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DESPINA KARAMPELA

DESPINA KARAMPELA Resume I Selected Works 2019 - 2022

Education 2015 - 2021

Diploma in Architecture Engineering, Final Grade of 9.16, University of Patras

Certificates: March 2021

Zero-Energy Design: Approach to make your building sustainable from Delft University of Technology

January 2021

Project Management from International Business Management Institute of Berlin

January 2021

Sustainable Architecture Week from UGREEN – Green Building School

Despina Karampela Architect Engineer 25/07/1997

Athens, Greece despina.karabella@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/despinakarampela-91508a236/ An honored architect engineer graduate from the University of Patras. A passionate, innovative individual with the ability to coordinate and design creatively in a fast-paced environment and be proactive, performing in strict time frames. Adept at implementing new technologies and methodologies that optimize the workflow with motivation for professionalism and precision. As an architect, I am a great advocate of communication, social skills, and teamwork due to the fact that I have led and participated in numerous teams and projects to achieve exceptional results together. 04

Interior November 2020 Sustainable Design Week from UGREEN

Software 3D/2D Modeling

3D Visualisation

AutoCAD Revit Grasshopper Rhinoceros Sketchup Qgis Archgis

Lumion Enscape Vray D5 Render Twinmotion Blender 3D

Graphic Design

Other

Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Lightroom

Word Excel Powerpoint Climate Consultant

Language Greek, native language English, Level C2, ECPE

Achievements

Resume

April 2022

WA Award of Diploma Thesis ‘Connection VII: New Additions At The Research Center ‘Demokritos’’ for Student Winning Architecture Projects of 40th Cycle

December 2021

WA Award of ‘Electri_City: The Dystopia Of A City Liberated From Work And Enslaved To A Power Generated Society.’ for Student Winning Architecture Projects of 39th Cycle

December 2021

Publications of Diploma Thesis ‘Connection VII: New Additions At The Research Center ‘Demokritos’’ on archisearch.gr, kataskevesktirion.gr and worldarchitecture.org

August 2021

Paper Publication of ‘Star System: A Reconfigurable Structure for Architectural Applications’ in the 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures and the Annual Symposium of the IASS (IASS 2020/21 – SURREY 7) of University of Surrey, UK

June 2021

Second Stage Honorable Mention in Architectural Competition of ‘Redesign the Waterfront of Patras’

May 2021

1st Finalist in Student Architectural Competition of ‘Roundabout Positions’

March 2021

Publication of Academic Project ‘Under the sea: An Undercover Hotel Complex’ on Worldarchitecture.org

January 2021

Publication of Academic Project ‘Electri_City: the Dystopia Of A City Liberated From Work And Enslaved To A Power Generated Society.’ on Archisearch.gr

Experience August 2020 – October 2020 / Architectural Competition in ‘Redesign the Waterfront of February 2021 – June 2021 Patras’ as Junior Architect In the first stage, I was part of the designing team for the intervention’s south section, undertook the completion and graphic design of all the topographic plans, developed visualizations and concept design diagrams as well as arranged 3 out of 4 boards. In the second stage, I finalized the master plan of the south section, was responsible for the graphic design of all the master plans, formed axonometric, sections, 3d models, renders which I later undertook their graphic design process, arranged all the boards and color corrected and finalized all the aerial views and visualizations.

July 2020 – September 2020 / ΩM Meletitiki EE as Internship From start to finish I was given numerous responsibilities such as developing drawings, 3d models, construction details, arranging numerous drawings layouts, being part of the designing process and producing concept design drawings and 3D models, which took place in various projects and different architectural phases.

July 2019 – September 2019

/ EYDAP in Sewerage Network Department as Internship

Throughout this internship I had the opportunity to process spatial data, recheck, calculate and list the lengths of the sewerage network of Athens as well as analyze and correct plans. 05

Contents

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Connection VII

New Additions at the Research Centre ‘Demokritos’ p. 06

AA93489339

Redesign the Waterfront of Patras p. 36

City’s Echo

Redesign Two Roundabouts in Volos p. 56

Under the C

An Undercover Hotel Complex p. 62

Electri_City

The Dystopia of a City Liberated From Work p. 70

Mind the Gap An Approach to Sustainability p. 80

A Decomposable Cosy Coffee Shop p. 88

Memoria

Restoration of a Traditional Building Complex p. 96

Star System

A Reconfigurable System for Architectural Applications p. 104

SX3

Spherical Surface Subdivision p. 110

The City of Amersfoort Cartography p. 114

Zero-Energy Design An Approach to make your Building Sustainable p. 118

01.

onnection VII

New Additions at the Research Centre ‘Dem

Project: Diploma Thesis Achievement: WA Award for Student Winning Architecture Projects of 40th Cycle, Publications on Archisearch.gr, Kataskevesktirion.gr Team: Lada Myrto Director: Aesopos Yannis Location: Hymettus, Athens, Greece Date: October 2021

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DESCRIPTION 01.

