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Elia A. Galiouna
MSc in Building Technology | TUDelft NL Dipl Architectural Engineer | NTUA GR +357 99428126 eliagaliouna@hotmail.com Schaffhauserstrasse 550, room120 8052 Z端rich 09 December 1988 Cypriot Female
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[C]urriculum [V]itae Elia A. Galiouna MSc in Building Technology | TUDelft NL Dipl Architectural Engineer | NTUA GR
EDUCATION
September 2013- June 2015
Delft University of Technology [TUDelft], Netherlands Master of Science (MSc) in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Science [2 years- 120ECTS] Name of title: Ingerieur (Ir.) Building Technology track Sustainable Design Graduation Studio Specialized in Structural Design and Product Development Graduation Project: DeMoLi Bridge [Designing an emergency connection] Grade obtained: 8.1/10 (Good) with honours
September 2006-July 2012
National Technical University of Athens [NTUA], Greece Diploma in Architectural Engineering [5years- 300ECTS] Graduation Project: The boundary as osmosis of identities [the wall of Nicosia, Cyprus] Grade obtained: 9.18/10 (Excellent) Graduated 8th out of 201 students
January 2010- July 2011
September 2003- June 2006
University of Florence [UNIFI], Italy Erasmus for at the Department of Architecture [6 months] Graduation from Lanitio Lyceum B’, Limassol, Cyprus Secondary Education Grade obtained: 19.75/20 (Excellent)
WORK EXPERIENCE
August 2015- Present
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Freelance Architect Project Manager and Administration Renovation of a residence in Arsos, Cyprus - Architectural drawings in 2D and 3D - Contact with the customers - Scheduling, execution control and financial monitoring
September 2012- August 2013
PERSONAL SKILLS
Languages
Technical skills
Metal Constructions Company, Cyprus Elias Galiounas & Sons Ltd, Main Steel CAD Designer - Modelling and detailed design of steel structures in 2D and 3D, implementing AutoCAD, Tekla Structures, Excel - Quantity surveying in quotations level - Participation in several scale projects from residential to commercial buildings, including the Kings Avenue Mall in Paphos, the Environmental Center in Limassol, the Alexander the Great Hotel in Paphos
Greek (Native speaker) English (Proficient user- C2) Italian (Independent user- B2) French (Basic user- A2) Design and Modelling Software: AutoCAD 2D, VectorWorks, Rhinoceros, ArchiCAD, Grasshopper Graphic Design Software: Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Technical Software: Karamba (GH plug-in), Tekla Structures, CES EduPack, TNO Diana (FEM) Other: Microsoft Office, Windows OS, Mac OS
ACHIEVEMENTS
Certificates July 2015 July 2015
Honourable Mention in Graduation Thesis, TUDelft Sustainability Certificate Technology in Sustainable Development Certificate (TSiD/ TiDO), TUDelft
January 2015
Ambassador of Sustainable Texel, Netherlands. Emeritus title by Municipality of Texel, 2015
Scholarships September 2013-July 2015
2006-2011
Awards April 2015 December 2012
June 2012
2-year scholarship granted by “A.G. Levetis Foundation” MSc , TUDelft
July 2011
“Thomaideio” award for being the second best student at the Department of Architecture of NTUA during 4th year for the academic year 2009-2010
May 2005 Workshops January 2015
Honorary diploma from Cyprus Math Olympiad “2014 Sustainable Texel” one-week in Texel, Netherlands Transitions toward a sustainable and selfsufficient Texel in 2020
September 2014
“Green Building Weeks, Hanoi 2014”, two-week in Hanoi,Vietnam New insights and directions for a sustainable Hanoi 2050 TUDelft in collaboration with Hanoi Architectural University (HAU) and The National University of Civil Engineering (NUCE)
April 2014
“Flowing Composites” one-week in Izmir, Turkey Manufacture of a composite bench TUDelft in collaboration with YASAR University and Polkima
June 2011
“Gaza Aid” Creation of a mobile unit of habitation in Gaza
5-year scholarship granted by the “Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation” Diploma , NTUA TNO Challenge 2015: Dynamic Structures Creation of an earthquake- resistant construction “Thomaideio” award for being one of the best students at the Department of Architecture of NTUA during the 9th semester for the academic year 2010-2011 “Lysandros Kaftantzoglou” award for being among the top five at the Department of Architecture of NTUA in the 9th semester for the academic year 2010-2011
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Ballet certificates from the Royal Academy of Dance from pre-primary to grade 6 Archery
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DeMoLi Bridge
[designing an emergency connection] page 10
Ribbon Shading
[acting beyond the strict borders] page 16
Antarctica
[maritime research center] page 20
Public Building
[alternative recycling in Athens] page 24
The Walls of Nicosia, Cyprus
