D e s p ( o ) i n a
P a p a d o p o u l o u
s e l e c t e d w o r k s 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 1 6
Desp(o)ina Papadopoulou +30 698 47 68 112 MSc. Ir. Arch. Architectural Designer http://desp-o-ina.com/ info@desp-o-ina.com
United States 2014-2016
Belgium 2012-2014
Holland 2010-2012
Greece 2007-2010
Apple Campus 2 _ Main Building Peninsula Temple Beth El The Iceberg _ Primary & kindergarten school The Giraffes of Evere Does it get scary up there? The Prison of Haren Senior Housing on the edge of Meuse river Maison de la SolidaritĂŠ The cAt project _ Working by nuclear waste Luna _ A retail park in Mechelen EXIT through the Prison 3 cases for the Van Gendt Hallen HUB offices An eco-wellness park Flying over the rails An office for Kees Urban Fabric A hydrotherapy Resort in Samothrace Wine stalls _ Kouritos Festival
Research
Competition
On Site
Realized
APPLE CAMPUS 2 - MAIN BUILDING
Apple Campus 2 - Main building Office Building On Site Cupertino, CA, United States Foster + Partners [2014-2016]
The upcoming headquarters of Apple in Cupertino, California, the Main building, is a unique ring-shaped high performance office and research building for 12.000 of the company's employees. It is part of a great 176acre campus that includes a Fitness center, a 1,000-seat Amphitheater, a Visitor Center and Parking structures. As a member of the Workplace Team of the Main Building I was involved in the detailing of the interior partitions, the layout of executive areas and the design development of specialized labs.
PENINSULA TEMPLE BETH EL
Peninsula Temple Beth El
Sacred & Educational building On Site San Mateo, CA, United States Herman Coliver Locus Architecture [2016, Nov]
The complex next to the Peninsula Golf and Country Club in central San Mateo includes a Jewish Sanctuary and a Daycare and Preschool building. This project is about revitalizing the Sanctuary and its surroundings, renovating the interior and exterior facades, adding a kitchen area to serve themaineventhallandremodelingtheoutdated classrooms and facilities of the Daycare and Preschool Center. My contribution to this project was focused on the latter, where we tried to modernize the general layout, introduce Ecofriendly materials, bring natural light and color in the once dark and dull corridors and create a stimulating environment for the children.
THE ICEBERG
The Iceberg Primary school & Kindergarten Competition Entry_1st Prize_On Site Brussels, Belgium BURO II & ARCHI+I [2014, Feb -Sep]
Located at the entrance of Neder-OverHeembeek, a developing area of the city of Brussels near the premises of the king’s palace, the school becomes a landmark, the Iceberg. The dynamic volume responds to the building program and surroundings and reflects the desire to create for the children, not the expected strict rectilinear boxes but stimulating places for meeting, collaborating and learning.The robust concrete "paravan" surrounds the functions of the complex: a primary school for 576 students, a kindergarten for 312 little ones and a sports hall of 9 meters free height, accessible also to public. In recent years, there has been much discussion about the fact that the learning environment improves teaching and learning. This project promotes active pedagogy that emphasizes research and allows students to actively contribute to projects. It offers a collaborative learning and facilitates interactions between students and teachers. Classes surround social spaces for learning through informal, collaborative and social interaction. Spaces have scale, geometry and light variables that allow the differentiation of activities and rhythms of each student. We find little corners with views to the outside to sit and reflect, smaller spaces to work / play in small groups, large semi-classes that receive abundant light and terraces for outdoor activities; a collection of stimulating and joyful spaces. The qualities of the spaces of the school are following the concept of active pedagogy: Rather than creating strict typologies that are so often used for schools we have designed an engaging environment which the students will love to discover for themselves little by little.Their curiosity will be encouraged and their experience of the space will be active and not passive. The design of the playground refers to the architecture of jagged ice. Water is breaking through separating the schoolyards organically. Irregular shapes that easily adapt to the ground existing relief.
