Architectural Portfolio Dimitris Statiris 2015-2020
CONTENTS
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Unseen Worlds ................................................................................................................................................Page. 3-11
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Learing Outside ............................................................................................................................................Page. 12-14
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Reality Studio Project .................................................................................................................................Page. 15-21
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Hjallbo Farms .................................................................................................................................................Page. 22-26
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Walking Among Rails .................................................................................................................................Page. 27-30
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Connected Lands .......................................................................................................................................Page. 31-35
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Re-Forming a Brownfield .........................................................................................................................Page. 37-41
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Public Electricity CompanyHeadquarters .....................................................................................Page. 42-45
From No Man’s to Everyone’s Land Thesis Project A Playground In Mosen Forest
Working with Informality in Kenyan Context
Urban Farming for Social Inclusion
Architectural Competition
Thesis Project
Architectural Compettion
Architectural Compettion
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Unseen Worlds 2020
OBJECTIVE: “Creating local neighborhood hubs in an area of the center in Athens” LOCATION: Exarchia, Athens, Greece AREA: 5.000 m2 PROJECT TEAM: Dimitris Statiris ABSTRACT Throughout the urban fabric there are spaces that have been emerged as the remnants of an open building process. These in between, interstitial spaces amongst the built environments are the result of various processes. Either as leftovers of open spaces derived from the unregulated building construction or as the demolished products that have been brought to the surface as uncovered areas. They are part of the city’s image, and yet they are standing there, humble and unnoticed. As a result, the main aim of this master thesis is an attempt to read the city through the lens of the urban interstices by primarily identifying them and then to discover potential functions that those spaces can accommodate. It is more about to creating a local network of common spaces, open to heterogeneous elements, not only addressed to the neighborhood but also to the broader area.
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Most of the people that were forced to abandoned their countries in the quest of new lands are placed in remote camps away from the cities.
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Finding a Common Ground
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Issues + Opportunities
Occupied buildings provide shleter to displaced people
Demographics of Squat Population Total Reported Squat Population: 1.199 1.239 Estimated Overall Capacity: 7 Months Average Lentgth of Stay:
Origins
Syria Afghanistan Iran Iraq Pakistan Unknown
Children Living in Squats of Exarchia
68% 19% 4% 4% 3% 2%
29%
of total population
40.000
Homeless People in Greece
51%
of homeless population in Athens
Homeless People are sleeping in the buildings’ coves
2.55 m / 2
in Athens
Plots 23 Empty in Exarchia
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1800 Empty Buildings in the Center 400 29
Abandoned Buildings in the Center Abandoned Buildings in Exarchia
Of the population are at risk of poverty or faces social exclusion More and more people get isolated, due to the limited monthly budget
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Analysis Mapping existing infrastructures and possible connections Trying to identify the area’s both spatial caracteristics and social structures in order to come up with a master plan.
In proximity with the Square
Α+Β
Sunlight
182 m 192 m
Possible Connection
150 m 150 m
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C+D
Preserved Facade
E Sunlight Shortcut Passage
814 m
In proximity with the park 2
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The “BLue” Condominum
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5th High Scool School
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“Nosotros” Collective Space
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“VOX” Collective Space
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“Riviera” Outdoor Cinema
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Refugees Social Center
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Greek Forum of Refugees
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“Notara” Accomodating Squat
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Alexis Grigoropoulos Corner
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Α+Β
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C+D 8
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Exarchia Theater
37th Elementary School
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Possible Connection In proximity with the school
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Neighborhood’s Main Square
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Shortcut Passage Navarinou Self-Managing Park
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University of Athens 14. School of Pedagogy In proximity with the park
230 m 128 m
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Possible Connection
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F+G Empty Plots Abandoned Buildings Pedestrian Roads
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A Spatial “Vocabulary� 1
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Primary Construction Unit In the same spirit, a biger metal framed boxed is proposed which might have a range of applications. It can be also easily dismantled and possible to create structures with different arrangements
Secondary Construction Unit Creating a metal framed cubical box surrounded by net and filled with raw materials (gravel). 2,70m
Low cost and high durability in weather conditions and constant use or vandalism.
0,45m
2,70m 2,70m
0,45m 0,45m
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Secondary Construction Synthesis
1+2+3
Complete Synthesis
Plethora of possibilities for various arrangements with different functions, such as Amphitheaters, small retain walls, plant craters, benches and tables.