[the boundaries as osmosis of identities] page 30
Akrotiri Environmental Center [steel construction]
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DeMoLi Bridge [designing an emergency connection]
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Graduation Master Thesis | Sustainable Design Graduation Studio TUDelft, July 2015 Instructor| J. Smits & M. Bilow Individual Work
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Extreme events, including natural and man-made disasters such as typhoons, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes and terrorist attacks have become the largest destructions around the world over the years. Their impacts can be calamitous devastating entire countries overnight and making millions of people suffer. Due to the above disasters, bridges are damaged resulting the isolation of residential communities and the inability of delivery emergency relief supplies. In order to provide quick help to disaster areas, an easy-transported, rapid-installed, adaptable to different configurations and cost-efficient temporary bridge becomes critical for transportation of people, food and medical supplies. This graduation thesis seeks to the design of a DEployable, MOdular, LIghtweight (DeMoLi) Bridge as a single-lane “emergency connection�. The instant connection could be used all over the world reconnecting communities and supporting disaster relief. DeMoLi is a Warren Pony Truss Bridge, consists of identical prefabricated aluminum elements relying on term of modularity, creating a lightweight structure. The modular segments also facilitate adaptation of the bridge to different spans ranging from 5m to 20m length with load capacity up to 40tons. The construction process and the final assembly are realized off-site (in the factory) and the completed bridge is transported on-site in a compacted form thanks to its deployable capability. Then, it is installed in a limited time and without any special equipment for short term, servicing the emergency needs. After the bridge mission is completed, the bridge is packed and reused in another emergency call. Compared with conventional techniques, this method reduces the demands on launcher providing an integrated solution able to cover a broad spectrum of bridge applications.
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Concept Design
Design Verification
Phase 6:
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Six Steps of Product Development [Urlich and Eppinger, 2004]:
Testing
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1. fast [speed]
in erection
2. simple [simplicity]
in transportation and erection
3. flexible [flexibility]
in design
4. cost-effectively
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Elia A. Galiouna | Portfolio Potential application of DeMoLi12 in in Bohol Province, the Philippines after bridge collapsed following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake
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Design Principles
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How to design a temporary bridge, which is:
Objectives
DeMoLi Bridge
[designing an emergency connection]
Research Question How operational considerations and material developments can lead to an evolutionary and sophisticated concept for emergency purposes?
DEployability
2.
MOdularity
Requirements
DEMOLI BRIDGE
materiality
3.
LIghtness
Warren
Truss
compacted configuration
+ Pony
6.00 (N4)<= â&#x20AC;&#x153;length = 1.50 x Nâ&#x20AC;? <= 21.00 (N14) 5.00 (N4)<= span <= 20.00 (N14)
Horizontal Elements: from 0o to 180o
horizontals
Hinged Connection I four elements
DeMoLiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s form consists of two parallel trusses, which are its main longeron beams and according to Pony truss concept the deck is located at its bottom chord. The proposal design starts with a basic building block, which is an equilateral triangle. The folding system made of 2-dimensional surfaces is the choosen deployable method. In DeMoLi solution, each triangle is constructed of four structural members: two diagonals and two horizontals, which are derived from the horizontal side of the triangle, which is split. All the members are fitted with parallel cylindrical hinges at their both ends, which allow them to fold within a plane perpendicular to their surfaces. The horizontal elements from both upper and lower chord are moving upward in order to fold, dragging also the diagonal webs, which are connected to the same hinges.
diagonals
horizontals
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pushing- retraction
diagonals
axial force pulling- deployment
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Hinged Connection II two elements
9.00m
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equilateral triangle
A: 1500m
length A = length B = length C
Folding and Deployment processes of truss structure.
