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ALIANNA PSOMA Design
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This portfolio includes selected works from my journey as an Architect, 3D art enthusiast, and graphic designer. The featured projects were picked having in mind that each one demonstrates different skills and areas of involvement as well as the experience that I gained while working on each of them. The selected content focuses on visuals, which are aiming to communicate my aesthetic, design workflow, and identity in projects of distinct scale and nature. I hope you enjoy. AP Architecture & Interior Design 02 - 05 Private House, Buckinghamshire 06 - 07 Gasholders Penthouses, King’s Cross 08 - 09 Villa Petroti, Corfu 10 - 12 Competition for UoWM School of Arts, Florina 13 - 14 Thalen Apartment, Ioannina 21 Inhalytix™ / Software UI Design 22 - 23 Inahlytix™ / Logo Design 24 - 27 Core Values Branding 28 - 31 Synthia’s Burgers Graphic Design Digital Environment Design
Private House, Buckinghamshire / Architecture
As an architectural designer in LWA I had the honour to be part of the design team of this private residential project in Buckinghamshire. The site is located on a slope offering outstanding views. The architectural composition consists of two distinctive levels of different nature and character: a heavy, stone volume on the ground floor and a lighter timber volume sitting on top of it.
Conceptual axonometric drawing Software Used : PhotoshopAdobeRhinocerosIllustrator Project Status: Under ProjectConstructionYear:2019Level 00 Finishes Plan Level 01 Finishes Plan Software Used : AliannaPhotoshopMicrostationPsoma 2
Level 01 is an elegant lighter structure, where the three bedrooms of the house are located. It is cladded with charred timber, and offers unprevented views towards the fields while sitting on top of the ground floor stone volume. Level 00 is pushed into the slopy hill, forming the ‘base’ of the composition. Built entirely by local flint creates a grounded, earthy feeling that surrounds the common spaces of the property.
Stair
Software Used : PhotoshopAdobeRhinocerosIllustrator
The design process included a lot of detailed design of the interior spaces, such as wardrobes, shelving and kitchen joinery, which was often presented to the client with a mixture of photorealistic and stylized imagery that I was responsible for. Good examples are the kitchen joinery and the stair wall which not only supports the elegant light-weight stair but also operates as a border between the living room and the entrance hall, and creates space for a hidden TV unit and open shelving.
Conceptual illustrations colour palette study wall colour palette study
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of two different seasons Kitchen
Detailed typical window section Regarding the exterior of the house, due to the numerous different interfaces between different materials such as flint, charred timber, bronze trims, and window frames, we created a series of detailed sections throughout the building to describe all the different conditions.
During this process, I had the opportunity to study thoroughly a vast variety of construction details while obtaining a deep knowledge of how surfaces of different materiality can cooperate in the most exquisite way.
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Architectural Visualizations Software Used : EnscapeRhinoceros Alianna Psoma5
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Photographed by Peter Landers Photography
Gasholders Penthouses, King’s Cross / Interior Design
Originally designed by WilkinsonEyre, this residential complex celebrates London’s rich industrial heritage. While working with LWA I had the opportunity to be part of the design team that was responsible for the interior design of four of the penthouses of the WorkingGasholders.insuch a legendary building, with prestigious clients, under tight deadlines, and with different, multidisciplinary teams, I obtained some of the most valuable experiences of my career so far. In collaboration with the interior designers team we completed the developed and technical design for stages 3 and 4 of RIBA, for four penthouses of differerent aesthetic and design approach. During the design process, a lot of emphasis was given to the staircases of the two-level penthouses as these stand proudly in the middle of the space, but also in the interface with the openable rooflights that connect the penthouses with the building’s rooftop.