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Masterplan The realization of the plan is based on a gradual developement. It can be divided in two discernable construction phases.
A+B MINI PARK
PHASE I
Plots Interventions 1. Create a unified intervention that uses a common language.
OUTDOOR THEATER-CINEMA
2. The plots are related to each other. They use same Materials and Geometry in the constructions.
C+D
3. Repetitive patern, yet no monotonous.
SOCIAL KITCHEN AND RESTAURANT
URBAN FARMING
PHASE II Strengthen their Links 1. Facilitate their in between communication and eventually intervene in the public space. 2. Strengthen their in between linkage (visual linkage) by enhancing the unobstacled movement of the pedestrians. 3. Take advantage of the existing local pedestrian network.
E+H FLEA MARKET
F+G LIBRARY
URBAN FARMING
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A Closer Look F+G
E+H
C+D
A+B
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MIni Park Cinema Theater Music Stage
C+D
Social KItchen Restaurant Urban Farms
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Marketplace
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Urban Farms
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Library
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Qualities of Space Neutral Identity How you can provide the design for something that you are not able to decide? The Structures provided act as a canvas, where people can fill with a variety of materials or leaving space for more personal intervnetions.
Simplicity In Synthesis The use of NON complicate forms but simple shape formations. Everyone should be able to understand
Transformability Flexibility Light durable structures creating a diversity different typologies. Flexibility not only in the form but also in the function.Different activities can be accomodated in the same formation.
Urban Block Continuity Emphasis is being given in the front of the plot regarding the volume-placing. No matter if it is a corner plot or in the middle side of the block. Loose Boundary, NOT the strict boundary of a facade. Complete the Urban Block // Have this Portal Characteristics 10
Highlight Landmarks
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Visibility Lightning
Artificial lightning is used in order to highlight spots within the plot. Different types of lightning can create a warm enviroment. The plot is transformed into a bright “lighthouse” during the night. Create new landmarks or highlight existing ones.
Crossing Plots’ Boundouries Due to the narrowness of the street network a lot of the plots hosting common spaces are not easily visible to the eye. Parts of the intervention that exceed the plot’s boundaries are the best agents to expose in public the place’s presence.
Creating Pairs (of Hubs) Where it is possible, linking adjacent plots of common spaces in a physical way strengthen also their presence in the public sphere.
Preserve Old Elements By preserving older structures within the plot, the intervention respects the history of the palce. The intervention is easier adapted to the surrounding landscape.
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Learning Outside 2019
OBJECTIVE: “Create a sharing space for outdoor learning through story telling and playing” LOCATION: Gärdsås Mosse, Bergsjön, Gothenbourg AREA: 80 m2
ABSTRACT The project’s idea is based on five different elements that can be met in the forest such as Mushrooms, Woodpeckers, Wilderness, Plants and Frogs. The interpretation of those characters under a material “vocabulary” was one of the main tasks in order to create a common meeting space for learning and play, addressed to the local people but especially to the children.
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HOW WE WORKED The entire endeavor has been formulated through a collaborative spirit amongst different stakeholders. We had the support of the local organization that is responsible for the management of the park, as well as the contribution of young students who were involved in the project as summer workers. Overall as a final outcome, this project was an actual simulation of how the construction sector is working. From the interdisciplinary point of view there was collaboration among diverse fields and we have been exposed in different roles and responsibilities each time.
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FINAL OUTCOME The meeting space is the core of the intervention and it is placed in the center of a clearing in the forest. Five different paths representing five different elements that ones can meet in the local microenvironment start from the center and the end up fading out in the woods.
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Reality Studio Project 2019
OBJECTIVE: Flexibility as the antidote for a sustainable design LOCATION: Kisumu, Kenya AREA: 80 m2 DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS: Dimitris Statiris The Reality Studio is an educational platform for joint knowledge production and education between the Maseno University and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) in Kenya and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, in collaboration with other organisations, associations and authorities in both countries. The visionary and long-term goal of the studio is to increase health and enrich quality of everyday life. The goal of the studio is to find new design and planning strategies for urban areas, villages, neighbourhoods, built environment, architectural heritage conservation and transformation. That brings us to Kisumu one of the biggest cities on the western Kenya, lying on the shores of lake Victoria. After several extensive visits in different sites arround the town we narrowed down the field of our interest in Obunga, the biggest of the informal settlements and more specifically in one of the area’s schools. We identified in Emmaus Blessed School that there is a severe overcrowding issue where over 300 students are packed in a 185 m2 area . The main aim of the project is to transform an area of the school into a flexible space by creating prototypes of indoor furniture, that can easily produce different arrangements.
