Dimitris Stathis
diploma project
Christina Papanouska [collaborator] • Maria Dousi [supervisor] Michalis Nomikos [counselor]
[2014]
To activate, step in here. Redesign: Active City Block
thessaloniki Our aim is to research and create an Active City Block* in the historical centre of Thessaloniki, as well as a new dwelling building block of flats that respects and enhances the principles of the active city block. At first, the city blocks of the area are being categorized according to their size and shape so as to mark those that seem capable of being redesigned by “activating” them. As a result, the city block 122 – shaped by Palaion Patron Germanou, Pavlou Mela, Grigoriou Palama and Spirou Loui streets – is chosen, as the answer to the connection between the
urban poles
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dimensions / intervention
heights
ground floor uses
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mild intervention
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hard intervention
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floors
building entrance non used
two urban poles. The special characteristic of this city block are the ancient findings underneath one of the sites of the block. A new building is designed and proposed for this site, organized by four different types of apartments, one of which is combined with what we call as a “common space�. This could be regarded as an urge, so as principles such as communication and cooperation that are necessary for the successful creation of an active city block, to be first tested in the scale of the building. This new building and the active city block act like a system and apart from the street level, a second level underneath is both visible and accessible, ready to reveal the other, hidden city. Passages are opened at certain spots according to the movements around the block, while planting creates a new urban garden, inviting the resident and the passenger to take a step into it, creating a new green space of recreation in the city centre, as well as a new route crossing the city. The next step is the combination of such places, creating a network, offering new possibilities and a more complete experience of walking around. * Active City Block is the block where the common yards of each building get unified to one bigger space that becomes part of the public space, via passages through some of the buildings (see. article 13/Greek Construction Legislation 1985).
perception of space
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5ancient findings level ( -3.70m )
pavement 6 level ( 0.00m )
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uses
non used warehouse
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2 Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
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πλατεία Ναυαρίνου
Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
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Παύλου Μελά
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Γρηγορίου Παλαμά
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Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού Σπύρου Λούη
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Γρηγορίου Παλαμά
other usage
πλατεία Ναυαρίνου
residence
Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
Γρηγορίου Παλαμά
Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
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Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
levels
Σπύρου Λούη
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Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
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Γερμανού
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Γρηγορίου Παλαμά
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Παλαμά
5
Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
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Παύλου Μελά
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πλατεία Ναυαρίνου
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Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
residence rates
Γερμανού
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Παύλου Μελά
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Σπύρου Λούη
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sections of the city block before the inrvention
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πλατεία Ναυαρίνου
Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
Γρηγορίου Παλαμά
Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
Γρηγορίου Παλαμά
Γρηγορίου Παλαμά
Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
Γρηγορίου Παλαμά
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movements / passages
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Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
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main movement face new building opening
tangling
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archaeological pit building guidelines
Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
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3 expanding the pit / exits Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
Γρηγορίου Παλαμά
Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
Γρηγορίου Παλαμά
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Παύλου Μελά
Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
πλατεία Ναυαρίνου
πλατεία Ναυαρίνου
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Σπύρου Λούη
Σπύρου Λούη
Παύλου Μελά
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Παύλου Μελά
Σπύρου Λούη
Παύλου Μελά
Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
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sections of the city block after the inrvention
Σπύρου Λούη
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1 3 5 Παλαιών Πατρών Γερμανού
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passage new movement 4
archaeological pit
existing common yard exit
new common yard exit
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urban void probe design principles
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΔΕΞΙΑ β
ground floor permeable
second level accessible
factors
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΔΕΞΙΑ
types of apartments single
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ α
double without communal space
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΧΩΡΙΣ α ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ
ΜΟΝΟΣ α
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5th 4
th
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3rd 2nd st ΔΙΠΛΟΣ 1ΜΕ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ
ground floor
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indicative building layout
1st level
6th
2nd level
leveled floor plan with communal space β
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΜΕ ΔΕΞΙΑ ΟΡΟΦΟΔΙΑ ΜΕΡΙΣΜΑ
α
α
β β
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terrace
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ΟΡΟΦΟΔΙΑ ΜΕΡΙΣΜΑ
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β
5m ground floor plan
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ΔΕΞΙΑ ΜΟΝΟΣ
β α
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β β
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ α
α
β
ΜΟΝΟΣ α
α
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΜΕ ΔΕΞΙΑ
β β
building height
well-lit appartments
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΜΕ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ α
double
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΜΕ ΔΕΞΙΑ with communal
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setbacks
space
floor apartment
β
β
β
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΜΕ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ α
ΟΡΟΦΟΔΙΑ ΜΕΡΙΣΜΑ
α
2nd level
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΔΕΞΙΑ β
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΔΕΞΙΑ
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ α
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street facade α
common yard facade α
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1st level
ΔΙΠΛΟΣ ΧΩΡΙΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ
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5m
section α | α
10 m
Palaion Patron Germanou str. facade
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section β | β
longitudinal section
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10 m 20 m
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city block 122
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transverse section
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longitudinal section
10 m
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undergraduate studio
[2013]
Christina Papanouska [collaborator]
Residence in ano poli (upper town)
5m
ground floor plan
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0. 5 technical detail
5m
western facade
section β|β
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southern facade
prague university: undergraduate studio
Christina Papanouska [collaborator] Vasilis Tsigkas [collaborator] Daan Vulkers [collaborator]
[2012]
landscape architecture: how do you see the city?
charles bridge
kampa museum
green area green development area dynamic development area on water development area boat tranportation route continuous walkway green edge overcome barrier “natural” channel stream points of interest
manes gallery 300 m
παράκτια κυκλοφορία
σημεία επέμβασης
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wooden sqaure
wooden dock
bridge between the islands
longitudinal section of the eastern river bank
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undergraduate studio
[2013]
Matina Tsakmaki [collaborator] Athina Konstantoula [collaborator]
routes and stops: designing at the limit of land and sea
20 m
sections and facade of services and cafe building
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plan of services and cafe building
masterplan
100 m
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prague university: visual design studio
Christina Papanouska [collaborator] Vasilis Tsigkas [collaborator] Daan Vulkers [collaborator]
[2012]
have you seen mike? : a comic from [AND/OR] about the future
but what has happened here..? It became worse… i wanted to be here again… i didn’t like where i was, so i came back… but why? it’s so different…
i knew you would come over this way. everybody used to gather here i know
if your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn they will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem. who is she? why is she here? should i call her? wait!
comic
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i see. you must have been one of the first to leave this place. sometimes it’s weird how people move. as time goes by, you see less and less people, less children playing. buildings are left empty for years. and you find that if you have no people, the buildings are not important. it’s weird how some people never like what they have.
real
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realized work
[2010]
Christina Papanouska [owner - collaborator]
before
redesigning an apartment in thessaloniki
5m
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after
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