Portfolio 0.2: Akis [Evangelos] Polykandriotis

PORTFOLIO Selected works || 2013-2020

Akis

[Evangelos]

Polykandriotis

#Vol. 0.2

CONTENTS

*NOTES* All collaborators participated equally throught out all phases of deisgn.

Some illustrations though were modified by me in order to be featured in this book of work samples.

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TROPOS

ALIMUS CULTURAL VENUE

MYKONOS 13

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION DRL ACADEMIC WORK DIPLOMA DESIGN THESIS SEPT 2019 - JAN 2020

PROFESSIONAL WORK INTERN ARCHITECT JULY - SEP 2014

PROFESSIONAL WORK PROJECT ARCHITECT SEP 2017 - SEP 2018

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JUNCTIONS ON THE CITY

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VITAL VESSELS

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ABOVE / BENEATH

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DETAIL

UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK DIPLOMA DESIGN THESIS OCTOBER 2016 • GRADE 10|10

UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK DESIGN STUDIO VIII SPRING 2014 GRADE 9/10

UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK DESIGN STUDIO V SPRING 2013 • GRADE 10/10

UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK DESIGN STUDIO VII FALL 2013 GRADE 10/10

PROFESSIONAL WORK DOMES INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FEBRUARY 2018

PROFESSIONAL WORK BEE BREEDERS COMPETITIONS INTERN ARCHITECT JUL - SEP 2015

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION DRL ACADEMIC WORK MATERIAL WORKSHOP FALL 2018

UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK D3 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION ADVANCED ELECTIVE STUDIO JANUARY 2014

PROFESSIONAL WORK ARCHITECT MAY - JUL 2017

UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK DIPLOMA RESEARCH THESIS MARCH 2015 • GRADE 10|10

AKIS [EVANGELOS] POLYKANDRIOTIS LICENSES

ARCHITECTS REGISTRATION BOARD # 09 4 6 6 3 J _ 17 O c t 20 1 9

TECHNICAL CHAMBER OF GREECE # 1 48 5 1 0 _ 29 A ug 201 9

CV DETAILS:

24 JOHN ISLIP ST, SW1P 4LG, LONDON

AKIS.PKS@GMAIL.COM 07365922256 GREEK [EU]

EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

Architectural Association_ London[UK] MArch Architecture & Urbanism AA Design Research Laboratory [DRL] Theodore Spyropoulos Studio Sep. 2018 - Jan. 2020

Independent Work _ London [UK] Architectural Designer _ Apr 2020 - now "H project": Loft conversion & interior renovation in Canary Wharf • Concept design: formed different proposal variations, delivered 3D model [Rhino], 2D drawings [Rhino]. Photorealistic Visualisations [V-Ray 3dsMax], construction details, materiality, furnishing, styling and photography will follow the design freeze.

University of Patras Department of Architecture _ Patras [GR] Diploma in Architecture 5 year professional degree _ Honors Grade: 8.89/10 Sep. 2010 - Dec. 2016

REFERENCES Theodore Spyropoulos AA DRL Director / MinimaForms Founder theospyropoulos@gmail.com Iliana Kerestetzi Mold Architects Founder ilianakere@gmail.com Athanasios K. Spanomaridis Associate Prof. Patras School of Architecture aspan@otenet.gr

SKILLS Digital Maya 3D Modeling, Dynamic Simulation, Animation, Rigging, FX, Arnold Rendering, 3dsMax V-ray Rendering, Rhinoceros 3D Modeling & V-Ray Rendering, Grasshopper Parametric Design, C# coding, AutoCAD 2D Modeling Revit BIM, Unity C# coding, Photoshop Photo Manipulation, Illustrator Vector drawings, InDesign Book Design, Premiere Video Editing, After Effects Visual Effects, LightRoom Photo Editing, Microsoft Office: Word Excell Powerpoint Fabrication 3D-Printing, Laser Cutting, CNC milling, Foam cutting Analog Hand Drawing Photography Languages Greek | native language English | proficiency C2 German | intermediate B2

Kazakidou Engineer Technical Office _ Mykonos [GR] Project Architect _ Sep 2017 - Sep 2018 "Mykonos 13": house complex of 13 dwellings [under construction] "Squares": country residence [under construction] "Keli": restoration & conversion of sheepfold into a house [building permit review] • Concept design: formed different proposal variations, delivered 3D model [Rhino], 2D drawings [AutoCad] and Visualisations [V-Ray Rhino] • Development design: finalised masterplan and interior organisation with in-depth CAD drawings, developed structural design and generated photorealistic visualisations [V-Ray 3dsMax, Photoshop] • Technical design: produced construction detail drawings [AutoCad] and submitted Building Regulations to Building Control Committee • Proposals presentation to clients Architect _ • Accomplished on-site schematic survey of numerous summer villas, residences, a 4-star hotel, tourism accommodations & topographical survey of land plots, prepared 2D drawings [AutoCad] for over 25 building permit reviews & renewal processes, delivered interior renovations, undertook 3D modelling [Rhino], Visualisations [V-Ray 3dsMax] & Post-production tasks 314 Architecture Studio _ Athens [GR] Architectural Assistant _ Jul 2015 - Sep 2015 “Casablanca Bombing Rooms” Competition • Participated in concept design, form-finding through 3D modeling & parametric design [Maya, grasshopper], material research, 2D drawings [Rhino], Visualisations [V-Ray 3dsMax] & Post-production tasks [Adobe] MOLD Architects _ Athens [GR] 3D Artist _ May 2017 - Jul 2017 109° House Complex • Concept design solutions [illustrator] & Renderings [V-Ray 3dsMax] Intern Architect _ Jul - Sep 2014 Alimus Cultural Center & Open Air Theater • Participated in concept design, conducted theoretical research, prepared drawings [Rhino], graphics [Photoshop] & visualizations [V-Ray 3dsMax] • Form-finding animation [Maya], 3D modelling [Maya] & 2D drawings [Rhino] Architectural Association Digital Prototyping Laboratory _ London [UK] Assistant _ Sep 2019 - Jan 2020 • Laser cutt, 3D prin, CNC mil, students supervisor, equipment maintenance Photographer & Graphic Designer _ Athens [GR] Mykonos [GR] London [UK] Freelancer _ since 2015 • Photography, & film for AA DRL, AA Silver Gala, AA DRL Building Center Exhibition & Minimaforms • Layouts for 15 Scientific books registered in the National Library of Greece & Logo for numerous firms

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MILITARY SERVICE

DISTINCTIONS & AWARDS

Presidential Guard _ Athens[GR] Evzone Soldier _ Nov 2016 - Aug 2017 • Guarding the Presidential Mansion • Supervising and evaluating soldiers performance, being accountable for their well-being and protection • Designed T-Shirt for the Presidential Guard

