Architecture Portfolio Vasiliki Kondyli
contents DATE OF BIRTH: 29.08.1989 TEL. +49 15168519784 E-MAIL: kondyli.v@gmail.com
01 _ Experiencing the city! An enriched environment (project thesis) 02 _ Artificial intelligence for predictive and evidencebased architecture design (research project) 03 _
Spatial cognition and sensory experience (research thesis)
04 _ Wise competition ‘Feel’ in the gap’ DIY project
05 _
΄Weight of the Earth’ eco-friendly housing
06_
The Wall library academic project
07_
TAP competition tourist accomondation prototypes in Santorini
08_
Student competition about Visitor Centre of S. Niarxos Foundation
01 _ Experiencing the city! An enriched environment
This project constitutes an experiment in applying an enriched environment in the city of Patras. An ‘enriched’ or ‘enhanched environment’ encapsulates the principles of neuroscience and gives to them spatial status by creating an urban space convenient for experiments. In which direction do the knowledge from neuroscience can affect the architect? We are interested in understanding how the brain collects stimulus from the environment? How brain interacts in a build environment? How we can affect the human brain by designing the environment and which is the role of epigenetics in this procedure? As architects, we are interested in creating environments that simulate and reinforce human abilities. Human’s behavior is a result of brain’s function and that’s the chain which correlates the environment with the human behavior. Can we ameliorate the neurological abilities of a human by intervening into the space? An enhanced or an enriched environment is the response.
TYPE
Thesis Project
YEAR
2012-2013
TEAM
Academic project Individual work
LOCATION SUPERVISOR
University of Patras, dep of Architecture
Patras, Greece
Liapi Aik. (katerinaliapi@gmail.com)
Petridou V.
(vpetridu@upatras.gr)
01_ Experiencing the city! An enriched environment background theory
Enhanced/enriched environment is a structured system composed by different elements which permit the identification of the structure, and the overall operation, and it trigger the person to get involved into cognitive stimulation. An enhanced/enriched environment includes: multi-sensory stimulation, attention and focus, cognitive games, social interaction, physical action. That’s why an enhanced environment have some key features (1) These features are translated while designing into ‘design principles’ (2) To whom can this system can be addressed? Who can benefit from this? Neuroscience support that an enriched environment can help in measuring the effects of some brain disorders, such as Alzheimer, Parkinson, dementia. In addition, education and memory in childhood seems to be improved in children who have raised in complex or enriched environments. So, we have chosen to focus in the needs of these special age groups which seem to get more benefit from an environment like this. The needs of these two age groups have a significant difference and many similarities at the same time.(3) We define as intervention area, 3 separated public space in the center of the city of Patras, with historical, strategic, cultural and commercial importance throughout the history of the city. This area included the ancient Odeon, a historical square and the roman stadium of the city. The unification of these places can offer an urban space of larger scale for the city and also to emerge the important archaeological monuments. a primer school, an orphanage and a senior center are situated near to this urban space. The need of unification of these public spaces, the traffic problems and the lack of character create a ideal place for anthropocentric experiments. As a result, we re-examine the motion possibilities in the urban space and we create an enhanced/enriched environment.(4)
aerial view of the proposal
01_ Experiencing the city! An enriched environment
01_ Experiencing the city! An enriched environment analysis of a snapshot
01_ Experiencing the city! An enriched environment urban game
02_ A casy study for visuo-locomotive experience at New Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas (USA)
This casy study at New Parkland Hospital in Dallas (Texas), is a colaboration between the DesignSpace Group, from the University of Bremen and Corgan architecture firm. It is including qualitative analysis of the visuo-locomotive experience in the new hospital building, concerning the navigation behavior of people who are not familiar with this particular environment.
