Portfolio 2016-2017
Architectural / Urban Design
evi klimou
Address: 62 Glenhill Close, London Contact Number: 07397229921 email: eviklimou@hotmail.com
Curriculum Vitae
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Competencies • • • • • • •
Concept Design Masterplanning Design Development Technical Design- Details Planning Urban Design Residential and commercial projects.
INDEX
Work Experience July 2017 - Recent Transport for London, Department of Asset Strategy – Sponsorship, London UK Streetscape Manager
Kingston Cromwell Road Bus Station Redevelopment
September 2016-September 2017 Transport for London, Bus Infrastructure, Departement of Asset Management, London UK Internship in Architecture- Architectural Assistant June 2016 - July 2016 Design and Application Engineers S.A. Athens Greece Internship in Architecture March 2016 - May 2016 The Open University, Faculty of Business and Law, London UK Consultant Contract – Research Assistant
Competencies
PR O F E SSI O N A L
River Lee A13 Connection Pedestrian and Cycling link crossing
November 2013 - July 2014 TEC construction company, Volos Greece. Assistant Surveyor June 2009 - December 2009 PROTASIS Civil service Consulting Company, Athens Greece Town Planning and Consultant Assistant
Autocad Photoshop Sketchup
Clapham Junction Bus Driver’s Facility Building
May 2010 - July 2010 University of Thessaly, School of Engineering, laboratory of Rural Space, Volos Greece Researcher
Illustrator
Canada Water Bus Station Redevelopment
Education
InDesign
September 2014 - December 2016 Politecnico di Milano, School of Architecture and Society Master in Architecture: Sunstainable Architectural Design of multi-scale projects
ArcGIS Revit
Hot Spots or Communities? Disertation Project
September 2008 - June 2014 University of Thessaly, School of Engineering Master in Engineering: Regional Planning and Urban Development
Languages Greek English French Italian
AC A DE MI C Redesign Open Space The Case of Thessaloniki
Achievements November 2015
Participation in “ATMOSPHERES” competition and exposition of the project in Milano Desigh Week.
June 2014
Participation with a short presentation in AESOP Annual Congress Utrecht/Delft.
December 2014
Participation in Architectural Competition “VOLOS X 4” Organised by Integration of Archaeological Sites and Renovation SA.
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Professional Project
Cromwell Road Bus Station Redevelopment
Transport for London
KINGSTON LONDON
Client: TfL Total sqm: 685sqm Completion: 2019 Budget: ÂŁ4,434,000
MARTIN ERIKSSON architect EVI KLIMOU
architectural assistant
TfL intends to provide a first class bus station at Kingston Cromwell Road that significantly improves the customer experience for visitors and local residents. By improving the bus station TfL can enhance a key gateway to Kingston town centre. The proposed design is fully integrated and connected to the surrounding environment.
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The canopy will sit at low level and consist of a light weight steel structure held on a brick plinth that sets a datum for seating, planters and other street furniture. The covering material is translucent and will provide sufficient natural light for the waiting environment. The structure of the buildings is Structural Insulated panels (SIP’s) and bricks are used as the protective external skin.
Transport for London
Photo of the Physical Model
Professional Project
Kingston Cromwell Road Bus Station is one of the most significant Redevelopment of TfL Buses. The project includes demolition of the existing bus station and replacing it with two new buildings which include a mixture of operational facilities, customer facilities and retail uses. They are connected by a steel canopy approximately 685sqm. The bus station island has been substantially widened to provide high quality space for passengers and pedestrians passing through.
Long elevation of the existing buildings and the concourse
Long elevation of the proposed buildings and the con-
Section of the building and the canopy
Concept Development
The design of the seating and landscape has been integrated into the overall design to avoid visual and physical obstructions.
Photo of the Physical Model
March 2017
Island footprint
implemented Pedestrian area
Building and canopy notional area
Connected Roof
integrated bus orientation
Street view
The design approach for the redeveloped bus station has been to connect the site to the wider urban realm. To achieve this, the orientation of the buildings and canopy structure has been adjusted to face the town centre providing a clear, open and accessible bus station. Section of the Facade
Project Description and Concept
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Details of the benches
Main Concourse and Facade Details
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View of the canopy and the main con-
Transport for London
Stair study - Sketch
Professional Project
The first floor of the west building serves mainly the TfL personnel. It includes offices, facility spaces and the mess room.
Bespoke banquette sitting
One the main spaces in the west building is the bus driver’s mess room. It is a space with plenty of natural light, equipped with the necessary facilities such as kitchen, toilet and dinner tables. The bespoke banquette sitting area made of plywood, gives a more warm atmosphere on the space.