Cook 8 “The New Dining Place” Competition _ 2018 Entry shortlisted in top 42 out of 280 projects GR.AD Review “2016 Diploma Thesis Award” _ 2017 Top 5 equal awards out of 53 projects by architects and designers in Greece Presidential Guard of Greece _ 2017 “Honorary Distinction” for excellent execution of Evzone soldier duties, awarded with supervisor & quartermaster position

EXHIBITIONS

Limmat Stiftung Foundation of Zurich _ 2016 “Award of Academic Excellence” for graduating with the 3rd highest GPA in School of Architecture in 2016

Radical Constructs _ 13 Mar – 24 Apr 2020 Zaha Hadid Gallery, London [UK], Project: “Tropos” AA Projects Review 2019 _ 21 Jun – 13 Jul 2019 Architectural Association, London [UK], Projects: “Tensile” & “Tropos”

D3 Housing Tomorrow _ 2014 Entry shortlisted as “Curator’s Selection”

AA Silver Gala Exhibition _ 17 Nov 2018 Architectural Association, London [UK], Project: “Tensile”

COMPETITIONS

Cook 8 _ 16 Jun - 31 Jul 2018 Benaki Museum, Athens [GR], Project: “Speranza” GR.AD Review Conference _ 14 Mar 2018 Ianos Bookshop,Athens [GR], Project: “Junctions on the City”

Elevate _ 2019 UNI International Design Competition, Project: “Tropos”, Team: Giulia Arienzo, Shiri Dobrinsky, Tao Yu

AA Projects Review 2015 _ 27 Jun - 31 Jul 2015 Architectural Association, London [UK], Project: “Folded Force: Projections”

Cook 8 “The New Dining Place” _ 2018 Domes International Design Competition, Project: “Speranza”, Team: Y.Giannakopoulos-Tselikas

Patras Imagine the City 2014 _ 3 - 11 Oct 2014 Agora Argyri, Patras[GR], Projects: “Folded Force: Projections”, “above/beneath”, “/be-twin/”

Casablanca Bombing Rooms _ 2015 BEE BREEDERS International competition, Project: “Chrysalis”, Team: P.Chatziangelidis, E.Demiri, G.Zaharopoulos, I.Bountouva, M.Kalliora, S.Kontinou, S.Monachogios

D3 Housing Tomorrow _ 25 Mar - 29 Apr 2014 Atrium Gallery, Gerald D.Hines College of Architecture, University of Houston [Tx] Project: “Vital Vessels”

Dear Architecture _ 2015 BlankSpace International Competition, Team: S.Monachogios D3 Housing Tomorrow _ 2014 International D3 Competitions, Project: “Vital Vessels”, Supervisor: Yannis Patronis, Team: C.Loizou, R.Charalamboudi, S.Monachogios, V.Chairopoulou

PUBLICATIONS AA DRL Design Thesis Project: “Tropos”, RIBA Future Architects: architecture.com, archisearch.gr Diploma Design Thesis Project: “Jwunctions on the City”, GR.AD Review Magazine “Extrovert Architecture in Greece” Issue 02, 2017, page: 153 & gradreview.gr[e-magazine] Diploma Research Thesis Project: “Detail: Unveiling the Architectural Consistency”, registered at Patras School of Architecture Library Cook 8 “The New Dining Place” Competition Project: "Speranza", Domes Magazine, "The new dining place" Issue, 2018, page: 28 - 29 Casablanca Bombing Rooms Project: “Crysalis”, archisearch.gr[e-magazine], 314architecturestudio.com[Studio’s website] AA Greece Visiting School Project: “Folded Force Projections”, ek-mag.com, archisearch. gr, suckerpunchdaily.com, elculture.gr[e-magazines], conversations.aaschool.ac.uk [AA forum website], greece.aaschool. ac.uk [AA Greece visiting school website] D3 Housing Tomorrow Competition Project: “Vital Vessels”, “Housing Tomorrow” [d3 journal], d3space.org [d3 website], arch.upatras.gr [Patras Department of Architecture website]

Tokyo Replay Center _ 2013 ArchMedium Student Competitions, Project: “peek-a-light”, Supervisor: Yannis Patronis, Team: G.Giannakopoulos-Tselikas, S.Monachogios

WORKSHOPS Architectural Association Material Workshop 4 Oct - 5 Nov 2018 Project: “Tensile”, London [UK], Team: I-Tzu Wang, Lu Wang, Xiaodan Yang, Salih Ege Savci Tutor: Mustafa El Sayed Architectural Association Computational Workshop 16 Jan - 22 Mar 2019 Project: “JT92”, London [UK], Team: Giulia Arienzo, Shiri Dobrinsky, Tao Yu Tutors: Mustafa El Sayed, Aleksandar Bursac Architectural Association Greece Visiting School 22 Sep - 2 Oct 2014 Project: “Folded Force: Projections ”, Patras, Greece Tutors: A.Kallegias, K.Liapi, O.Palmer, S.Dourtme, O.Ibraz, M.Brewster, A.Papamanolis, D.Milona

5th semester design studio Project: “100+5 Sceneries of the Greek Landscape”, arch. upatras.gr, a2610 [Upatras Biannual News Bulletin]

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TROPOS

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ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION DRL ACADEMIC WORK DIPLOMA DESIGN THESIS SEPT 2019 - JAN 2020

COLLABORATORS:

GIULIA ARIENZO MALORI, SHIRI DOBRINSKY, TAO YU

TUTORS:

EXHIBITED:

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION PROJECTS REVIEW 21 - 13 JUL 2019

THEODORE SPYROPOULOS, MUSTAFA EL SAYED, APOSTOLOS DESPOTIDIS, ALEKSANDER BURSAC, DAVID GREEN

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AN AERIAL PROTOTYPICAL SYSTEM

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Tropos is an aerial prototypical system with the aim of generating an additional layer of infrastructure to be implemented in the urban fabric.

in a non-invasive manner . These properties are to be achieved by bottom-up research methodologies.

We live in a world constructed of complex relationships. The interaction occurring within and in between processes, facilitated by the advance of technology, generating and being generated by rapidly changing environments. Within this context, we believe that architecture should be able to contain the changes, adapt, and participate.

Infrastructure is to become architecture.

Therefore, we are basing our system in the air, allowing freedom in terms of mobility and dynamism, leaving no footprint and liberating the ground level for free movement. The system operates by localized communication generating a reactionary swarm of agents, performing a higher level of organization, enabling real time decision making, which makes it adaptive and flexible. Achieving a sense of space within the temporary nature of the system requires the use of atmospheric element, which is facilitated by the use of illumination and the transformable geometrical properties of the system. Those attributes, which are implemented in the individual unit, also serve as a strategy for mobility, formation and communication between units and the human participants, enriching the level of interaction. In a population, coordination and cooperation within the system is manifesting diverse spatial configurations, enabling the system to achieve various goals.

