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Architec ture Depar tment/ Universit y of Patras, Patras, G reece
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B.S c (Diploma) in Architec ture, Graduation Date: June 2016, GPA: 8.51/10(summa cum laude) 1998 2010
Architec tural Wor kshop, Patras, Greece & Venice, I taly S eptember 2012 - November 2012 - The cit y as common ground
The M oraitis S cho ol (H ighscho ol, S econdar y & Primar y scho ol)
Facult y : V. Petr idou + P. Pagk alos (Universit y of Patras) Projec t: Parallel Grounds: The R ealit y of U topia in collaboration with Anna Giotakou Published: arch.upatras.gr, official website of Architec ture D epar tment, Universit y of Patras
Graduated with “Excellent ” Conduc t and GPA: 19/20
WO R KI N G E XP E RI E N CE 2015 2016
OMA (O ffice for M etrop olitan Architec ture) Par tners (Rotterdam): Rem Ko olhaas(co -founder), Reinier de G raaf, E llen van Lo on, David G ianotten, Chris van D uijn, I pp olito Pestellini L aparelli
2012
R otterdam, Nether lands, O c tober 2015- Apr il 2016 I nter n Architec t 2015
Facult y : A. Antonas (Universit y of Thessaly), V. Petr idou (Universit y of Patras), S. Vergopoulos (Aristotle Universit y of Thessalonik i) exhibited: The Centre for M editer ranean Architec ture (CMA), Chania, Crete, S eptember 2012
Athens, Greece, June 2015- August 2015 I nter n Architec t
2014
Cit ylab workshop
COMPE TITIONS 2015
Architec tural Wor kshop, Patras, Greece
2013 2014
S eminar Coordinator : Fer nanda D e M aio (IUAV Universit y of Venice) Professor : Y. Panetsos (Universit y of Patras) exhibited: S chool of Architec ture a nd S ociet y, Polytechnic S chool of M ilan, 14-24 June 2014
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Architec t: OMA, R otterdam, Nether lands D esign team: R einier de Graaf(Par tner), R oza M atveeva(Projec t Architec t), Axel Bur vall, Jean-Baptiste Clot, Iasonas Houssein, Tijmen K lone, M ilos Mlade novic, Anastasios Siakotos, Shining Sun, Cameron Walker, Yushang Zhang 2015
Europan 13 : The Adaptable Cit y 2 S elf- O rganization – Sharing – Projec t (Pro cess) Open I nter national Competition Architec t: Area office, Athens, Greece D esign team: Stella Daouti, Giorgos M itroulias, M ichael John R af topoulos, Iasonas Houssein
I nternational S eminar + Workshop, Villard 15 Strategic L andsc ap es - M ontefeltro New Town Architec tural Wor kshop: S eptember 2013- June 2014 Greece, I taly, France
Christiansholm M asterplan Competition bet ween MVRDV, Henning Larsen Architec ts, CF M øller and COBE (winner)
O c tober 2014 - The architec tural wor kshop focused on the study of the cit y of Patras Sponsors: M unicipal D evelopmental Company of Patras Programme: S outh East Europe ( Transitional Coop eration Programme): JE WEL ( Joint Easily Waf ted East Laborator y M odel) Facult y : P. Pagk alos (Universit y of Patras) Projec t: Cit ying I n collaboration with Anna Giotakou, G eorgina Giassia, Eugenia Dimopoulou, Vassilis M avr ianos Published: GreekArchitec ts.gr, e -magazine
K AM Workshops The Watched Field - par t II (Autonomous Cell) Architec tural Wor kshop, Chania, Crete August 2012 - S eptember 2012
AREA* (Architec ture Research Athens) Par tners : Stella Daouti, G iorgos M itroulias, M ichael John R af top oulos
WO R KS H O P S & SEM I N A R S
Biennale S essions Universities in the 13th Venice Biennale of architec ture
2014
Evolo, Sk yscrap er comp etition Open I nter national Architec tural Competition I n collaboration with Alexandros Chareas, Giorgis Papanastasatos, Anna Giotakou, G eorgina Giassia, K ater ina Liaptsi
AWAR DS 2015
3d place - Honorable M ention
AC ADEMIC ESSAYS 2014
E X H I BI T I O N S 8th Young Architec ts Biennial B enak i M useum, Athens, Greece S eptember 2015 - November 2015 Architec t: Area office, Athens, Greece Projec t: M eet Thy Neighbor, Europan 12 : The Adaptable Cit y 1, Nuremberg, G er many Task : remake of the t wo exhibits-models scales: 1:100, 1:500 2014
2012
K AM Workshops Exhibition of par ticipant projec ts The Watched Field - par t II (Autonomous Cell) The Centre for M editer ranean Architec ture (CMA), Chania, Crete, S eptember 2012 projec t: Ver tical cell I n collaboration with Anna Giotakou
2010
OT H E R AC T I V I T IE S
2012
PUBLIC ATIO NS 2016