Research Project
The DesignSpace Group TYPE University of Bremen, Germany YEAR TEAM
2015 The DesignSpace Group
Research Project
TYPE The DesignSpace Group University of Bremen YEAR 2014
- 2015
Group work TEAM Group
SUPERVISOR
work
Bhatt Mehul
(bhatt@uni-bremen.de)
SUPERVISOR Bhatt
Mehul
(bhatt@informatik.uni-bremen.de)
03 02_ A casy study for visuo-locomotive experience at New Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas (USA)‘Feel diagrams
Architects concerned with designing built environments (e.g., hospital or an airport) need to ‘anitcipate’ and ‘ensure’ that people-centered design objectives are fulfilled, e.g., people should (not) get lost, the environment should fulfil universal design criteria for diverse user groups and situations (e.g., disabilities, geriatric care, emergencies). Toward this, designers and architects need access to assistive technologies —people-centred design systems— that manifest a basic understanding of human behaviour in spatial environments, in particular, aspects pertaining to ‘visuospatial perception and cognition’, and ‘design semantics’ from the viewpoint of building users, as well as designers and planners. Collage expressing visuo-locomitive experience at New Parkland Hospital environment.
Visualization of three participant’s eye-tracking data at an important decision point of the route.
Visualisation of the eye-tracking experiment includes gaze-points and interpretation concering geometry and visual range.
In this case study we were investigating visuo-locomotive behavior for pre-occupied indoor building navigation, siginificant for Evidence-Based Design research. To record and analyse individual’s embodied behaviour in space, we combine eye-tracking measurements, egocentric gaze analysis (from video), external camera based visual analysis to interpret fine-grained behaviour (e.g. stopping, looking around, interacting with other people), with manual observations made by human experimenters. The main goal was to identify the environmental features that have a negative impact to people’s navigation, as signage, landmarks, geometrical characteristics etc.
The Stitching of successive visual frames compounds an overview of the available visual range and the successive fixation points.
03 02_ A casy study for visuo-locomotive experience at New Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas (USA)‘Feel diagrams
C
succession of fixation points
development of visual range
B
visual attractive points
A An overview about the behavioral analysis of indoor navigatior task
functional landmarks
surfaces and boundaries
A
This spatial analysis is based on environmental psychology and spatial cognition, and is foced on variables which are important during navigation task to unfamiliar places. We analyse areas of major importance as the emergenchy room (A) and two decision points during navigation route (B,C). The analysis combines eye-tracking diagrams, visualisation from the eye-tracking experiment (including gaze-points, as well as automated signage extraction from ego-centric video capture) as well as computationally generated immersive reality experience based on multi-modal perceptual data and its high-level grounding and analysis (pre-designed 3D building model based on the Building Information Model (BIM) standard).
succession of fixation points
development of visual range
visual attractive points
process of detecting region of interest from fixation points
B
C
03_ Spatial cognition and sensory experience
Research Thesis
TYPE University of Patras dep of Architecture YEAR 2012 TEAM Academic
project Individual work
SUPERVISOR Petridou
V.
(vpetridu@upatras.gr)
In this paper we are trying to explore the role and the function of the perceptive process concerning the environment, through our senses, while emphasizing on the space. We would also like to understand the factors that influence this process. So, we investigate the relations derived by each one of us with the space, with hope that this analysis will lead us to think about the role of the architect as an organizer of the space and the user as the direct subject of perception. We start from different cognitive areas, analyzing the meaning of perception and focusing on the experience and the understanding of space through the sensory system. This work is divided into two sections. In the first section, we explore by bibliography, what has been said so far about the term perception, emphasizing on the ‘perception of space’. We analyse ‘perception’ with different cognitive frameworks such as, neurophysiology, psychology, philosophy etc. We present different views and theories which approach this object. We seek the role of each element in the perceptive process (the contribution of mind, of the body, of the sensory organs, of the psychological and the cultural influences etc) In the second section, we are focusing on the process of experiencing space through the senses. We discover the dimensions and the limits of each sense.We study each sense separately, their characteristics, how they compose the experience of space, how they form a geography, how they incorporate the effects of the environment, how they influence and get influenced by psychology or by the human actions, as well as how they contribute to the perceptive process. Besides the bibliographic study we record one small example of my personal sensuous experience in a space and the result of my perception of this space(discussed in the appendix). Finally we realize the importance of the multisensory perception, the role of each sense and the contribution of mind in perception of the characteristics of the space.