compacted capacity:
88%
DeMoLi6
width of bridge: 3000mm width of truss: 500mm
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DeMoLi
Warren Pony Truss Bridge
Deployment Process of DeMoLi12 truss 0.64m
6.00m
2.24m
21.00m
Applied Force
N16 The maximum and minimum configuration of DeMoLi
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Horizontal
Compacted Configuration Deployed Configuration
Diagonal
Compact Configuration
Hinged Connection II
Extruded Aluminum
Casted Aluminum
Casted Aluminum
Hinged Connection I
Folding Truss Hinged Connection I four elements
Folding Process Distance, 6mm
Horizontal 1
Diagonal Leaf
pin M50
3mm above the upper side Horizontal 2 “H- type”
Distance, 0mm
Diagonal 1
Diagonal 2
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pin M50
pin M30 “Y- type”
Horizontal Leaf
collinear with bottom side “Y- type”
Horizontal 1 Horizontal 2
Distance, 0mm
Mock-up in scale 1:5 made of laser cut wood. With this mock-up the general concept of the folding mechanism is easy understandable. Stripes in a specified shape were cut by a laser machine and then glued together to form the panels.
The final mock-up made of PLA proceed with FDM printers, scale 1:2 The two nodes of hinged connection I and II were fabricated. It consists of the two 3d-printing nodes, which are connected with the MDF elements creating one triangular, foldable building block. Specifically, each node is demountable, with the parts that in reality are casted and extruded to be printed separate.
Hinged Connection I four elements
Hinged Connection II
Hinged Connection I
Hinged Connection I four elements
Side View
Side View
DeMoLi6 application
Front View
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Panel Level Connection (PLC) Clearance, 5mm
1. 2. 3. Scarf Connection
Longitudinal Beams Deck Panel
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Pin, M50
System Level Connection (SLC)
The main distinguished features offered by DeMoLi system as an emergency bridge, with length that varies from 6-21m, a standard width of 3,00m and live load up to 40tons, are: Deployable- Foldable Technology: As an innovative method for civilian bridges based on hinged connections, which facilitates transportation and simultaneously provided a fast and simple erection. Modular Approach: The bridge system utilizes modular construction extensively to satisfy a broad range of span requirements as the need arises. Modularity is also applied to make the transportation, maintenance, replacement and adaptability easier. Lightness: DeMoLi is completely manufacture of aluminum alloys in optimized shapes, as a cost-efficient, lightweight and stiff material, which allow custom elements creating an ultra-light and cost-efficient solution. Readily available 6063 and 6082 alloys are used for many of the bridge components, while 43300 alloy is proposed for the casted hinges. Complete Structure: The trusses and the railing are all-encompassing design. Storage Volume: Volume in compact configuration is about 0.6m3/m and it can be transported on a simple truck (more compact than other alternatives). Larger Element: Dimensions of 3.00 x 1.50m and 270kg, able to handle by a crew of 6. Set-up Effort: Erection time measurable in hours, not days or months (it is estimated less than existing solution resulting from the pre-assembled nature of DeMoLi) Machinery: System uses simple connections, without the need of special knowledge and tools for their assembly. Welding is used at all the permanent joints (within modules) in order to achieve the full strength of the complete structure More temporary connections like hinges and pins are applied for all the movable and on-site joints (between modules).The erection process requires just the transportation truck mounted crane, common tools and few volunteers. DeMoLi bridge system was designed for national military forces, national governments, NGOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and global mining corporations in mind for emergency purposes. However, it has a far broader applicability, providing unique temporary bridging solutions for civilian applications due to its adaptability, logistical benefits and fast deployment like a shipboard, maritime Roll-On Roll-Off (RORO) ramp for military and commercial transport vessels, an access to areas without roads or in sensitive environmental areas, avoiding potentially fragile landscape, a temporary bridge on construction sites etc.
