Power Circle

from Portfolio 2024 _ Dimitra Chantzakou

by DemChantzakou

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Spring21’ _ Kaira Looro 2021

| International Competition for the Women’s House in Senegal

For the Women’s House in Senegal, we wanted to create a space that enhances collectivity, promotes dialogue, and inspires women to be empowered. We chose to make the building completely round, surrounding it with offset walls to protect the space from the strong eastern and western winds. We also incorporated a cone-shaped roof, which was placed higher than the walls to promote air flow for the hot months.

The space is surrounded by earth brick walls and the central hall is marked by the bi-central opening on the roof which is also reflected on the floor with a small well. The space can be transformed with vertical panels that can be placed accordingly to accommodate the needs of the users.

Violent Living Exhibition

Fall 20’

| The imaginary museum: Design and extended visual approach of curatorial practices [full booklet]

The exhibition aims to point out the violence found in different stages of life on earth. It is divided into 4 parts: Genesis, Naivete, Survival, Dominance and Evolution. Through these rooms, violence is shown as a force of life and creation, as well as survival and destruction.

Topomorphosis

Spring20’| LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN LAKE VOULIAGMENI Athens, Greece

The main concept of the proposal is a mental continuation of the physical elements towards the man-made environment and back, in an effort to merge the two worlds together. The lines on the ground begin from the center, the lake, parallel to it, and evolve to the shape of the local bushes that surround the “hole”. The calm state of the lines is disturbed by certain central points, which cause them to separate and create circular “voids” on the grid.

Conceptual Work

Kessariani triangle, an area of xx hectares in the heart of Kessariani in downtown Athens is re-imagined. Kessariani was one of the biggest neighborhoods that hosted immigrants from Asia Minor in 1922, and also features part of the undergrounded river Iridanos, which runs through the triangle. Considering the environmental and historic character of the area, we create new housing complexes, adding to, as well as recreating the urban tissue. The central idea of the proposal is the design of an internal park to form a communal space for the residents and the surrounding neighborhood, while bringing back the river to the city.