portfolio by Efterpi K. Spanelli

2014-2021

selected work

Efterpi Spanelli

EFTERPI SPANELLI Architect Engineer

Address: Kottbusser Damm 6, 10967 Berlin Phone Number: +49 177 2011573 E-Mail: efterpi.spanelli@gmail.com Date of birth: 21.05.1995 Nationality: Greek Linkedin: Efterpi Spanelli

-PROFILEEfterpi is a young and ambitious Architect, with a great interest in sustainable and contemporary design. During her studies, she learned how to deal with projects of different scale and context, and to use different design tools. At the same time, apart of Architectural design, she is familiar with Urban and Landscape planning. Now she is an experienced Junior Architect, with a demonstrated history of working in the Architecture and Planning industry in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Germany. Highly skilled in many design softwares and with strong communication skills, able to succeed at individual and team level.

-EDUCATION2014-2019

BACHELOR & MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS (NTUA), GREECE (GPA 8.34/10) 2017-2018

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE (ERASMUS) SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURE(ISTA), ISCTE-IUL, LISBON, PORTUGAL 2009-2012

HIGH SCHOOL OF ANISSAS, LESVOS, GREECE ‘THE GREAT MOMENT FOR EDUCATION’, SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED FOR THE HIGHEST GRADUATION GRADE

-WORKSHOPS/SEMINARSOCTOBER 2018-MARCH 2019

WOODWORK FURNITURE, ‘ASKARDAMYKTI’ SCHOOL, ATHENS, GREECE JULY 2018

‘HELLO WOOD’ WORKSHOP, PARTICIPATION IN CABIN MODULES BY iR ARQUITECTURA, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY 2

-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESEPTEMBER 2020-PRESENT

JUNIOR ARCHITECT ‘FUNDBÜRO’, BERLIN, GERMANY Detailed drawings / Presentation for clients / Cost calculation / Branding JULY-OCTOBER 2020

JUNIOR ARCHITECT ‘CHIRAS TECHNICAL OFFICE’, LESVOS, GREECE Design development / Detailed drawings / 3D Modeling / Research JANUARY-JUNE 2020

ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT ‘SUMMARY ARCHITECTURE’, PORTO, PORTUGAL 3D Modeling / Visualization / Schematic design / Landscape design SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019

ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT ‘LADO ARCHITETTI’, BOLOGNA, ITALY 3D Modeling / Visualization / Research / Interior design / Schematic design 2015-2016

RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN ‘MAKING CITIES’, RESEARCH PROGRAM COORDINATED BY MIT AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT LABORATORY, NTUA, GREECE Research / City planning SEPTEMBER 2015-FEBRUARY 2016

EDUCATIONAL TRAINEESHIP SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS AND SURVEY OF TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS AND SETTLEMENTS, CRETE, GREECE Schematic design / Detailed design / Research / Presentation skills

-TECHNICAL SKILLSREVIT ARCHICAD AUTOCAD RHINOCEROS SKETCHUP V-RAY PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR INDESIGN MICROSOFT OFFICE

-SOFT SKILLSTEAM PLAYER & SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, CREATIVITY & INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE

-INTERESTSPOST DIGITAL ART, GRAPHICS, HANDCRAFT MODELING & SKETCHING, WOODWORK, PHOTOGRAPHY & TRAVELLING

-LANGUAGESGREEK: NATIVE SPEAKER ENGLISH: ECPE C2 LEVEL GERMAN: A2(LERNING) ITALIAN: A1 LEVEL

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‘Haus Z’

‘Summer House’

designed in 2020-2021 Location: Berlin, Germany (professional project)

designed in August 2020 Location: Lesvos, Greece (professional project)

‘Cape Vani’

‘Cabin Modules’

designed in 2019 Location: Milos, Greece (diploma thesis)

constructed in July 2018 Location: Budapest, Hungary (Workshop)

‘Athenio Dance School’

‘Open City Museum’

designed in 2018 Location: Athens, Greece (academic project)

designed in 2017 Location: Elefsina, Greece (academic project)