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3 845
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900
820
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955
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J213 Local art & expression concréte 63m² (60m²) 410
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J111 Salle de classe primaire 16 60m²
740
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J111 Salle de classe primaire 15 60m²
J111 Salle de classe primaire 19 60m²
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J111 Salle de classe primaire 20 60m²
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J111 Salle de classe primaire 24 60m²
sas
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Toiture verte extensive
BURO II & ARCHI+I société civile sous forme de scrl | Siège social Bruxelles | BE 0834.075.680 | RPM Bruxelles
J111 Salle de classe primaire 21 60m²
vitrage à 0.8m h
J111 Salle de classe primaire 22 60m²
J211 Local de philosophie 2 27m² (30m²)
Projet
Conception et réalisation d'une école maternelle de 312 élèves, une école primaire de 576 élèves et une salle de sport avec aménagement de ses abords 0602/B004/12
Terrasse
Chantier
Pouvoir Adjudicateur
Avenue des Croix du Feu 1020, Bruxelles 79/03B, 79/03C
Ville de Bruxelles Urbanisme Architecture
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900
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820
J111 Salle de classe primaire 8 60m²
1
870
680
J111 Salle de classe primaire 7 60m²
955
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600
Petite terrasse 590
J212 Local science & expérimentation 63m² (60m²) 410
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J111 Salle de classe primaire 6 60m²
740
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820
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i122 Sanitaires pers.3 10m² (8m²)
Toiture verte extensive
Petite terrasse
partiellement accessible
sas Toiture verte extensive 740
BURO II & ARCHI+I | urban planning | architecture | engineering | interior design
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J111 Salle de classe primaire 13 60m²
Rue J. Jordaensstraat 18a, B-1000 Brussel-Bruxelles | T +32 2 641 88 00 | F +32 2 640 53 55 | E info@b2ai.com | www.b2ai.com Hoogleedsesteenweg 415, B-8800 Roeselare | T +32 51 21 11 05 | F +32 51 22 46 74 | E info@b2ai.com | www.b2ai.com Bellevue 5, B-9050 Ledeberg (Gent) | T +32 9 210 17 10 | F +32 9 210 17 19 | E info@b2ai.com | www.b2ai.com BURO II & ARCHI+I société civile sous forme de scrl | Siège social Bruxelles | BE 0834.075.680 | RPM Bruxelles
J111 Salle de classe primaire 11 60m²
vitrage à 0.8m h
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I214 & B214 Locaux techniques (Chauffage) 125m² 1160
J215 Local de langues 27m² (30m²)
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Projet Terrasse
Conception et réalisation d'une école maternelle de 312 élèves, une école primaire de 576 élèves et une salle de sport avec aménagement de ses abords 0602/B004/12
circ. 18m²
Chantier
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Pouvoir Adjudicateur
Avenue des Croix du Feu 1020, Bruxelles 79/03B, 79/03C
sas
Ville de Bruxelles Urbanisme Architecture
Conception Architecture
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BURO II & ARCHI+I | urban planning | architecture | engineering | interior design Rue J. Jordaensstraat 18a, B-1000 Brussel-Bruxelles | T +32 2 641 88 00 | F +32 2 640 53 55 | E info@b2ai.com | www.b2ai.com Hoogleedsesteenweg 415, B-8800 Roeselare | T +32 51 21 11 05 | F +32 51 22 46 74 | E info@b2ai.com | www.b2ai.com Bellevue 5, B-9050 Ledeberg (Gent) | T +32 9 210 17 10 | F +32 9 210 17 19 | E info@b2ai.com | www.b2ai.com paroi vitrée de réfectoire
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C212 Salle d'activités communes 50 m² (30m²)
vitrage à 0.5m h
D100 conciergerie 112m² (120m²)
C212 Salle d'activités communes 50 m² (30m²)
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vitrage à 1.2m h
circ. 15m²
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J214 Local musique 3 26m² (20m²)
Projet
Conception et réalisation d'une école maternelle de 312 élèves, une école primaire de 576 élèves et une salle de sport avec aménagement de ses abords 0602/B004/12
Chantier
Pouvoir Adjudicateur
Avenue des Croix du Feu 1020, Bruxelles 79/03B, 79/03C
Ville de Bruxelles Urbanisme Architecture
Conception Architecture
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cloison demi-vitré
L106 Sanitaires du public 20m² (12m²)
espaliers fixés au mur
BURO II & ARCHI+I | urban planning | architecture | engineering | interior design
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C111 Classe d'accueil 60m² (60m²)
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affichage
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C212 Salle d'activités communes 50 m² (30m²)
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containers
Conception et réalisation d'une école maternelle de 312 élèves, une école primaire de 576 élèves et une salle de sport avec aménagement de ses abords 0602/B004/12
petit toboggan
vitrage à 0.5m h
C113 Salle de sieste
Chantier
Pouvoir Adjudicateur
Avenue des Croix du Feu 1020, Bruxelles 79/03B, 79/03C