NCSR Demokritos Institutes

Connection VII is an addition of new facilities in the research center ‘NCSR DEMOKRITOS’. The objectives of the interventions and this dissertation are: 1. The harmonization with the natural environment of Hymettus. 2. The reinforcement of the research center’s operation with new complementary importance spaces presentation and research centers, relaxation areas, athletic facilities, accommodation and, 3. The bridging of the urban with the natural landscape through the usage of research and education infrastructures. The contribution of nature to mental and physical health is not a new idea. The research center of DEMOKRITOS is chosen as the starting point and the new facilities aim to create environmentally friendly spaces, in the form of an addition to the already existing academic institution. Therefore, the new complex includes 7 main building infrastructures and another 5 open space interventions. The new facilities host functions responsible for highlighting and promoting science and its research project to the general public while simultaneously, are inspired by the surrounding landscape, thus making this center a model of a contemporary academic infrastructure. Furthermore, the complex is connected both conceptually and practically with the city and the site’s landscape, with the help of a continuous pathway that crosses through the whole intervention.

Institute of NRASTES

Institute of Biosciences and Applications

Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications

Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechonology

Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics

Flora Analysis

Hymettus Location

Attraction Sights

Routes

Hymettus 11

Concept Diagrams

Master Plan 13

KETONES

Having Hymettus’s rich vegetation and natural environment as background for the new spaces, a new form of interaction with nature is created. Ketones is a hotel complex in the form of bungalows for invited scientists and students of Demokritos. The main design idea is the integration of the natural element in the interior of the rooms as well as the free floor planning. Hence, the main living spaces are placed on three wooden platforms while the rest of the floor remains the natural soil ground enriched with various indoor plants.

Room Types

Vegetation Type

Floor Plan

Room Analysis

Room Layout

Vegetation

Room Floor Plan

Design Pattern Room Axonometric

Inspired by Nature

Planted Roof Detail

SOLUTION

Solution is the central dining space which simultaneously aims to harmonize and converse with the surrounding nature in many ways. The building’s design idea follows a multi-layered logic where both the floors, ceilings, and the outdoor fabric shades differentiate in height, offering the visitors different views of the forest each time. Furthermore, it is worth noting that the trees in the backyard are preserved piercing through the shades.

Concept Diagrams

Axonometric View

Ground Floor Plan

1st Floor Plan

Section A - A

Exploded Axonometric Diagram

Connection with the enviroment Switching Materials

Southwest Facade

Dining Areas

CORE

Central Amphitheatre

Core is the central amphitheatre of Connection VII with a capacity proportional to the requirements of the complex. The central presentation room is buried underground while the reception and the lobby are on the ground floor. Its main feature is its roof as it is formed by various height stands, with some being wooden and some being planted with low and high vegetation on a convex surface.

Ground Floor Plan

- 1 Floor Plan

Sections

Section A - A

Section B - B

TRANSMITTER

Floor Plan

The forest with its dense - tall trees is the main source of inspiration for the exhibition centre as it is an open space museum where the exhibits could ideally exist freely in nature. The Core is divided into 3 structures that are connected to each other by the main pathway of the complex. Thin metal pillars support the building, privately accessed glass rooms protect the exhibits and some parts of the forest remain intact inside in order to better connect the exhibition with the natural environment. Floor Layout

Section A - A

Circulation

1. Planted Fountain

2. Open Public Space

3. Exbition Glass Rooms

COLLECTORS

Collectors are 4 laboratories focusing on different specialties and are divided into 2 categories of collective or individual working in terms of their interior layout. Their facades are covered with wood paneling following the pattern while the openings are positioned facing each other and protected with vertical and horizontal shades made out of metallic frames and fabric, following the same design.

1. ROBOTICS LABORATORY

2. BIO-NANOSCIENCE LABORATORY

Grid - Space Layout

Cooperation Between Users

The Laboratories’ specialties were decided after studying and analyzing the needs of the already existing institutes of Demokritos in order to extend their capacity and aid their research. Thus, the laboratories that were created are:

3. INFORMATICS LABORATORY

Laboratories interior layout

4. MATERIALS AND PARTICLES LABORATORY

Horizontal Shading Fuction

Facades Paneling Analysis

Slit Window Detail

Wooden Panel Types

Wall Detail

NUCLEON

Nucleon hosts all the seasonal activities of the research center, although it can also be used as a relaxation area for visitors. This outdoor amphitheater consists of long wooden stands that are faded into the ground at their ends and are interrupted in many places by rectangular flower beds of low vegetation. At its base, a large projection screen can be assembled for presentations or movies.

Nucleon Master Plan

Top View

Axonometric View

AMINES

The basic building infrastructures are complemented by outdoor interventions such as Amines and Aldehydes. Amines is an open space in a form of a ‘gazebo’, including three different proportions structures. The main design objective is the complete harmonization with the surrounding natural environment and thus this is achieved by preserving the existing trees and building around them as well as incorporating climbing vegetation for shading and covering the metallic frameworks.

Top View / Floor Plan

Aldehydes is mainly a cultivation space for herbs, aromatic and horticultural plants as an exercise for the students as well as a more regulated form of planting in contrast with the surrounding natural vegetation of the forest. Large metal cubes define 3-dimensional flower beds, while benches and high counters are placed around them.

Floor Plan

ALDEHYDES

CYCLOTRON

The athletic facilities of Demokritos are upgraded with two new interventions which are connecting the new complex with the existing walking routes of Hymettus. A circular route specifically designed for cycling and running is planned with access near the city. Cyclotron is a running ring of increasing height giving the opportunity to visitors to admire the view at a higher point, while bike rental takes place at its base in order to encourage them to explore the rest of the complex. The Accelerator refers to aspiring cyclists and athletes. It is a cycling path with sharp turns and variable heights, simulating the existing routes of the mountain and creating a miniature of Hymettus topography.

