Architecture Portfolio by Elias Konstantinidis

ELIAS KONSTANTINIDIS ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Elias Konstantinidis konstantinidise1@wit.edu [617] 501 6525

DE YOUNG MUSEUM | MODEL | SPRING 2012

CONTENT

1-6

ACADEMIC

ANNEX CONNECTOR SPRING 2013

ACADEMIC

15-24

MARITIME CENTER FALL 2013

ACADEMIC

25-32

CAMPUS CONNECTOR

SPRING 2014

ACADEMIC

33-40

PLUS/MINUS

SPRING 2014

COMPETITION

7-14

URBAN PAVILION FALL 2012

URBAN PAVILION FALL 2012 | PROF. DANIEL SULLIVAN

Beginning the project I started studying formal systems through different methods of model making. After many iterations of models, my formal system consisted of linear elements combined with curved lines. Formally this is considered a swept surface. This urban pavilion created a transparent but protective barrier that encourages pedestrians to walk through it. The linear elements create this beautiful light effect that adds more of a experience for the pedestrians. The pavilion can also be placed in many different locations due to the different scales it can become.

ELEVATION 4

ANNEX CONNECTOR SPRING 2013 | PROF. BEN PETERSON

The concept was to create more of an awareness of the students work by creating a connection between the public,the students and the work. Approaching the problem I was interested in the idea of joining, separating and re-joining. I created a system of lines, which were two feet wide each, to control the circulation. The more lines joined together became public circulation and the less lines joined together created private circulation. To control program I began splitting the pathways apart and rejoining them, the void created in the middle became program. To bring the public into the connection I oriented the public program towards the apartments near the site, which influenced circulation and program space. As you ascend higher in the connection you reach the more private program, which becomes only for the students. To create that awareness of the students work, the whole connection became a gallery to display the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work throughout and along the circulation paths.

SYSTEM 9

FACADE LAYERS 10

MATERIALS LIBRARY

UP UP

CAFE

BATH

KITCHEN

PLAN 11

MARITIME CENTER FALL 2013 | PROF. ANN BORST

When visiting East Bostonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water front I noticed a clear separation between the industrial side and recreational side. Beginning the design, I broke that barrier and wanted my architecture to become the intersection point of both the industrial and recreational. When thinking about program I began to create relationships revolving around the ship building space. I desired there to be a visual, acoustical, and physical connection in spaces like the woodshop and storage room. While spaces like the cafe, gallery, and lobby would only have a visual connection. There would be small moments where the people would visually and acoustically experience the ship building space. That experience would only occur when the recreational components of my design intersect with the industrial components. That space in between was the connection between both industrial and recreational. It was achieved by creating an observation deck that spanned across the ship building space but also connecting different recreational programs.

CIRCULATION 17

EXPLOSIVE AXON 18

OBSERVATIONN DECK

LOBBY

GALLERY

OBSERVATIONN DECK

EVENT SPACE CAFE

OUTDOOR TERRACE

PLAN 19

PERSPECTIVE SECTION 20

CAMPUS CONNECTOR SPRING 2014 | PROF. INGRID STRONG

Visiting the site at Wellesley college our goal was to enhance th connection between the Lulu Chow Wang building and the quad. The site had this idea of layers where roads would intersect with the drumlins which created these islands of land. So beginning the project I began studying the layers and understanding how I can incorporate the idea of layers to frame the students view from each side of the campus. I created models that helped me control and manipulate how I want to orient and direct these frames. Through many iterations of these framed models I then translated the idea of frames into terraces. These terraces began to zone and create these layers on the site that guided the student to each side of the campus. The orientation of the terrace were oriented towards the meadow to enhance the students view as they move from the Lulu Chow Wang building and the quad.

PLAN 30

PLUS/MINUS SPRING 2014 | PROF. INGRID STRONG

Plus/Minus lies adjacent to DeFilippo Park, and climbs the tallest of the hills in the North End. Rooted in the act of peeling positives to create negatives, the public space interprets the dualistic relationship of form and space through gestures of enclosure and binding circulation. Built mound-like landscape rises to, in the northwest, reveal inhabitable space in a cafĂŠ, storage space, and restrooms. In the east, they rise to meet the road, activating the streetscape and turning a simple passing-through space to a neighborhood destination. The raised landscape intrinsically creates bordered slots of semi-open space. These spaces provide platforms for performance in the northwest and public greenery in the east. A back-and-forth climbing staircase naturally traverses and tethers positive and negative, bleeding into the primary design and even providing seating space for performance areas.

TEAM: JACOB WILSON

GREENERY/MOUNDS

PERFORMANCE

CIRCULATION

PROGRAM

PLAN 36

SECTION 38

References Ann Borst [Professor] borsta@wit.edu [617] 989 4430

Benjamin Peterson [Professor] petersonb3@wit.edu [617] 312 5616

Zenovia Toloudi [Professor] zenovia@gmail.com [312] 404 4929

Kristen Guzofski [Employer] kguzofski@gmail.com [978] 430 6372

Education

Bachelor of Science in Architecture September 2011 - Present Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA

Work Experience

Wentworth Institute of Technology Architecture Studio Monitor - January 2014-Present Duty as a studio monitor is to ensure the students safety and to maintain both the Sophmore and Junior studios. Laser Quest Assistant Manager - February 2012-January 2014 Function as a team leader, provide motivation and to ensure crew achieves company goals. Provide optimum levels of customer service and ability to resolve complaints quickly. Accept group bookings and schedule at appropriate times. Reconcile daily revenue at end of night when closing the centre. Laser Quest Crew Member - October 2010-February 2012 Complete opening/closing procedures as instructed by the Manager on duty. Take reservations, record group bookings accurately and completely. Answering telephones, provide information regarding our offerings in a helpful, friendly manner.

Skills

Achievments

Wentworth Institute of Technology - Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List Casella Gallery - Boston, MA - de Young Museum FaĂ§ade Model Peoples Choice Award 2nd Place - Plus/Minus Competition Boa

Involvement

American Institute of Architecture Students, AIAS - Memberr Wentworth Architecture Club, WAC - Member Student Participation in Education Collaboration, S.P.E.C - Member Greek Orthodox Youth Association, GOYA - Counselor

Elias Konstantinidis konstantinidise1@wit.edu [617] 501 6525

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