Stair SoftwarestudiesUsed: RhinocerosEnscape Penthouse LL plan Penthouse HL plan Rooflight long section detail Rooflight short section detail Alianna Psoma7
Architectural Visualizations Software Used : EnscapeRhinoceros Alianna Psoma 8
Villa Petroti was another exciting project I took part in while working with LWA. Located in the amazing landscape of Corfu Island, surrounded by dense and untouched vegetation, the client asked for a development of two apartments and one office space that would be hidden within the landscape and under the existing tennis court. Taking into account the natural slope of the hill, and working closely with the landscape architect, we proposed a layout that comes forward in some places and steps back in others depending on the exact location of the existing trees. Using natural materials such as local stone and timber, the composition emerges from the ground to give the user the opportunity to experience and live within the outstanding nature, and enjoy the selective views of the beach while maintaining the natural scenery as unharmed as possible.
Villa Petroti, Corfu / Architecture
Because of the steep slope of the hill on which the existing tennis court is located, the whole development is buried into the ground with only one side having the advantage to offer views of the beach. Therefore, the composition was formed in a way that all the living spaces are heading towards the east windows to get as much light as possible, while the dark side in the back of the development is used for secondary spaces such as a garage, a storage room, and a water tank. The access to the tennis court is kept untouched on either side of which there are two sloppy paths leading to the garage and the main living spaces. Access to the latter is also possible through the existing natural paths that surround the site.
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Competition for UoWM School of Arts, Florina /
Project Year : 2018-2019
Architecture Conceptual axonometric drawing Software Used : AdobeRhinocerosIllustrator Architectural Visualization Software Used : V-RayRhinoceros
During my internship at Pantazi5 Architects in Ioannina, I had the opportunity to work in this exciting competition about the design of the new School of Arts of the University of Western Macedonia, in Florina, Greece. The proposal of our team focused on the creation of new educational spaces that creatively reinvent their usual organizational structure, expanding meeting and interaction points, and encouraging alternative behaviors, both by students and teachers as well as by the citizens of the city. In this context, the central architectural idea was based on a network of semi-outdoor spaces - ‘Art Courtyards’that run through the building, starting from the entrance on the ground floor and ending at a specially designed outdoor space at roof level. These courtyards, depending on their location, size, and typology, create spaces of a different character, and are designed accordingly so that they function as an extension of the school workshops, while combined in a single path to form a continuous semi-outdoor exhibition space with open access to the public.
Architectural Visualization Software Used : V-RayRhinoceros Sustainability Digaram Software Used : IllustratorV-RayRhinocerosSouth SectionElevationA-A Alianna Psoma11
At the same time, in addition to their functional operation, the ‘Art Courtyards’ as well as the spiral path that they define penetrating the building, have a morphological effect on the School of Fine Arts, causing the ‘erosion’ of the rectangular building volume in specific places. This ‘erosion’ that is being formed by the succession of closed and open spaces in combination with the semi-outdoor course that crosses the building, the sloping surfaces of the indoor and outdoor amphitheaters and stairwells as well as the addition of the roof, gives a strong sculptural character to the building and results in the creation of an enigmatic architectural form which emphasizes the reference to Art and the use of the building as a School of Fine Arts, highlighting it as a landmark of special architectural interest.
Architectural Visualizations
Software Used : V-RayRhinoceros
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In 2018, Thalen Apartment was my first project as an Architect. During my internship at Pantazi5 Architects, I was in charge of the interior design and construction supervision of a 1970’s apartment in Ioannina, Greece. The apartment was lined with high-quality materials such as the green marble of Tinos Island and cherry tree handmade vintage joinery, and therefore it had to be treated with attention and respect to its history and character. The client wanted to renovate his parents’ apartment giving it a fresh, modern look while maintaining its classic, elegant style. Papanikoloaou
Thalen Apartment, Ioannina / Interior DesignPhotographed by Tasos
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The vintage cherry tree joinery was reused to shape a timber cladded box which signifies the entrance to the private area of the bedrooms, while hosting a big storage space and a WC. Part of the joinery was refurbished and painted black to be used in the living room. The wall that was separating the living room and the kitchen was cut off to create a uniformed yet separated space. The two rooms become visually connected, giving a sense of wholeness while keeping the flexibility of operating individually.