The existing infrastructure as we know it is characterized by its functional and operational role in the urban fabric. Distributed throughout the city, it is fundamentally invasive and permanent, fixing and freezing the foundations of the urban layout.

We propose a model for an infrastructure aiming to augment the experience of the inhabitants of the city through an interactive medium. We believe that infrastructure should be dynamic and flexible, and to have a tendency of temporality. Implemented in the existing urban fabric, it should be able to respond to the changing conditions, deform and adapt, thus it should operate

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THE UNIT During our research for transformable properties in geometrical forms, we chose the geometry of invertible cube, originally discovered by Paul Schatz, as our base unit. It is constructed out of six tetrahedral segments, connected by two groups of hinges, allowing it to perform a full loop of inversion.

group B group A

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The full cycle of the unit consists of a transition between different states, whereas the eight most significant are different variations of triangle, the hexagon and the cube. The differences between the states are also expressed in the angles of the hinges and the angular relation between the two groups of hinges. The maximum range of rotation of each hinge is 240 degrees, though the two groups of hinges do not rotate in a linear way, both in relation to themselves and to the opposite one. This relationship is representing the concept of inversion as type of motion.

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TRANSFORMATION

Transformation of the unit has been studied by a successive experimentation through protoypes, focusing on exploring different ways of using rotary motors, mainly the number and position within the hinge in relation to the rotation axis.

HINGE weight: 420g torque: 1.6kg

SKELETON weight: 125.56g material bamboo 5mm

HINGE weight: 280g torque: 1.6kg

SKELETON weight: 206.66g material bamboo 5mm

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Hinge design

PROTOTYPE T05 Hinge design evolution | using gears for transferring the torque from the motor to the hinge. Bigger overlap of the elements in the rotation axis.

As an attempt of generating a lightweight structure we used bamboo sticks for the skeleton, connecting by elastic hose.

3D printed costumized part

stepper motor plastic gears

3D printed costumized part

Hinge design

PROTOTYPE T06 Hinge design evolution | reducing the size of the overlapping parts to reduce weight and increasing accuracy of the gears mechanism.

Improving the connectors between the structural parts.

bamboo sticks

plastic gears

stepper motor

3D printed costumized parts

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PROTOTYPE F02

THROTTL down

Implementation of hexacopter configuration in the unit's geometry.

Objective: achieving lift and controlled movement.

Mobility in our system is manifested in autonomous flight, whereas each unit is an active member, able to make decisions in real-time with the aim of achieving various spatial and performative goals. In order to understand the behaviour of the units we categorized the different mobility capabilities into states:

up

SKELETON weight: 1300g

Uplift and

lift: 3.00kg

ROLL right

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Rotation a

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around Y axis

PITCH forward

propellers

drone motors

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Rotation around X axis

additional support

YAW bamboo sticks skeleton

Rotation around Y axis

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HYBRID | COMBINED STRATEGIES implementing both mobility strategies in a hybrid version, enabling the unit to expand its frame into double of its size, and to inflate membranes with a volume of four times the original unit, achiving a great volume of helium while still able to complete a full loop.

weight: 1412g torque: 19.4kg

weight: 5040g material carbon fiber 4mm

helium lift: 1.32kg motor lift: 36.00kg

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drone motors & propellers

connectors & support

solid plane skeleton

integral hinges

adjustables pistons

expandable frame

inflatable membranes

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"Everything is situated within a process - everything is in motion. This not only applies to comprehensive systems ... but also to our perception of given space, here and now, and to our interaction with other people."

Olafur Eliasson

HINGE weight: 600g

SKELETON weight: 386.4g material carbon fiber 4mm

lift: 1.32kg

Information Exchange Logic Each unit has a limited awareness area, and is able to make decisions according to local conditions without perceiving the global formation. Information can be passed through units that are linked by proximity, whereas in certain number they form a cluster.

Signal Negotiation Each cluster has an initiator which performs as a momentary leader. The initiator is being chosen according to the distance from the detected target, and when the position or the relevance of the target is changed, the initiator can be replaced based on real time decision making, ensuring that the goal will be achieved.

Converge and Seperate When clusters are sharing the same target they converge into one cluster operating as one and the unit within the united cluster which is closest to the target will become the current leader.

A single cluster also capable of separating into two or more when more than one target is being detected, provided that the new setup has a sufficient number of units and allow it to perform its desired goal.

Alignment and Synchronization The structure of the cluster determines the way in which information is being spread within it. This also influences the coordination and cooperation between units, enabling them to align and adjust their behaviour according to their local neighborhood. Sequence of transformation is synchronized in different duration according to the structure.

awareness area

position | current task | flight direction

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Local decision within the cluster are part of the formation process of the system. For example, units can change their proximity value according to local conditions, such as number of neighbors. This results in a variety of relationships within one setup, such as different densities. neighbor count

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The Units operate in collaboration to generate gradual transition between different areas of the city, which also contribute to the sense of orientation of the inhabitants.

The Units are capable of recognizing patterns in human behavior and based on that make decisions regarding their current goal.

The ability to differentiate between patterns is based on th input variables, such as velocity, density and duration, whereas the combination of those inputs, the current position of the units and the enviromental input is enabling them to construct a complex understanding of the enviroment and to choose the level of interaction and make decisions accordingly.

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When the system mode is reactive to changes in human state as s group, configuration is changing based on time and emotion, reacting to local patterns, generating choreography by transitions and transformation

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When implemented in the city, the system becomes a part of the urban landscape, interacting and influencing the dynamics of familiar spaces.

Agent based strategy is allowing the units to make decisions according to local conditions, resulting in a reactive and adaptive lighting system, able to generate different densities, creating constantly changing atmospheres, enriching the spatial experience.

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Navigating throughout the city, the units are capable of reaching high altitude to increase flexibility when orienting toward their desired goal. As a swarm, the units alternate between passive and active state according to their position within the cluster.

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Throughout the lifecycle, when no particular goal is being detected, units are able to use their structural features to ascend to higher altitudes, above the active height, and to form a passive swarm, capable also of charging and increasing the level of energy of the cluster. The passive swarm is becoming larger hence more resilient to environmental forces.

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When speculating on the future of culture, we believe that technology is an inseparable part of culture, thus it should serve as a tool for enabling accessibility and as a medium for generating a new kind of interactions and relationships. Therefore we feel that by occupying the air with an adaptive machinic ecology, influencing and being influenced by the constant changing conditions, we can start to speculate on rich information environments and extended use of the public space, which will enrich our urban life, in terms of both interaction and spatial experience.