Floor Plans

Top View

Floor Plan

ACCELERATOR

South Facade

Connection VII aims to offer the visitor a comprehensive experience regarding the natural landscape and the natural sciences. Nature, in its broadest sense, refers to the phenomenon of the natural world and life in general. The term contains an anthropocentric conception and because of it, today’s architecture must once again include the natural element as a fundamental principle of design.

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AA93489339

Redesign the Waterfront of Patras

Project: Architectural Competition Achievement: Second Stage Honorable Mention Team: Yannis Aesopos, Theodore Kantarelis, Georgia Drakou, Malvina Mathioudaki, Myrto Lada, Ioannis Mathioudakis, Sofia Souvatzoglou Director: Yannis Aesopos Location: Patra, Greece Date: June 2021

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DESCRIPTION The coastal front of Patras, with the ‘Old Port’ being its main part, undoubtedly defines the physiognomy of the city. Therefore, a redesign of the coastal front can potentially create the most important and largest linear public space for entertainment, sports, and culture. A set of buildings and water interventions that will be functionally and visually interconnected will support a galore of these activities for citizens and visitors. Thus, looking back at the history of the city, 4 main elements of its architecture are identified, reinterpreted, and used in this proposal: 1. Voulgari’s urban plan of 1829, 2. its large public staircases which also function as public spaces, 3. its raisin warehouses 4. and its buildings’s stoa. “Voulgari’s New Urban Plan” is used as a key design tool for determining the planning of the coastal front and especially of the ‘Old Port’. A specific pattern, regarding spatial arrangement of streets and squares, is applied in different sizes ‘extending’ the ideal organization of the city in the coastal landscape. The coastal front is divided into 3 sections, the middle, south, and north sections which will be further analysed below.

Concept Diagrams

Middle Section Saint Nikolaos’s Mole: On the extension of Saint Nikolaou street, a predominantly urban public space of the city, a large linear staircase with steps and stands is proposed, ending up to a broad elevated square. The staircase offers both views of the city and the seascape. Beneath its surface, municipal spaces for information, exhibitions as well as a cafeteria are created.

Mole 21: The new landmark of the city is located on a new mole at the end of Gerokostopoulou Street. The new building will house the museum of the History of Patras, with spaces for permanent collections and periodical exhibitions. It will be named ‘Storage of Memories’ since it is designed as a large elongated “double warehouse”, reminiscent of the old raisin warehouses of the city.

Moles Analysis

Cross Section Nothwest Facades

1. Marble Staircase 2. Storage of Memories

3. Circular Fountain 4. Enclosed Palm Garden

Gounaris’s Mole: This mole is dedicated to water sports on one side and leisure spaces on the other surrounding it with high and low vegetation. In particular, its northern side is “eroded” both horizontal and vertical, allowing the sea to penetrate into the mole. Thus, there is a continuous and unpredictable change in the mole’s landscape throughout the day and year, depending on the level of the flood and the low tide.

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South section A large, rectangular, coastal park, defined by dense vegetation, is internally composed of distinct components: an urban area which connects Saint Andrea’s church with the lighthouse, sports and swimming facilities, a large park enclosed by trees known as “ the Great Lawn” and lastly a square platform penetrated by the existing landscape and reformed suitable for hosting public events and activities. A straight coastal path, the ‘Coastal Promenade’, connects the two ends of the park: the lighthouse area on the north side with the large platform of events on the south. Additionally, different variations of micro interchangeable interventions develop along its length.

Saint Andrea’s Park Lighthouse

Coastal Promenade

Sport n Swimming Facilities

Great Lawn

Micro Interchangeable Interventions

Square Platform

‘Vourgari’s New Urban Plan’ creates three squares on the axis of Saint Andrea’s church and two further to the south, one paved with a hard material and the other planted with low vegetation.

The large platform can be perceived as an inflated and rotated public square of ‘Vourgari’s New Urban Plan’, marking and emphasizing the end of the composition.

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North section A sequence of ‘beach leisure’ platforms are deposited in the landscape of the coastline, starting from the Melichos river on the south as more geometrically formed and gradually “fraying” and “exploding” in smaller parts, integrated with the coastal landscape. Throughout their length, they constitute many beach sports facilities, outdoor public swimming pools filled with seawater emerging through the rocks or sand of the beach, squares that support events and activities, ‘fragments’ with different materials and vegetation as well as small metallic kiosks offering shading or soft drinks.

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Public squares of the ‘Vourgari’s New Urwban Plan’ are placed freely and at different scales as part of the coastal platforms in order to host a variety of uses and activities.

The building blocks of the ‘Voulgari’s New Urban Plan’ are perceived as fragments that shape and define the physiognomy of the coastal landscape

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A new future for the city The new abstract architectural interventions of minimal form and the natural and artificial textures that are placed on the coastal front will form a fresh, memorable, and distinct urban identity of Patra. The perception of the citizens will be renewed while the attraction of visitors will rise, bringing a new blooming future for the city.

9. Public Pool 10. Concert Stage

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03.

City’s Echo

Redesign Two Roundabouts in Volos

Project: Student Architectural Competition Achievement: 1st Finalist Team: Lada Myrto Location: Volos, Greece Date: May 2021

DESCRIPTION 03.

City’s Echo proposes the redesign of two roundabouts in the centre of Volos with the main design purpose the promotion of social events and public spaces of the city, through the power of architectural interventions. Information and news are presented to the public through light guidance systems while simultaneously the existence of vegetation is a priority of the proposal.