03 03_ Spatial cognition and sensory experience_ ‘‘Feel in’’ the gap contents
PART A:
Theories of sensation and perception
chapter 1: the term ‘perception’/Scientific analysis-Philosophical analysis of perception chapter 2: Perceptual approaches/ Perception as mental construction/ Scientific approach of perception chapter 3: Sensation and Perception according to neurophysiology/ Sensation and perception according to psychology chapter 4: The human body as a tool of perception and geographical experience/ interpretations of the term ‘body’/ The body as a mediator of perception in the environment/ The subjectivity of the self-body/ The body defines our relationship with space chapter 5: Spatial experience/ Space and senses/ The subjective experience of space/ There is a “pure” sensory experience space? chapter 6: What is the role of psychology in perceiving the space? chapter 7: Why are we dealing with the issue of space perception, psychology and consciousness as architects? PART B: Sensation-perception and architecture of the four senses
chapter 1: Olfaction/ Perception-memory-olfaction/ culture/ Spatial experience and olfaction/ olfaction and architecture chapter 2: Hearing/ The sense of hearing/ Perception of hearing/ The soundscapes/ The experience of the space and spatial perception f hearing/ Hearing and architecture/ Types of sounds related to architectural space-geography of earing chapter 3: Dominant senses: Vision and touch Comparison between Vision and Touch/ The estab lished hegemony of vision and primacy of touch that liberates the modern architecture of vision/ touch/Vi sion chapter 4: Personal fieldwork Olfactory-Acoustic-Haptic experience of a specific place/ sketch according to these experiences/ inter view of a blind person Conclusion
experiment - main references
_Arnheim Rudolf:The dynamics of architectural form _Bower T.G.R: Le développement psychologique de la première enfance_Canter David:Environmental perception of space _Canter David: Psychology and architecture _Danto C. Arthur: The body/body problem _Giovannini Suzanne & Crunelle Marc: Psychologie de la perception, L’architecture et nos sens _Gould Peter και White Rodney: Mental maps _Gunnar Jansson, Epstein William: Perceiving events and objects _Hatwell Yvette, Streri Arlette, Gentaz Edouard: touching for knowledge _Βερόνα Ορνέλα, Κωστιδάκης Θοδωρής: Αρχιτεκτονική και Ψυχολογία(architecture and phychology) _Γεωργιάδου Αθηνά, Ατματζάκης Κυριάκος: Παιδι παιχνιδι και αναπτυξη(child game as it is growing up)_Καραγίνη Νίκη: Από την αίσθηση στο συναίσθημα(From sensation to emotion) _Κατσαρά Στέλλα: H ανισορροπία των αισθήσεων(The imbalance of the senses) _Κοσμόπουλος Π. :Περιβαλλοντική Κοινωνική ψυχολογία(Environmental Social Psychology) _Παρασκευόπουλος Ν. Ιωάννης: Εξελικτική ψυχολογία(Evolutionary psychology_Πόρποδας Δ. Κωνσταντίνος: H μάθηση και οι δυσκολίες της/Γνωστική προσέγγιση(Learning difficulties and / Cognitive approach) _ Huxley Aldous:Brave New World _Ingold Tim: The perception of the environment, essay in the livelihood, dwelling and skill _Le Corbusier: The modulor _Lurçat Liliane: L’enfant et l’espace, le role du corps _Merleau-Ponty M.: Phenomenologie de la perception _Michael O`Brien Chairman και Kay Edge: Focusing the Senses _Moles A. Abraham & Rohmer Elisabeth: Psychologie de l’espace _Osterrieth Paul-A.: Faire des adultes _Pallasmaa Juhami: The eyes of the skin, Architecture and the senses _Pêcheux Marie-Germaine: Le développement des rapports des enfants à l’espace _Peter Zumthor: Thinking Architecture _Rasmussen Steen Eiler: Experiencing archtecture _Rock Irvin: La perception _Rodsway Paul: Sensuous Geographies, body, sense and place _Sahotra Sarkar και Pfeifer Hessica: The Philosophy of science _Sternberg J. Robert: Cognitive Psychology
04 _ Wise Competition ‘‘Feel’ in the gap”-DIY project
TYPE
International Architecture competition Entry WISE: Designing for elderly people
YEAR
2012
TEAM
Academic project Team work
LOCATION
Patras, Greece
04_ ‘‘Feel in’’ the gap
04_ ‘‘Feel in’’ the gap 04_ ‘‘Feel in’’ the gap
05 _ ‘‘Weight of the Earth’’ eco-friendly housing
TYPE
YEAR
TEAM
‘‘DESIGN 2011 ecology and new technologies’’ Exhibition Entry 2011 Professional project member of the design team collaborator:
Matrakidou Anna ,Foukas Giorgos (gfoukas@hol.gr) LOCATION
Lavrion, Greece
05_ ‘‘Weight of the Earth’’ attached to the environment
The structure is made of recycled metal beams, the combination of which creates a total of ten volumes, each of which contains a room of the house. The cubic volumes are placed one on the top of the other or next to each other, thus forming the final shape of the house. The volumes placed on the top support the earth for the creation of a terraced garden, which explains the naming of the project. In the design of terraced garden nature is analyzed in its fundamental elements (water, rocks, plants) and each one of them is developed on the terrace of the top volumes(swimming pool, ‘‘rock garden’’-staircase, net made of reeds, vertical gardens, green roof).
