PORTOFOLIO
ELISAVET PARISI
CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL INFORMATION
STUDIES
Elisavet Parisi 27/03/1995 P. Papageorgiou 6 | Thessaloniki | Greece (+30) 2310287776 | +30) 6989672661 gfage@hotmail.com
Diploma in Architecture from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki High school diploma
SKILLS
5-12/11/2014: Participation in Erasmus+ Youth Exchange program entitled “Theatre Xression” in Limassol, Cyprus. Coordinated by N.G.O Prosvasi.
CAD | 3D MODELATION AutoCAD 2D AutoCAD 3D Rhinoceros Grasshopper Sketch up ADOBE SUITE Photoshop After Effects Premiere Sony Vegas
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE English French Spanish German
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
1-7/11/2015: Participation in a seminar entitled “Sustainability in public space” organized by Eco week in Thessaloniki. Jan-May/2015: Volunteer work in a socio clinic in Thessaloniki. 16-25 September 2016: Participation in Erasmus+ Youth Exchange program entitled “Contemporary Pirates” in Amsterdam. The coordinator was YES. 17-21 December 2018: Participation in a workshop entitled “Flowing Structuralism: From design to fabrication” in the context of IoA Travelling Workshops. 25 June 2019: Participation in a workshop entitled “Man Machine”, which investigated interacive technologies with Arduino. 17 October 2019: Participation in Rhinopython Open Day entitled “From Out Of Nowhere” in the context of EU CodeWeek 2019
CONTENTS SELECTED PROJECTS diploma thesis
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arch school
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aqua f(ee)ling
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coral islands (urban design)
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urban bonds | restoration of stream in Depo (landscape architecture)
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participation in the competition “paralio sima” (design of a sustainable, urban, informational equipment)
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voronoi structure (digital design)
20-21
EXTRAS industrial design |
24 exhibitions
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scenography
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research studies
INFO-TECA: A MODERN LIBRARY IN THE DIGITAL ERA FINAL THESIS
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2020
The present thesis, entitled INFO TECA, proposes the renovation of the former Maison Crystal in Thessaloniki’s Nea Paralia into a modern library adapted to the needs of the digital age. The questions explored in this project concern the form of the new building block, the relationship between the old and the new, as well as the function of the library itself and its role in the digital age. Information therefore, as a concept was an important source of inspiration for this work On the one hand, it relates to the library as a space since it is the object that is kept and flows into a modern library and, on the other hand, it is information and stimuli that we receive through our senses which help us interpret and understand the world.
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ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION OF LIBRARIES
Through a historical analysis of the library as a function it is observed that libraries evolve from dark, mysterious, large scale spaces to more luminous, open and social places of interaction with mixed uses. The library is no longer solely dedicated to the book and assumes a more social character. It is gradually transformed into a place of meeting, socializing, and discussing where the information flows, not only through books but also through people who discuss, gather and socialize. Libraries are becoming more open, brighter, closer to the human scale, friendlier and more flexible, while at the same time they incorporate a variety of new uses that are not directly related to reading, such as cafeterias, gaming, workshops, meeting rooms, etc. Of great interest is how the void is used in libraries. In the earlier examples we see that the void is an inactive space but plays an important role as it is much larger than the active space and serves to create the mysterious atmosphere but also to create momentum and a great difference between the human building scale. The size of the void is in turn reduced and the building comes closer to the human scale, however the void still serves to illuminate from above. The void gradually begins to come in contact with the active spaces or to intervene between them and to acquire properties and uses such as light and movement or even to create corners that users occupy spontaneously.
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GEOMETRY INVESTIGATION
In addition to researching the library as a function, the role of the concept of information in architecture is also explored. If one thinks that despite designing and perceiving three dimensions we actually live in a multidimensional universe from which three dimensions are the only information that our physiology can perceive, process, and manipulate, it would be of great interest to explore the possibility of spaces of higher dimensions and the consequences of this in the design process. Introducing the concept of multidimensional into design results in more information about objects and more ways they connect and interact. This project proposes a space where users experience a new space They can go down, over, around and through the geometries and perceive them differently depending on the light, the transparency and the position of the user The key step, in this project, to achieving these qualities is the use of cubes that intersect intertwine and penetrate each other, creating subspaces that produce different qualities. Through the use of the cube, the most basic geometric shape, as a unit that is multiplied and with simple motions such as movement and rotation, complex geometries emerge But a key parameter is that these cubes always intersect with each other creating sub spaces.