O rganisation of the exhibition: The Architec ture of D imitris Fatouros’s museums Exhibition & Lec ture, Architec ture D epar ment, Universit y of Patras, Patras, Greece, D ecember 2012 Curators : P. Pagalos, D. M pouzani
Europan 13 : The Adaptable Cit y 2 AMPHIBIA: a handmade prop osal for a hands- on communit y athensvoice.gr, e -magazine divisare.com , e -magazine
2014
Cinematic walks in Athens during crisis | D iploma Research Thesis arch.upatras.gr, official website of Architec ture D e par tment, Universit y of Patras GreekArchitec ts.gr, e -magazine
2014
Cit ylab Workshop “Peloponisos”, newspaper GreekArchitec ts.gr, e - magazine
2013
Biennale S essions (workshop) arch.upatras.gr, official website of Architec ture D e par tment, Universit y of Patras
2012
Polyk atoik ia, 4st semester design studio arch.upatras.gr, official website of Architec ture D e par tment, Universit y of Patras
2012
S amsung Event, H ilton Athens Hotel S amsung introduced new produc ts to greek architec tural offices H ilton Athens Hotel, Athens, Greece, June 2015 Attended the S amsung event as a represenatative of AREA architec ts
Run Lola Run, Tom Tyk wer (1998) : analysis of spatial cinematic repres entations class: Advanced Spatial Nar rations super visor : Panos Dragonas, Associate Professor
Personal Ar t Exhibition The M oraitis S chool, Athens, Greece senior yea r, highschool, Apr il 2010 The projec ts that were exhibited were created for admission in Academic I nstitutions of Architec ture
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2013
I nternational S eminar + Workshop, Villard 15 Strategic L andsc ap es - M ontefeltro New Town Exhibition of par ticipant projec ts S chool of Architec ture and S ociet y, Polytechnic S chool of M ilan, M ilan, I taly 14-24 June 2014 projec t: Foglia Valley : Expec ting the Cit y
Cinematic walks in Athens during crisis Diploma R esearch Thesis Super visor : Panos Dragonas, Associate Professor O c tober 2014 Published: arch.upatras.gr, official website of Architec ture D epar tment, Universit y of Patras GreekArchitec ts.gr, e - magazine
Europan 13: The Adaptable Cit y 2, A zenha do M ar- PT S elf- Organization – Shar ing – Projec t (Process) AMPHIBIA: a handmade proposal for a hands- on communit y
2015
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Creating Realities, 1st semester design studio a2610 Issue #6 (D epar tment ’s Biannual News Bulle tin), Spr ing 2012
SKILLS Analo g modelmak ing, foam cutter & laser cutter, sketching, hand drawing, photography D igital windows, microsof t office suite, autocad, autocad architec ture, r hino, vray, photoshop, indesign, illustrator
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m em or y cho o sers som et im e in Ath en s
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Spr ing 201 4 | D esign Studio 8 Patras, Greece
Spr ing 2016 | D iploma D esign Thesis Patras, Greece
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am p hib ia: a han dmade pro p o sal for a hand s- on co mmu nit y
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the ar t fac to r y
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Jan. - Apr il 2016 | Cultural Building OMA | R otterdam, Nether lands
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christ iansholm masterplan
alik and ros Summer 2015 | R esidential Projec t AREA | Athens, Greece
Vo taniko s : mi ni mu m inhabit i ng Winter 201 3 | D esign Studio 7 Patras, Greece
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ev- o live -ing Jan. 2014 | Evolo Competition Patras, Greece
Winter 2015 | I nvited competition OMA | R otterdam, Nether lands
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c inematic wal ks in At hens du rin g c r i s is Fall 2014 | Diploma R esearch Thesis Patras, Greece
June 2015 | Europan 13 competition AREA | Athens, Greece
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a.neig hb o rho o d Spr ing 2013 | D esign Studio 6 Patras, Greece
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MEMORY CHOOSERS SOMETIME IN ATHENS
D IP L O M A D E S IG N T H E S IS : J U N E 2016 A F U T U R IS T IC A R C H IT E C T U R A L F ICTION SUPERVISOR: PANOS DRAGONAS SCORE: 9.9/10
