Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) methods for 3D-printed building envelope components. I study how parametric and cellular geometries, including TPMS infills, respond to fabrication constraints and affect thermal performance and indoor moisture buffering. I combine computational modeling with simulation, physical prototypes and laboratory assessment.
I created WASPer_3DP, a Rhino 8 and Grasshopper framework for designing and preparing 3D-printed building components. It brings together parametric geometry, implicit fields, cellular infills, planar and non-planar slicing, print-path preparation, material and layer data, and G-code generation. I use it to develop reusable, rule-based geometric workflows and translate design and fabrication requirements into configurable geometry and printing instructions. My fabrication experience includes clay-based Liquid Deposition Modeling (LDM), the WASP 40100 printer and robotic fabrication workflows.
My computational design work also extends to the building scale. In architectural practice, I designed residential, institutional and interior projects in Revit, from concept development through construction permits. In research and teaching, I use parametric modeling and environmental simulation to examine how design choices affect building energy use, indoor environmental quality and thermal performance. I have supported courses in computational design, advanced parametric design and building physics.
At Politecnico di Torino, I have designed and fabricated clay prototypes, generated G-code in Grasshopper, and assessed printed components through energy and heat-transfer simulations, finite element analysis, and laboratory tests of vapor behavior and moisture buffering. My research has led to journal and conference publications on 3D-printed components, cellular infills and performance optimization. In 2026, I presented WASPer_3DP in a food4Rhino webinar and at OpenFace Day.
My main tools are Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, Ladybug Tools, Honeybee, EnergyPlus, Revit and Rhino.Inside.Revit. Through WASPer_3DP, I work with JSON-backed material and study data, Git, GitHub Actions build checks and AI/LLM-assisted development. My C# and Python coding skills are basic; my strongest skills are parametric design, geometric logic, fabrication workflows and performance-oriented research.
Languages: Spanish (native), English (C1, IELTS 7.0) and Italian (B2).
Experience
Professional experience0 - 5 years
Freelancer since2021
Languages
EnglishFluentItalianGoodSpanishNative speaker