Customs Roundabout Artistic events are constantly overshadowed by the fast pace of modern society. However, the characteristic location of the ‘Customs roundabout’ gives the opportunity to busy passers-by and travelers to be informed about the news of the city at a glance. Brochures, posters, programs of events, performances and photos are exhibited in special showcases embedded in steel poles, thereby coming again at the centre of attention in everyday life.

Floor Plan

PUBLIC SPACE

North Facade

EXHIBITION AREA

Master Plan

Axonometric View

In the evening, the presentation looks even more impressive as the images of the exhibits are projected on the floor of the roundabout, painting it as a ‘huge canvas’. This is achieved through led lighting that is powered by solar panels, installed at the top of each pole, collecting sunlight in the morning and saving it into storage batteries to use for the night. Rectangular openings are created on the steel poles with the purpose of integrating climbing plants in them, while low vegetation is present in a form of intermittent rings on the floor.

Steel Poles’s Fuction Steel Pole’s Detail

Master Plan

Municipal Centre Roundabout Municipal Centre Roundabout is utilized as an open information centre for the nearby museums of the city. Walking around the centre of Volos, the potential visitor coming either from the University’s Library from the north or the Municipal Conservatory from the south is informed about the nearest museums through the ‘shadow-information’ system in order to visit them later. With the help of sunlight, the metallic shelter of the intervention reveals information about the Brickwork Museum of N.S, the Museum of the city of Volos, the Railway Museum of Thessaly, and the Art Centre of Giorgio de Chirico, to the floor.

Floor Plan

Benches Joined into an One Continuous Counter

As a centre for promoting art and history, the new roundabout maintains and highlights the fountain with the metal ancient boat sculpture that previously existed, adding an additional water level and incorporating high and low vegetation around it. Simultaneously, the social interaction is strengthened since the benches around the perimeter can be extended in height and joined all together as they are attached to a ring rail, creating a single long counter. As a consequence, a flea market can be easily assembled, attracting citizens and visitors while giving the opportunity to smaller artists to showcase and sell their work.

PUBLIC SPACE

FLEE MARKET

Capability to Change Shelter’s Parts for Exhibiting New Information

Axonometric View

Alterable Height Depending on the Desired Use

Roundabout’s Analysis

North Facade

04.

Under the C

An Undercover Hotel Complex

Project: University Assignment Achievement: publication on worldarchitecture.org Team: Lada Myrto Director: Yannis Aesopos Location: Selmun, Malta Date: June 2019

DESCRIPTION 04.

The surrounding landscape of every site can usually be charactized by a main element. Therefore, the design of this hotel located in a rocky environment surrounded by sand, water and low vegetation must take into consideration the plot’s unique nature. The design goals of the hotel are: 1. the union of the two beaches on either side of the cape and, 2. the integration between the water element and the architectural form of project. Studying the area and taking the swimming pool as the main design feature and the main ‘cliché’ of today’s hotels, an artificial water strip is created which connects the two beaches of the area. This strip then acquires volume, is divided into sections in order to follow the curvature of the landscape, and is divided into two parts by the main circulation corridor. Concept Diagrams

Master Plan

Landscape Integration

Parts of the landscape are then inserted between the composition’s segments, in order for the project to integrate as harmoniously as possible into the existing environment and to complete it as an ‘artificial part’. In these areas are placed the basic functions of the hotel, such as an outdoor cinema, rest areas, restaurants, changing rooms etc.

Zoom-ins

Cross Section

The main circulation corridors divide the composition into two unequal parts and runs axially along its entire length. There are three zones - corridors, the central one is at the same level as the water surface of each pool and refers mainly to the visitors of the project. On the contrary, the other two side corridors are mainly aimed at serving the tenants and follow the level of the bottom of each pool. These two corridors are then connected to the semi-cylindrical, private hallways of the apartments.

Circulation Corridors Diagram Tenants’s Corridors

Visitors’s Corridor

Private Hallways

Movement

Top View

Level 3

Level 2

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Hotel Room Types

Floor Plan Type 1

The apartments are located completely below the pool’s water level and are divided into two types depending on the number of people whom they will accommodate. The entrance is always on the first level of the room and is connected by an underwater semi-cylindrical corridor that leads to the central circulation area of the whole project. At the top of each apartment there is a private, specially designed garden. Particular emphasis has been given on both ends of the hotel. Thus, on the one hand the composition enters the sea and the visitor can go directly from the artificial aquatic environment to the natural, while on the other hand, the structure of the hotel stops at the beach, offering simultaneously the experience of walking on the coast.

Floor Plans Type 2

The construction mainly consists of concrete in terms of the pools and the main function areas of the hotel, which are underground. The circulation corridors are wooden while the semi - cylindrical aisles of the apartments are a combination of concrete, steel frame and acrylic glass.

Axonometric Closeups

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Electri_City

The Dystopia of a City Liberated From Work

Project: University Assignment Achievement: WA Award for Student Winning Architecture Projects of 39th Cycle, publication on archisearch.gr Team: Lada Myrto Director: Papalampropoulos Leonidas Location: Prosfygika, Patras, Greece Date: February 2019

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DESCRIPTION The technological revolution centered around artificial intelligence and robotics has led societies to question the importance of work and its necessity in the modern way of life. Thus, it is urgent to explore the issues related to 1. The concept of utopia for a community liberated from work and 2. The way in which the functioning of this new era will change the form of cities. Fundamental questions for this future city without work, are the way in which the energy required for the functioning of the society is produced and how the social hierarchy is formed, since the concept of money no longer exists. In this form of dystopia, a critical condition for every person’s life is the production of the required energy needed for his daily needs, through exercise.