Th i s d i pl o ma th e s i s i s a f i c ti o n a l pro je c t ba s e d on the pr i nc i ples of “desi gn fi c ti on”. D e s i gn f i c ti o n i s d e f i n e d a s th e k i n d o f d e s i gn th at i s based on spec i fi c assumpti ons about a f u tu re pe r i o d o f ti me a n d o n th e u s e o f “d i e geti c protot ypes”, obj ec ts or str uc tures th at co u l d wo r k a s th e fo u n d ati o n o f a s to r y telli ng. I n si mple word s, the g oal of the pro j e c t i s th e d e s i gn o f o bj e c ts a n d s tr u c tu re s w hose nar rati ve c harac ter c an lead to the c re ati o n o f a n a rc h i te c tu ra l f i c ti o n . Th e s to r y i s s e t i n f u tu re Ath e n s d u r i n g 2 0 4 0 . The stor y ’s mai n assumpti on i s the si gni fi c a nt te c h n o l o gi c a l e vo l u ti o n th at ta k e s pl a ce dur i ng that per i od and the many tec hn o l o gi c a l bre a k th ro u g h s th at co me w i th i t. O n e of those break throug hs i s the abi li t y to ma n a g e h u ma n me mo r y. Th at me a n s th at pe o pl e not only have access to thei r memor y bu t th e y c a n a l s o c h a n g e i t, mo d i f y i t o r e ve n re place i t wi th a new one. Th ro u g h th e pro ce s s o f d e ve l o pi n g th i s pro j e c t many utopi an proj ec ts were used as re fe re n ce s. M o re s pe c i f i c a l l y, th e re s e a rc h wa s foc used on nar rati ve and c r i ti c al proj ec ts th at we re d e ve l o pe d a n d pu bl i s h e d d u r i n g th e prev i ous centur y. These proj ec ts i nc lude Yo n a Fr i e d ma n’s “s pati a l c i t y ”, Ta k i s Ze n e to s’ “elec troni c ur bani sm”, Ter ragni ’s “D ante u m”, Arc h i zo o m’s “n o -s to p c i t y ” a n d Su pe r s tu d i o’s “conti nuous monument ”. Th e s to r y i s d i v i d e d i n fo u r c h a pte r s : th e s c a f fo l d i ng s, the c apsules, the ser ver s and the g a rd e n . Th e s c a f fo l d i n g s a re a n i nte ra c ti ve, o pe n tr u s s s ystem that i s placed along Er mou street. I t be h ave s a s a n o pe n pl atfo r m th at c a n be mo d ifi ed and adj usted i n the ur ban env i ronme nt by l o c a l pe o pl e. I ts ma i n pu r po s e i s to s u p por t and supply access to a meg astr uc tu re th at i s pl a ce d a bove th e c i t y. Th e s c a f fo l d ing s are also attac hed to the bui ld i ng s’ f a c a d e s a n d i n a way be h ave a s n e w u r ba n l aye r s. Thei r add i ti onal and i nterac ti ve nature ma k e s th e m pa r t o f th e i r re g u l a r Ath e n i a n u r ba ni sm. Th e c a ps u l e s a re th e s pa ce s w h e re pe o pl e c a n manag e thei r memor i es. They are g lass s ph e re s th at co nta i n a l l th e n e ce s s a r y e qu i pme nt for the memor y i nter venti ons. Thi s pro ce s s be gi n s r i g ht a f te r a pe r s o n e nte r s th e c apsule. They are placed under the me g a s tr u c tu re th at i s s u ppo r te d by th e s c a f fo l d i ng s, on roof top ter races whi c h people c a n re a c h th ro u g h th e s c a f fo l d i n g s’ ve r ti c a l c i rculati ons. As a result, the c apsules for m a n i nte r me d i ate zo n e be t we e n th e c i t y a n d th e meg astr uc ture. The d ata and the i nformati o n th at co me o f th e me mo r y ma n a g e me nt process c an only be accessed by a few i n d i v i d u a l s, a n e l i t gro u p. Th e s e d ata a re co l l e c te d a n d s ave d i n s e r ve r s that are placed i nsi de the meg astr uc ture, th e c i t y ’s me mo r y co ntro l ce nte r. Th e ce nte r consi sts of three k i nd of spaces: spac e s w i th s e r ve r s, s pa ce s w i th s c re e n s w h i c h a re par t of the c i t y ’s sur vei llance system a n d me mo r y ma n a g e me nt co o rd i n ati o n s pa ce s. The meg astr uc ture i s placed ac ross the gre e k pa r l i a me nt a n d a bove E r mo u s tre e t th at l e ad s to i t. The eli t group that has access to th e i n fo r mati o n be co me s i n a way th e n e w author i t y that domi nates the c i t y and co me s i nto co n f l i c t w i th th e o l d o n e, th e pa r l i a m ent. Th e g a rd e n , w h i c h i s th e l a s t pa r t o f th e s to r y, i s loc ated on the control center ’s roof a n d c a n o n l y be a cce s s e d by th e n e w a u th o r i t y. S ome of i ts mai n c harac ter i sti c s are i ts gr i d s u r f a ce th at co ex i s ts w i th th e Ath e n i a n n ature and i ts walls that i solate i t from the re s t o f th e c i t y. Th e o n l y pa r ts o f th e c i t y th at are v i si ble, when i nsi de the g ard en, are th e c i t y ’s h i l l s a n d th e Pa r th e n o n .