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LEVEL 00
PLAYGROUND_PRIMARY SCHOOL
PLAYGROUND_KINDERGARTEN
KINDERGARTEN
PRIMARY SCHOOL
INTERIOR VIEW_KINDERGARTEN
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VOLUME TAMPON 53,6M²
VOLUME PERMANENT
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face
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THE GIRAFFES OF EVERE
The Giraffes of Evere
Primary school & Kindergarten Competition Entry_Pending Brussels, Belgium BURO II & ARCHI+I [2014, Jan-Mar]
The new school in Evere is a sustainable building both energetically and socially. We designed this school as an extension of the neighborhood where collective spaces both inside and outside are of paramount importance. The building offers environments of a different character for each age group (3-6years old infantsofkindergarten&6-12yearsoldstudents of the primary school) responding optimally to their needs. Architecturally, this means creating differentatmospheres,organizationalprinciples, flows of circulation, types of classes, equipment etc. for each of the three clusters of the building: the kindergarten, the primary school and the sports hall. The heart of the complex brings together the users of all three clusters. This space under the central atrium improves and complete the demandedbuildingprogram,givingtotheschool of Evere a unique identity open to spontaneous or planned functions, events and activities. At its neighborhood level, the new school is a remarkable addition for its massing and materials, while integrating with the built environment and protecting the existing green spaces. In addition, our masterplan provides a new public space, equipped with spaces for bikes, parking spaces, lots of extra greenery and trees, improving the quality of the urban environment. Designing a school is creating more than just a functionalbuilding.Thequalityofinfrastructure, the chosen typology and interior design and materials of the building can have a positive influence on children’s development. What we mainly tried is to create a stimulating environmentthathelpsstudentstodeveloptheir skillsandimagination,definingtheirownthinking in a space that will awaken their senses.
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
Cage d’escalier 1
Cage d’escalier 2
Escalier atrium et ascenceur
Haie anturelle_arbustes
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cour de récréation centrale
DOES IT GET SCARY UP THERE?
Does it get scary up there? Office building On Site Brussels, Belgium BURO II & ARCHI+I [2013, Jun]
This project is part of the Masterplan ÂŤProjet Urbain LoiÂť by Christian de Portzamparc concerning a focal area of the city center of Bruxelles. Twelve high-rise towers (the highest of 165m) are to be risen along Rue de la Loi offering a spectacular new skyline to the city. BURO II & ARCHI+I have been working meticulously on one of them for the last 3 years, testing the volume,theheightandthefacadedesign,trying to reach an optimal solution. On June 2013, we tested the addition of residences in the tower. The previously louvered facades of the volumes are dissolving. The mass of the tower is carved and the green gardens are creating unique residential spaces with views over the city. The only question is: Does it get scary up there?
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LOGEMENTS
COMMERCES
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BUREAUX
HOUSING
GARDENS
OFFICES
TERRACE
COMMERCE
THE PRISON OF HAREN
The Prison of Haren
Penitentiary Building Competition Entry_1st Prize_On Site Haren, Belgium BURO II & ARCHI+I [2012, May-2013, May]
During the coming years, the Belgian government is to invest 1 billion euros in the renovation of existing prisons and the construction of seven new edifices across the country. The Prison of Haren will host 1,200 detainees and will be the largest ever built jail in Belgium. The starting point for this project was the Belgian government’s Masterplan 2008-2012-2016 for a prison infrastructure with humane conditions’. The purpose of this masterplan is to offer a solution for the overpopulation in prisons by expanding cells capacity and proposing a new concept for such institutions. An extensive research included six focus groups, a total of more than 60 professional and non professional users (such as exresidents, visitors, family members, employees, external personnel, etc.) who reflected on and discussed what they felt to be the current needs and requirements in terms of space. A report was made and gave these people an opportunity to make their voices heard and to involvetheminthedecision-makingprocessfor the construction of new prisons. The findings were viewed within the context of currentpenologicalinsightsaboutprisonsociety and the governing national and international regulations. The main aim was to identify the most optimal prison design for maximizing current trends to encourage humane and reintegration-oriented detention. BURO II & ARCHI+I and the Dutch architectural office EGM, in collaboration with several other groupsofprofessionals,wonthecompetitionfor the design of the Prison in Haren. As architects of this scheme which will act like a paradigm for the future are faced with a great challenge.
