Anastasia Sekalias Architectural Portfolio
Anastasia Sekalias M.Arch Candidate University of Illinois Bachelor’s of Science in Architectural Studies University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Class of 2014 Study Abroad Program in Versailles 2013
Table of Contents 1-6| Institute for Advanced Glass Study - Champaign, Illinois 7-8|Concrete and Scale 9-12| Jumièges Abbey - Jumièges, France 13-16| ISoA Design-Build Competition
- Champaign, Illinois
17-18| Concrete and Light 19-22| Bibliotheque du Quartier - Paris, France 23-26|Rain Space 27-32| Danville Riverfront - Danville, Illinois 33- 38| Lean-To - Tybee Island, Georgia 39-44| Travel Sketches
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Institute for Advanced Glass Study (IAGS) | Fall 2013 Located in a prominent lot of downtown Champaign, this program combines facilities for a glass research facility with a glass art and technology exhibition space. The form is responsive to the geometry and program of the surrounding site and provides opportunities for growth in its role in the community. A scheme of three distinct volumes allows public and private programs to function independently. This senior capstone course aimed to develop a comprehensive architectural project including development of programmed spaces integrating structural and environmental systems, building envelope systems, life-safety provisions, building assemblies and the principles of sustainability in addition to thoughtful design of programmed spaces. Preliminary investigations of wind on the site inspired a double-skin facade system with ribbons, adaptable to environmental seasonal needs. Through providing shade and ventilation the double skin lightens loads on HVAC equipment .
Distinct Functions, Distinct Volumes
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Key 1. Technology Gallery 2. Art Gallery 3. Gift Shop 4. Office 5. Research Room 6. Library 7. Reception 8. Offices 9. Observation Deck 10. Conference Room 11. Kitchenette
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Issue: Split Site
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Standing Seam Metal Roof Roofing Membrane Treated Plywood 5” Rigid Insulation w/ Taped Seams Treated Plywood Metal Decking
Tension Member Compression Rod
Mesh Screen Operable Air Vent W14x26 Beam W12x26 Beam W10x22 Column
Transluscent Ribbons w/ LED lighting
Steel Cable Tieback
4”Double Glazing System Shading Ribbons 3’ Air/Service Space
Wall Section
4”Double Glazing System
Rain Ditch/Garden Reflecting Pool LED Light Tile Mosaic Pool Lining
Water Heating System Finish Floor Concrete Floor Slab 3” Rigid Insulation Waterproof Membrane
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Concrete & Scale| Fall 2014 These pieces were developed in the context of a concrete-focused studio. Through exploring various techniques in creating formwork, mixing and pouring concrete, and an understanding of the curing process, a variety of sculptural pieces were developed. With concrete being a highly scalable material, further experimentation in representing the works at a variety of scales yielded inspiration for a later architectural project.
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A Contemporary Covering for Jumièges Abbey | Fall 2012 Group Members|Anastasia Sekalias|Amy Lundell|Robert Prochaska|Wenxin Chen 10 Day Charette
The Jumièges Abbey ruin has been built and rebuilt over centuries, resulting in a layering of architectural styles from Romanesque to High Gothic. In creating a roof the goal was to respect the history and aesthetic value inherent in the ruins, while continuing the culture of stylistic layering. The resulting solution is a reinterpretation of the Gothic rib vault. Based on the existing columns and structure, a web of arching steel members was devised. Integrating with the existing structure and forming the x-shaped intersections characteristic of a traditional Gothic rib vault effectively points to the past while the modern materials and complex form add a contemporary layer to a historic precedent.
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Once the status quo, smokers have since been pushed to the fringes of social acceptance, and now form a very prominent subculture of our society. Through simply occupying a space and performing a specific action, smokers are able to define spaces not physically, but psychologically, separated from the public, where they may interact and socialize within their subculture. Until recently the TBH courtyard was one of these defined spaces.