Having this requirement as a basic design axis for the project, 5 structures are created in the city of Patras that host a number of energy production activities. These high pylons are surrounded by exercise mechanisms, while the energy generated accumulates in their center and is transmitted to the city via cables.

East Facade

Master Plan

Axonometric Closeups

The basic shape of each pylon remains the same no matter its functionality and consists of 5 segments, including a central tower and 4 other around it. These 4 parts differ in height for easy access to the activities they host. The central pillar is the highest not only to connect the rest with each other, but also to support, theoretically and practically, the highest energy production activity which is placed at the top.

PEC, TEC, REC Pylons Analysis

Axonometrics

Floor Plans

Sections

The proposal depicts everyday life as a form of slavery that has subjected man to the rapid pace of technological development. The human body is identified as a gear of the machine named society.

SEC, CEC Pylons Analysis

Axonometrics

Floor Plans

Sections

There are 16 different types of energy activities which are divided into 5 categories: The first category includes operations related to oscillation such as suspended solids and swings, the second consists of the most classic sports such as volleyball, archery, and some private exercise rooms, while the third one includes activities related to running such as spinning wheels and roundabouts or ramps. In the fourth category, belong the activities related to the concept of rolling such as rails or spherical spaces for pedaling and finally, in the fifth pillar, climbing appears as the dominant activity and it is translated as cylindrical spaces, scaffolding or tensile cables. At the base of each pylon a large zone is formed where the ground recedes creating a ‘crater’. From the ground level up to the tower’s lowest level there are circulation corridors, which connect the sides of the cavity with the main structure. Changing rooms are created at the top of the side walls of the crater, while houses are created at the bottom. Moreover, pools are placed at different heights around the central construction.

16 Energy Activities

Pylon’s Crater Plans

06.

Mind the Gap

An Approach to Sustainability

Project: University Assignment Team: Kitsou E., Kokkini E., Kotsoula Th., Lada M., Lebentis N., Foustanou M., Foteinou N. Director: Gavalas A., Messinas H., Tsirigoti D. Location: University Campus, Patras, Greece Date: October 2019

DESCRIPTION 06.

1. Rotation to the South

The necessity of spreading ecological awareness aimed at sustainability, has led over the years to astonishing innovative applications and techniques in bio-climatic design. Sustainability has now more than even be the main objective in architecture and many concerns have been raised about the design of buildings, where based on local climate, solar energy and other environmental sources, aims to ensure better living quality with as minimum energy consumption as possible. Master Plan

2. Placement of the Basic Shapes

3. Structure’s Proportions

4. Creating a Grid

5. Uses Arrangement on Site

6. Final Formation of the Site

Therefore, an effort is made to compose a medium-sized house that can accommodate a family of four, as well as a small space for professional use, applying modern bio-climatic techniques and renewable energy sources. The site which will be constructed is located at the university campus of the city of Patras, and more precisely on Efpalinou Street, between two ground floor buildings. Thus, during the day only some small parts of the site are shaded, while the rest can easily be used for harvesting the sunlight.

Axonometric Solar Diagram

The house is placed on the southwest side of the site and is rotated so that its larger facades are facing to the south, since the main objective is the integration of a special type of wall, the Trombe wall. Next, it is divided into 3 parts, having a central structure and two secondary ones, which are connected to each other through linear corridors. Based on the footprint and the proportions of the building, a grid is created for the layout of the outdoor area.

East n South Facades

East Facade

South Facade

The building can be accessed from both sides of the site through paved passages that lead to the main entrances. In the south and southwest corner of the property, deciduous trees are planted in order to provide shade in the summer and allow sunlight to come through in the winter.

Ground Floor Plan

On the southeast side, a cultivable area is formed, while on the north, tall shrubs and evergreen trees are planted for protection from the northern winds. Moreover, a generous area from the north side of the site is offered to the university for the formation of a park for the students. In terms of the layout of the house, a central structure includes the living room, the kitchen and a small bathroom. In addition, on its south side is where the main entrance to the building is, as well as another one from its north. An elevated build, which is located south, is 3 meters above the ground, consists two bedrooms, a bathroom and communicates with the roof of the central structure through a bridge. Under it, the space is not enclosed, but left open as an outdoor sheltered area.

1st Floor Plan

Air Flow / Lighting Diagrams

Trombe Wall Diagram

Air Flow Diagram

The two structures are connected by a linear glass greenhouse, where the staircase is positioned. Lastly, on the north side of the central piece there is a small office space, which is also attached to it with a linear greenhouse.

Lighting Diagram

Sections A and B

Air Flow / Lighting Diagram

Section B - B

Section A - A

Regarding the bio-climatic design principles, a variety of passive and active systems and applications have been implemented. Firstly, Trombe walls are installed on all the south facades of the building. The openings are distributed in such a manner as those to the south facades to be larger and those to the north to be smaller. Skylights are placed around the main area of the house for better ventilation, contributing in reducing heating and enhancing cooling. Furthermore, they provide additional natural light, preventing the use of artificial lighting. For the summer months, the south openings and the Trombe walls are protected from the sun through horizontal permanent shading. Half of the roof of the main structure of the house is planted with low vegetation, reducing the absorption of solar radiation, while the other half as well as the office roof is covered with white pebbles to reflect the sunlight and thus reduce the heat that is absorbed. Subsequently, the whole building is painted in light color preserving its cool mass. Photo-voltaic panels are installed on the roof of the elevated structure for heating water since it is at the highest level.