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AMPHIBIA EUROPAN 13 COMPTETITION/ AZENHA DO MAR, PT 3D PLACE - HONORABLE MENTION PUBLISHED: ATHENSVOICE.GR, E-MAGAZINE, DIVISARE.COM, E-MAGAZINE ARCHITECTS: AREA, ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH ATHENS STYLIANI DAOUTI, GIORGOS MITROULIAS, MICHAELJOHN RAFTOPOULOS CONTRIBUTOR: IASONAS HOUSSEIN
A M P H I B I A : A H A N D M A D E P R O P O S A L F O R A H A N D S - O N CO M M U N I T Y A ze n h a d o M a r i s a ti ny f i s h i n g v i l l a g e a l o n g th e i nter nati onally famous R ota Vi centi na co a s tl i n e o f S o u thwe s t Po r tu g a l. Th e r i c h g e o graphi c al setti ng and stead y flow of v i si to r s i s at o d d s w i th th e tow n’s d w i n d l i n g po pu lati on and near ex ti nc ti on of economi c a c ti v i ti e s. I n o rd e r fo r A ze n h a d o M a r to e n s u re i ts f u tu re sustai nabi li t y i n a rapi d ly c hangi ng c li mate, i t mu s t d raw f ro m th e mo s t powe r f u l s u r vi val mec hani sm of i ts past: i ts abi li t y to a d a pt to bo th l a n d a n d wate r, o r i ts “a mph i bi a n” nature. Amphi bi a, a ter m d er i ved from th e G re e k “a mph i bi o s”, o r “ l i v i n g a d o u bl e l i fe”, ex tends the potenti al of A zenha do M ar be yo n d th e l i te ra l l a n d -wate r bi n a r y to e n co mp ass new amphi bi ous li fest yles, read i ly a d a pta bl e to c h a n gi n g s o c i a l a n d e co n o mi c co ndi ti ons. Th e tow n’s i n h a bi ta nts fo r m th e s ta r ti n g po i nt for the proposal: i denti ti es d rawn from a mi c ro co s m o f ex i s ti n g e co n o mi c a n d to u r i s t a c t i v i ti es, suc h as fi sher men, far mer s and h i k e r s, a re re - i ma gi n e d a s n e w “a mph i bi o u s” a c tor s. H i k er-fi sher men, resi dent-hoteli er s, a n d f i s h e r ma n - g u i d e s, to n a me bu t a fe w ex a mp les, blur the boundar i es bet ween loc als a n d v i s i to r s by c re ati n g a va s tl y ex pa n d e d n e t wor k of economi c ac ti v i ti es. Loc al re s o u rce s a re th u s l i n k e d to re gi o n a l d e ma n d s by a c atalog ue of ac ti ons. A pa r ti c i pato r y d e s i gn s trate g y f u r th e r i d e nti f i es, c ulti vates and prod uces a net wor k o f l o c a l k n ow l e d g e a s re s i d e nts co nti n u o u s l y s hape the evoluti on of thei r town. The d e c i s i o n - ma k i n g pro ce s s be gi n s i n th e n e w l y d e si gned “I nfo Poi nt ”, a seafront assembly h a l l be l o n gi n g to th e co mmu n i t y, w h e re re s i d e nts i nterac t throug h wor k shops and open d i s c u s s i o n i n o rd e r to i n f l u e n ce o n g o i n g d e ve l opment at all levels. S ma l l - s c a l e pro d u c ti o n a n d o th e r a c ti v i ti e s gra dually d r i ve the d ensi fi c ati on of the resi d e nti a l f a br i c ove r ti me, co mpl e me nte d by th e d i sper sal of communal fac i li ti es throug ho u t th e tow n : co mmu n a l g a rd e n s a n d pa r k i n g l ots, a subsi stence far mi ng D i str i buti on Ce ntre, a pl aygro u n d, a n d a s e a f ro nt pro me n a de wi th publi c ly- or i ented programs and s e a -re l ate d pro d u c ti o n a c ti v i ti e s. Th e c a re f u l a n d c umulati ve i nser ti on of programmati c e l e me nts i nto th e tow n f a br i c c re ate s a n e w a mp hi bi an net wor k br i dgi ng wor k and pro d u c ti o n to l e i s u re a n d re l a x ati o n . Sti tc h i n g to g e th e r th e n e w a n d th e o l d, a s e cond ar y ped estr i an c i rc ulati on net wor k co mpl e me nts th e ex i s ti n g s tre e t patte r n . B a s e d on a ser i es of paths for mer ly used as s e r v i ce a l l e ys fo r f i s h e r me n to a cce s s th e g a rd e n wi thout enter i ng the house, the ped estr i a n co r r i d o r s i ntro d u ce a mo re i nti mate s c a l