model of the project
The house is located in Lavrion, an area of significant importance for the industrial history of Greece, as it was used from the ancient years until the 90’s as an area for metal mining. It is an ecological geometrical construction which is inspired by its environment, by the elements of nature as well as by the history of the site.
building into the environment
long section
05_ ‘‘Weight of the Earth’’ main plans
In a single room with glass fronts there are no interior walls to divide the space. The furniture, having the same x-y dimensions, can either be collected in a row leaving empty a big united space, or be dispersed in the room subdividing into smaller areas each of which has its own function(bedroom, dining room, kitchen and living room). facade
floorplan furniture divide and unify the space
section - details of construction method
aerial view
main framework - ten volumes
-orientation and location that serve bioclimatic traits -maximization of the planted area with the creation of the terraced gargen -use the garden as shading system -solar chimney-ventilation tower -COR_TEN treatment of the metal beams (stabilizes the rust on the metal) -recycling the use of bricks from abandoned industrial building to create walls and the floor -use the terraced garden and the vertical garden for insulation and heat protection -tank for collection and reuse of rainwater -water surface on the terrace used as an evaporating and cooling system for the summer
swimming pool
-floor heating system and electronically controlled wondows and skyligths
bedroom rock garden
solar chimney-ventilation tower shading net made of reeds combination frame tank terraced garden and vertical garden
main room staircase models of the project
06_ The Wall library
TYPE
Course:Architectural Design 5, 5th semester University of Patras dep. of Architecture
YEAR TEAM
LOCATION SUPERVISOR
2009 Academic project team work member of the design team Patras, Greece P. Dragonas
(panos.dragonas@gmail.com)
The site is in a deserted area near the port of the city of Patras and each side is adjacent to blocks of flats which are part of the densely built city. The basic idea of the project is to create a distinct wall that rises in the city and invites the passersby to penetrate it in order to see what is behind it. Behind this “L” shaped wall that accommodates the bookshelves of the library and that constitutes a distinguishable boundary towards the city, a different reality is being developed around a patio, where small and large volumes playing with gravity compose the reading rooms of the library. In contrast to the “L” wall, the volumes draw their proportions and sizes from the city scale and rearrange them in order to demonstrate the quality of space they can offer. Visitors can wander through the wall “L” while ascending a ramp that leads them to each floor level in the reading areas. The library is developed at the northern end of the intervention area, while the remaining area is covered by trees and greenery, thus forming a park, which penetrates the library from the south side intruding inside the patio.
06 design axis
06
07_TAP competition tourist accomondation prototypes ‘METEORISIS’
TYPE
YEAR TEAM
LOCATION SUPERVISOR
International Architectural Competition TAP Entry
for academic course ‘‘Special topic in architecture’’ semester 8th University of Patras dep. of Architecture
2011 Academic project team work member of the design team Santorini, Greece G.Zavoleas
(yazavol@gmail.com)
In some particular ground morphologies, like the one found in the island of Santorini and especially in a cavity formed in the rocks of a steep slope, landslide is an irr-eversible phenomenon and causes a constant change of the topography and the scenery. Based on that, we choose to place the complex over the ravine, at an altitude of 50 meters over the sea level, on the west coast of the island, next to Athinios port. situated near to the port of the island
Overall view
07_Meteorisis floorplans and sections
air circulation
Cross section
The complex is supported on the two sides of the naturally formed cavity but it is positioned away from it, thus allowing the development of the natural phenomenon to take place and leave its observation untroubled. The rock is not altered, except from drilling small holes, in which metal beams and rods are inserted, so that the truss can be supported.