Spatial Organization
Breaking down the scale
CONCEPT
The prison complex as a village
Intergeneration in the urban and natural environment
AERIAL VIEW
ProgrammaticImplementation
Downscaling
Integration in the area
MASTERPLAN
Admin, Parking and Outside the wall Dormitories
Entrance and City Hall
Living Units
Square
Living Units
Outdoor Space
Cell
Atrium
ON THE EDGE OF MEUSE RIVER
On the edge of Meuse river Senior Housing Competition entry Seraing, Liege, Belgium BURO II & ARCHI+I [2013, Apr]
Located in Jemeppe, a part of the Belgian city of Seraing, Liege, the site is on the intersection of an industrial zone and a typical small scale residential area.
the needs of these people in the social sphere , which creates places inside and outside the building where meetings are encouraged .
The city of Seraing demanded for a seniornursinghomewhichwillbeableto host up to 150 residents and will include health & care services, a restaurant and multi-purpose spaces. The aim is that the Senior Housing of Seraing will be well connected with the city’s life and the activities in the nearby market square and also that it will act like a meeting point for different generations of people.
We chose to build an elongated facility, rather than a traditional enclosed house. In this way, we encourage residents to interact better with the city. Watching the square from a bench, dining on the restaurant with the family, visiting the hairdresser or the ergotherapist. These functions located inside the facilities are the open-public functions, offered not only to the residents of the Senior Housing but to all citizens of Seraing.
It was a challenge for us to meet that demand an offer a nursing home on this site. A nursing home is a place full of emotion, where residents will spend the last part of their life and where most of them will die. What we believe is the task of the designer is not only to make a functional building but a vessel which takes into account
The dining room and a common room of the higher levels of the facility are the heart of the project. They are protected by the 2 volumes of the residences from the highway’s direct noise having views towards both the river, synonymous with peace and serenity, and the life of the city’s square.
CONCEPT
Escalier de secours
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MAISON DE LA SOLIDARITE
Maison de la SolidaritĂŠ
Office Building Competition Entry_1st Prize_Realized Brussels, Belgium BURO II & ARCHI+I [2012, Jul]
The complex is located in the heart of the city of Brussels, on the Saint-Jean square, between the Grand Place and the Place du Sablon. The 3 facades of the building form one of the seven corners of the square. This fact makes the complex results part of the UNESCO Heritage Area of the Grand-Place. The renovation of the building aimed to an improvement of the working environment (open plan office space, natural light, sound isolation, energetic upgrade etc) The new facade responds sensitively to the situation of the historical protected area. The bar-code surfaces are of natural stone in light color, being in harmony with the surrounding buildings of Saint-Jean Square.
THE CAT PROJECT WORKING BY NUCLEAR WASTE
The cAt project_working by nuclear waste Office Building On site Dessel, Belgium BURO II & ARCHI+I [2012]
In 2006, ONDRAF/NIRAS, the body responsible for radioactive waste management in Belgium, began work on developing a project of category_A waste surface disposal in Dessel (cAt project). The masterplan asks for an office building for the inspection and control of the nuclear-waste site. The program of this building includes offices for the administration, a communication center, a restaurant, meeting rooms, a conference hall for public presentations as well as a high security area for the scientists, hygienically isolated. The demands of security related to fire, terrorism, espionage, etc. Guided the design towards a compact volume, clad in corten steel panels. The warm interior wooden surfaces continue towards the exterior covering the carved corners and openings.