Kitchen
Plan of the existing scheme Plan of the proposed scheme Kitchen WC To bedrooms To bedrooms Room Living Room
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Photographed by Tasos Papanikoloaou
Therefore, the design of the common spaces of the apartment (the living room and the kitchen), was articulated around the use of the two main e xisting materials and the addition of the black steel, which would give a modern, industrial touch as the third element of the composition.
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Living
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Proposed Masterplan
Restaurant
Waterfrontrestaurant. Redevelopment, Pyrgadikia / Architecture Project Year :
Areas Diagram on Existing Masterplan square Pontoons Main square Pontoons Jetty Public Circulation In 2019 I worked on the redevelopment of the waterfront of Pyrgadikia in Chalkidiki, Greece, for a client that is interested in investing in the area. The case study was about redesigning the old marina layout and developing a local market and public spaces such as an open theatre and public seating amenities so people can enjoy the outstanding sea views. Working closely with the Maritime Civil Engineering team, as a freelance Architect, I proposed the following layout which is consisted of three parts: the main square area, the pontoons area and the jetty area which works both as a breakwater and a walkway and at the end of which one may find the proposed 2019-2020
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Private circulation zone
Local market area
Open-air theatre
The concept of the main square design is based on a main public walkway which operates as the main axis of public circulation and traverses the square, connecting the village coastline with the marina area.
On the one hand there is a series of individual one-storey stone structures (shops) and on the other hand there is a variety of outdoor public seating, including an open-air theatre and a stepped seating zone so people can enjoy the immediate contact with the sea and the views.
The name of the village (Pyrgadikia’in greek translates as ‘little castles’) inspired the architecture of the market which consists of nine individual stone structures. The necessary supply access to the shops is separated from the public walkway as it is located behind the shops as a private circulation zone.
Single shop unit
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Concept sketches Local market and public seating area plan
Public stepped seating Public circulation zone
Main square layout
Public seating with unprevented views towards the sea
Restaurant area plan
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Skylight zone CargoMainunloadingentrance
Seating area Restaurant layout Kitchen area
Finally, the restaurant is located at the end of the public walkway, and on the inside part of the jetty. The restaurant follows the same architectural style and materiality (local stone, metal frames and timber), offering a seating area that is fully openable and offers unprevented contact with the Thewater.kitchen and the seating area are separated by a corridor which is expressed architecturally by the long skylight zone, which lets the light come through into this northoriented space.
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Flat Renovation, Athens / Interior Design
View from the entrance looking towards the dining
Project Status : Under Construction Project Year : 2021View from the kitchen looking towards the living room
View from the dining looking towards the kitchen
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The renovation of this top-floor flat in Athens was a project that I undertook as a freelance Architect. The existing common spaces of the flat included a living room and an open kitchen. The client’s desire was to keep the same open plan configuration while making the entrance, the lounge and the kitchen to feel as three different spaces. Therefore, the design approach was about creating a visual distinction between the two spaces while keeping them open to each Forother.this distinction to be achieved, the proposed scheme includes a timber screen that operates as a visual barrier between the entrance and the kitchen and turns into a ceiling to create a timber box. The timber box sits on a micro cement flooring which enforces the differentiation of the spaces while the dining table stands right in the interface as an extension of the kitchen island.
The materiality of the design aims to enhance the domestic feeling that the client was looking for by the use of earthy tones and textures such as timber and cement. The kitchen was kept in light tones as an internal lining of the timber box, which together with the south orientation of the flat creates a bright and elegant scene. The existing bathroom included a bath which the client wanted to replace with a walk-in shower to free up the space. The old configuration had barely any storage, so a big bathroom cabinet was designed to incorporate the washing machine, drawers and the sink. In order to achieve the desired consistency with the rest of the flat, we used the same micro cement flooring signifying the ‘wet’ areas, and timber joinery to maintain the warm, domestic feeling.