e and offer the oppor tuni t y for i nfor mal s o c i a l e n co u nte r s be t we e n l o c a l s a n d v i s i to r s. New housi ng t ypologi es, from houses to h o te l ro o ms, a re ba s e d o n th e tra d i ti o n a l Po r tu g uese “monte” t ypolog y : a si mple dwelli n g co n s i s ti n g o f a s e r i e s o f ro o ms. Th e gro u n d-floor, li near confi g urati on i s i d eal for ma x i mi z i n g th e re l ati o n s h i p to th e g a rd e n o r o ther outd oor spaces, whi le the monte’s s i mpl i c i t y o f fe r s a h i g h d e gre e o f pl a n n i n g f l ex ibi li t y i n c reati ng hybr i d li v i ng scenar i o s : f ro m ro o ms - to -l e t, l i ve -wo r k a r ra n g e me nts, hotel fac i li ti es and seni or housi ng, to a v i s i to r ’s fe r r y, o r mo nte -i n -th e - s e a , w h e re v i s i tor s c an bathe i n the therapeuti c sea wate r s o f a n i n bu i l t we l l n e s s po o l. Th e s e a n d o th e r hybr i d cond i ti ons blur the d i sti nc ti on be t we e n pe r ma n e nt, s e a s o n a l a n d te mpo ra r y resi d ents and prod uce d welli ng t ypolo gi e s th at a re re a d i l y co nve r ti bl e a cco rd i n g to c hangi ng needs. H ybr i d i t y becomes a k ey e l e me nt o f th e tow n’s s u s ta i n a bi l i t y ove r ti me, essenti al to i ts sur v i val i n the future.
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THE ART FACTORY CONCEPT PHASE 2 JANUARY-APRIL 2016 LOCATION: MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM ARCHITECT: OMA (OFFICE FOR METROPOLITAN CLIENT: MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL PARTNERS INVOLVED: REM KOOLHAAS, ELLEN TEAM: GARY OWEN (PROJECT LEADER), WAEL JONATHAN TELKAMP, ARIS GKITZIAS, IASONAS
ARCHITECTURE) VAN LOON SLEIMAN, HOUSSEIN
T H E FAC TO R Y M A N C H E S T E R , T H E C I T Y ’S C U T T I N G - E D G E A R T S V E N U E O MA e nte re d a n i nte r n ati o n a l d e s i gn co mpe ti ti on for the Fac tor y, M anc hester, i n Autu mn 2 0 1 5 a n d we re th e s u cce s s f u l c a n d i d ate s from a ni ne strong shor tli st. O n 25 No ve mbe r, co i n c i d i n g w i th th e pro j e c t a n n o u n ce m ent i nc luded the C hancellor ’s Autumn State me nt, O MA’s a ppo i ntme nt wa s pu bl i c l y confi r med. Ear ly br i efi ng meeti ng s were h e l d o n D e ce mbe r 1 6 th a n d 1 7 th , w i th th e pro je c t commenc i ng fully on 4 Januar y 2016. Th e Fa c to r y w i l l be a n e w k i n d o f l a rg e -s c a l e ve nue that c aptures the ex traord i nar y c re ati ve v i s i o n a n d d e pth o f M a n c h e s te r ’s c u l tu ra l li fe. I t wi ll be a flag shi p c ultural centre fo r th e N o r th a n d N o r th We s t, co mmi s s i o n i n g o r igi nal wor k s i n par tner shi p wi th lead i ng n ati o n a l a n d i nte r n ati o n a l o rg a n i s ati o n s. Th e Fac tor y wi ll bui ld on the success of the M a n c h e s te r I nte r n ati o n a l Fe s ti va l a n d c re ate i nnovati ve commi ssi ons all year round, pl ay i n g a s i gn i f i c a nt ro l e i n th e n ex t ph a s e o f e conomi c and c ultural evoluti on i n the N o r th . Th e Fa c to r y w i l l ma k e a n d pre s e nt a w i d e ra n g e of ar t for ms and c ulture, i ncor porati ng th e atre, mu s i c, d a n ce, te c h n o l o g y, f i l m, T V, med i a and li ve relays, sc i enti fi c ad vance me nts a n d th e co n n e c ti o n s be t we e n a l l o f th e se - und er one roof. I t wi ll be an i nspi ri n g s pa ce w h e re a r t i s c re ate d, n o t j u s t h o s te d. The Fac tor y wi ll be larg e enoug h and f l ex i bl e e n o u g h to a l l ow mo re th a n o n e n e w wor k of si gni fi c ant sc ale to be shown and/ o r c re ate d at th e s a me ti me, a cco mmo d ati n g combi ned aud i ences of up to 7, 000. Cons tr u c ti o n i s d u e to be gi n i n 2 0 1 6 w i th co mpl e ti on i n 2019.