Through advances in medicine and consequent legislation, the popularity of smoking has faded from a symbol of glamour to an ostracized vice, from the mainstream to the fringe. As of Jan 1, 2014 smoking was banned on the UIUC campus
How do we define when an addiction is a social hazard?
$%@#!!!
“Hey kid, care for a cigarette?”
“Polyethylene Terephthalate or PET bottles are the most popular plastic for bottles. In 2012, less than 9% of all plastic waste generated in the US was recycled. (epa.gov) Also in 2012, the CDC determined that half of all US citizens consume a sugary beverage on any given day, with teens and young adults consuming the most (cdc.gov). Consider the link between soda and PET, and that’s a whole lot of caffeine consumed and plastic wasted!”
“No thanks! I’m anI’m architecture student, “No thanks! an architecture caffienestudent, is my vice.” my vice is caffeine!”
Cons aside, the cigarette is an extremely powerful tool for drawing people together. Its users bond, meet and interact over it. Eventually this interaction can lead to relationships which have a depth beyond the mere product itself. In short, a cigarette is a social catalyst. What happens when this condition is banned?
Atrophy of a social condition. Vancancy of an active space.
“Where is everybody!?”
“The human culture of waste needs to be replaced!”
“Can disposing of a plastic bottle be a social condition that replaces smoking?”
[A] obtain empty 20fl oz. bottle
A obtain empty 20fl oz. bottle
[A] obtain empty 20fl oz. bottle
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[B] unscrew
[A] obtain empty 20fl oz. bottle
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“Is that really all pop bottles plugged into a grid?”
[B] unscrew
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facade progression
facade progression
[B] “By giving a new purpose to a “useless” unscrew object, this pavilion helps to create new opportunities to interact with the architecture and with others! Everyone should be encouraged to look at waste through a lens of innovation!”
B unscrew cap
[C] remove cap C dispose of cap
Time Lapse - bottles filling the frame
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“Is that really all pop bottles plugged into a grid?”
“By giving a new purpose to a “useless” object, this pavilion helps to create new opportunities to interact with the architecture and with others! Everyone should be encouraged to look at waste through a lens of innovation!”
Everybody is back!
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Design-Build Competition Proposal| Spring 2014
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Group|Anastasia Sekalias|Joanna Ligas|Camden Greenlee Consulted with Brian Vesely As an alternative to the smoking culture which previously occupied the outdoor courtyard, this project proposes a ritual based on another type of addiction: caffeine. The structure itself is a space frame spanned with chicken wire. An empty soda bottle can be “plugged” into the voids of the wire, creating a dynamic architecture which changes over time and increases awareness of our waste culture. As caffeine consumption and use of the structure increases, the rate at which the space changes increases. Using the empty soda bottle as a catalyst, users interact with the architecture and each other. Interaction is further encouraged through the introduction of moveable outdoor furniture, allowing users to customize the space. social
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Concrete & Light| Fall 2014 A component of a concrete-focused studio, this project explores the relationship between concrete and light. Through experimentations with formwork, concrete mixes, and a variety of light sources, the project ultimately explores the phenomenological nature of light. The perception of the piece is drastically changed when lit as opposed to unlit. What is perceived as “absence” in piece as an unlit piece, becomes the “presence” when lit in a dark room. The nature of the light or in on the object dictates what is seen as the main focus.
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Maximizing visibilty in a dense urban fabric
Bibliotheque du Quartier| Fall 2012 Partners|Anastasia Sekalias|Amy Lundell A public library located in the 11eme arr. of Paris, is designed to fulfill both community gathering functions as well as typical library services. The goal is to provide a layout that allows the community portions and the library portions to operate either as separate or integrated spaces, depending on changes in needs or community events. A variety of facade screens varying in material and transparency correspond to differing interior functions and their privacy needs. Mezzanine levels suspended from the main structure provide a separation which allows patrons to enter more secluded, private study spaces, away from the business of the stacks. A steel frame structure allows for the openness necessitated by library, gallery, and multipurpose community spaces.