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ALIMUS CULTURAL VENUE

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MOLD ARCHITECTS

PROFESSIONAL WORK INTERN ARCHITECT JULY - SEP 2014

ATHENS, GREECE

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2500 M 2

STATUS

DEVELOPED DESIGN

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TYPOLOGICAL TRANSLATIONS

Alimus Theater is a Multipurpose venue and 1,200-seat open-air amphitheatre. It preserves fundamental typological elements of the Ancient Greek amphitheatre (built-in semicircle) in a near topological translation. It reorganises them within a deformed circumference as derived from a site staging camera movement analysis through 3D simulation.

In Maya animation, a camera trail marked the key nodes reflecting a set of site strategies regards to accessed and circulation in correlation to the sun path and the terrain. The resulting motion path can be described as a spiral. The spiral circumscribes a 'core' the 'orchestra' and delineates fundamental typological elements of the Ancient Greek amphitheatre through its sleek geometry. The structure becomes a seemingly seamless continuity to the ground, as it is harmoniously integrated within the concave terrain.

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The multipurpose open-air theatre communicates a contemporary identity and creates a landmark for the historical hill 'Lofos Pani' - located outside of Athens.

The building saturates a flexible space for interactive performances since movable light metal mesh panels define the stage area offering a wealth of opportunities and alternatives for flexible, interactive performances of high scenographic standards. They can either be assembled as a uniform surface for video mapping or to be dismantled and allow spectacles to flow within the interior.

Duties: Mutual participation in concept and schematic design. Individual responsibilities included: research on typological elements of theatres, materiality and sound performance, 3D modelling of the site, design iterations of the building and produced a video animation of both the design process and the final design.

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KOILON

ORCHESTRA

PARODOS

PARODOS PROSCENION

Ancient Greek Theatre plan

KOILON

ORCHESTRA

PARODOS PARODOS

Contemporary vesionof the Ancient Greek Theatre plan

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Left Side Parodos

Space for temporary Exhibitions that when not used for the exhibition, can alslo serve as an extesion to the performance stage

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MYKONOS 13

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PROFESSIONAL WORK PROJECT ARCHITECT SEP 2017 - SEP 2018

KAZAKIDOU ENGINEER TECHNICAL OFFICE MYKONOS, GREECE

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PLAY OF MASSES UNDER THE LIGHT

The composition is tied to the traditional Cycladic architecture and follows faithfully the norms that were defined centuries ago in every level.

Located in a slippery slope "Mykonos 13" is a housing complex of 13 tourist apartments. Due to high-speed winds continually blowing from the north throughout the year the complex is facing south forming an "L" shape overall volume that creates an enclosure. Hardscape rock walls stockade the complex creating an inner community in which the water, the centre of the composition, working as an element of collectivity defying all the activities around it.

The housing complex is being disintegrated in smaller volumes following the traditional mykonian building technic of "additional growth" according to which a volume is added to the existing building if there is a need for more space. This is the reason why locals name this typology of a country house "Chorio" also known as the village.

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Concerning the disintegrated exterior volume, the interior is being separated into different levels. In contrast, the white plaster unifies the interior into a single entity.

In the detail level, the bevelled edge volumes got its shape in order to minimise wind resistance, and the extruded parapets were a way of collecting water.

Tasks: I was solely assigned by the office manager to form different proposal variations, deliver 3D models [Rhino], 2D drawings [AutoCad], Visualisations [V-Ray Rhino] and present the proposal to the client. With the client's approval, in the next step masterplan, an interior organisation with indepth CAD drawings were finalised, structural design was developed, and photorealistic visualisations were generated [V-Ray 3dsMax, Photoshop]. The process also included the production of construction detail drawings [AutoCad]. Finally, all drawings were submitted to the Building Control Committee for the permit evaluation.

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UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK DIPLOMA DESIGN THESIS OCTOBER 2016 • GRADE 10|10

SUPERVISOR:

ATHANASIOS SPANOMARIDIS

JUNCTIONS ON THE CITY COLLABORATOR:

SOTIRIS MONACHOGIOS

DISTINCTION:

GR.AD REVIEW “2016 DIPLOMA DESIGN THESIS AWARD”

PUBLISHED:

GR.AD REVIEW MAGAZINE, GRADREVIEW.GR

EXHIBITED:

IANOS BOOKSHOP, ATHENS, GR.AD REVIEW CONFERENCE MAR 2018

" A MODE OF CONNECTING AND SETTING APART "

"Junctions on the City" is an introvert path offering an alternative passage through the city. This path connects train stations, an artificial olive grove, the Athenian municipal library, communal workspaces, the plaza of memories, an industrial open-air multiuse space and the section museum of the city. The objective is the multiscale connection of the city to its infrastructure, nature, communal space, topography and past. The system created is connected with the city as a declaration of differentiation. That increases the contrast between the city and the proposal. The route distinguishes itself from the urban fabric in four levels.

Section: Verticality is expressed when the path hovers above the ground. Project's title "Junctions on the City" is briefly explained in Greek "Αρθρώσεις επί της πόλης" since the word "επί" refers to "above" and "against" the city at the same time.

Detail: The main circulation path twists while passing through the city hovering above the ground. Thus, in order to support the route and the programms, columns emerging from city-

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scape. Concerning the structural detail of the connection, this meeting point seems to be vanished by the sunlight falling, as if the column is not bearing any load.

Materiality: The main path's structural skeleton is made of steel, and its surface is from EPDM rubber, a soft material which, along with steel, challenges the city's hard materials, i.e. the dominant material of concrete.

Time: The transition from one station to another can happen promptly via underground. However, instead of embracing this path of acceleration, a way of deceleration is proposed.

The proposal concerns the junction between the Athens Railway Station, called "Larissa Station", and Attiki Station. Larissa Station is the central railway station of Athens, the capital city of Greece. This station is also served by Athens underground Line 2. Attiki Station connects Athens Metro Line 1 [Electric Railways-"ISAP"] with Metro Line 2 in a complex system of stations both underground and overground. Also, a part of Attiki station is used as a trolleybus depot.

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A CITY PORTAL

AREA ANALYSIS

The once glorious image of the past seems to crumble and be replaced by neglect and negligence. The region is characterized by a highly dense structure with minimum green areas and limited public spaces. More specifically, almost 1/8 of the greater area is green areas and public spaces. This percentage is deficient considering that in this region lives more than 1/4 of the municipality of Athens total population.

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While Acharnes Railway Center [SKA] is larger in size and features greater train storage capability, the strategic location of the Larissa station, a breath away from the city’s center, gives to the latter station a significant advantage to be classified as a city portal [chief Port of Greece Piraeus and Athens International Airport Elefthérios Venizélos are the other two].