March 2017
View of the bus station from the street
View of the mess room
Interior Spaces Details
Plan and section of the stair
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Views
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Professional Project
River Lee Pedestrian and Cycling Link Crossing
Transport for London
CANNING TOWN LONDON
Within the context of the adjoining Borough’s Housing Zone initiatives and other nearby developments, there is a renewed impetus to deliver improvements to the existing movement network in this location and form better links to Canning Town station and other public transport infrastructure. The Leaway (formerly known under the working title of ‘The Fatwalk’) forms the connective spine of the Lea River Park. The Lea River Park project connects the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to the Royal Docks and River Thames with new continuous public parklands.
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MARTIN ERIKSSON architect EVI KLIMOU architectural Assistant
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The A13 links central London with south Essex and is a relatively recent addition to London’s radial road network, built in the View from the bridge
Professional Project
early nineteenth century to connect the city with the emerging docklands of East London. The bridge uses a deep castellated beams to carry the 40meter span between the river edge - Pile - Pile - river edge. The depth allows the beam to be fabricated out of thinner section; contributing to less weight, a more
Transport for London
elegant profile and an exaggerated ‘arched’ expression.
View of the bridge and the access ramp-public piazza
The arches would be the predominate daytime look of the structure. The full beam would be visible at times to expose the true nature of the structure. The two piled areas would act as a breathing space for the public, these areas could be wider to allow pedestrians and cycles to pass safely. The increased width could allow for seating/softer features such as planting. The widened area would allow for a low level skirt to be introduced which
April 2017
would mitigate vehicle impact risk to the bridge itself.
Proposal Plan and Sections
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Visualisations
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Professional Project
Canada Water Bus Station Redevelopment
Transport for London
CANNADA WATER LONDON
The purpose of this report is to further define the requirement of the project, whether the structure should be repaired or replaced. Canada Water Bus Station opened in 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension. It is a distinctive design with a lower level glass covered walkway, and a higher level enclosed area which was originally an architectural lighting feature. There has been a recurring issue with spontaneous glass breakages at the station, which could either be caused by Nickel Suphide Inclusion or vandalism.
MARTIN ERIKSSON architect EVI KLIMOU architectural Assistant
The glass-roofed bus station was designed by Eva Jiřičná. It is a hub for services in the Rotherhithe and Bermondsey areas as well as an interchange for the tube station. Its most distinctive feature is a row of 16 m (52 ft)-long roof spans cantilevered from a row of central columns supporting a 100 m (330 ft)-long glass and aluminium canopy. This provides acoustic protection to the residential blocks and shelters passengers waiting below.
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View of the main pavillion and the canopy.
Part of the proposal is the replacement of all grazzing consisting the canopy with tensile fabric.
ated from a former dock in the London New sitting and advertisement opportunities.
Docklands. The relationship between key uses in the town centre is poor. With the exception town centre is also poor. There are few
Transport for London
New retail unit.
New sitting area with advertisement opportunities.
of the new plaza, public realm in the places to sit, meet with friends etc.
Clean and reclad the building to match the main pavilion expression.
Professional Project
from Canada Water, a lake which was cre-
Concept
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Canada Water is an interchange station
Revise function of the Kiosk.
Site Ground Floor Plan Extent lower canopy to provide more efficient shelter and intergrate the area in to the wider station.
View of the main concourse.
The introduction of a new retail unit and better sitting oportunities will make the station more custumer friendly environment.
May 2017
Remove the concrete shophit for better lighting of the waiting area.
Reclad lower areas of soffit. Introduce more architectural lighting. Roof Plan Site location and Concept
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Visualisations
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The removal of the concrete roof will brighten up the waiting space. Whith a lighter canopy structure for shelter and new sitting area the space is custumer and pedestrian friendly.
Professional Project
View of the north bus stop.
FACILITY BUILDING
Transport for London
CLAPHAM JUNCTION LONDON
Client: TfL Total sqm: 10 sqm
Completion: 2017 Budget: £100,000 Apart from TfL’s public face there are projects referring to the TfL workforce. In the case of St. John’s Bus Stand there is the need of a facility building for the bus drivers. On the site right now there is a prefabricated unit in a very poor condition which is not complying with TfL’s standards. The works of the project is the removal of the existing unit and replace it with a new building. The building should be small, cheap and easy to build, as the necessity is immediate and has to complete during this summer.
View of the south bus stop.
HANNAH MOORE SALLY ARNOLD
civil engineer
project manager
May 2017
The scope is to reduce the noise level and emissions and creat a healthier environment, recladding the soffit with softer materilas and adding more lighting and Introducing a green wall and planters .
Visualisations
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The site is located in Clapham Junction railway station is a major railway station and transport hub in the London Borough
Professional Project
LIMITS / CONFINED SPACE The property’s limits are determined by the list-
of Wandsworth.
ed wall on the one side, the wall in front and the boundary fence on the back
The site at St John’s Hill consists of a bus standing area in front of a grade 2 listed building. The Bus stand accommodates
VOLUME / HEIGHT
2-3 buses, sometimes additional buses
Transport for London
The building should not exceed the height of the
stand in the bus lane on the opposite
wall
side of the road.