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Horizontal Truss Element Extrusion Solid Die of Horizontal Leaf
Diagonal Truss Element
Extrusion Hollow Die of Horizontal Leaf
Investment Casting Refractory Mold- Ceramic Slurry
1. Un- Loading
Sensitive Environment
Construction Site
Refractory Mold- Ceramic Slurry
Decking System
Extrusion Hollow Die of Deck Section
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Ribbon Shading [acting beyond the strict borders]
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Bucky Lab TUDelft, September 2014 Instructor| M. Bilow Collaboration| N. Nikolaou, L. Karagianni
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This project was developed within the Bucky Lab Studio of Msc1 in a Building Technology track. The aim was the development of an innovative sun shading and faรงade that give functionality and a new perception of the space. The design concept deals with sunshades and faรงades following the motto beyond borders. As regards the motto, the idea was to develop an innovative shading system, diversified from the conventional ones, trying to create an attractive and functional faรงade by which polyvalent filters of interaction between environment and occupants are produced. This is the ribbon shading system, which acts beyond the strict borders. The main concept of the shading system is a lightweight flexible ribbon, which can be rolled and unrolled into the strict window borders by the mechanical or manual rotation of a lever. The rotation of the lever extracts the ribbon, which causes unique-random shape formation and consequently a variable distribution of solar intensity is achieved. When the ribbon is fully unrolled prevents direct sunlight to penetrate the building. Once the ribbon is rolled around the lever then sunlight enters the interior space. The shapes in general have an endless variety of characteristics. The lightweight aluminium frames exhibiting the unique-random forms of the ribbon and they are attached on buildings creating either a primary skin or a second skin in terms of double faรงade.
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Ribbon Shading
[acting beyond the strict borders]
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B
The Ribbon Shading system adapts to different environments with different climates and also, in different orientations by adjusting the width and density of the ribbon. Therefore, width and density are the two variable factors setting the system efficient at any geographical location and during the year. As this system does not provide 100% of shading, it can be used more effectively in north countries where a full sun protection is not important. More specifically, possible applications of the system can adapt to offices and lobbies environments, whereas applications on residential buildings are limited. Furthermore, because of the randomness of ribbon formations, it is possible to be applied to any orientation, as it forms horizontal, vertical and diagonal shapes.
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Spring mechanism Friction mechanism Section A-A
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Application as a second skin
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Interior view showing lighting effects during midday
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Snapshots of the movement of the ribbon by using Maya software
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Spring mechanism
Attached
Second skin
Friction mechanism
PET, 1mm
steel cylinder steel cylinder, F20 steel case constant force spring steel plate steel plate in angle shape steel axis, F10
Exploded view of the spring mechanism steel cylinder F20 with freedom of movement steel cylinder case
steel cylinder F18 rubber sheet
steel cylinder, F15 arms, steel plates gears motor spring in U shape
Exploded view of the friction mechanism
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photo-shooting d e n s i t y
Prototype frame, wood 15mm
Dimensions: 800x600x140mm
spring mechanism polysterene slaagvast sheet, 0.5mm
plastic case for the coil spring constant force spring aluminium cylinder case F90 steel plate, 2mm
fiction mechanism
Exploded view of the prototype
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Exploded view of the spring mechanism rubber sheet for friction
During the building weeks of Bucky Lab Studio. we construct our model, the prototype has built to demonstrate a case of an application in a window with dimensions 800mmx600mmx140mm under the guidance of our tutors in a full equipped studio. This model consists the manual application of the ribbon shading. The manually function of the model is not an imitation of the real product, but an alternative method of its function. Thanks to the prototype it is obvious that the ribbon shading system works manually (concequntly and mechanically) and it is possible to consist of recycled and cheap materials. As s result, the concept supports a sustainable approach for design. .
metal cylinders 15mm
lever
Friction mechanism
s n a p s h o t s
level of internal shadow
Parts of the prototype
Photographs from the production weeks, the final presentation and the photo-shooting
randomness
Photo-shooting: Photograph by Marcel Bilow
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Antarctica [maritime research centre]
03 Extreme TUDelft, July 2014 Instructor| H. Kalkhoven Individual Work
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The assignment during this project was the design of a building in an extreme environment and more specifically in Antarctica. The design of the Marine Research Center was an integral design, dealing with aspects such as the configuration of floor plan, the construction, materialization, climate, daylight but the main focus from my perspective was on a technological system for the energy production. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) uses the temperature difference between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce useful work, usually in the form of electricity. In Antarctica in winter, the seawater temperature can be more than 20째C higher than the ambient air temperature. It is this large difference between the water and air temperatures that can be put to good effect in a modified OTEC plant. Air temperatures in the Antarctica during the winter months average -30째C to -40째C making the seawater temperature of around 0째C seem quite balmy in comparison.