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CHRISTIANSHOLM MASTERPLAN INVITED COMPETITION LOCATION: CHRISTIANSHOLM ISLAND, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2015 ARCHITECT: OMA (OFFICE FOR METROPOLITAN ARCHITECTURE) CLIENT: BY & HAVN PARTNER INVOLVED: REINIER DE GRAAF TEAM: ROZA MATVEEVA(PROJECT ARCHITECT), AXEL BURVALL, JEAN-BAPTISTE CLOT, IASONAS HOUSSEIN, TIJMEN KLONE, MILOS MLADENOVIC, ANASTASIOS SIAKOTOS, SHINING SUN, CAMERON WALKER, YUSHANG ZHANG
Eve r s i n ce i n d u s tr i a l pro d u c ti o n e nte re d th e realm of arc hi tec ture, arc hi tec ture has be e n a l o s i n g battl e a g a i n s t bo re d o m. Th i s proj ec t i s an attempt to fi nd a way out. I t g e n e rate s a ma x i mu m a mo u nt o f va r i e t y w i th a mi ni mum number of elements. I t i s ba s e d o n re pe ti ti o n , e f f i c i e n c y, s ta n d a rd i z ati o n and all the other i mperati ves whi c h, f ro m th e mo me nt i n d u s tr i a l pro d u c ti o n to o k h o ld, have held arc hi tec ture to ransom. I n f a c t, i t e mbra ce s a l l th e s e i mpe rati ve s w i th th e excepti on of one: the 90° ang le. Th e a ba n d o n i n g o f th e 9 0 ° a n g l e a l l ows th e proj ec t to uni te a number of phenomena pre v i o u s l y co n s i d e re d i r re co n c i l a bl e : rati o n a l i t y and i nterest, repeti ti on and var i et y, co l l e c ti v i t y a n d i n d i v i d u a l ex pre s s i o n , mo n u me ntali t y and i nfor mali t y. Th e pro j e c t c re ate s th e fe e l i n g o f s i n g l e f a mi l y homes (wi th g ardens i n the for m of the a mpl e ro o f te r ra ce s ) , ye t i t o rg a n i ze s th e s e w i thi n the collec ti v i t y of a larg er bui ldi ng. Al l h o me s a re co n s tr u c te d o f th e s a me s ta n d a rd prefabr i c ated elements, but none of the h o me s a re th e s a me. Re i n i e r d e G ra a f
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ALIKANDROS HOUSING PROJECT: SUMMER 2015 LOCATION: ANDROS, GREECE ARCHITECT: AREA (ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH ATHENS) TEAM: STELLA DAOUTI, GIORGOS MITROULIAS, MICHAEL JOHN RAFTOPOULOS, IASONAS HOUSSEIN, TANIA TATSIDOU BUILT AREA: 410 M2
SU M M E R R E SIDE N CE IN ANDROS Th e s i te i s l o c ate d o n a s te e p i n c l i n e o n th e Cycladi c i sland of Andros, i n the regi on of Al i k a n d ro s, w i th a pa n o ra mi c v i e w o f th e Ae g ean S ea and the nei g hbor i ng i slands to th e We s t. Th e h o l i d ay re s i d e n ce co n s i s ts o f a mai n bui ld i ng for the fami ly and t wo hutl i k e d we l l i n g s - - w i th th e po s s i bi l i t y o f a th i rd - - for g uests. A nar row, pr i vate pathway re i n s tate s th e a mbu l ato r y ex pe r i e n ce o f th i s post-agrar i an land sc ape, whi le c reati ng a n e w n a r rati ve o f l e i s u re : s ta r ti n g f ro m a n o u td o or cook i ng area at the lowest par t of the s i te, i t co n n e c ts th e g u e s t qu a r te r s by way o f the mai n house, ulti mately lead i ng to a s ma l l o bs e r vati o n d e c k at th e to p. Th e bu i l d i n g s adapt to the prec i pi tous ter rai n, of ten i n exce s s o f a 4 0 % i n c l i n e, by way o f t wo s e pa rate strategi es: the mai n house i s enti re l y co n ce a l e d be l ow gro u n d l e ve l, c re ati n g a broad, recessed verand a that i s sheltered f ro m th e s tro n g N o r th e r n w i n d s o f s u mme r. Th e g uest d welli ng s, on the other hand, are