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CAA + AA Summer Workshop 2014 As-Found Containers : Bottles Floating Assembly Refugee Relief Components Team members : Andri Orthodoxou - Anna-Maria Michael - Daniel Volek - Maria Achilleos Marina Andreou - Natasa Kitri - Sepehr Nakhjavan - Valentina Kontakki

Contributors: Alessandra Swiny, Pavlos Fereos, Michalis Georgiou

Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

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Kato Pyrgos • • • • •

Part of the Nicosia District Approximately 111 Km away from the city center Main village of Tylliria Officially composed of two villages, the larger Kato Pyrgos and the smaller Pano Pyrgos Has approximately 2000 residents

The Tilyria mountain is located in the northwestern part of the island between the gulf Polis and the gulf of Morphou. On 8 April 1964, the United Nations Force in Cyprus managed to arrange a ceasefire which was enforced by stationing UNFICYP troops at several critical points. Pyrgos is the only Cypriot village located on the Morphou Bay controlled by the Republic of Cyprus.

Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

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Kokkina • • • • •

Administered by the internationally unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus One of the Turkish Cypriot enclaves prior to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 Bordered on three sides by mountainous territory to the Greek part of the island Sits several kilometres away from the mainland of the TRNC In August of 1964 became a bombing raid by the Turkish Air Force and the enclave were used to smuggle weapons and soldiers to Cyprus from Turkey

Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

Regarding to the location of Kato Pyrgos, in case of emergency the only safe way to escape from the area is through the sea.

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

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Regarding to the location of Kato Pyrgos, in case of emergency the only safe way to escape from the area is through the sea.

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

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Assembly instructions

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

Large size - hard to be carried Not stable enough Weakness in plywood's connections Uncomfortable for the user Difficulties in the ascent Difficult to move in the water without rows Difficult to connect the platforms to each other Mesh assembly difficulties Large amount of bottles Not an effective connection between plywood layers

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

Large size - hard to be carried Not stable enough Weakness in plywood's connections Uncomfortable for the user Difficulties in the ascent Difficult to move in the water without rows Difficult to connect the platforms to each other Mesh assembly difficulties Large amount of bottles Not an effective connection between plywood layers

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Architectural Association Cyprus Visiting School 2014//.Kato Pyrgos // CAA Summer Workshop

Large size - hard to be carried Not stable enough Weakness in plywood's connections Uncomfortable for the user (because of the bolds) Difficulties in the ascent Difficult to move in the water without rows’ supports Difficult to connect the platforms to each other Mesh assembly difficulties Large amount of bottles Not an effective connection between plywood layers

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PLAN

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FRONT ELEVATION

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SITE ELEVATION

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AXONOMETRIC SECTION

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CALCULATIONS 1. ρseawater = 1029 V= 512n cm2

2. Plywood 2 4 mm : 10 000cm2 = 254 kg 3 Bottle Full : 0.5013 kg Empty : 0.0013 kg

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4 Area of Plywood = 43 200 cm2 Mass of Ply = 11 kg 5 Number of Bottles : 295 Volume of bottle : 512 cm2 Mass of bottles : empty 0.0013 x 295 = 0.3835 FB ↕

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FB > Fg ρxVxg>mxg 1029 x 0.0512n > 11 + 0.3835

bottles = 22

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CLUSTERS [x 4]

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CLUSTERS [x 4]