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The morphological characteristics of the column, which is used as a main component of the proposal, change in scale. Τhey are magnified, so that the “columns” resulting gain new and different functions in contrast with the previous structural, producing by this process eight different versions of typology. Thus, the column that loses its structural function acquires new programmatic functions and tp be transformed into vertical circulation, sitting area, power supply, reception, piping, absence and nature.

According to Aldo Rossi, “the penitentiary institutions [prisons], the monument and the cemetery are the only programs that can integrate the values ​​ of architecture as it is”. In all other cases, he resorted to an architecture of analogy. Consequently, train stations could fall into the category of programs that need an analogical architecture.

Therefore, the Gothic Cathedral, which was the centre and the symbol of the medieval world could be compared as an urban junction with the train station [national, suburban and electric railway or metro] of the contemporary city Basic Cathedral’s characteristics such as large scale, infinite space, verticality and the longitudinal axis are imbued into the two train stations [Larissis, Attikis] of the proposal. This comparison is not based on strict figural and typological criteria but is accomplished in a manner of spatial qualities and sensations that it evokes.

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LARISSA STATION • SUPER REGIONAL STATION Larissis Station includes the Athens railway station and the metro station. The shell of the existing Larissa station building becomes the connecting link between underground and national rail, acting as vertical circulation and as the main entrance for both two stations and the urban path that manoeuvres between city’s buildings. A forest of concrete columns covers six train platforms [11 trains] in such a way of enhancing the conceptual association between train stations and cathedrals [metro station is similarly redesigned]. Subsequently, a monolith, prism-shaped volume hovers over the platform and accommodates all the necessary services of a station [ticket offices, information desks, luggage storage area, waiting areas, customer services] and commercial use [café, shops, outdoor area] 0

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“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need� Marcus Tullius Cicero. The pre-existing historical relationship between the library and the garden becomes the reason for the creation of an artificial garden opposite the Municipal Library of Athens. The design is based on the research and dialectical relationship of conflicting concepts such as natural - artificial and the commentary desire on the nature of the city. The second nature, which is intentionally formed by the action of civilization [John Dixon Hunt], and which includes everything outside wildlife [Cicero], is cut up, canned and organized in an ideal shape, square and loses contact with the ground, is hovering. ` Site plan

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The Internet is an infrastructure that seems essential in contemporary work, and it is this that boosts the proper functioning of the program. In the midpoint of the urban path, a collaborative workspace is designed for individuals or groups who wish to work under the same roof. The path creates the building, and the concrete slabs are resulted from its’ segments. The vital services are fundamental and occurring from different column typologies such as offices, living rooms, interior patios and sanitary facilities.

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PLAZA OF MEMORIES At this location of the proposal, the main body of a pre-existed industrial building, that functioned as an auxiliary workshop of the trolley, was removed, leaving behind a grid of columns at its memory. The disclosure was intended to reveal a war bunker of WWII, who was there, embedded in the pre-existing building. With a procedure similar to an excavation the “archaeological finds” was highlighted by the creation of a moat.

The descent to the bunker takes place through a folded metal structure. The bunker contains documents of Newspaper of the Greek Government from 1927 and onwards as well as lists with names of soldiers from the WWΙΙ. These are all the elements that compose the plaza of memories.

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INDUSTRIAL SHELL The trolley depot was constructed in 1938 by the British [just before the Second World War], and it is one of the three trolley depots in Athens and hosts 1.4% of network vehicles. The building maintains the structural frame and divided into two sections, the existing workspace and public space in which the urban path passes. The flexibility in the design of this public space allows any unexpected event of public life to take place. It could then be converted into exhibition space, area for music, dance, sports activities and events.

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SECTION MUSEUM The section museum is a process of revelation of city structures on a vertical axis. It creates a cut to the upper and lower city, unveiling its components. It is placed in that point where the city’s soil has its most significant centralization and diversity of programs. More specifically, the building intersects without preventing the function of the trolley depot, the metro and other necessary city infrastructures such as wiring and sewage networks. The part of the building which is above ground is characterized by openness, in order to observe the city from different levels and perspectives, while in the underground part, the observer looks inward, to the viscera of the city. The museum can adapt its height and depth depending on the city development.

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The Attiki station includes an electric railway station [metro line 1] and a metro station [line2] and a bus stop. Between the two train stations, an intermediate plane is created, which is the transportation square and acts as a connecting link between the stations and also at the same time as an entrance for the urban path. The same elements of the cathedral are imbued at the Larissa Station, are also imbued in Attiki station.

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UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK DESIGN STUDIO V SPRING 2013 • GRADE 10/10

COLLABORATOR: CHRIS LOIZOU

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DEMETRA KATSOTA

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A2610 [PATRAS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BIANNUAL NEWS BULLETIN], ARCH.UPATRAS.GR

100+5 SCENERIES OF GREEK LANDSCAPE

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The objective of the studio was to create a museum of Greek landscape painting and photograph

The plot is situated just a few kilometres northwest of the city’s centre by a protected coastal

for the city of Patras in Peloponesse, Greece. A building which hosts such forms of landscape representations should be itself designed as an instrument of experiencing the surroundings.

Therefore, the project’s leading idea is based on experiencing qualities (emergence, worms-eye and birds-eye views) and isolating elements (sky, sea, sounds) of the local environment. In particular, visitors are gathered underground in the main reception, acting as a frame towards the sky, a void which enhances hearing. The main exhibition is set on the inclined plane, emerging from the ground, leads above the sea level and wedges in a watchtower. Through the latest, visitors obtain a 360° panoramic birds-eye view. The two bridged towers mark the exhibition’s beginning (void) and end (functional space).

wetland of high ecological value; Agia’s marsh.

The coastal strip that forms Agia’s cape is the closest to the city beach and leads to a campsite built by the Greek National Tourism Organization (apx. 1970) for the Municipality of Patras, the given site for the new museum. During the summer season, at the time being, the area serves as a children’s camp and an open public multifunctional space for various play, leisure and recreation activities and events. The project revitalizes the area and its existing uses by integrating all-year-round functions of cultural, historical and geographical content.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK DOMES INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FEBRUARY 2018

COLLABORATOR:

SPERANZA

Y.GIANNAKOPOYLOS-TSELIKAS

DISTINCTION:

ENTRY SHORTLISTED IN TOP 42 OUT OF 280 PROJECTS

EXHIBITED:

BENAKI MUSEUM, ATHENS, 16 JUN - 31 JUL 2018

PUBLISHED:

DOMES MAGAZINE, "THE NEW DINING PLACE" ISSUE, 2018, PAGE: 28 - 29

"AN ENCLOSURE FOR DINING "

The dining place, the common focal point around

The unified table is the common platform around

which the "meal ritual" is taking place, has lost its social nature. The "light screens" of the modern digital era have contributed to the "burst" of the mutual dining space. A human being, who is considered to be "social", becomes "isolated". Communication is now dry and tasteless.

which the eight attendants participate, collaborate and interact during food preparation in order to dine. After the consumption, the dinner is completed with the act of "defecation". The toilet seat, which is placed on an elevated podium at the end of the table, is the most comfortable seat in the room amongst the other eight.

