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DANAI ATHANASOULA ARCHITECT
VIA PIETRO CUSTODI N.6 I MILANO I ITALIA +39 339 288 72 15 I athanasoulad@gmail.com
SIX YEARS OF STUDYING AND WORKING THE SCIENTIFIC FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE MADE ME REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT OUR PROFFESION IS WITH ITS STRONG RELATION TO HUMAN NATURE. HUMANS LIVE, ENTERTAIN AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF BEING INSIDE THEIR OWN PERSONAL SPACE. I WAS TAUGHT HOW TO DEAL WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF BUILDING THEORIES AND HOW TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS POSED IN VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS. THE BEAUTY OF ARCHITECTURE LIES IN THE FACT THAT YOU MIX HUMAN FEELINGS AND DESIRES WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS. THROUGH MY WORK I CAN ACTUALLY SEE ART AND DESIGN FOR MAKING LIFE EASIER AND HAPPIER.
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Professional projects
Studio ARCHIT Milan I Italy I www.ar.ch.it
Mostra AEM Milan I Italy I Trienalle
Mostra AEM Milan I Italy I Trienalle
Project_showroom Samsung Bergamo I Italy
Project_showroom Samsung Bergamo I Italy
Project_showroom Samsung Bergamo I Italy
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Appartamento_interni Pontresina I Switzerland
stanze
Appartamento_interni Pontresina I Switzerland
soggiorno
Appartamento_interni Pontresina I Switzerland
Mostra di Alberto Savinio Milan I Italy I Palazzo Reale
Mostra di Alberto Savinio Milan I Italy I Palazzo Reale
Faliero Sarti_concept retail Milan I Italy
Faliero Sarti_concept retail Milan I Italy
Academic projects
Politecnico di Milano Milan I Italy I master in interior design MID I 2010-2011
THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS TO BUILD A HOUSE IN BORNEO. WE HAD TO DEAL WITH VARIOUS CHALLENGES, SUCH AS THE RELATION OF THE ESTERIOR WITH THE INTERIOR .THE CENTRAL IDEA WAS THE “TREE” AS THE CENTER OF THE FAMILY AND ALSO AS THE RELATION WITH THE NATURE. AS A SECOND STEP THE KITCHEN HAS BEEN DESIGNED AS THE HEART OF THIS HOUSE BECAUSE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY LOVE TO COOK. THE INTERIOR AND THE ESTERIOR OF THIS HOUSE WAS DESIGNED WITH THE IDEAS WE TOOK FROM THE CENTRAL IDEA AND IN THE FINAL DESIGNS AND RENDERS IT S EASY TO SEE THIS REFERENCE.
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Domestic House I Borneo I Amsterdam
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Domestic House I Borneo I Amsterdam
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Domestic House I Borneo I Amsterdam
Domestic House I Borneo I Amsterdam
THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS TO REDESIGN THE INTERIOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING IN CORDUSIO SQUARE. THE CENTRAL IDEA WAS “WATER” AND “BUBBLES” AS A REFERENCE TO OUR SPORT COMPANY THAT WAS A COMPANY WITH PRODUCTS FOR SWIMMING. OUR SHOW-ROOMS WERE THE HEART OF THE DESIGN AND WERE DESIGNED AS “BUBBLES” WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS EACH ONE BUT ALWAYS WITH A RELATION TO WATER. THE INTERIOR DESIGN AS WELL AS THE SELECTION OF FURNITURE WAS CAREFULLY THOUGHT AND DECIDED FROM THE CENTRAL IDEA.
Working spaces Offices I Milan I Italy I Cordusio square I concept I floor plans I mood
Working spaces Offices I Milan I Italy I Cordusio square I concept I sections I mood
Working spaces Offices I Milan I Italy I Cordusio square I renders I interior
Working spaces Offices I Milan I Italy I Cordusio square I renders I interior
THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS TO REDESIGN THE INTERIOR OF AN EXISTING SHOP IN VIA MONTE NAPOLEONE. THE CENTRAL IDEA WAS TO DESIGN AN “ECO STORE”. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED AND CONSIDERED AS A “REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE” SHOP. IT HAD TO BE MADE A BIG RESEARCH IN ECO MATERIALS AND FURNITURE. ALL THE INTERIOR WAS DESIGNED FROM THE BEGINNING WITH THE IDEA OF USING “ECO DESIGN”.
concept I floor plans Retail Aspesi store I Milan I Italy I Via Montenapoleone
Retail Aspesi store I Milan I Italy I Via Montenapoleone I concept I sections I mood
Retail Aspesi store I Milan I Italy I Via Montenapoleone I concept I sketch up I mood
THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS TO DESIGN A HOTEL ROOM USING A LOW BUDGET. THE IDEA WAS A HOTEL THAT CAN BE POSTED IN MANY DIFFERNET LOCATIONS SUCH AS: CLOSE TO THE SEA, IN THE CENTER OF A CITY OR IN A SUBURB . THE MAIN IDEAS WERE: FLEXIBLE,COMFORT AND CALM, RELAXING ATMOSFERE. THE RESULT OF THE PROJECT WAS A HOTEL ROOM WITH NATURAL COLORS AND MATERIALS, ORGANIC AND RELAXING FORMS.