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Informal Settlement Obunga is located in the northwest part of Kisumu and it is the biggest of the 10 informal settlements surrounding the city. Almost 20.000 people are living there in low quality, self-managing houses. The word informal is used to describe the current situation. The informality lies in the way these settlements have been developed. Obunga like the other satellite settlements is an autonomous unit detached from the rest of the city. The public infrastructures are poor and there is a severe lack of basic facilities and other provisions. Most of the constructions are ephemeral. However, the plots are not illegal. There is no violation in the law system. The majority of them belong to people who are living outside the settlement’s area but they have built affordable houses for renting to people who are coming to the urban centers, seeking a better future. These houses are constructed with cheap materials, like untreated timber, metal sheets and soil. They don’t have also proper sanitation facilities, sometimes electricity and the way they are built is anarchic. Living in the informal settlement is not a choice. People are forced to live there. High demands in affordable housing always remain. New houses appear every day, while people who have the opportunity to leave the settlement will be replaced by others and so on. The informal settlements could be described as if they are living organisms, immersed in an eternal loop.
60%
Live in Informal Settlements
Of Total Population
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Emmaus School
School Context in Numbers
Emmaus School is one of the most populated primary schools in the informal settlement of Obunga. It was started actually as an initiative of two people to look after the orphan children of the area. Their effort was embraced from some local people who supported them economically and step by step they created not only a place to host the kids but also a house of knowledge.
300 Pupils
The school has a license to operate; however, it meets all the informal characteristics of the settlement. By this we mean the lack of financial support from the government, which makes the school to be mostly depended on donations. The school also is part of “Green Life Widows & Orphans Foundation and it occupies widows, providing them a job and support. The widows are responsible for the feeding programme of the school by cooking every day for 300 pupils.
10 Teachers 25-30
Children Per Class
Apart from the working hours, the children are able to remain at school even after it is closed. The school is for them their house. They do their homework, they can play or take a nap.
185 m Area of classrooms
Spaces to be Upgraded
10 Grades
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Widows
Kidergarten
15 m Average Classroom Area 2
Orphanage Dorms
WORKING ON THE EXPANSION
12 Secondary Students
Teachers’ New Office
Classroom Expansion
40%
Of Children Population
Library
WORKING FROM INSIDE
Upgraded Courtyard
Upgraded Toilets
Stay at school after closing
35%
Of Children Population
Orphans
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Project’s Approach The significance of the project lies in a long term basis. Thus, as a basic aim was to treat it not as a gift to the school but to set the foundations for further future research and inspire the school community to continue working with the project on their own. In our project we tried also to work with the already exiting space, and not build new ones to expand the school. At the same time, we managed to incorporate local factors without trying to be pioneers in the ocean of the innovations. Instead, we used traditional techniques and affordable tools, in an effort to implement to our project an aspect of economy. These old techniques conceptualize the economy not only as a system of monetary values, which has as main goal the project’s expenses limitation, but also as a system of prudent management of the natural and social capital. By this we refer to the people who were involved at this and the materials being used.
Practical Character WHAT COMES AFTER ?
The wall can be easily dismantled to its composing pieces which can be used in order to create new kind of objects.
Too Many Students
Emmaus Blessed School
FLEXIBILITY IS THE ANTITODE
WORKING WITH WHAT WE HAVE
OVERCROWDING ISSUE
AVOIDING THE “GIFT APPROACH”
Lack of Spaces
JUA KALI KIT Pedagogical Character
Low Budget REALISTIC PLAN
TOOLS We have
MATERIALS We have
NOT ONLY A FURNITURE
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Project Process
4. Creating Frames // Assemble Boards
1. Receiving The Pallets The school has access to free pallets. We received the pallets in two waves.
2. Dismantling Dismantling pallets is not an easy process. It requires time and sometimes the wood might be broken.
5. Weaving Rope Technique The Art of Weaving
3. Cutting and Smoothening For a more efficient working procces, the wood is removed from the pallet by being cut exactly on the edges. Diferent Sizes Short Boards
38cm x 7cm x 1.5cm
Long Boards
79cm x 10cm x 1.5cm
Water Hycinth is a plant met in abundance in lake Victoria. The local craftsmen take advantage of this plant and make ropes out of it. It is a cheap material but its not widely used for filling.