NORTH ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
SOUTHEAST VIEW
NORTHWEST VIEW
LUNA: A RETAIL PARK IN MECHELEN
Luna _ A retail park in Mechelen Commercial complex
Competition entry Mechelen, Belgium BURO II & ARCHI+I [2012, Sep]
The aim of the competition was the design of a sustainable and costeffective retail park on the outskirts of Mechelen. The site rests in the conjunction of the 2 major highways of the city, close to a water dyke and surrounded by highly dense green areas. Our vision was to transform this empty lot into a vibrant urban pocket park comprising of 30.000m² retail space, 10.000m² office space and leisure destinations like restaurants, cafeterias etc. The design was dictated by the form of the plot maximizing the facade area of the stores and the capacity of the Parking in front. The image of the park is characterized by warm materials like wood and natural stones. Aiming in an ecofriendly solution we integrated the use of renewable energy such as geothermal electricity, solar energy -solar panels on flat roofs- as well as cultivation of hive and honey on the green roofs of Luna. The underutilized area is to be transformed into a lively and friendly shopping neighborhood aiding economically the city of Mechelen.
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Not visible entrance
Parking all around
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EXIT THROUGH THE PRISON
EXIT through the Prison Penitentiary complex
Research Project Haarlem, Netherlands [2011, Feb-Nov]
The subject of this thesis is the controversial case of a prison facility; a space with a very unique nature as it aims to enclosure and detention. In architecture, we usually talk about how to comfort people in a space and make their lives easier, but in the case of prison typology the only forethought that went into designing until recently was a primitive/ punitive idea that prisoners are animals to be caged. From the other hand, even contemporary alternative -on paperproposals do not really answer to burning questions like : “What is the role of the architect?”, “Is there an ethical component in Architecture? or “Does design matter?”, “Can architecture be a helping tool in the rehabilitation of prisoners?”. This project is tackling these issues. Architecture gives both a conceptual and material structure to societal institutions. Its products, the buildings, are the tools to strengthen or challenge traditions, affirm existent cultural values or create new ones. In the case of a prison building, architecture expresses the legal and the political principle of punishment for a crime and also it depicts the prevalent attitude towards the marginal groups of delinquents. Aim of this project is to bring architecture in confrontation with questions of human existence in space and time in order to to intercede with the society and fix the problematic relationship between the user’s of the prison, the supporting staff and the world outside. A different physical layout of prison facilities was the desired product of this project which would enable a new symbiotic relationship between the prisoners and the world and affect the traditional skepticism towards delinquents. Prison architecture has been changing throughout time as a function of the dominant correctional theories. The inverse is suggested in this project. Feeling that the objectives of current correctional theories are reprehensible and in order to achieve a different organization of the penal system, a new function of the prison was researched. The second aim of this project was the formation of a pilot program, a new approach concerning the services a prison should offer to both “users” and society. The physical layout of the prison would stem from this functional program. <http://issuu.com/deda13/docs/exitprison>
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VAN GENDT HALLEN HUB OFFICES
Van Gendt Hallen HUB offices In progress Amsterdam, Holland Being Development [2011, Apr]
The Van Gendt Hallen factory is an important part of the Werkspoor Stork Oostenburg in Amsterdam. This functional brick complex, decorated with neo-Renaissance elements in the facades, was designed by Al Van Gendt during 1897-1922. The halls were used for making ship engines for the Dutch Factory Tools and Equipment Trace. This monument allows for a creative re-use of its interior, respecting the monumental character of the external walls. 3 cases were proposed to the municipality of Amsterdam, for transforming the halls to office hubs. All of them are based on the concept of modular structures, cost effective solutions and sustainable materials. CASE 1 : PRISMATIC VOLUMES CASE 2 : ON A GRID CASE 3 : A WHARF
CASE 1 : Prismatic Volumes
CASE 2 : On a Grid
CASE 3 : A Wharf
AN ECO-WELLNESS PARK
An eco-wellness park Modular residential units Research Project Holterdael, Holland Being Development [2011, May]
The site is situated in the picturesque Dutch landscape of Holterdael Holten and is designated for a commercially-operated holidays & leisure park. The 4 different types of dwellings were designed as a combination of 2 building units following the concept of modular architecture. The main building includes a spa and a wellness center.