Greenhouse’s Glass Detail

Wall Insulation Detail

Planted roof Detail

Construction Details

Moreover, on the south side of the site a cistern is set up, while for better rainwater collection, a drainage system is installed to the green roof, which transfers the water to the cistern through pipes in order to reuse it for irrigation of the surrounding outdoor area. Ultimately, the type and arrangement of the greenery in conjunction with the position of the house on the site had an important role in the designing process in order to protect the building from strong north winds in the winter and provide shading and cooling in the summer.

Water Circulation Diagram

Trombe Wall Detail

07. An Decomposable Cosy Coffee Shop YX

Project: University Assignment Director: Theodoropoulos Xrysostomos Location: Patras, Greece Date: June 2019

DESCRIPTION 07.

Patras is one of the most important urban cities in Greece for its rich history, geographical position and its remarkable academic infrastructure. Thus, an increasing number of students visit and populate it every year. In particular, the south-east side of the city’s centre is populated by an abundance of cafes , restaurants and nightclubs , becoming a major attraction to the younger generation. The selected site is located in this area, and more specifically on Ypsilandou Street, between a 7-storey apartment building on the left and an old ground-floor residence on the right. The building which will be constructed is a cafeteria, that will also accommodate for reading and studying. Therefore, the main goal is to create a versatile, cosy and quiet space that will appeal both to a younger and older audience.

Location

Ground Floor Plan

1st Floor Plan

Foundation

Roof Plan

Floor Plans Sections A and C

Section A - A

Section B - B

The structure of the building can be described as simple and light, since it can be assembled from prefabricated elements, decomposed without much cost and time and more importantly leave no waste and traces on the existing site. Undoubtedly, all of this is applied in a way that follows the configuration of a space with aesthetic and proper functional layout, offering the customer a pleasant environment to enjoy his free time and to be able to focus on his work.

Roof Covering Alternatives

Roof Covering NW Facade Section B - B

Northwest Facade

Section B - B

The planning of the building is distributed on a ground floor and on a smaller loft area. The ground floor is L-shaped and includes the main bar in the centre, sitting tables, high counters and the staircase that leads to the loft. In addition, it has ancillary spaces such as restrooms for the customers and the disabled, storage room and a room for all the required mechanical installations. The loft is S-shaped and thus two main spaces with sitting tables are created as well as a linear section with high counters on each side. On the northeast facade of the building there is a roofed outdoor area with more tables, as well as where the main entrance is located. Moreover, on the northwest side a second entrance is created for better accommodation of the staff.

Perspective View

Construction Details Λ01, Λ02, Λ03, Λ04, Λ05, Λ06, Λ07

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Λ01

Λ05

Λ04

Λ06

Λ07

Λ02

Metallic Framework On the northeast and northwest facades of the building there are large metal frames with fixed and sliding windows, mainly for the warmer months, while the rest is covered with wood panelling. The main structure’s framework is metallic and visible. Both the ground level and the loft have wooden floors. The electrical and mechanical installations are placed on the upper part of the ancillary spaces of the ground floor as well as on the suspended ceilings of the loft. Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that reinforced concrete is used only for the foundation of the structure. The site is completely covered by a metallic framework pitched roof which covers the new building and offers sunshade to the outdoor sitting area. One side of the roof protrudes, overlapping the other, creating a characteristic “X” shape. The part of the roof that encases the building has metal sheathing and glass which alternate with each other, while the part which covers the outdoor space is left empty.

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Memoria

Restoration of a Traditional Building Complex

Project: University Assignment Director: Mamaloukos Stavros Location: Paramythia, Thesprotia, Greece Date: February 2019

DESCRIPTION Memoria is an abandoned complex of five traditional buildings that are located in Paramythia in the prefecture of Thesprotia. After documenting the existing condition of the complex, it is being renovated and converted into an exhibition museum about the history of Paramythia and S. Voulgaris’s workplace and works, a well-known goldsmith who resided in one of these shops. Moreover, a new complementary building is designed next to it.

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Location

Ground Floor Plan

Floor Plans / Sections

D-D

A-A

1st Floor Plan

B-B

Roof Plan

C-C

More specifically, regarding the restoration of the complex, an attempt is made to replicate the original interior layout of the stores. Thus starting from the house of S. Voulgaris, the south building, it is decided to use it as a museum of itself, having the goldsmith’s shop located on the ground floor and the housing area on its first floor.

Complex’s Facades and Details

Complex’s Original Windows Details

Roof’s Axonometric Detail

West Facade

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South Facade

Complex’s Restoration

The staircase which connects the two floors is restored, although it is not allowed to be used by visitors, due to its “authentic” steep slope. The building located north-west of the S.Voulgaris’s house is redesigned as an exhibition space for the history of the village and the surrounding area. Only half of the floor of the first level is rebuilt, in order to maintain a visible connection with the ground floor, while the information panels of the exhibition are suspended from the roof. The other three buildings of the complex are designed based on a proposed representation of their original form. More accurately, the two north structures are recreated as a vessel storage room and a pottery workshop and the shop on the east side as a metallurgy. Section Detail

Roof Detail

North Facade

Floor Detail

East Facade

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Axonometric Diagram

Flloor Detail

Alternatively, the new building, which is located south of the complex, includes the services of the museum such as a ticket reception and restrooms on the ground floor and an additional exhibition for S. Voulgaris’s life on its first floor. It is constructed with metallic framework and has a metallic glass covered pitched roof. It is the main entrance to the museum and is connected to the S.Voulgaris’s house through a hanging metallic bridge located on the first floor. All the roofs of the complex are maintained and renovated where needed. In the case of the north-west building accommodating the exhibition, the roof is rebuilt with metallic framework and covered half with tiles and half with glass, since the original is completely demolished. Lastly, all the wooden window frames found are preserved, while the rest are replaced with similar design to the current ones.