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SITE ANALYSIS
Situated on the Nea Paralia of Thessaloniki, the site is in a transitional zone from the urban network to a natural boundary, the sea. Of particular interest are the boundaries on Nea Paralia as there is a great variety and graduation of the boundaries. The existing building is stripped down and only the load bearing structure is maintained in order to receive the new construction. A contoured landscape is designed, which gradually raises the user at 1 50 level. This landscape does not only serve to the gradual elevation at the ground floor but also creates boundaries and variation of heights and viewing spots
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DRAWINGS
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ARCH SCHOOL DESIGN OF AN ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL (Architecture Design, Articulations) Collaboration: Kiki Deligiannidou, Nefeli Pappa, Katerina Rapti, Katerina Sideri
The area is located at the junction of Egnatia streets and 3rd September. Access to the building is done by the northwestern and the northeastern part of the plot where there is intense traffic flow that will be enhanced by operation of the subway. Exit of the subway is designed at the northeast part of the plot, reinforcing the public character of that part. The southern part of it plot has a higher degree of isolation than the north while it mainly serves the users of the building. To achieve that, we propose to convert Lambraki street to a shared space with a parking area in the northwest of the plot. The placement of the building was decided based on the mapping of the flows in the topography, of the pre-existing buildings and the motions within it. From this analysis a network of curved and linear engravings is created and the proposal is gradually developping. The educational program we propose is characterized by the direct co-operation of students and professors within a single workplace which, however, has different stages of privacy. This function of the faculty emerged from the form and organization of the space while at the same time itself shaped the space. That’s why we think our architecture school is the result of the co-modulation of the educational program and its architectural form. Fragments of space penetrate the one in the other, they connect, they are linked and create different levels. They serve different needs and functions while they manage to form a single set. This logic governs in the whole composition, in every part and every scale.
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2018
DRAWINGS
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AQUA F(EE)LLING DESIGN OF AN AQUARIUM (Architecture in excess) Collaboration: Remi Gallo, Thomas Papaeuaggelou
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2018
DRAWINGS
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CORAL ISLANDS INTERVENTIONS IN NEA PARALIA THESSALONIKIS (Urban Design)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2017
By studying the various forms of marine nature, it has been observed that these organic and curved forms have a sense of fluidity and flow. These qualities could be represented by the complex geometry of the curve, which contrasts, converses and coexists with the linear rationality of the city’s architecture - in particular with Nea Paralia of Thessaloniki. More specifically, at the plan level, a grid of irregular polygons (Voronoi diagram) is created, with curved corners, thus creating paths and islands. Voronoi Tessellation describes self-organized systems of biological structures that are visible in various physical structures, such as bubbles created in the sea foam, in the shell of a clam, in coral structures, etc. Concerning the masses, they are wooden structures with simple openings, covered with light shells, created by lattice of wooden beams, which have been bent to create curved shapes. These shelters are inspired by the shell-forms of various marine organisms. (clams, shells, corals, etc.) This bio-inspired design logic is part of modern bionic design methods, based on understanding the processes of nature, the principles of self-organization of biological structures and their representation using mathematical models. Thus, it was considered suitable for the design of an anthropogenic space of entertainment, within a natural landscape (sea). On the other hand, it is an adaptable and scalable solution. Components (such as islands, paths or uses) could be added or removed at any time or it can be duplicated for other purposes in other parts of the New Paralia. In conclusion, this solution could be an archetype of planning for the Thessaloniki’s front side and could potentially be a unit of an entire system of “Islands” within the Thermaic Gulf. REDEFINING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE… ...WATER -Restoration of the relationship between the city and the sea, hence with the natural environment. -Abolition of the boundary: penetrating inwards. -Direct contact with the sea, not only visual: adding uses such as swimming and transportation. ...SOUND -Ability to choose: being in contact with sound of people and bicycles or being isolated and relaxed. ...CULTURE Addition of cultural uses.
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WATER
outdoor activities
marine transportation
SOUND
library
sundecks
CULTURE
multispaces for exhibitions and events
outdoor cinema and theater
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URBAN BONDS
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2016
RESTORATION OF STREAM IN NTEPO (Landscape Architecture) Collaboration: Maria Mikrou, Katerina Lagou
MEMORANDUM free spaces free spaces’ range cultural spaces connections of cultural spaces
Chemical elements tend to create links among them with a view to obtaining firmer structure. We consider that in the city there are chemical elements (urban, natural, cultural, etc.), among which bonds are created in order to obtain firmer structure. These bonds, with the help of the design, create the tractive forces among the elements. This way, stability and equilibrium are established as all elements coexist harmonically.
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MEMORANDUM steam’s green range free spaces’ range steam
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PARTICIATION IN THE COMPETITION “PARALIO SIMA” Collaboration: Esra Imam, Iro Tzortzakaki Panhellenic student architectural competition for the design of an info-point in Nea Paralia of Thessaloniki, entitled: Paralio Sima
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Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2017
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VORONOI STRUCTURE (Digital Design)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2015
Collaboration: Anna Diamantidou, Andi Kiropoulou, Thanos Repousis
FROM DIAGRAM TO COMPONENT
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FROM COMPONENT TO STRUCTURE
FROM STRUCTURE TO ARCHITECTURAL OBJECT
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EXTRAS
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN -Product promotion (advertisement poster) -Construction of a chair. -Corporate identity and design of a new product. -Construction of an illuminant. EXHIBITIONS -Creation of a personal artistic project for the exhibition. -Organization and design of the exhibition (place, design and graphics, setting, finance, promotion,, etc.) SCENOGRAPHY -Scenography and clothing of “THE GLASS MENAGERIE” -Scenography and set construction of dance performances. GRAPHISTICS AND VIDEO EDITING -Event posters -Web graphics, logos and channel introduction videos -Documentaries GRAPHISTICS AND VIDEO EDITING -Event posters -Web graphics, logos and channel introduction videos -Documentaries RESEARCH STUDIES -Social theories of space: “Light and architecture” -Architectural theories: “Philosophy, era, space” -Research Thesis on the relationship between mathematics and architecture: “On a non-linear relationship between architecture and mathematics” 22