floorplan to the maisonettes +220m from sea level
07_Meteorisis floorplans and sections The 50 maisonettes of the complex follow the principles of the traditional architecture of Santorini. They are hanging from a steel truss frame and combined with the areas of public use, which are on the lower level, are placed in a way to channel the wind and provide natural cooling in the summer. The rooms on the upper level, and the public areas on the lower level are connected vertically with stairs, ramps and elevators, creating a network of movement that allows the height of the gorge to be felt and the alternations of the view to be admired; the slope from the one side and the Aegean sea with the magnificent sunset on the west. The mesh makes it easy to implement this design in bridging rocky terrains, cavities, gorges and other peculiar topographies.
pedestrian to the rooms
reception floorplan +205m from sea level
restaurant gym-spa
floorplan +200m from sea level bar
long section
construction metal frame
maisonettes pedestrian circulation vertical circulation public motion public spaces neighborhood to the maisonettes
view to the swimming-pool
view from the swimming-pool
08_Student Architectural Competition about Visitors Centre of S. Niarxos Foundation
TYPE
Panhellinic Student Architectural Competition about Visitors Centre of S. Niarxos Foundation
YEAR
2013
TEAM
LOCATION
team work member of the design team Athens, Greece
The objective of this observatory is the gradual discovery of the orientation and the area, that is, the multi-faced approach and viewing of the building site and the general area that is created. So, visitor upon arriving at the site is experiencing 3 different views and finally ends at the tower, an overlooking point, offering a complete picture of the area and the development of the building. In addition, it is a structure recognizable as a composed object and will be a landmark of the area. It is a light construct, comprised of a metal skeleton of hollow sections. Drywall is used as filling, or glass where it is deemed necessary. It is a reversible construction that can be assembled and disassembled on site. The funnels are not ouching the ground but are supported by a metal skeleton standing on the ground, giving the minimal print The spaces are for many uses because they are changeable. The vertical blinds turn the auditorium in outdoor, semi-outdoor or closed spaces. So uses such as, a conference center, presentation center, observation point and lounge can be accommodated. The supporting space are located at the empty spaces below the funnels.
08_Observatory design axis The design stems from the intention to orientate and familiarize the visitor with the area. A visitor arriving at the site passes through different stages of communication so he will interact with the space and experience the project. For that reason the composition is also targeted towards locating 3 different viewings (viewports), from the center of the intervention location. The shape of the entrance attracts the visitor to the interior. Initially he crosses a closed corridor housing the temporary exhibition, giving information about the structure of the Opera, here the visitor gets in touch with the structure being built, while seeing a argeted opening in the side across, revealing the city. Next, he heads towards the work site viewing funnel, orientated to the north, where he is given the ability to extensively observe the work site area, and then in the ‘auditorium’ funnel, the south side, where the view of the sea is isolated. Finally, through the closed tower, that is covered with perforated metal panels with small round openings, he ascends the tower isolating himself from the environment for a while, and then an proceeds to the open glass box-observatory, where he gets a bird’s eye view of the site. From there, he can focus on points he previously couldn’t see. There he completes his tour, having created a complete and personal picture after having been initiated to the space.
aerial view
Exhibition space
City view
Construction area overview
Renzo Piano auditorium
Sea overview
observation process W
Main auditorium
The tower facilitate the air circulation in the interior of our structure. It functions like a solar chimney because of its height, and it also functions like a lighwell, due to the transparent window on the roof. The structure consists a specific shape, offers a small footprint of intervention, reversibility and it can be recognized as a landmark. It can provide not only focused experience of the new construction of R. Ρiano’s, but also an overall experience. We have the opportunity to approach the new structure as a whole and simultaneously to estimate the surroundenvironmental elements - variability - optical diversity ing area.
observation point tower
Main auditorium
entrance - rest point
auditorium - direction to the constructions
small auditorium - observing the construction area
sea
optical ‘’funnels’’
construction
overview
view to the construction
focused view pedestian entrance first formation
By rising the overwatch point, a three-sided pyramid is created. In order to project the focused view onto the structure, funnels are used. So each side of the triangle is turned into a funnel giving the viewing a direction.
higher
3 focused optical ‘’funnels’’ return to overview ‘’observation tower’’
08 floorplans and sections