Weaving Step by Step 1. We put small nails around the frame creating anchor points for the ropes. 2. We start weaving the ropes changing the direction after every 4 rows in both directions. 3. We place an external wood frame to protect the anchor points and the ropes. 19
Appliances We conceptualized the space according both to the current and the future needs. By re-arranging the room development and re-desinging the furniture (wall and benches) new potentials are emerging. Even if we didn’t manage to apply the entire set of prototypes in the school we hope it would be the initial point for similar projects to flourish in the future not only to this school but also to others schools around the area which would take into consideration the principles the project was formed by, such as the enhancing of the space towards a pedagogical approach, by making interactive objects, rendering the educational procedure more creative and enjoyable for the children.
Multiuse
Dinning Hall
Old Classroom New Classroom
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Lessons Learnt I think that the greatest lesson you can take with you, seems to be the realization that the higher contribution of a group full of foreigners is to have the patience to understand in depth the problems and share their vision with the local people. They should not be edifiers even if the local community expects sometimes this kind of treatment. Instead, their role should be supportive. They should act as facilitators, rendering the local people active again, by confirming and proofing that can achieve the aim they have set and giving them the bigger picture of the project.
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Hjallbo Farms 2018
OBJECTIVE: “Tranfroming Hjallbo from an isolated to an iclusive area” LOCATION: Hjallbo, Gothenburg, Sweden AREA: 100.000 m2 PROJECT TEAM: Dimitris Statiris
ABSTRACT During the Swedish record years, Gothenburg was the country’s fastest growing city. In the early 1960s, there were a huge lack of housing. Due to this fact the government started the “Europe’s Brasilia” program, where Hjällbo was selected as the first area to develop when Gothenburg expanded to the northeast. The strategy was to create a satellite city at the borders of Gothenburg, to offer qualities you could not find in the city center, such as closeness to nature, good living conditions and work opportunities given by the Volvo industry. The area was originally used for agriculture but was transformed into modernist ideologies between 1965-1969. The buildings consist largely of apartments in three and seven story lamella and row houses. The idea was initially to create a Swedish middle-class society, but after the decommissioning of the Volvo industry the result became the opposite since the residents chose to settle in villa areas outside of Gothenburg. In a few years a quarter of the population disappeared and about 40 % of the apartments were empty. The residents of Hjällbo today mostly consists of people with a foreign background.
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The Awkward Spaces There is a diversity of spaces in the sense of how we measured vastness in the area. That means also that there is a diversity in the spaces where someone can have an awkward moment. Both vastness and awkwardness are two elements related each other. The user feels exposed located as the space between the buildings becomes looser and looser.
The Distance Between the Objects
The Distance Between the Objects and the Observer
The Height of the Objects
CROSSING VIEWS The dominant geometry of the space obeys to the orthogonal rules. Among this orthogonal system there are places where the direct views of the users of the area are crossed. These places are overlapped by the places with the lowest intensity in looseness. INTERVENTION SPOTS These places have all the potentials to become the sites of our intervention. All the indicators reveal that these areas as the most suitable for interventions. The “malfunction� of the loose in between space will be restored by adding new constructions .
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Masterplans MASTERPLAN I The monolithic built landscape creates moments of awkwardness. The density of space between the buildings varies having an impact also on scale variations. The intervention aims to metabolize the area into a hybrid multifunctional system in an effort to make milder the vast in between gap. MASTERPLAN II One of the most profound characteristics of Hjallbo is its fragmentation. The main road artery and the tram line divide Hjallbo into more smaller patched areas. The intervention aims to restore the bad connection between these areas by using a network of different functions which are addressed not only to the local community but also to the rest of the city.