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TECHNICAL AREA, 75m2
LABS & WORKSHOP, BLOCKADE SPACE FOR 75m2 FIRE SAFETY
COMMON AREA, 240M2
[maritime research centre]
Antarctica
SLEEPING QUARTERS X6, 110M2
GREENHOUSE, 75m2
-20oC
bird’s eye view
+3 0oC
+2oC
+2 fish’s eye view
A DETAIL C +5oC
DETAIL A
+1
A
BOAT AS SAFE SHELTER
-1
DETAIL B 0 1 2 4 8m
+ OTEC -=
Fabrication Process
CLEAN WATER
Transportation through Vessel
DETAIL C Sailing to Antarctica
Sinking of the Vessel
OUTSIDE
Flooding of Tank
rollers and rails
steel substructure
-20.00m
clean renewable natural resources zero emissions 24h/365days INSIDE
Upright Position 4x mooring lines
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steel sphere
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± 0.00m
OTEC
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
water tank
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
-20.00m
Buoyancy Gravity
cold dry air -20OC
IPE240
Warm surface water is drawn in to create a vapor to drive a turbine-generator system producing electrical power. The vapor is then condensed back to a liquid by heat exchange with very cold water from over 1 km (3000 ft) deep in the ocean.
2xsteel plate.30mm HBE240
CHS219x16
IPE200
IPE600
ENERGY CONCEPT
OTEC
HBE300
CHS168x10
GENERATOR 20KW
CONDENSER
IPE300
IPE300
sewer grey water
warm water +02OC -30.00M
IPE200
CHS139x10
steel sphere with filled concrete
EXTERNAL ENVELOPE
working fluid (cryogen)
PRIMARY & SECONDARY RINGS
EVAPORATOR
INTERNAL SUBSTRUCTURE
OTEC System [Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion] technical area
OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
FRP, 10mm high performance insulation, polyurethane,250mm u-value= 0.11W/m2k
+25.00M
+20OC
-25OC
INSIDE
OUTSIDE
DETAIL A
above water
AIRTIGHT. INSULATED. DOUBLE CURVED PANELS. NO UV-RADIATION WATERTIGHT. STRONG. NO RUST NO. CORROSION. NO RUT. NO OSMOSIS FRP, 40mm 4 parts of vacuum injection high performance insulation, polyurethane,150mm u-value= 0.16W/m2k
-100.00m
LIGHT WEIGHT. SUSTAINABLE. DURABLE. HIGH STRENGTH. LOW MAINTENANCE. DESIGN FLEXIBILIT Y. LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVIT Y
Archimedes' Principle
WATER PRESSURE≈1.5BAR
+20OC
-02OC
INSIDE
OUTSIDE
DETAIL B
underwater
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Public Building [alternative recycling in Athens]
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Architectural Synthesis NTUA, July 2010 Instructor| M. Kafritsa, P. Vasilatos Colaboration| E.Malactou, S. Demetriou
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The Center of Alternative Recycling (C.A.R.A) is located to the heart of Athens, in one of the most commercial street of the city, near to the central square of Omonia. The total constructed area of the building is about 3000m². The concept is based on two triangular, multi-storey buildings, which are connected with a bridge and between them a pedestrian road is created connecting the main avenue with Omonia Square. In addition, a smaller public square is designed in the complex to interact with Omonia Square. The two edifices house artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; workshops, an exhibition space, a conference room, a shopping mall, a restaurant, administration offices, a library, an information center and an underground public amphitheater . The supporting structure is designed by reinforced concrete and the supplementary elements are metallic.
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Details of metal mesh on facade
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The Walls of Nicosia, Cyprus [the boundaries as osmosis of identities]
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Diploma Project NTUA, July 2012 Instructor| M. Bambalou (supervisor), G. Giparakis (consulting), P. Vasilatos (consulting) Colaboration| E.Malactou
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This project examines the boundaries that we come across in the city of Nicosia. These are the Venetian Walls of Nicosia and the Buffer Zone. After an extensive analysis, focus is given on the two points where the boundaries meet. The Venetian Walls of Nicosia were built in 1567 by Giulio Savorgnan. They have star shape and are considered archetype of the Renaissance architecture- “città ideale”. The perimeter is 5km, the height 9-13m and around the fort, there is a moat 80m wide. It consists of 11 heart-shaped bastions and 3 gates. The walled city was for centuries the heart of Nicosia’s life but in the early 20th century it started to expand outside and around the walls following a distinctly different character. The walls of Nicosia and the moat that surrounds them, which survive up to today, constitute a boundary between the old and new city. However, this is an entrenched limit, since the formation of the Green Line in 1963 and the buffer zone in 1974. In 1974, Turkey invaded the island and occupied 37% of the total land. Cyprus split in two pieces (the south part_ Cypriot State// the buffer zone_ United State// the north part_ Turkish Cypriot Pseudostate). Hence, the modern history of Cyprus and Nicosia, the urban fabric and the walls are divided by a “second boundary”, that of the buffer zone.