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Wall Detail

Section Detail

New Building’s Details

Roof Details

Staircase Details

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09.

Star System

A reconfigurable Structure for Architectural Appli

Project: University Assignment Achievement: Paper Publication on IASS2020/21 - Surrey 7 Team: Lada Myrto, Levedis Nikolaos Director: Liapi A. Katherine Location: University of Surrey, United Kingdom Date: August 2021

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ications

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DESCRIPTION This paper presents the geometric concept of a novel reconfigurable structure that is based on the combination of two different types of transformable structures. The main feature of the developed structure is a frame composed of identical star-like reconfigurable modules. Each module consists of linear elements connected to each other at their end-nodes and forming a continuous closed network that behaves like a scissor linkage with angulated scissor units. An origami surface folding element of the shape of an orthogonal prism in its compact configuration, and a surface of circular shape in its deployed, is attached to the internal vertices of each module’s frame.

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Scissor Fuctionability

Module / Origami Form

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Interconnected Modules

Module Positions / In Combination with Origami

Interconnecting them into a Reconfigurable Structure

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As Spatial Composition

Thus, a larger reconfigurable structure composed of interconnected star-like modules which deploy simultaneously until all origami surfaces become flat, has also been developed. The efficiency of the folding mechanisms of the developed reconfigurable structure has been evaluated with kinematic simulation studies and small scale physical models. Critical initial design issues of the studied structure including geometric configuration, and degrees of freedom, are also studied and discussed in the paper.

Floor Plan

Axonometric View

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Real Model Construction 109

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SX3

Spherical Surface Subdivision

Project: University Assignment Director: Liapi A. Katherine Location: University Campus of Patras Date: June 2020

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DESCRIPTION The purpose of this project is the experimentation with spherical surface subdivision starting from 2D and developing it into 3D tiling. Therefore, this study is divided into 3 stages with each one exploring different methods and approaches using Grasshopper coding.

Stage 1 In this initial stage, a series of different techniques have been tested in order to construct tiling on a spherical surface that can be defined algebraically. For example, there are versions of flat and convex tiles with their binaries, flat and convex tiles with tiling methods and transformations, voronoi, UV or fractal subdivisions, and many more.

Binary

Tiling

Binary

Voronoi

Extra Experiment

Fractal

Extra Experiment

Stage 2

Different Alternatives

Subsequently, the surfaces of some of the above cases are evolved or subdivided following and combining a wide selection of methods. More specifically, there are variation of 3D development of tile surfaces, replacement of 2D tiles with 3D ones with changing geometric characteristics, or integration of 3D tiles with changing geometric characteristics in the UV subdivisions of the spherical surfaces.

Voronoi Subdivision

UV Subdivision

Voronoi Subdivision

Fractal Subdivision

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Selected Stage 2 Variations

Base

Frame

Variation 0

Variation 1

Variation 2

Variation 3

Stage 3 Ultimately, 3 outcomes of stage 2 are selected in order to create spatial protrusions in their openings or extra secondary spatial grids which will control and alternate according to the percentage of solar radiation that penetrates the sphere as well as the angle of incidence of the sun. These will be tested according to Athens latitude and one of them will be selected to be transformed into a potential interactive public dome space. Reactive Elements

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

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Annual Solar Radiation

Potensial Interactive Public Space

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11.

The City of Amersfoort Cartography

Project: University Assignment Director: Pappas Basilios Location: Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands Date: June 2020

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DESCRIPTION The city of Amersfoort is located in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands, and is considered one of the most important geographical centres of the country. Without a doubt, a particular geographical feature that makes her stand out is the numerous canals which run through the city and especially its urban centres where most of its population is accumulated.

Land Use Map

Thus, after an analysis of all the characteristics of the city of Amersfoort, the following hypothesis arose: In case of an overflow of the city’s canals, what will the consequences be for the urban and population level, as well as what are the potential risks? For its solution 6 correspondingly scenarios have been created, through which the final outcome is formed.

Canals

Residential Areas / Affected areas

Areas that will be affected at 100, 200, and 300 meters range by the canals.

Residential areas of at least 10 people that will be affected by the overflow depending on their distance at 100, 200, and 300 meters from the canals.

Affected Areas by Canals

Affected Residentials Areas

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The possible bridges that are in danger of collapsing where the road and railway network coincide with the canals.

Road and Railway Network / Canals

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Possible Locations of Bridges

Sections of the road and railway network which are most vulnerable depending on their distance at 100, 200, and 300 meters from the canals.

Network / Affected Areas

Vulnerable Sections of the Network

Industrial Areas / Affected 200m Area

Industrial Areas located in 200m Distance

Possible Pollution Zone / Canals

Canals Sections in the Pollution Zone

Industrial areas that are located near the canals at a distance of up to 200 meters.

The possible pollution zone with a radius of 150 meters around industrial areas that exist within a 200 meters range from the canals, as well as the sections of canals that pass through this

Final Cartographic Composition

3D Depiction of the Map

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12.