‘via dei Boschi’

‘san Frediano’

designed in 2019 Location: Bologna, Italy (professional project)

‘Social housing’ designed in 2020 Location: Porto, Portugal (competition)

‘Senhora da Mo’ designed in 2020 Location: Arouca, Portugal (professional project)

HAUS Z

house refurbishment, combination of concrete, wood and steel structure

Haus Z is located in the district of Zehlendorf in Berlin. It is an intervention of an existing house that opts to give a total change to its structure, by erasing the narrow spatial proportions of the interior typical of the 1960s. To achieve this, the old staircase core is demolished to create a new circulation with yellow metal stairs, allowing to organize better the space of all floors. At the same time, two new extensions on the roof and the ground floor have been designed to improve the lighting and ventilation conditions. The interior is inspired by the world of video games, giving a wink to the father of the family, programmer, and lover of the gamer world.

Location Year Status Team

Berlin, Germany November 2020- May 2021 LP 7 (under construction) Fundbüro Design

master bedroom

kids’ rooms

living space

Section 2

Attic floor

Ground floor

Wintergarden 8

Extension of the attic -> master bedroom

Extension of the ground floor -> wintergarden

Game room 9

02 SUMMER

HOUSE

combination of concrete traditional materials

and

Location Year Status Team

Lesvos, Greece August - October 2020 Archaeological Department Chiras Technical Office

The Summer House is located on the Greek island of Lesvos. The plot is on a steep slope and the ground is extremely rocky. It is designed as a summer house for a family of four and with extra individual rooms for summer guests. Located just some meters away from the coastline, and due to the inclination of the ground, the view is breathtaking. The design is following the Greek traditional architecture norms, that consists of many exterior connections and open-space design, inside and outside, that allows the direct view of the Aegean sea. Eresos, Lesvos

living space & master bedroom 0.00

kids’ rooms

-3.00

individual guest rooms

-7.00

On the ground floor are placed all the common spaces such as the living and dining area, and the kitchen. For privacy reasons, also the master bedroom is designed on the ground floor, separated from the kids level. At the same time, a terrace, facing the Aegean sea, is designed in front of the living room. On the underground floor, there are three bedrooms with private bathrooms for each child. On the lower level are placed two individual bedrooms with private bathrooms to host the summer guests of the family.

-bedrooms’ layout

-living room and kitchen layout

CAPE VANI IN MILOS

steel structure with corten cladding, stone and brick walls

This diploma thesis aims to approach the issue of overtourism that affects the Greek islands. The proposal refers to the island of Milos, which is famous for the mining activity and its rich geological history. The objective is to introduce a slow way of tourism, which enhances the relationship between the visitors and the nature. After examining the existing geo-routes on the west part of the island, we chose to focus on the route that ends in cape Vani, an old manganese mine. The mine still contains of the old mining galleries and mining facility ruins. The review of the operation of the mining process aims to identify the ‘reading tools’ of the peculiar landscape and the mining steps, in order to use them in the design process.

Location Year Status Team

Milos, Greece November - June 2019 Under discussion with ellet.gr Anna Zoulia

The proposal organizes one route, through which the visitor crosses inside the old mine‘s arcades and experiences the landscape through a different perspective. The route starts from the highest level of the mine, passing through the mining arcades and going down, close to the sea level.

MASTERPLAN The designed route passes through the three existing levels of arcades. At the end of the route it is designed a ‘public square’ that brings together all the public uses, such as a thermal spa, a refreshment bar, and a small museum as an extension of the main Mining Museum. In order to endorse further-more the connection between the visitor and the landscape, we propose an alternative way of accommodation. The approach of housing is designed under terms of mining, through the tools of drilling, steep climbs, openings, etc. In addition, the accommodation of the visitors in the mine is a memorial of the old miners’ stay. The proposal intends to shape a unity that includes, at the same time, habitation and old mining activity.