POSITION
Site
Ground floor plan of the rwo toilets and the cleaner’s room
To avoid any intervention with the wall the building
Short elevation
is been sent to the back limits of the property
St. John’s Hill road Metal Cladding
Timber Cladding
Clapham Junction INCLINED ROOF The inclination of the roof by 10 degrees serves the
The wall that contains the doors to the toilets is part of the
drainage of the back of the wall wrapping around
curtilage for the listed building next to the site. Therefore it is
corougated metal cladding
proposed to make minimal changes to this wall to retain the setting and character to the listed buildings curtilage. The two existing openings in the wall should be retained as the entrance to the new toilet provision.
ROOF WINDOW
October 2017
The roof windows on both toilets offer natural light
The layout affords a separate male and female toilet with
and at the same time privacy.
cleaners’ cupboard offering both suitable provision for female bus drivers and flexibility should a maintenance issue arise. Site Location and Concept
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Long section
Drawings and Materials
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Axonometric sketch of the proposed building and the wall in front
October 2017
Visualisation of the interior space
Visualisations
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Academic Project
Greece is facing an unprecedented refugee emergency with new record arrival numbers particularly on Greek island such as Lesvos.
HOT SPOTS OR COMMUNITIES?
The Masterplan is designed according to real population data that responds to the needs of the refugees for survival, education, culture while offering them opportunities for employment, an essential requirement for creation of a sense of common belonging.
Politecnico di Milano
LESVOS GREECE
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Forming the Module following the nature
The project explores the question of refugee accomodation, a solution to the humanitarian crisis in Europe and Greece particularly as the entrance to Europe. It further explores means for the creation of a refugee community . Features of this community reach beyond mere survival to include productivity and sustainability understood as neccessary requirements for discent living coditions.
EVI KLIMOU AMMAR YASSER PROF: LLUIS VIVES Location of Lesvo’s Refugee Camp
System of Open Spaces
December 2016
To this end, we employ modular design units which give flexibility for future expansion as well as easy and economical construction techniques.
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Photo of the Masterplan model Network
Project Description and Masterplan
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Academic Project
The idea is to use directly the earth “beneath your feet” as the material of construction. Here it happens simply by filling in between the provided frameworks for the walls by earth. The roof panels filled by the earth may also act as flower panels to produce groceries. This simple method corresponds to the local climate as well as providing a natural life cycle that prevents the earth from pollution.
Politecnico di Milano
Unit Composition Steel Frame+Mesh+Gravel
Concept diagramm: Overlaping untits
Concept diagramm: Overlaping pergolas
Aerial view of the Masterplan
Fabric Composistion according to the module
Flexible for expansion, sepatrated structural system
Ground floor plan
Transition architecture between the ancient traditional urban pattern and modular compact urban fabric creating voids as common spaces and courtyards where private and public spaces interact but do not overlap, connected together to enhance social interaction and intimacy, interaction with your neighbors can play a crucial role as a therapy ¬¬¬in reconstructing the broken social fabric. The proposal is a extensional flexible system and the resulting urban pattern works though the housing typology. Flexibility reached with balanced modules giving a particular user’s needs for future extension. Photo of the model
December 2016
Photo of the model
Long section of the Masterplan
Project Description and Masterplan
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First floor plan
Architecture and Materilas
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Academic Project Politecnico di Milano
View from a typical residential block
View from the main public space
From the Refugee Camp to Community Vil-
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Academic Project
REDESIGN OPEN SPACES
University of Thessaly
THESSALONIKI GREECE
Internal block open space with large openings in the street, with vacant lots, with low height buildings.
EVI KLIMOU
Internal block open space with large openings in the street, with vacant lots, with low height buildings.
PROF: ASPA GOSPONDINI
The aim of the thesis is the improvement of the quality of public space in densely populated areas with strong elements of decline, exploing ways to recover and revitalize it. The project tens to propose a model toward the direction of integrating building blocks and utilizing open air space to meet the needs of the neighbourhood, as far as public space and green areas are concerned.
Oblong Internal block open space with openings in the street.
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Internal block open space without openings in the street. The accessibility isn’t possible.
September 2014
Thessaloniki, as a big urban center, presents a huge problem especially in its densely populated areas. High buildings and small widths of roads contribute to the deterioration of the climate and low quality of life, while the lack of greenery in conjunction with the phenomenon of urban shrinkage.
Green and Open Spaces Network and Typologies
Urban Analysis and Typologies
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Proposal
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University of Thessaly
Outdoor Library and
Flemink ST
Views
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Academic Project
London 2017