Zero-Energy Design

An Approach to make your Building Sustainable

Project: Verified Certificate Director: Andy Van Den Dobbelsteen Institution: Delft University of Techonology Date: March 2021

DESCRIPTION This research study took place at my personal house, as was requested by the director. It is located in Athens, Greece, and it was constructed from 1998 until 2000. Regarding its typology, it is a 3 story building with 6 apartments. Its living floor area is about 90m2 per apartment and therefore 540m2 in total, while the number of its inhabitants as of now is around 14.

Cllimate Analysis

Average annual temperature around 18C. In winter, temperatures reach as low as 3C and in summer as high as 37C. Thus, a lot of cooling will be needed most of the year as well as some heating for a few months. A maximum of 928.48 of global horizontal radiation. Throughout the year it reaches high levels of radiation, apart from the winter months, something that can be very useful for solar energy. The wind velocity is quite low all year long. An average of 3 m/s indicates that protection for strong winds will not be needed. At the same time depicts that some days natural air circulation of the house might be difficult to achieve. The wind direction mostly comes from the north and the west side. The temperature is average with the colder winds coming from north. Generally the amount of hours that there is wind is low, however extra exterior insulation of the north side will be ideal.

Energy Breakdown Total Energy: 98033 kWh or 352918.8 MJ Heat: 30% - 29409.9 kWh or 105875.64 MJ Electricity: 70% - 68623.1 kWh or 247043.16 MJ 118

Breakdown of Heat: Heating: 20% - 5881.98 kWh or 21175.128 MJ Domestic hot water: 60% -17645.94 kWh or 63525.384 MJ Cooking: 20% - 5881.98 kWh or 21175.128 MJ

Breakdown of Electricity: Lighting: 30% - 20586.93 kWh or 74112.948 MJ Cooling: 40% - 27449.24 kWh or 98817.264 MJ Equipment: 30% - 20586.93 kWh or 74112.948 MJ

Reduce Measures

Passive Reduction Thermal Insulation Double Glazing HR++ filled with Krypton

Shading around all balconies

Cool Mass Floor Plan Diagram

Cool Roof

Vegetation Cooling

Active reduction LED Lighting

Section A - A

1.Thermal insulation: 40% saving of heating demand - 2352.792 kWh/ 8470.0512 MJ 2.High-performance glass: 30% saving of heating demand 1764.594 kWh/ 6352.5384 MJ 9.Water-saving taps/shower: 30% of domestic hot water - 5293.782 kWh/ 19057.6152 MJ Total energy Heat saved: 9411.168 kWh / 33880.2048 MJ New total Heat demand: 19998.732 kWh / 71995.4352 MJ 3.Shading devices: 40% of cooling demand -10979.696 kWh / 39526.9056 MJ 7.LED Lighting: 80% saving of lighting demand -16469.544 kWh / 59290.3584 MJ 8.Energy-saving equipment: 40% of equipment demand 8234.772 kWh / 29645.1792 MJ Total Electricity saved: 35684.012 kWh / 128462.4432 MJ New total Electricity demand: 32939.088 kWh / 118580.7168 MJ *(Only the measures mentioned in the lecture was counted, meaning that in practise the amount saved energy is even higher.)

Energy Efficient Equipment

Water-saving taps and showers

Dual flush toilets

Domotics

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Produce Measures

Reuse Measures Waste Water Shower Heat Recovery

Counter-flow heat exchanger air-air

PVT Panels

Water to water heat pump

Rain water collector

Biomass for fueling the fireplaces

Floor Plan Roof Plan

Energy Savings

Section B - B

South Facade

13.Waste water – shower heat recovery: 50% saving of hot water demand - 8822.97 kWh / 31762.692 MJ 15.Counter-flow heat exchanger air-air: 30% saving of heating demand -1764.594 kWh / 6352.5384 MJ Total energy Heat saved: 10587.564 kWh / 38115.2304 MJ New total Heat demand: 9411.168 kWh / 33880.2048 MJ 14.Water to water heat pump combined with solar collectors: 40% saving of cooling demand 10979.696 kWh / 39526.9056 MJ 15.Counter-flow heat exchanger air-air: 30% saving of cooling demand - 8234.772 kWh / 29645.1792 MJ Total Electricity saved: 19214.468 kWh / 69172.0848 MJ New 120 total Electricity demand: 16469.544 kWh / 59290.3584 MJ

Axonometric Section Diagram

17.Biomass: 20% saving of domestic hot water - 3528.188 kWh / 12701.4768 MJ New total Heat demand: 5881.98 kWh / 21175.128 MJ New total Energy demand: 22351.524 kWh / 80465.4864 MJ 18.PVT panels on the south side of the roof: (20 1.6m2 PVTs) 32 m2 * 1000 kWh/m2 * 0.20 *0.98*100/90 = 6968.88 kWh / 25087.968 MJ per year PVT panels as sun shades for the balconies in the south façade: (7 1.6m2 PVTs each) 69.63m2 * 1000 kWh/m2 * 0.20 *0.98*100/90 = 10110 kWh / 36396 MJ per year (15 1.6m2 PVTs) 24.35m2 * 1000 kWh/m2 * 0.20 *0.98*100/90= 5302.88 kWh / 19090.368 MJ Total energy produced by the PVTs: 22381.76 kWh / 80574.336 MJ By a small surplus in energy production from the PVTs, the building has successfully become a Zero-energy

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