PUBLIC SQUARE Focusing on the ‘public square’, there is a steel structure that is anchored to the rock and houses all the common uses. The interruption of the metal roof intensifies the continuation of the route, which carries on with steel frames that accompany the visitor outside of the gallery. The steel frames that protected you inside the galleries, now form an arcade on the outside and through dilutions and condensations frame the sea. There is a gradual deconstruction of the arcade until it reaches the sea level.

view of the square

view of the thermal baths

the intervention of the mine

the thermal springs

final model in scale: 1/200

https://issuu.com/efterpisp

04 CABIN

MODULES BY iR ARQUITECTURA

During the ninth annual Hello Wood Festival in Hungary under the theme of ‘Cabin Fever’, students from around the world collaborated to build seven contemporary cabin prototypes. Under the notion that a house is defined by the various needs of its users, this cabin prototype was built using separate portable modules. The Cabin modules scheme is composed of separate portable elements, each designed for a different purpose, such as a kitchen, bedroom, communal area, or storage. The scheme is powered by solar energy for cooking, while a Trombe wall absorbs and stores heat from the sunlight and feeds it via air vents to the living area. The communal area is covered by a transparent polycarbonate roof, under which plants can be grown.

Location Year Status Team

Csoromfolde, Hungary July 2018 Built Cabin Modues/iR Arquitectura

The project was led by Fermin Indavere and Tommaso Polli from an Argentina-based studio called iR Arquitectura and with the collaboration of 12 students.

©HELLO WOOD 26

©HELLO WOOD

publications: Archdaily - Student Construct 7 Innovative Tiny Cabins at Hello Wood’s 2018 Project Village Archdaily - Cabin Modules / IR arquitectura Detail - Passive House in Mini-Format: Modular Building by IR arquitectura Design Boom - Hello Wood Festival 2018: international students collaborate to build seven cabin prototypes Domus - Hello W ood Festival Building a Utopia

05 ATHENIO

DANCE SCHOOL

concrete and steel construction with metal details

Athenio is located in the area of Keramikos, a historical area that hosts numerous ancient sculptures erected along Piraios street. The plot is surrounded by the archaeological site and park of Keramikos and facing the Acropolis hill at the same time. After the analysis of the area, the main idea is to enhance the connection between the park and the new building. In order to achieve this goal, we designed a curved and inclined platform facing the park, which creates the illution of the continuation of the park into the building. By elevating the ground we also created space for a theatre underneath. To enhance furthermore the visual connection with the park, we placed on the ground floor all the public and social spaces, which are open to the public. Lastly, the above long volume concludes the design, by hosting all the needed rooms for the operation of the Dance School, like offices, classrooms, and dance rooms.

Location Year Status Team

Athens, Greece January - July 2017 Academic project K. Gougoula, E. Galata

connection with the park

road limit

a public passage

lifted platform

hidden theatrer

public uses

main volumes

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

The building is constructed with reinforced concrete flatslabs and concrete cylinder columns. Both staircases are supported by steel structures. The long glass facades provide fantastic view of Acropolis’ hill and at the same time offer energy efficiency.

Vitonos Street Facade

model scale 1:50

Detailed section scale 1/100

The auditorium itself seats 170 people. The interior walls of the theatre are made of several leyers of honey-coloured wood. In order to improve the acoustic properties of the auditorium and to amplify the sound, the walls have curtains which can be opened or closed to change the acoustics. At the same time, the roof panels are moveable and individually motorized.

Detailed plan scale 1/200

06 OPEN

CITY MUSEUM/ OBSERVATORY

steel structure with glass cladding

The objective of the project is to host several cultural events that take place in Elefsina as the European Capital of Culture of 2021. Elefsina is renowed for its ancient history as well as for its recent industrial development. Due to its rich past, Elefsina represents a combination of building fragments from different chronologies and architectural styles. A city with rich historical background and unique character. After the study of the different chronological periods and the development of the area, the main idea of the proposal is to highlight and simultaneously bring together all the city’s fragments into a total. In order to achieve this goal, we chose to place the ‘Open City Museum’ on the top of the city’s hill.