l i g htl y po s i ti o n e d a bove gro u n d l e ve l a n d a d ju s t to follow the slope of the land; thei r o pe n -pl a n i nte r i o r s ex te n d th e l o gi c o f be r ms or ledg es that defi ne the agrar i an lands c a pe, th e re by o rg a n i z i n g s pa ce w i th o u t th e t y p i c al recour se to walls. Two complementa r y ex pe r i e n ce s o f d we l l i n g th u s co ex i s t: th e c ave -li k e mai n house, wi th i ts d ramati c n atu ra l d ayl i g hti n g co mpl e me nte d by s k yl i g hts c ar ved from the roc k ; and the g uest h o u s e s, co n ce i ve d a s “mi n i ma l d we l l i n g”, i n co nt ac t wi th the ear th’s sur face. At the same ti me, th i s d u a l s trate g y mi n i mi ze s th e ove ra l l i m pac t of the proj ec t on the natural lands c a pe, a s th e o n l y e l e me nts v i s i bl e f ro m th e pu bli c road below are the small, protr udi ng vo l u me s o f th e g u e s t a cco mmo d ati o n s. Th e ex te nsi ve use of loc al stone i s i ntend ed to f u r th e r i nte grate th e bu i l d i n g s i nto th e n atu ra l l andsc ape. M onoli thi c, over-si zed li ntels co n s tr u c te d o f ex po s e d co n c re te w i th a n a g gre g ate of loc al slate are posi ti oned above th e va r i o u s w i n d ow o pe n i n g s, f u r th e r ex te n d i n g the ubi qui tous r hythm and appearance o f ex i s ti n g s l ate wa l l s, th at d e f i n e th e s c a l e a n d c harac ter of the Cyc lad i c landsc ape. B y way o f i ts e mph a s i s o n th e u n i f i e d a s we l l a s f ra gmentar y nature of space and mater i als, th e re s i d e n ce i n Al i k a n d ro s s u g g e s ts a n a l te r n ati ve to the pi c turesque reprod uc ti on of a n d s l av i s h d e fe re n ce to th e i s l a n d ’s tra d i ti o n a l arc hi tec ture.
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AN U R BAN PAR K (G ROV E ) E N CLO SE D BY A CULTUR AL CENTER (ARK ) IN THE AR E A O F AG IO S AN DR E AS, IN THE CIT Y OF PATR AS D u r i n g o u r 8 th s e me s te r we we re a s k e d to d e s i gn an ur ban par k , for the c i t y of Patras, a s pa r t o f D e s i gn Stu d i o 8 . An u r ba n pa r k th at s er ves as a br i d g e bet ween the bui lt env i ro n me nt o f th e c i t y a n d th e s e a . S u c h a pa r k i s re qui red to restore the relati onshi p wi th th e s e a th at o n ce wa s pa r t o f th e u r ba n ti s s u e by mergi ng the g ap that was c reated by o n e o f th e c i t y ’s ma jo r h i g hways. O u r pro po s a l fo c u s e s a ro u n d t wo ma j o r po i nts. Fi r stly, i t i s of great i mpor tance for us th at a n e w k i n d o f gre e n s pa ce i s prov i d e d fo r t he area’s loc al resi d ents. A green space s u r ro u n d e d by c u l tu ra l pro gra ms a n d a c ti v i ti e s, thus for mi ng an ur ban spi r i tual env i ro n me nt. Th e pa r k s h o u l d a l s o co n n e c t th e c i t y wi th the sea, so that i t allows people to i nte ra c t w i th wate r a s pa r t o f th e i r d a i l y ro u ti n e s. B y ta k i n g a d va nta g e o f th e s i te’s n a r row s h a pe we propose a li near par k enc losed by bu i l d i n g s th at co n s ti tu te o f a l o c a l c u l tu ra l ce nter that hosts programs that there i s a l a c k o f. O u r g o a l i s to fo r m a pro te c te d gre e n s p ace wi th a spi r i tual and sac red c harac te r, a s th e pa r k co n s i s ts o f g o d e s s D e me te r ’s ( Per sephone’s mother accord i ng to greek my th o l o g