FLYING OVER THE RAILS
Flying over the rails Pedestrian bridge - pavilion Research Project Haarlem, Netherlands [2010, Nov ]
The pavilion is the result of an inquiry in the role of structure in the production of space. The program demanded of no specific use, however a visit at the location, on the outskirts of Haarlem, revealed the need for a cyclist pathway, flying over the rails. The user here is both a visitor and a “voyager”. The first one has a censorial voyage passing the bridge over the pavilion and the second experiences the responses of this event imprinted on the pavilion itself. This interaction brought to the front of the research a more dynamic, responsive, communicative and open-functional design. Lightness, flexibility, skin,complexity, transparency and movement go with the flow of architecture’s shift towards a less static state. Challenging traditional practices and materials, the 4 carbon-fiber sandwich ribbons support the bridge and produce a woven space. The textile mesh that “ties” them together is made out of metal ropes, colorful fabric ones stitched among them and a layer of sprayed-on fabric. The piezoelectric ceramics located both on the 4 connection points of the bridge with the carbon fiber bands, and on the edges of the metal wires, mutate the stresses of compression and tension correspondingly to electrical current that stimulates the LEDs of the textile surfaces. The result is a responsive textile structure offering experiential effects and aesthetic qualities. A meshed landscape for gathering, sensing, experiencing, exhibiting, visiting or passing by. <http://issuu.com/deda13/docs/flying_over_the_ rails>
URBAN FABRIC
Urban Fabric
Residential complex Research Project Rotterdam, Holland [2010, Nov ]
The aim of this project is the design of a city block in Rotterdam’s former center. Binnenrotte is the physical heart of the city as it is where river Rotte used to be. The river was filled in 1871 and made room for a railway viaduct. The latter was replaced by an underground tunnel in 1993 and a long new public space was created. When Rotterdam’s center moved to the west and Laurenskwartier was neglected until now, that current development plans are running. The proposed urban fabric is a promenadelike scheme which highlights the direction of Binnenrotte’ s axis, allowing the flow towards the market and connecting visually and physically the south end of the site (Blaak Station) and Jacobsplaats. A linked hybrid complex which creates a porous urban space inviting and open to the public. An open city within a city which promotes interactive relations and encourages encounters in the public and semi-public spaces as they are not dis-contiguous from the private ones. This urban fabric has a structured framework that acts like an envelope, an “aviary for the future.” The layout of the blocks can be done progressively by adding cells depending on the current needs of the city. This means also that the construction can be done in stages during time without the project risking to be an unified whole.
Ground floor - Entrances to residential blocks and market area
Typical floor - Residential blocks
HYDROTHERAPY RESORT IN SAMOTHRACE
Hydrotherapy Resort in Samothrace Hotel Resort In progress Samothrace, Greece Petros Makridis and Associates [2008, Aug]
This is the first luxury hotel to be realized in Samothrace, a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It includes 24 suites, a main building with 150 rooms and a convention center as well as hydrotherapy & spa facilities. Samothrace, one of the most rugged Greek islands, with Mt. Fengari rising to 1,611 m (5,285 ft), is famous for its water springs. Today its main industries are fishing and tourism. Together with the upcoming commercial airport, the resort will stimulate the local economy respecting however the natural environment and resources. Local materials and traditional techniques are to be used for its construction. The large trees of the site were carefully mapped and the arrangement of all the resorts suites and facilities were done so none of them needs to be cut. The natural sloped terrain also affected the final masterplan so that all the suites and water basins are placed in an optimal way.
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MASTERPLAN
WINE STALLS KOURITOS FESTIVAL
Wine stalls for Kouritos Festival Retail - Modular structures Realized Rodolivos, Greece [2007]
Kouritos festivalâ&#x20AC;? is the annual wine festival that takes place in Rodolivos, a village closely related to wine production of North Greece. Because of the recently increased popularity and demand for exhibition space by numerous wineries of the region, the local council asked for an architectural concept to give uniformity to the improvised presentation spaces and to organize them in a more functional way in the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s square. The destruction of the random installations which was taking place until then after the end of each festival due to lack of storage space was the starting point. The stalls had to be cheap, light at weight, easily dis/assembled and stored. The proposed design is a sectional post and beam steel structure with bracing. Light-weight fabrics separate the different stalls which are arranged linearly.