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Level 3 Mezzanine Level 3
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Beam-Girder System (Main Floors)
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Wooden Louvers Glazing Transluscent Concrete Perforated Metal Strip Footing
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Rain Space | Fall 2014 A 100 square foot “meditation space”, this project took a phenomenological approach to the physiology and psychology of relaxation. The design of the space embraces three complementary approaches to create a calm meditative space: water, form and sound. Water is a universal archetype throughout all cultures, religions, and time periods. Research confirmed that water has proven and measurable effects on human physiology to induce calmness, and psychological benefits when present in the built environment. As users proceed through the space, the relationship with water becomes more intimate. The sound intensifies, the pathway graduates slightly until users must pass through a rain wall to enter the meditation space, which is itself covered in a thin sheet of water. The form of the space is unique, and has a “hairpin” like appearance. This geometry has a variety of advantages by creating a sense of procession, screening the meditation space from immediate view, encouraging solitude and creating different aural effects as users proceed through it. Changes in floor material create a series of auditory signals which mark key points in the journey through the space. Most importantly, the water itself provides a distinctive sound as it runs down the concrete “rain wall” and splashes into the water below. A large portion of the project was the creation of a “sound rendering”. Through a process involving a full-scale mockup to create original recordings, then collecting sounds and modifying them in sound-editing software, an approximation of the entire aural experience as users move through the space was developed. This sound experience was then combined with a series of impressions to illustrate the combined visual and aural experience. An umbrella was also introduced, as a means to pass through the rain screen and to encourage the development of a ritual associated with the space.
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Danville Riverfront Revitalization| Fall 2015 Partners|Anastasia Sekalias|Stephen Kent In order to revitalize Danville’s downtown and create a new connection to the riverfront, this solution focuses on two factors: the importance of integrating green into the built environment, and developing pedestrian connections between existing downtown and the riverfront. The resulting project creates a new urban fabric, densifying Main Street and creating a walkable, comfortable environment for people to move, linger, shop, work, and live. Mixed use buildings span Main Street, featuring publicly accessible commercial areas on the ground floor, different housing options on the upper levels, and office/public meeting space. The buildings are linked with multiple pathways lined with vegetation, benches, and streetlamps which create a linear park experience, and “draw up” the existing green of the riverfront. These strips create a gradient in the density and quality of “green space” filtering the very natural, dense conditions of the riverfront into a landscaped, organized aesthetic as it engages with the city. A boardwalk projects the buildings out into the natural canopy, articulating it as it meets with the built fabric.
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Lean-To| Spring 2014 Commissioned by the National Parks Service to create lodgings for their Fort Pulaski monument, this studio focused on the development of a campus Master Plan consisting of basic volunteer lodging, as well as a main building for meeting, and socializing. The “Lean-To” serves as the central gathering space for the campus, featuring a lounge, communal kitchen, and storage functions. Based on program needs and the development of the Master Plan, the main cabin proposal is developed within a 40’ x 80’ volume. Within these dimensions, a 10’ x 20’ structural bay system was developed, which continued to drive the design. The structure is constructed using timber and traditional mortise and tenon joining methods. As an additional organizing element and historical allusion, two perpendicular breezeways are incorporated to accommodate circulation within the building and within the site. The program fits cleanly into the rhythm dictated by the structural grid and breezeways, creating an open plan defined by structural elements rather than physical division. Through repetition and careful detailing this basic construction method is elevated to an architectural language. 30
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Travel Sketches
Fall 2012-Spring 2013
Les Andelys, France
Valencia, Spain
Valencia, Spain
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Fontenay, France Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, France
Ronchamp, France
Éveux, France
Oia, Greece
Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
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Cashel Ireland Dublin Ireland
Dublin Ireland
Cashel Ireland