Correlations Translating Prototype into Material World Crops
Small Trees Tall Trees
Covered Walkways
Main Buildings
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TRAM STATION - MARKETPLACE The intervention in the heart of the Hjallbo is based on the transformation of the existing detached area into a common connecting active meeting space. The wide passage covers the gap between the two parts which are divided by the tram lines and incorporates the new station building, as well as the platform beneath it. 25
GREENHOUSE - URBAN FARMS - MARKETPLACE The other intense intervention of Hjallbo is located in the former industrial area just at the outer parts of the settlement close to Larjean river. The vast natural existing space there, is planted with trees and vegetables, creating an urban farm which is expanded among the built environment. The farms are also supported by an extended green house in order to produce vegetables all over the months of the year. In the green house building there is also a small marketplace which is addressing to all over the city of Gothenburg. In this way the buildings works as a landmark by inviting people from other parts of the city to visit the area.
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Walking Among Rails 2018
OBJECTIVE: “ Redevelop the former Terminal Train Station Area of Kozani� LOCATION: Kozani, Greece AREA: 100.000 m2 PROJECT TEAM: Dimitris Statiris ABSTRACT The study area forms an urban vacuum in the southern part of the city of Kozani, Greece, creating discontinuities and thus making it difficult for moving from one side to the other. Our main goal was the integration of the redevelopment area with the rest of the city, by transforming it from a vast urban gap it was, to a wide passage, which restores the problematic discontinuity and gives back to the town the coherence of its urban web.
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Masterplan
Programme 1. KIDERRGARDEN 2. RECYCLING AREA 3. MARKETPLACE 4. BUS STOP, TICKET HOUSE 5. MINI - TRAM STOP 6. TRAIN STATION TERMINAL 7. CULTURAL HOUSE 8. WORKSHOP AREA 9. OUTDOOR THEATER 10. LIBRARY 11. CANTEEN 12. PLAYGROUND AND SKATE PARK AREA 13. SPORTS AREA 14. FLOWER GARDENS 15. PUBLIC VEGETABLE GARDENS 16. CAFE, BIKE RENTING SPOT
CONNECTION WITH THE CITY CENTER There are many small scale parks in the city, yet most of them are scattered without being connected each other. Thus, there has been an effort trying to create a network of green spaces by join all these areas and the city center with pedestrian routes and bicycle lanes framed with trees, which end up in the redevelopment site. TRANSFORMING THE AREA Following the coordinates of the promoted design of both the train station company (OSE) area and the wider area, we have been led to the creation of a proposal that envisions it as a dynamic and multifunctional place, charged with historical memory, capable of revitalizing the public character of the city. 28
Cultural and Commercial Hubs
REFERENCE POINTS The purpose of the proposal is to try to combine, through this design, the various key uses proposed by the existing studies (OSE terminal, small OSE museum, open market, nursery station, spaces of green, sports facilities), in such a way that the area acquires a scale of both local and interlocal importance, with a focus on upgrading the quality of life in the city. These same uses form small reference centers along the total area, which are hinged around the basic axis of movement running through the area. Vertically on this axis we encounter transverse passages that restore the discontinuity of the urban fabric, so that the area functions not only as a pole of attraction and a point of gathering, but also as a place of moving.
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DESIGN TRIPTYCH Τhrough our proposal we have attempted to create a triptych of environmental, social and economic renewal for the region: Initially, from an environmental point of view, through the creation of the city’s largest green lung; from the point of view of economic efficiency, through the stimulation of commercial activity with commercial uses (central market, small shops). Reticular Beam Structure 1.upper foot ipe 160 2. lower foot ipe 160 3. purlins ipe 160 concrete stones
Foundations 1. coloumn heb 300 2. metal plate 3. no shrinking concrete 4. metal plates 5. metal anchors
paving stones tram rails grass electrical wires tube
light concrete layer
concrete base compressed soil
sand
GREEN AREAS AS A DESIGN TOOL Within its vast expanse, a more characteristic element, apart from the particular style and atmosphere of the integration of OSE’s building reserve and the reopening of the station, is the creation of intense planting and the dominance of the green areas, which constitute a kind of background that helps to highlight the other spaces, while creating interesting transitions among them, creating pleasant snapshots for the stroller.
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Connected Lands 2017
OBJECTIVE: “Refurbishing The Old Oil Deposit Station In The Abandoned Industrial Area Of Piraeus� LOCATION: Drapetsona-Keratsini, Piraeus, Greece AREA: 80.000 m2 PROJECT TEAM: Antonis Kanakis, Matina Palla, Dimitris Statiris ABSTRACT The present area of study focuses on the rehabilitation of a part in the former harbor-industrial zone in Keratsini- Drapetsona, Piraeus Greeceand consequently on its reconnection with the amputated part of the city. At the same time, an effort was made in order to be preserved and be designated the plethora of industrial buildings remaining in the area. Overall, the designing direction was the creation of a lively space of multiple activities, active at any time of the day, capable of concentrating different types of people, giving back to them the isolated waterfront.
