eirini christofidou Part II Architectural Assistant 81 Southgrove Road, Sheffield, S10 2NP E. echristofidou@gmail.com T. 07564028134
M A K E education for urban transformation
Alternative education centre Gallery, kitchen, workshops, hostel
Studio space for ceramics Stapney Bank stables
Profile
Professional
As a designer I am a product of two very different schools of architecture. My so far education marries the technical nature of architectural design (Bath) with the human-centric ethos of Sheffield. I regard myself as a hard-working, passionate and commited person. As an architect I see that our primary role is that of a communicator. A person with skills and expert knowledge that is able to articulate these solutions both verbally and spatially.
Education RIBA Part II: University of Sheffield 2011-2013
M.Arch in Architecture
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Thesis project: MAKE.nism How can education be used as a mechanism to create more social value on a local scale? Live Project 09: Toolkit for Doncaster Inaugural BDP Live Project Prize Design project: A Train Station for Stocksbridge Creating a utopian vision for Stocksbridge Dissertation: Mediapolis The convergence of the physical and digital spaces in the urban realm and locative media technologies.
RIBA Part I: University of Bath 2007-2011
BSc General Architectural Studies
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experience Project coordinator: Toolkit for Doncaster July 2013-October 2013 Toolkit for Doncaster is an educational resource developed by Live Project team 09 (SSoA) in collaboration with Doncaster Civic Trust. Employed by Doncaster Civic Trust and SSoA to revise, finalise and oversee production of the Toolkit and the website under LiveLab. _product design _organise meetings with all stakeholders, drafted agendas and recorded minutes _collaborate with another person to develop a website and a mobile phone application for the project _oversee production of the Toolkit and the website Architectural Assistant: Tati Linea Ltd March 2010-August 2010 Employed within a small design practice in Limassol, Cyprus. Projects were small scale but they varied from domestic architecture to interior design and comemrcial architecture work (E 5,000-20,000) _involved in practice’s financial and administrative aspects _explored prefabricated structures _developed the confidence to quickly evaluate a situtation and offer creative solutions under presure. Architectural Assistant: Kyros Lontos Architects February 2009-August 2009 | June 2008-August 2008 Employed in a medium-size multi-disciplinary practice in Limassol, Cyprus. Worked as a member of a 8 person team on mostly domestic architecture projects (E 100,000-1,000,000). Good experience throughout all design stages from conceptual inception to postconstruction occupancy. _excellent time management _attended client meetings, recorded minutes _experimented with 2D+3D modeling _prepared drawings for planning permits and tender
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MAKE.nism Lime Street Elevation CAD, photoshop + illustrator
Civc workshops Co-chair: IEEC Conference 2013, Sheffield, UK September 2013 Invited as a student representative to attend and co-chair sessions around the theme of Enterpresing in Higher Education. Participant: 2.0 Treehouses, Hamburg, Germany July 2012 Attended the workshop organised by HafenCity University in Hamburg. Teamed up with local students, artists and local children who lived in the neighbourhood to develop urban furniture and create a playground with treehouses using low impact materials and innovative construction methods. Participant: Eco-Nomadic School, Brezoi, Romania January 2012 Invited to Brezoi as part of Rhyzom, a European network of eco-civic practices and architecture practice AAA. Following up our live project (2011) this workshop researched and proposed strategies for an isolated rural community to reinvigorate the local economy through eco-tourism. Facilitator: Growing (in) Todmordern, UK September 2011-November 2011 Part of a live project group, I help set up and organise a two day workshop which focused on urban agriculture and food commons. Our client was both Incredible Edible and the Eco-nomadic School. We help expand Rhyzom, a European network of eco-civic practices. _acted as a facilitator for event _organised accommodation, schedule and activities _developed skill of hand drawing as a way to record discussions between non-English speakers
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Skills Design skills: CAD+3D: AutoCAD, Sketchup, Kerkythea Attended workshop on 3DS Max and Revit.+Rhino Adobe creative suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design Microsoft office programmes Proficient on mac and windows Basic knowledge of html.
Interests Keen dancer, attend several classes around Sheffield Journalism: Contributed on the first issue of STARCH (2011) and edited the second issue (2012) as part of the Architectural Journalism course (SSoA). Co-founder and editor of ‘Syn-Ergon’ an online zine which discussses cultural, social and economic issues that affect the architecture and townscape in Cyprus.
References John Sampson Studio leader at Sheffield School of Architecture (2012-2013) john.sampson@sheffield.ac.uk Leo Care LiveLab director at Sheffield School of Architecture (2013) l.care@sheffield.ac.uk Sheffield School of Architecture The University of Sheffield, Arts Tower Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN
education for urban transformation
Alternative education centre Gallery, kitchen, workshops, hostel
Studio space for ceramics Stapney Bank stables
M.Arch Doncaster Youth Council
Y6 Studio 7
Bentley Primary School
LP09 civic architect
Doncaster Civic Trust
Doncaster Civic Trust Borough of Doncaster
MAKE.nism is an alternatice education centre which is comprised of three parts: recycling centre, medium stay residences and common teaching/ social areas. Through the project I explored the role of the civic architect and the power educational institutions possess in helping a community in the Lower Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle, grow without being gentified.