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Hospitality Hotel Room I sea resort
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Hospitality Hotel Room I sea resort
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Academic projects
Politecnico di Atene Athens I Greece I Architecture I 2003-2009
THE PROJECT WAS TO BUILD AN EXHIBITION CENTER IN THE COASTAL CITY OF LAURION, OLD MINING COLONY LOCATED NEAR THE SOUNIO COAST IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF ATHENS. CHALLENGING THE FRAGILE BALANCE BETWEEN THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND THE VIVID HISTORY OF THE OLD MINES INSIDE THE AREA WAS NOT EASY. THAT WAS ACHIEVED BY THE DECISION TO BUILD A SINGLE LEVEL EXHIBITION SO THE CONTINUITY WITH THE GROUND WOULD BE ESTABLISHED. THE PROPERLY SELECTED SECTIONS HELPED IN GIVING THE BUILDING AN ALMOST INVISIBLE ASPECT. THE DESIGN PROCESS CONTINUED WITH THE DECISION TO USE A MATERIAL THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE GROUND OF LAURION AND WE USED METAL OF THE SAME concept COLORING. THE CURVE ON THE SECTION IS ESSENTIAL TO THE BUILDING'S ADAPTATION TO THE LOCAL SURROUNDING.
Exhibit Center Laurio I Greece
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Exhibit center Exhibit Center Laurio I Greece Laurio I Greece
THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS TO DESIGN A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE BUSY CENTER OF ATHENS. THE LOCAL SURROUNDING IS COMPOSED BY VERY TALL BUILDINGS. THE CREATION A LARGE PUBLIC SPACE WAS ESSENTIAL SO THE VISITORS COULD HAVE THE CHANCE OF RELAXING AND STUDYING. THE GROUND PLAN OF THIS BUILDING WAS CRUCIAL BECAUSE THE TWO SUCCESSIVE MASSES WERE COMBINED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PHYSICAL ADAPTATION. THE ROOF OF THE ONE MASS IS CONTINUITY OF THE GROUND AND IT IS FREE FOR THE PUBLIC AND NOT ONLY FOR THE VISITORS.
Public Library Athens I Greece
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Public Library Athens I Greece
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THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS THE RECONSTRUCT AN OLD FACTORY. THE PYRKAL FACTORY WAS PRODUCING AMMUNITION AND VARIOUS TYPES OF BULLETS IN A VAST PIECE OF LAND, SO THE CONNOTATION OF THE TERRITORY WAS REALLY CONTRADICTORY. THE DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL APPROACH OF THE DESIGN PROCESS GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ASPECT OF THE BUILDING. THE OLD PRODUCTION UNITS SHOULDN’T BE DEMOLISHED, RATHER THAN BE A PART OF THE DESIGN APPROACH. THAT WAS THE FIRST COMPLETE LARGE SCALE PROJECT, THAT LED ME TO A TRANSITION OF PICTURES AND DESIGNS TO THE CLOSING OF A SMALL DOMESTIC PLAN. THE INITIATION THOUGHT FOR THE SELECTION OF THIS VAST INDUSTRIAL AREA, WAS THE NEARBY PARK THAT IS ONE OF THE UNIQUE PLANTED SPACES IN THIS HEAVILY concept CONSTRUCTED BLOCK OF BUILDINGS. THIS WAS THE START, CREATING PLANTED AREAS INSIDE THE VAST AREA AS CONTINUITIES TO THE PARK.
Retro design and development of an old industrial area Athens I Greece
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Retro design and development of an old industrial area Athens I Greece
DYSTOS_ROADS FOR BICYCLES – HOSTELS A. TOWN PLANNING: 1. ROADS FOR BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS 2. NETWORK WITH RURAL ROADS FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FARMERS OF THE REGION AND THE PEDESTRIANS. B. REGENERATION:PROPOSAL FOR THE REUSE OF THE MANSION OF KODOSTAVLOS, PROPOSAL FOR A SMALL ROAD TO THE HILL KASTRI (WITHOUT BIG INTERVENTIONS), PROPOSAL FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE MUSEUM AROUND THE OLD MANSION, IN THE SMALL HOUSES OF THE OLD VILLAGE (THERE ARE SOME PRESERVED IN BAD CONDITIONS BUT CAN BE REUSED). C. COMPOSITION NEW BUILDING VOLUMES: DESIGN OF A SMALL COMPLEX WITH ROOMS FOR THE HOSPITALITY OF THE VISITORS. IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL LOCATIONS ARE ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE NATURE, OTHER SPACES: HOST, LIBRARY, INFORMATION, EXHIBIT.
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Dissertation I Development of an agricultural area Dystos I Greece I master plan I model
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Dissertation I Development of an agricultural area Dystos I Greece I master plan I model
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