The etymological analysis of the Greek word for table [τραπεζα] defines the table as furniture consisting of a surface which is supported by four feet. Although tables, like all objects, are classified according to their form and function, the dining tables are of extreme importance because they are not just a surface on which we dine. However, they indicate an area around which people gather and communicate.

The dining table centrality is converted into linearity. The absorption of the necessary equipment strengthens the table's ability to attract people for food preparation and consumption. The table turns into either a "multi-tool" a "two for one offer" that no one can refuse.

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"Speranza" is the island in which Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked (it means "hope" in Italian).

"Speranza", is an "island" is surrounded by solid walls. The enclosure allows discovering another world, unique and arcane, which aims to set up the "foundations" of human communication from scratch. Herein, "individual isolation" becomes "grouped isolation". The vertical staircase is the "one and only" connection with the outer world.

Conceiving "Speranza" as a monolithic object, detached from any environment, gives to its space a notion of a sacred ceremony with a mystic character.

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UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK D3 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION ADVANCED ELECTIVE STUDIO JANUARY 2014

SUPERVISOR:

COLLABORATOR:

C.LOIZOU, R.CHARALAMBOUDI, V.CHAIROPOULOU, S.MONACHOGIOS

DISTINCTION:

YANNIS PATRONIS

VITAL VESSELS

ENTRY SHORTLISTED AS “CURATOR’S SELECTION”

PUBLISHED:

“HOUSING TOMORROW” D3 JOURNAL

EXHIBITED:

GERALD D.HINES COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE , TEXAS [TX] 25 MAR - 29 APR 2014

" AN ENERGY EFFICIENT VERTICAL COMMUNITY "

Megacities • Overpopulation As of 2013, there are 24 megacities in existence, each of these has a population excess of 20 million inhabitants. Two of these are located around the Pearl River Delta. The delta has become one of the leading economic regions and a major manufacturing centre of China and the world.

Guangzhou is a key to national transportation hub & trading port. It concentrates all political, economic, educational, scientific, technological, cultural and social functions. Its dynamic growth process transforms not only urban economies and population structures but also the urban morphology and Guangzhou’s cityscape with more and more people living in a high building density or the high rise.

Reality Based on a daily routine, a large number of people travel from home to work and vice versa. Shifting through different levels reaching the city’s other end, entering their office building in the daytime and returning home by night. This is a well-known fact, for any society based on a modern megacity.

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Pascal’s principle While people enter the building, a large amount of variable weight is gathered, causing a downwards force (gravitational force). The building with the most considerable amount of weight retreats into its shell (vessel) because of this input force. By the same time, the applied force is transmitted through the pistons infrastructure, and an output counter force boosts up the second building. This action often takes place more than twice a day, depending on the inhabitants’ needs.

P1=P2 P=[F]/A A1d1=A2d2 W done=W output P=Pressure // F=Force exerted in each piston // A=Area of each piston // d=Height variation // W=Work done

Utilizing Pascal’s Law (principle of transmission of fluid-pressure), we achieve the multiplication of our input force (gravitational force of human weight). Therefore, taking advantage of the buildings’ vertical movement, water is boosted via kinetic energy through the underground infrastructure in order to produce electricity by using water turbines. This energy is saved in order to be consumed for the community’s needs, achieving a sustainable housing system.

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Benefits Work and housing are placed in each one of the two vessels. The infrastructure - vessels standstill, contain and protect the two buildings. This system is designed to withstand the worst weather forecasts to come in the future (maximum sea-level rise of 60m) and provide autonomy and sustainable protection. An adaptive vertical community with variations of private, open and closed public spaces is formed.

Public Open Space • It mainly contributes for social gathering, being used as a multi-functional place.

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Exterior Blades Adding to the building’s outside appearance, the blades work as cantilevers of each one of the buildings, regardless of their position in the vessels.

Exterior Vertical Circulation This is the way to approach the system from the rest of the urban fabric.

In case of a severe weather disaster (floods, storms, sea-level rise) the system maintains its autonomy and every-day life remains unaffected. Furthermore, this circulation connects the two skyscrapers, so that people can move quickly between them.

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UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK DESIGN STUDIO VIII SPRING 2014 GRADE 9/10

COLLABORATOR:

SOTIRIS MONACHOGIOS

SUPERVISOR:

ATHANASIOS SPANOMARIDIS

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/BE-TWIN/ EXHIBITED:

AGORA ARGYRI, PATRAS [GR], IMAGINE THE CITY 3 - 11 OCT 2014

THE ARK AND THE GROVE OF PERSEPHONE

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Persephone, daughter of Demeter goddess doomed to live six of the twelve months of a year

and protection of knowledge [more specifically they acquire functions of the marine and archae-

in the Underworld with Hades, is now seeking a way to escape from her fate and live in the upper world of the living. Persephone finds shelter in the temple of her mother in the city of Patras, where she feels safe. The temple of Demeter no longer exists, nor the cemetery [early Christian cemetery], their remains are buried in the soil, and they are waiting to be discovered. Only the fountain which gushes Holy Water is preserved.

Next to the fountain, two Christian churches have emerged, dedicated to St. Andrew. Nothing is the same anymore. She is safe only in the maze. This is the only place where she could hide. A maze without disorienting and complicated arrangement which can isolate a pedestrian in it and at the same time allows him to exit. He is “a voluntary prisoner of architecture”. This is the sacred grove of Persephone. A grove of walls rather than trees, a grove of concrete rather than foliages. Some of the walls of the grove are long and becoming thick. Thus they can accommodate program and become spaces of history, research

ological museum, antiquities conservation laboratories and ossuary]. All these spaces together form a set of buildings, a single complex, the ark.

Persephone is saved, she escaped from fate.

The myth about Demeter and her daughter Persephone is just a myth. This is only a metaphor that refers to the regeneration of vegetation after its “death” during the winter. It refers to a transition from reincarnation to death, and from death to reincarnation [Persephone: from the world of the living to the world of the dead], which is repeated constantly. Mortals, the residents of the city of Patras, when they enter the grove of Persephone in order to be “rebirthed” they must first undergo through the process of “dying”, a process of removing the environment in which they exist. The height of the walls prevents visual contact with the urban fabric of the city and separates them from familiar places and situations. By this way, the residents of the city disengaged from their familiar surroundings in order to experience the new city, the other city.