Live Project 09
Balby Youth Centre
LP09 the ‘author’
What is the mid ground?
the delivery architect
the civic architect
Live Project group
The role of the civic architect, using live projects as a case study. Stage 01: creating an identity, Stage 02: being embedded in context (birth of civic architect and design architect) and Stage 03: dissolution. Illustrator.
The brief of the project was based on civic pedagogy and the idea of harvesting local resources.
Spatial and social brief, early work Sketchup, overlayed with hand-drawing, illustrator, photoshop
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Isolation space: Flat personalised by the student for a couple.
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WC and showers
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Individual flats for mediumstay residences.
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Kitchenette and living room Storage space
Encounter spaces: The hostel can enable chance meeting between people.
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Bar
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Roof garden
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WC and showers
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Male dormitory
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Mixed dormitory
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Female dormitory
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Kitchenette and living room
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Living room reprographics
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Shared office space Kitchenette Storage space
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Community kitchen and Gallery *ground floor opens up *invites people to come in *scale is bigger than human scale, as to match the industrial scale of the surrounding buildings *it also allows more light to come through the faรงade *it is horizontal as to make people walk slower and play with the perspective of the curving street *materiality selected as to diffuse light and play a game of shadow theatre *polycarbonate will be overlaid with different coloured polycarbonate sheets or perforated aluminium sheets to play with light and colour.
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Primary structure: Glue laminated timber column, 600x300 at 3000 centres.
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Floor: 80 mm polished screed finish only to the kitchen and gallery area. It will help diffuse light further into the space due to its reflective quality. 250 mm concrete floor slab
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Polycarbonate door panel: 60 mm recycled opal polycarbonate triplewall sheet, light diffusing, in a timber frame, supported by 100x50 mm timber spaced at 1000mm centres, 12 mm tinted polycarbonate sheet Overall dimension of door panel is 1000x250x3000 mm
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Fixed polycarbonate window to complete the faรงade: 60 mm recycled opal polycarbonate triplewall sheet, light diffusing resting on a 70x170 mm glue-laminated timber horizontal rail
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Atrium positioned to bring light through to the ground floor and separate the kitchen area from the gallery. Made of fly ash concrete, using car tyres and recycled glass as aggregates. Glazing supported by a steel structure.
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Shared studio and pin up space *more human scale *need to be insulated and warmer as users will occupy this space for a big part of the day *as this an internal process students undergo to respond to a brief creatively, most of the openings on the faรงade have shutters or louvres to make the space more introverted if needed *the shutter open upwards and outwards, hence making the student connect with Ouseburn at least visually. *materiality more natural and warm, using a variety of reclaimed and recycled timber. *colour is added at the window frame, using road traffic signs as cladding.
Precedents for materiality and light
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Music Man house, Rural Studio, Alabama, 2003 12
Smokehouse, Rural Studio, Alabama, 1994
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Openable timber frame, aluminium clad window with low-e and argon gas filled triple glazing
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Aluminium sheet made from recycled traffic signs
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Hinged, manually operable shutter: 3 mm aluminium cladding screwed onto 18 mm softwood frame
Night School *open to invited guests and students at night, the night school is the space where discussions on the future of Ouseburn and other talks, as well as screenings are held. *matches the context in height *faรงade is used as a seating area, prompting users to socialise and take ownership of the space *glazing is concealed by a metal mesh screen to contrast the solid look during the day vs the translucent look at night *space needs to be insulated and moderately heated
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Rainscreen cladding and wall construction: 3 mm aluminium rainscreen made of flattened and processed car parts and recycled aluminium sheets, on 45 mm battens with ventilated cavity, with polythene separating layer on, 22 mm plywood, against 200 mm cellulose insulation / timber beam, 15 mm oriented-strand board, with vapour barrier, on 45 mm battens / 40 mm non-combustible wool insulation, 27 mm battens and 18 mm chipboard sheet
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Floor: 27 mm reclaimed wood floor, on 30/50 mm battens followed by sealing layer, on 256 mm glue-lamminated timber structural panel, on 250 mm non-combustible mineral wool insulation, on 60 mm battens, and 27 mm wood boarding as internal finish
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Floor: 27 mm reclaimed wood floor, on 30/50 mm battens followed by sealing layer, on 256 mm glue-lamminated timber structural panel, on 60 mm battens, 30 mm non-combustible mineral wool insulation, and 20 mm wood boarding as internal finish Window seat made of 45 mm hardwood Fixed timber frame, aluminium clad window with low-e and argon gas filled triple glazing Concealed gutter, insulated and within run of main insulation line
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3 mm aluminium cladding 38/50 mm timber battens, against 38/50 mm timber counterbattens, 100 mm non-combustible mineral wool insulation low density breather membrane, 100 mm glue-laminated cross-boarded timber felt roofing, on 18 mm plywood, wit 210 mm non-combustible mineral wool insulation, on vapour barrier, resting on 256 mm cross-laminated timber structural panel, sanded and left exposed internally, with channels to provide service runs to light fittings Non-operable rooflight: double glazing in aluminium frame
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Community kitchen and Gallery
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As the project developed and I set up the stakeholders, funding bodies and systems of learning , I investigated creative ways to use local waste from nearby car services and factories. The 1:20 section on the left and the exploded details of the openable window shown below try to show a possible solution of using discarded signs to create rain screen cladding that will be produced on site, as the visual of the internal courtyard shows.