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FOCUSED AREA The main area of our study is located on the western edge of the former industrial zone. The place was used as an oil deposit station, where the petroleum was unloaded from the ships and pumbed into the big metal tanks. From that point on, the oil was distributed to the rest of the city. The deposit station has many old industrial buildings and it is surrounded by a tall wall. In 2004 the entire area was cut in two by the ring road making the access to the sea front impossible. All these years people got used to the idea of not having access to the coastline, especially after the in-between gap which made the situation even harder. The only open public spaces people have, are a small existing park and a small football field, both of which, are located close to the settlement.
45%
Soil Contamination in the Former Industrial Zone
8%
Unbiased Waterfront Accessibility
Of Total Population
Waterfront
Oil Tanks
Ring Road Gap
Park
Settlement
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Masterplan SEARCHING FOR A BROAD PASS Our main aim was the unification of both sides of the slope, separated by the ring road. The existing aerial walkway and the abandoned industrial terrain seemed to be unfriendly, preventing the residents from visiting the waterfront.
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The Link The transition from one side of the intervention to the other is realized by covering with land an extensive part of the ring road gap. In this way it is created a continuous green area that enables the smooth and free movement of the users towards the seafront. In a network of plethora paths and options, there is a main pedestrian route which links seven different sub-areas within the intervention’s boundaries with particular spatial qualities and functions.
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Main Programme TECHNICAL SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRING SCHOOL A productive activity was desirable and nessecary for the in order that the area to be reborn. Thus a technical shipbuilding and repairing school was designed, as a revival of an dying art, the students of which could staff the shipbuilding units that are today in decline. The technical school is located in the center of the lower area, just in parallel direction to the long stone barrel storage which now accommodates the technical faculty of the school and the area where the repair of the boats takes place. The rest of the school (classrooms, and a small library) is situated just behind the repair department.
THE LIBRARY The study hall of the library is parallel with the main route with a straight mass of concrete which seems to be generated from the ground. A second entrance is created from the upper level and a metal extension is literally hanged from the building, making an alternative walk for the people to descend, while at the same time sun protection panels are adjusted on it.
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Re-Forming A Brownfield 2017
OBJECTIVE: “Refurbishing The Old Oil Deposit Station In The Abandoned Industrial Area Of Piraeus� LOCATION: Drapetsona-Keratsini, Piraeus, Greece AREA: 640.000 m2 PROJECT TEAM: Antonis Kanakis, Matina Palla, Dimitris Statiris ABSTRACT The present area of study focuses on the rehabilitation of a part in the former harbor-industrial zone in Keratsini- Drapetsona and consequently on its reconnection with the amputated part of the city. At the same time, an effort was made in order to be preserved and be designated the plethora of industrial buildings remaining in the area. Overall, the designing direction was the creation of a lively space of multiple activities, active at any time of the day, capable of concentrating different types of people, giving back to them the isolated waterfront.
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Phytoremediation For the materialization of the park, the planting of big areas with particular kinds of plants is regarded necessary. This procedure could reclaim a big part of the soil in a natural way and constitute a field of active participation of the residents. Through the whole area, a network of movements with covered parts that follow the natural geomorphology was designed. Around it, it delimits parts of the park formed as “basins� which benefit the procedure of plant remediation. Groves of anarchic planting areas of high-growing vegetation but also organized areas with low-growing vegetation, sitting rooms and game spaces consist the image of the park and offer different visual escapes to the walker.
Different Strategies
Natural Soil Remediation
A. Phytoextraction: occurs when the plants extract the pollutants form the soil accumulating them in the above ground part of the plant.
Peoples' Participation
B. Phytofiltration: it is the process that involves removal of pollutants from surface water by roots or external parts of plants. C. Alternatively, phytostabilisation, phytovolatilisation and phytodegradation involve the chemical transformation of the contaminative compounds.