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COLLABORATOR:

UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK DESIGN STUDIO VII

EXHIBITED:

SOTIRIS MONACHOGIOS

FALL 2013 GRADE 10/10

AGORA ARGYRI, PATRAS [GR], IMAGINE THE CITY 3 - 11 OCT 2014

SUPERVISOR:

ATHANASIOS SPANOMARIDIS

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CITY AS A PALIMPSEST

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Palimpsest, in textual studies, is an overlapping process of an old passage with a new text layer.

forms into a metal framework. The light which penetrates the metal structure triggers the user’s

In architecture, it is referred to all those layers of history that coexist in a city and shape the urban environment as we know it.

curiosity and provokes him to interact with the remnants of the foretime industry. “Void” is transforming into “solid” and “solid” into “void” on the entire length of the site.

In the southern section of the city of Patras, a large area of the industrial zone remains inactive and abandoned. This whole ​​Brownfield is coated by a single layer of material in order to be rediscovered through a procedure similar to an archaeological excavation. By this way, a new ground layer, a new topography, a new landscape is created.

The proposal is organized into longitudinal strips that run the site. Public programs [commercial use, leisure programs, public space] are developed in the longitudinal axis, either above the new ground’s surface or beneath it, while private programs [dwelling] are developed in the vertical axis forming residential towers. At the exact points, where the buildings of the industrial past are conserved, the materiality of the strips changes, without having any consequences in their form.

The impenetrable materiality of concrete trans-

The access to the proposal is made from the edges and centre of the site, where the stripes blend with the existing ground. Secondary entrances [ramps] exist at certain intervals slots between the strips.

In areas of habitation, the strips change direction from horizontal to vertical. This action results in the creation of an introvert community, a neighbourhood that abhors the public space.

Each habitation module is organized internally in the same manner as the whole proposal. The movement in each habitation module evolves in the same axis as in masterplan. The space in each apartment is defined by three sliding panels giving the user the flexibility to adjust interior space according to his needs and willings.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK BEE BREEDERS COMPETITIONS INTERN ARCHITECT JUL - SEP 2015

COLLABORATORS:

E.DEMIRI, G.ZAHAROPOULOS, I.BOUNTOUVA, M.KALLIORA, S.KONTINOU, S.MONACHOGIOS

CHRYSALIS PUBLISHED:

ARCHISEARCH.GR, 314ARCHITECTURESTUDIO.COM

SUPERVISOR: 314 ARCHITECTURE STUDIO PAVLOS CHATZIANGELIDIS

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FROM IGNORANCE TO KNOWLEDGE

Chrysalis: a process of developing, a transitional state, moving from ignorance to knowledge. Like the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis.

The design proposal concerns the Architecture Competition for the “Casablanca Bombing Rooms” on a highly charged site due to a bombing act in 2003. The project highlights the need for alteration and public communication and uses knowledge as a critical feature.

Regarding the Islamic element of the minaret, the project is designed as a tower which calls the city’s residents in a route to cognition. “Chrysalis” aims to make a gradual transition from unawareness to knowledge as an attempt of elimination of any act of violence. This transition is achieved through a vertical movement that emerges from the darkness and results to the light. The water layer intervenes with its emblematic role of purification. Therefore the visitor could act as a communicant of the light of cognition.

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The visitor follows a narrated promenade on a rising helix ramp that begins from an underground exhibition area and goes on as a journey of knowledge to a public library [the primary function of the tower]. The ramp is wrapped by a cloth shell producing an aerial and organic form leaving a humble imprint to the city of Casablanca.

The light materiality contributes to that direction.

The pleated form of the tower is created from the transformation of the Eight Star [as a reference to the Islamic architectural vocabulary] into a circle. The promenade is interrupted by several intermediate levels. A second cloth shell surrounds the levels creating semi-outdoor spaces that host the conference room, the classrooms, the administration offices. The whole installation of the library is hanging from the structural frame.

The public space that includes the main library is transferred to the upper levels (agora) where people gather, study, communicate and interact with each other.

eight-star alteration

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Exhibition space level -10.50m

Ground floor level Âą0.00m

Classrooms level +12.00m

Interior view of the Exhibition pace

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Rooftop

The building also works in an energy-efficient way due to a geothermic system that uses the stable temperature and the thermal capacity of the subsoil. A water tank in a depth of 10m into the subsoil works as a cold capacitor keeping a stable temperature.

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A water tank into the subsoil.

A turbine revolves in a slow rate and the cold air is propelled through the building.

An inner and an outer cloth shell filter the heat that enters.

The warm air gets conducted through the roof opening.

The exhibition space is conceived as a spiritual interaction. The relation with the water is perceived visually and also acoustically.

The visitor can experience the memory of acts of violence through interactive screens

Agora

that trigger a journey of knowledge in the upcoming library.

Conference Room Classrooms

Conference room level +14.50m

Agora level +14.50m

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MOLD ARCHITECTS

PROFESSIONAL WORK ARCHITECT MAY - JUL 2017

ATHENS, GREECE

SIZE

1200 M 2

STATUS

DEVELOPED DESIGN

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EMBRACING THE LANDSCAPE

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109 residence is a 1.200m2 residence divided into two independent houses (Maine House /

The residence functions as a “magnet”, drawing to it the elements of nature: the sea and the for-

Guesthouse). The residence, located on the top of the hill, in a plot of land of 12.500m2 exploits to the utmost the unique natural features of the landscape: The breathtaking sea view and the pine tree forest that surrounds the plot.

est. Towards the South, the water penetrates the glazing of the facade, while northwards, the forest flows in from the gaps between the spaces, in the form of small private gardens.

The basic geometry is an arch with a 109 degrees angle that embraces the hill and opens the house to the full range of the spectacular view: from Hydra and Spetses in the East to the pine forest of Korakia in the West. The spaces are placed in series and tangentially to the arc, and each of them is framing different “moments” of the view. When crossing the building, the continuous rotation of images can be compared to the cinematic term “travelling” - the circular movement of the camera that scans the landscape.

The living spaces (living room dining room) are through both to the North and the South, providing the perfect connection with nature in all its manifestations. The house is divided into two levels. At the centre of the arc, the residence is one-storey. In contrast, at the edges of the arc, due to the natural relief of the hill, a second ground floor is revealed. When heading again towards the centre, space disappears under the ground and converts to the basement space with the secondary uses.

Master bedroom • Villa A

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109 degrees of view in the sea

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TENSILE

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ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION DRL ACADEMIC WORK MATERIAL WORKSHOP FALL 2018

COLLABORATORS:

SALIH EGE SAVCI, I-TZU WANG, LU WANG, XIAODAN YANG

SUPERVISOR:

ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION PROJECTS REVIEW 21 - 13 JUL 2019 ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SILVER GALA 17 NOV 2018

MUSTAFA EL SAYED

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EXHIBITED:

TRANSFROMABLE COMPONENT STRUCTURE

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The objective of the workshop was to create a

nector that ties the other components together.

three-dimensional structure that is working in tension by using polypropylene sheets that are, by default a flexible material.