Plan
View from the bathroomInteriordoor Design Visualizations Software Used : EnscapeRhinoceros Alianna Psoma21
Plan of the existing scheme of the proposed scheme
Project Status : Completed Project Year : 2019 Software Used : Illustrator (all copyrights of the graphics are 100% in Copley’s possession)
Taking into consideration the company’s existing logo (see below) and the characteristic blue dot, it was important to create a logo that would be integrated into the company’s minimal aesthetic and would feel like a natural extension of it. For this reason, as well as taking into account the visual power of the circle shape, the logo evolved under these guidelines to finally reach its final form.
Copley’s existing Logo
In 2019 I started my collaboration with Copley Scientific Ltd. as a freelance graphic designer. At the time Copley was designing their new software Inhalytix™, and they were looking for a powerful logo design for their innovative software.
Inhalytix™ / Software Logo Design
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The letters ‘ix’ are chosen as a strong ending of the word Inhalytix. The letter ‘i’ is rotated to follow the axis of ‘x’.
Inhalytix™ final logoCopley’s blue and white combination experiments
Inhalytix™ / Software UI Design Screenshots of the Inhalytix™ software environment Some of the icons deisgned for the software Project Status : Completed Project Year : 2019-2020 Software Used : Illustrator Alianna Psoma23
After the successful design of the Inhalytix™ software logo, the company asked for further Working closely with the software developers, the represent the company’s inhaler testing equipment
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The company’s distinctive blue colour was selectively used to bridge the icons’ and the software’s environment graphic language. Requiring a lot of abstraction, a good level of conceptualization but also enough information regarding the mechanical parts, the icons were designed and stood out as the main communicational element between the user and the software.
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It was an exciting yet challenging design process as there was a need to develop a graphic language that (i) would match the company’s branding guidelines and (ii) would convert Copley’s complicated inhaler testing equipment to easily comprehensible and user-friendly graphic icons.
Screenshot of the Inhalytix™ software environment of the equipment and their translation into their corresponding icons
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In May 2022 I took on another design project on behalf of Copley Scientific Ltd that was the perfect amalgate of interior architecture and graphic design. The project was about creating a series of wall graphics and permanent installations for the Copley headquarters in Nottingham, to promote company’s core values: Care, Excellence, Innovation & Ownership. After the creation of the according iconography for each of the four values, along with the client we analysed people’s movement throughout the building and concluded in a series of 8 different designs that would be applied in different rooms. The exciting challenge of this project was that it was necessary to create a unified graphic language that could be flexible enough to fit spaces of different architectural nature and size, avoiding the sense of repetition but also creating a unified experience of people’s working environment. This prject required a long listening-understanding-and-responding process, taking into consideration multiple factors such as the proportions and the usage of each space, how people move and the eye level height (especially in the stairwell case). The final product included a full pack of presentation drawings, printready PDFs and construction details for instances such as backlit iconography, built-up 3D letters and clear acrylic illuminated boards.
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Internal elevation of the Production Area Unwrapped internal elevations of the stair
Project Status : In Progress Project Year : 2022 Used : MicrostationIllustratorRhinocerosEnscape
Software
Raised illuminated iconography detail
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Illuminated built-up 3D letters installation Clear acrylic illumniated board with vinyl decal Alianna Psoma 28
3D Visualizations of the stair Software Used : EnscapeRhinoceros Alianna Psoma29
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Project Status : Completed Project Year : 2022 Software Used : Unreal Engine 4.27 AdobeMaya Substance Painter Quixel MixerAlianna Psoma31
Synthia’s Burgers was designed as a showcase project during my studies in Game Art Production. The conceptual approach of the project was inspired by the synth vibes of the 80’s Americana. A drive thru restaurant was selected as one one of the most iconic environments that left their indelible mark on the style of this era. The design principles were based on creating an iconic and deeply atmospheric scene, with a sense of an urban, dramatic mood. This was achieved by the use of two main design elements: the rough and wet asphalt of the Californian highways, and the lure of the characteristic retro neon lights.
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In order to create a powerful, dark and wet scene, the lighting was treated as the main design element of the entire composition. The atmospheric fog mutes down the intensity of the neon lights, which are warm-toned, and comes in contrast with the cool palette of the skylight to achieve the desired visual balance. see more
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