Soil Remediation Artificial Soil Remediation
Remove polluted soil from the site
Clean Soil
Fill site with new soil
Polluted Soil
Landfill
Plant Site
Remediation Plants 1 indian grass 2
helianthus annus
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salix alba
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Project Approach PARK SUSTAINABILITY As the area presents a handful of materials and layouts, we suggest their exploitation or recycling for the benefit of the park. In the context of this theory, some existent metal tanks are utilized as cultural areas, others as compost stations and material collection for recycling, while others are used for the collection of rain water for the irrigation of the park. Supplementing all these, we foresee a rain water collection network, collective systems of managing wastes and installation of solar panels on the roofs of the buildings, as well as on the canopies of the park. The above options are related to our intention to manage the energy autonomy of the park as much as possible.
OIL TANKS They are utilized as cultural areas, some as compost stations and recyclable material collection, while others are used for the collection of rain water for the irrigation of the park.
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Masterplan THE CHARACTER According to the new regulatory plan of Athens, the 640 acre zone is characterized as an “area of metropolitan intervention�. However, taking into consideration the distinctive proprietorial status that is in effect, as well as the shortages that densely populated areas of West Piraeus present, we considered that this particular place should be designed not only as a metropolitan park, but as a multi- functional area too, that will address not only to the needs of the residents but also to the needs of a super topical center.
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Creating a Cultural Hub INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE MUSEUM On the southeast waterfront ones can meet the older examples of the remaining industrial edifices that have escaped the demolition and they have been declared as listed ones. The building complex of the old glass factory alongside with the concrete silos and the gigantic chimney has been transformed into a contemporary industrial heritage museum narrating the history of the area. Under the museum’s roof there is ample space to host not only a great variety of industrial exhibits but also includes a glass making workshop, reviving this old art. The museum complex was also designed to be the most popular attraction, by being a landmark for the broader area. It is surrounded by four different squares and it has direct access with the seafront.
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Public Electricity Company Headquarters 2017
OBJECTIVE: “Public Electricity Company Headquarters, Museum of electricity” LOCATION: Neo Faliro, Athens, Greece AREA: 50.000 m2 PROJECT TEAM: Antonis Kanakis, Matina Palla, Dimitris Statiris, Konstantina vista ABSTRACT The project consists in planting 30.000 sq. m. of modern office space (height limit: 21 m) plus communal facilities into a milieu composed of two adjacent lots. The southward one (#25) is empty and may produce 21.000 sq. m. The northward one (#28), meant to comprise the rest of the brief, although much larger, contains five massive listed buildings the significance of which refers to the erstwhile Greek industrial history, in our case, to the first (19th c.) electricity plant in Athens. The scheme is comissioned by the Public Electricity Company, owner of the site, with a view to relocating here its headquarters (grouped in two parts, “Central Services” and “Administration”), along with the ambitious intention to combine these with a radiating cultural hub (museum and galleries, educative activities, public auditorium), to be sheltered within the refurbished historic shells and mingled with a qualitative public park.
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Administration Building Floor Diagram Roof Level
Administration Building
4th Floor
Offices
5th Floor
1st Floor Ground Floor
Industrial Heritage Museum
Offices
2nd Floor
Relaxing Spaces
3rd Floor
Central Services Building Floor Diagram Roof Level
4th Floor
Offices
5th Floor
1st Floor
Offices
2nd Floor
Relaxing Spaces
3rd Floor
Ground Floor
Central Services Building
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Connections
DESIGN APPROACH In this perplexed context, the proposal sets the “Central Services” building in lot #25, the “Administration” building at the northern angle of lot #28 and an elevated linear pedestrian gallery to serve as their “umbilical cord”, running aside the eastern border of the site. Thus the historic compound becomes partly encircled and protected by the modern “partner”. By means of specific interventions meant to correct the traffic and urban malfunctions, a genuine cultural park can be visualized, running through the entirety of the project and further beyond, both northeastwards and southwestwards. 44
The Buildings
FOCUS ON THE BUILDINGS In terms of design approach both new buildings have been treated similarily. Despite their austerity in form and style, the basic idea was to divide each building in three layers: a) The Base, b) The “Cove” and c) The main body. The ground and the first floor constitute the base which consists of a perimeter wall, followed by an intervention in the continuation of the external shell, the “Cove” which makes the whole structure to seem visually lighter. From that point on, a three level transparent mass, comprised mostly of staff offices, refer to the building’s main body. Finally, deep inclined atriums lined up with the sun direction are created in the solid of the construction in order to respond not only in the space natural lighting and airing demands but also offering a desirable quality of spaces.
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