The second one (B) has a strong, rigid triangular-shaped core with three flexible legs. These limber extensions are inserted into component A forming a firm knot.

"Tensile" is a structural system made of interlinked units differ in size and shape, that can be optimized and transformed during the assembly process. Each unit is made by a combination of a different amount of the same two components.

The component's ability to transform curvature through a twisting control mechanism results in the creation of units in various sizes and shapes.

So each unit can be optimized during the assembly process in order to overcome any structural challenges.

The polypropylene sheets are cut, scored and folded, forming two components; each one of them is playing a different role. The first one (A) with the conical shape has been used as a con-

When multiple components are connected, they form a flat surface. However, each component has different states, that affect the surface's curvature, which means that the variation of states results in the variation of curvature. The combination of different patterns of states create units dissimilar in attributes such as size, shape, rigidity, strength, flexibility and connectivity.

Small Units are by default, stiff and rigid, so they are used to form the core of the structure where strong forces are applied. And bigger units that have flat surfaces are used to form the basis of the structrure and they are placed to the exterior layer of the structure.

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Component A: 0.35 mm Translucent Polypropylene Sheet connector

Component B: 0.7 mm Black Polypropylene Sheet structure

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INTERLOCKING WEAVING SYSTEM Component A is used as an connector of three B components Component’s B extensions are inserted in the Component A which is operating as a knot, holds all the pieces together, tied strongly

COMPONENT STATES There are six states of the components and they are heavily dependent from folding and twisting.

In component A the increase of twists results in a change of curvature and in component B folding amplifies structural stability.

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COMPONENT STATE COMBINATIONS

A: 1 Twist & B: Folded Light Curvature, use for flat surfaces

A: 4 Twists & B: Unfolded Sharp Curvature, use for corners, change direction

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A: 4 Twists & B: Folded Medium Curvature, flipped Component A adds stability

CONSTRUCTING THE UNITS S : 8 Parts 4 Twist x 4 Flip

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M: 16 Parts 3 Twist x 4 4 Twist x 4 Unflip x 4 Flip

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L1: 32 Parts 2 Twist x 8 3 Twist x 8 Unflip x 11 Flip

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L2: 32 Parts

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XL1: 64 Parts 1 Twist x 20 2 Twist x 12 Unflip x 32

XL2: 64 Parts 1 Twist x 21 2 Twist x 11 Unflip x 32

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CONNECTIVITY

Structure Units are attached together through the twist point with the use of rivets

BASIS

Basis is constructed out of three “M” Units

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Core is made out of the “S” & “M” Units [strongest units]

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Core Branched core helps force to be distributed uniformly throught the whole structure

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There is an gradual distribution of connections from the core to the exterior units

FINAL STRUCTURE

Component A: 508

S: 17

Component B: 508

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M: 15

L:12

XL: 4

The Technical Truth Farnsworth House Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

The Narrative Castelvecchio Carlo Scarpa

The Relations of Form and Meaning Kimbel Art Museum & [FDR] Four Freedoms Park [handrails] Louis Kahn

The Light Koshino House Tadao Ando

The Continuity | Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center Zaha Hadid

The Continuity || Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Zaha Hadid

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UPATRAS ACADEMIC WORK DIPLOMA RESEARCH THESIS MARCH 2015 • GRADE 10|10

COLLABORATOR:

SOTIRIS MONACHOGIOS

SUPERVISOR:

ATHANASIOS SPANOMARIDIS

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DETAIL

PUBLISHED:

PATRAS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY REGISTED HARD-COPY PUBLICATION 25X25 CM • 105 PAGES

UNVEILING THE ARCHITECTURAL CONSISTENCY

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Unveiling the Architectural Consistency: A recent stimulus from the 2014 Biennale gives rise to

Part 2 • practical/applied approach 2. Through Detail: • 2.1. Consistency and inten-

the introduction of the theme of architecture as a language in order to discover the meaning of “grammar”. The unifying role of the detail helps the emergence of its importance as grammar.

The lexical and etymological analysis of the word is a starting point for the revelation of a new comprehension, leading to the study of the “truth” (Aletheia) in detail, the meanings and intentions that flow from it. The study of the Part and the Whole as relations emerge through the detail.

The theory of perception illuminates the interpretation of these relations from the perspective of the observer. Through the method of elimination takes place a distinction between the detail of the construction and that of the excitement (sensation). Finally, with the help of selected examples, the detail illustrates the consistency and intentions, the technical truth (Aletheia), the narrative, the relations of form and meaning, the absence, the light, the organization, the continuity. Details move us.

tions • 2.2.Technical Truth (Aletheia) • 2.3. Narrative • 2.4. Relations of form and meaning • 2.5.

Absence • 2.6. Light • 2.7. Organization • 2.8.

Continuity Part 3 • concerns

Contents Part 1 • Theoretical approach 1.1. Grammar: in relation to language • 1.1.1.

Unification through detail • 1.1.2. Meaning through detail • 1.2. De-tail: language and Meaning • 1.2.1. Lexical approach • 1.2.2. Etymological approach • 1.2.3. Unveilling the Truth (Aletheia) • 1.3. Part: Whole • 1.3.1. Harmony • 1.3.2. Perception • 1.4. From Simple Construction to excitement/thrill • 1.4.1. Standardization and Mode • 1.4.2. Equipment and artwork • 1.4.3. Excitement

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Selected Bibliography Alberti, Leon Battista [1986], The Ten Books of Architecture, • Banham, Reyner [1970], Theory and Design in the First Machine Age, Bizley, Graham [2010], Architecture in Detail II, • Bloomer, Kent [2000], The Nature of Ornament, Rhythm and Metamorphosis in Architecture, • Bormann, Karl [2006], Platon • Ford, R. Edward [1998], The Details of Modern Architecture, volume 2: 1928 to 1988,/ Ford, R. Edward [2011], The Architectural Detail, • Frampton, Kenneth [1995], Studies in Tectonic Culture, The Poetics of Construction in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Architecture, • Frampton, Kenneth [2007], Modern Architecture: A Critical History, • Hays, K. Michael [1998], Architecture Theory since 1968, • Heidegger, Martin [1996], Beind and Time, • Heidegger, Martin [1986], The Origin of the Work of Art, • Norberg-Schulz, Christian [1977], Intentions in Architecture, • Scruton, Roger [1979], The Aesthetics of Architecture, • Vesely Dalibor [2004], Architecture in the Age of Divided Representation: the Question of Creativity on the Shadow of Production, • Vakalo, Emmanuel-George [1988], Optical Syntax: Function and Form Production, • Frascari, Marco [1984], “The Tell-theTale Detail”,

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