Location Year Status Team

Elefsina, Greece August - October 2020 Academic project M. Psychogiou, S. Frousiou

The Observatory consists of a steel horizontal structure with steel vertical extensions, covered with glass panels. The modules are oriented to views that are important elements of the city’s history (city’s fragments). The whole idea is based on the Greek mythology about the goddess of Demeter and the abduction of her daughter. At the same time, the book ‘Invisible Cities’ by Italo Calvino was really valuable in understanding how to approach an ‘invisible city’ under the existing one.

By designing this open space museum, we opt to give the opportunity to visitors to experience the city of Elefsina in two different ways and to help them understand all the historic layers beneath the fragments.

VIA DEI BOSCHI

concrete structure with wood cluding facade and plywood interior design

Location Year Status Team

Bologna, Italy October - December 2019 Preliminary design LADO Architetti Office

This project is located in the countryside of Bologna, in Italy and it is designed for a young couple. . The house consists of two floors. . On the ground floor is placed the kitchen with the living scape and a small office. The staircase is concealed by a built-in bookshelf and a fireplace. On the second floor is placed the master bedroom with a walk-in closet. . Also, one fully equipped bathroom and two extra rooms for future kids, which are currently operating as a guest room and a second office.

Cross section

The triangle design creates a clear separation of two yards, one social and one more private which is connected with the living room. Both the living space and the master bedroom enjoy the full-size view of the valley which opens in front of the triangle. First floor

Ground floor

08 SAN

FREDIANO

apartment refubrishment, with customized built-in furniture

Location Year Status Team

Bologna, Italy November 2019 - April 2021 Finished LADO Architetti Office

The apartment is located in the city center of Bologna, inside a historical building. The flat still has the original old floor tiles, that we decided to maintain as a fragment of its history. The design has minimal style with modern elements, that compliment the decorated flooring. The long corridor separates the flat into two zones, the live and the quiet. On the live side there are the kitchen and the living room and on the quiet side the master bedroom and the studio. On the one side of the corridor, there is a built-in closet concealing the utility room and providing extra storage.

Floor plan

The materials we have chosen to use are in natural tones and texture like wood flooring, earthy tones tiles, and gold-tone metal elements. All the built-in furniture is customized designed, in order to achieve the maximum functionality and usage of the given space.

09 PUBLIC

HOUSING

affortable housing using a pre-fabricated concrete building system

Location Year Status Team

Porto, Portugal May - June 2020 Competition Summary Architecture Office

The competition concerns the destrict of Lordelo do Ouro in Porto. It is composed by three separate buildings, combining three different typologies of apartments. For this collective housing buildings, and within the limitations of the site’s area and the budget, we set 2 basic requirements: to provide each apartment with the best possible privacy but also to create interesting and meaningful common and open spaces.

building 1 building 3

Using a pre-fabricated concrete building system, we aim to optimize time and cost of construction and workforce. The structure is simple with bearing, parallel and vertical walls, over which it is supported a wide slab. With the only difference made on the facade by designing diagonal walls to optimize the balconies’ space and create extra interest.

building 3

building 1

Lordelo do Ouro, Porto

building 2

10 MONTE

DA SENHORA DA MO

steel structure with corten cladding and concrete platforms

Location Year Status Team

Arouca, Portugal March - June 2020 Design Development Summary Architecture Office

Monte da Senhora da Mó is one of the most well-known viewpoints of Arouca’s Geopark in Portugal, from which man can enjoy a 360º panoramic view of the Geopark. The purpose of the project is to transform the miradouro into a multipurpose open-space area. The new proposed uses are: a funicular, a water tank for fire emergencies, a restaurant/bar, a mountain bike route, a pool, and an organic path connecting the two sides of the park. The path follows the curves and the topography of the ground. On the areas that the path is aligned to the ground, it extends to the sides and transforms into a playground or an open-air gymnasium.

miradouro/view point

funicular

bar/restaurant

swimming pool

corten path

mountain bike trails

cycle parking

playground

water tank

miradouro/view point

bar/restaurant