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The starting point of the dissertation was to make a research about the entire perimeter of the walls and the physiognomy of the old and new city. This was followed by making proposals of uses both for the moat and the bastions. The moat as one of the few open spaces in the city designated as a green beltzone (high-low/ dense-thin vegetation) according to the pulse of the city, with intervening uses derived from the components of the city. The bastions get an urban characteristic since they are tied to the city. They can be used as culture points, shopping markets, sports and education centers and squares. Also, a suggestion is to form two parallel perimeter pathways at the height of the moat and the height of the walls.
1938 1958
1968
395 - 1192 A.C
[the boundaries as osmosis of identities]
The Walls of Nicosia, Cyprus
Frangish Rule 1192 - 1489 A.C
Venetian Rule 1489 - 1571 A.C
Turkish Rule 1571 - 1878 A.C
1980
British Rule 1878 - 1960 A.C
1974 A.C
2010
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2 1
4km
Outside the wall BUFFER ZONE Inside the wall
1-storey
Flows
8-storey
Land uses
South Part
Mock-ups from scale 1:5000 - 1:500
Green Zone around the Wall
Urban Centre Education Axis Commercial Axis
10 0
40 20
80m
outside area
Floor Levels
Public Garden
field level
Floor Levels
Nicosia Master Plan
Lydras Street
moat
Districts
Lydras Check Point
water
Paphos Gate
B. “Fracture” of Boundaries
parapet
Famagusta Gate
A. Fracture of Boundaries
backfilling
roads, pedestrians, squares, moat, green, parking
slide
Free Spaces
inside area
housing education administration industry commercial
North Part
Research on Urban Dynamics Land Uses
B U F F E R Z O N E | N O M A N ’ S L A N D | Z O N E TA M P O N | AT T I L A L I N E _ U . N . | S H A M E L I N E | U R B A N R I G M A | P O R O U S M E M B R A N E
Kyrenia Gate
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The main interference is at the intersection points of the two boundaries. two points that reveal the history of the island. The minimal style and monumental atmosphere that is suggested, create a symbolic interpretation of space and constitute a memory bearer. At these two points is suggested a fracture of the boundary of the buffer zone in a different symbolic way at each one (point A_ Fracture of Boundary/ point B_ “Fracture“ of Boundary). At the same time is accomplished the marking of the buffer zone.
A. Fracture of Boundaries This point is now one of the few places that allow entry to the buffer zone because of the existing checkpoint. For this reason and because it’ s our goal to strengthen the bi-communal relations it’s suggested to form a massive descent into the moat and create a space to accommodate various bi-communal festivals. At the point where the buffer zone meets the moat the ground level is lowered making the sense of gap stronger and simultaneously raising one robust, vertical wall.
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Even though the two points of intervention have several common morphological features their basic difference is how someone perceives the buffer zone. At this point, as opposed to point A, the buffer zone acts as a boundary, something inaccessible. The concept is to create a bridge that gets interrupted at the buffer zone and continues on the opposite side, trying to “bridge” the historic outcome and a state of things that are unbridgeable. The above “structures“ form a mirror-like image and portray the idea of the unfulfilled.
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Akrotiri Environmental Centre, Cyprus [steel construction]
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Work Experience Elias Galiounas & Sons LTD, July 2013 Civil Engineering Consultants| A. J. Pericleous Architect|LandArt design group, Evelthon Pitsillides Client| RAF Akrotiri
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Employer| CSP Interserve JV Metal Construction Company| Elias Galiouna & Sons LTD Shortlisted for IStructE Structural Awards 2015
3D Visualisation of the Internal Structure Tekla Structure Software
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The project dealed with the construction of an environmental friendly and sustainable building as the new Environmental Center, located in Akrotiri, Cyprus. My responsibility was to provide the final construction drawings of each part of the steel structure and their assembly process. Therefore, the whole steel structure was designed in both two and three dimensions.
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