The model was updated throughout the design process as to reach a comprimise between a very restrictive site, a modular structure and the defferenct functions of the Centre. 1:200 Model of Canvas Works (site) (left) Exploring structural grid (right) massing
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Openable timber frame, aluminium clad window with low-e and argon gas filled triple glazing
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Road traffic signs used to clad the timber frame to give some colour to the faรงade
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Exploded axonometric of the rainscreen cladding and window Sketchup, Illustrator and photoshop
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Stocksbridge Railway
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Studio 03- Goes neighbourly As a member of studio 03 I had to explore utopian neighbourhood.
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Sheffield Victoria
Re-Connect with Stocksbridge
A regeneration project, approximate cost ÂŁ4 million.
We have all collectively worked as a team to define the terms utopia, neighbourhood, and sustainability. We all worked together to create a total vision for Stocksbridge, a removed town in socio-economic decline. Several models, collages and a neighbourhood energy strategy were produced to be used as consultation devics for a multidisciplinary research project which we were a part of. I chose to focus making Stocksbridge sustainable by creating a transport hub at the gates of the town. The idea of the project has since developed into a transport masterplan in the research project mentioned previously.
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Neighbourhood Energy Strategy Produced by Studio 03
1:2000 site Train station (right) positioned next to aYorkshire Timber Enterprise Centre
1:2000 model of Stocksbridge Laser-cut ply, painted by hand using watercolours and other textures
Stocksbridge Railway Developing the brief Who are the users? The primary users will be the estimated 4,612* locals who need to commute to work. On the weekends and holidays, there should be an increased influx of visitors using the station to arrive to and from Stocksbridge. The new timber industry and the regeneration projects proposed by Studio 03, could attract investors and employees from outside the town. Along with its everyday passenger and freight services, this station will operate heritage trail as well.
What is the maximum occupancy? How many people will be using the railway station during a day? What will be the peak times and the expected number of passengers? How does that in its turn inform the brief? How should spaces respond in terms of size and function to meet the needs of the users and remain profitable.
What will encourage people to leave their car and choose transit? Vantage points, daylight, materiality and design consideration, fresh air, a station that solodofies a sense of identity for Stocksbridge. Also, the frequency of trains, comfort, and prices.
What should a train station be like? Early sketch Hand dtrawing
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Mapping places of interest around Stocksbridge and the time it takes to travel to and from Stocksbridge with different transport means. Photoshop and in design.
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Arriving at the station at morning
Sketchup overlaid with hand-drawing and textures
Stocksbridge Railway Station
War Memorial - Clock Tower +14.00 m
Section A-A Tuesday 10:00 am
Observatory +4.60 m
Bridge + 0.00 m Workshops - 3.50 m Office - 7.00 m
Platforms -13.50 m Little Don River
Former industrial site to be forested . Trees will be used in the new timber industry
Entrance to the station for electric caars, buses, and cyclists
Electric cars charging stations powered by freestanding photovoltaic cells
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Manchester Road
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Y6 Design Proposa by Ben Wade Yorkshire Timber Engineering College - Accommodation Tower
Experience LiveLab
Diagram that explains all the components of the Toolkit
Toolkit for Doncaster is an educational resource aimed at promoting the architectural and townscape heritage of Doncaster to young people. The Toolkit is made of a boardgame, game pieces, game cards, a Teacher’s Activities Guide, a website and a mobile phone application. The project is currently preproduction, finalising the design of all the components.
Tati Linea Ltd
Kyros Lontos
Dolce Night club February 2010-September 2010
Various domestic architecture projects February 2009-August 2009
As part of my placement I had to work on creating a small sushi restaurant and new WC, as well as help with redurbishment of the club.
The practice worked predominantly with upscale clients for private residences. The above drawings show the scale, aesthetics and materiality of such projects.
_site survey _construction drawings _documentation for costing _minute taking _new interior design for the club
_worked as part of a multi-discplinary team _attended both site visits and client meetings _recorded minutes _prepared plans for planning permission +tender
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