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ngela Demetriou rchitect Engineer
Portfolio
4-5 .................. CV 6-7 .................. Digital Tools Experiments 8-13.................. Residential Projects 8-9 .............. House and Housing 10-13 .............. Collective Housing 14-17 .............. Urban Regeneration 14-15 .............. Crafts Centre 16-17 .............. Energy Park 18-27 .............. Arts Centre 28-35 .............. Diploma Project 36-47 .............. Technical Drawings 36-39 .............. Carport 40-47 .............. Anti-Seismic Structure
A highly motivated and ambitious architect engineer with a recent degree in architecture, interested in expanding professional experience relating to my career. Architect with comprehensive experience preparing specifications for the completion of superior commercial, public, and residential buildings. Proven ability to prepare detailed drawings of architectural designs which include plans, elevations, and sections. Highly experienced in leveraging technical expertise in AutoCAD, Photoshop CS, and 3D Studio Max to develop presentations, renderings, and 3-D illustrations. Skilled in applying creativity to create highly appealing, exciting, and interesting designs that engage and evoke emotion.
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I started by tracing a picture of a spider web and gradually simplifying it, then multiplying it and simplifying it again to experiment with the shape, size, and complexity.
In order to create a structure, I focused on a smaller part of the webs and tried to construct an organized group of webs that shape a structure.
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After experimenting with paper folding and trying different methods I chose a model that resembled a tower. After choosing the model, I drew the plans and sections of said model and finally made it into a 3D model that would resemble the paper model.
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Residence and Retail
Objective: Combine, in a building, public and private use. Design the home and workplace of two couples from the fashion industry.
The shop is divided into two sections with the help of a step, which will be used as a catwalk for shows and exhibitions. The step is used to compose two axes perpendicular to the pedestrian street. The workstation and atelier are together in one unified, open plan space so that the customers can see the designers while they work. 8
The bridge-like hallway joins the two bedrooms in a similar manner as the various stoae passageways and pedestrian streets do with the surrounding shops.
The ‘full-empty’ pattern, in which old Nicosia was built, is applied in both plan and section along with height differentiation emphasizes the change of use in the space.
Section AA’ Ground Floor
Section BB’
First Floor Section CC’
South View
Second Floor 9
East View
New Standards for Collective Housing for University’s Academic and Research Staff
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East View
Section AA’
South View
Ground Floor
North View
Section BB’
Communal/Public Areas
Fifth Floor Three of the floors have public use in order to create connections between the two “towers” and help the residents of the building socialize.
Eleventh Floor
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Twelfth Floor
Seventh and Second Floors Arranged the same
Forth and Tenth Floors Arranged the same
Third and Eighth Floors Arranged the same
Sixth and Ninth Floors Arranged the same 13
Multi-Workshop and Educational Centre
Circulation, basicLandscaped exterior, The entrance and the and secondary routes. addressed to the work-residential units are shops and the cafete-differentiated from ria. the rest of the buildings of the complex.
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1. Entrance 2. Library and study area 3. Educational establishment 4. Small workshop No. 1 5. Small workshop No. 2 6. Temporary residential units 7. WC. 8. Cafeteria 9. Storage room 10. Main workshop
Floor Plan at 6,50m
Floor Plan at 7,50m
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Floor Plan at 12m
Floor Plan at 15m
Mini Power Station, Area Regeneration Pedestrian Pathway with stops Solar Panel Parking Lot
Green Energy Research Labs
Green Energy Themed Interactive Park
Open Space for Events
Having in mind the evolution of technology as well as the environment we thought that the city, as well as the country, needed a place where people could go and learn about green energy as well as the history of energy and how it was produced since it was invented. We wanted to renew the building while keeping the memory of what it once was. Since it’s a big metal structure we kept the structural elements and some of the machinery for exhibition. The position of the building is ideal for people to walk, ride a bike or even swim; this alone is a great advantage to attract the public.
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Green Energy Power Station Production Power Station’s Machinery Exhibition Alternative Green Energy Production Exhibition
Abstract representation of engaged space
Green energy research labs Indoor green energy themed interactive space where people can learn about green energy while interacting with different ways of green energy production
Power station mechanism exhibition area Cafeteria
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Lefkosia Space of Contemporary Arts
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In a future where Nicosia is no longer half and illegally occupied but united and peaceful, we were asked to design a building that highlights and promotes the union. The establishment would act as a middle ground where the people from the two communities could use together and strengthen their bond. We thought of it as a building where the history of the people, of both communities, would be displayed along with newer creations, so that visitors could see the similarities instead of focusing on the differences. As language is a barrier in communication, in order to erase that barrier we placed different workshops at the moat’s level, suggesting the foundations of building trust in new relationships. The big string-like bridge acts as a union agent, since it is connecting the old town of Nicosia, inside the Venetian walls, with the new town. A similar factor as the bridge is the ramp that guides visitors from the moat’s level to the road’s level and contrariwise. The main idea is ‘Union’, ‘Connection’ and ‘Continuity’ with regard to the flow inside the exhibitions and the visitors’ “forced” path, considering the structure and the design of the establishment.
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Workshops, Cafe and Storage Room
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Entrance, Lobby and Permanent Exhibition
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Permanent Exhibition and Management
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Temporary Exhibition
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Library with Cafe and Outdoor exhibition with Sitting Area
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Eco-Village in Regenerated Gerovasa Rebuilding and reinhabiting the abandoned village of Gerovasa in the mountains of Cyprus.
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Usage Diagram
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Existing Site Plan and Topography
Using the remains as guides for new buildings, in order to organise a small community that can accommodate permanent tenants as well as tourists and volunteers. With the use of the same rocks that the people used, to originally build the house, and the use of metal an wood for some parts of the newly built constructions, the village preserves its “old” character with a hint of a modern touch.
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Regeneration Masterplan
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Equal Size Addition
Typologies
Private Buildings
Small Addition
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Large Addition
Public Buildings
Typologies Samples
Large Addition
Equal Size Addition
Small Addition
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Metal Structure
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Earthquake Resistant House
Ground Floor Plan Scale 1:50
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First Floor Plan Scale 1:50
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Sections in Scale 1:50
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South View in Scale 1:50
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West View in Scale 1:50
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Structural Components
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Construction Detail
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