y) a n c i e nt te mpl e r u i n s a n d i s a l s o s i tu ated near the loc al c hurc h. As a result, th e v i e w o f th e pa r k a n d th e a cce s s to th e c u ltural center i s prov i ded only by seve n s tr u c tu re s -th re s h o l d s th at a l s o s e r ve a s o bser vator i es bec ause of the par k ’s lower gro u n d l e ve l. Us i n g a s re fe re n ce va r i o u s ex a mp les of c hi nese g ardens, we d esi gned a pa r k th at co n s i s ts o f s h e l te re d a n d o pe n -a i r pat hs, c anals, lak es and squares that ser ve a s me e ti n g po i nts a n d h o s t pu bl i c a c ti v i ti e s. Among st the bui ld i ng s that for m the c ultu ra l ce nte r th e re i s a mu s e u m th at h o s ts th e f ind i ng s from the si te’s exc avati ons and a re s e a rc h ce nte r w h e re th e ex h i bi ts a re be i n g preser ved. There i s also a publi c li brar y th at h o l d s th e mu s e u m’s re co rd s, a re s ta u ra nt, a theatre and an admi ni strati on bui ldi ng.
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PR E SE N TE D : O C TO B E R 2014 | SCO R E : 9. 5/ 10 P RE R E SE ARCH DU R ATIO N : 6 M O N THS P UBLIS H ED : arch. upatras. g r, O F F I C I A L W E B S I T E O F A R C H I T E C T U R E D E PU SH PA R T M E N T, U N I V E R S I T Y O F PAT R A S , G reek Architec ts. g r, E - M AG A Z I N E
Th e su b j ec t o f my re s e a rc h i s th e c i n e mati c re pre s a ntati o n o f th e Ath e n i a n l a n d s c ape d u r in g t h e great cr i s i s pe r i o d. Th e a i m i s to i nve s ti g ate th e e l e me nts th at s h a pe the id ent it y o f c in em at i c Ath e n s. Th e re s e a rc h fo c u s e s i n s h o ts th at c a ptu re th e c i t y ’s p ubli c im a ge. As a resu lt, s ce n e s a bo u t pu bl i c s pa ce s, l o c a l s qu a re s, l o d g e s, pati o s, bu i l d i ng fa c a d es a n d o t h er e l e me nts th at s h a pe th e c i t y ’s i ma g e, a re be i n g a n a l ys e d. Two other fo cu s p o int s o f great i mpo rata n ce a re, f i r s tl y, th e way th e l e a d i n g c h a ra c te r c h o o ses to m ove into t h e u r b a n ti s s u e, fo r ex a mpl e i f h e g o e s o n fo o t o r i f h e u s e s s o me k i nd of p u b lic t ra n sp o r t at ion , a n d s e co n d l y, th e qu a l i t y c h a ra c te r i s ti c s o f th e u r ba n e nv i ronm ent. I n it ia lly, t h e resea rc h w i l l fo c u s o n th e re l ati o n s h i p be t we e n c i t y a n d c i n e ma by i nvesti gat in g h ow cit ies a re be i n g f i l me d. M o re i n pa r ti c u l a r, th e re l ati o n s h i p be t we e n th e c i t y o f At h en s a n d cin em a w i l l be co me th e ce nte r o f th e s tu d y. To a c h i e ve a be tte r u nd erst a n d in g o f t h is relati o n s h i p we w i l l l o o k i nto c i n e mati c re pre s a ntati o n s o f Ath e n s from t h e 60’s to t h e p rese nt. S u bs e qu e ntl y, t h e resea rc h will t u r n to co nte mpo ra r y gre e k c i n e ma d u r i n g th e i nte r n ati o n a l f inancia l cr isis, fro m t h e ye a r 2 0 0 9 to th e pre s e nt. As a n ex t s te p, th e mo s t re pre s a nt ati ve film s o f t h e c r isis p e r i o d w i l l be co l l e c te d a n d a n a l ys e d. M o re s pe c i f i c a l l y, th e re s earc h will co n cent rate o n pu bl i c, o u td o o r s pa ce s o f th e ath e n i a n u r ba n l a n d s c a pe, e s pe ci ally wh en t h o se sp a ces a re be i n g co mmu n i c ate d th ro u g h th e l e a d i n g c h a ra c te r ’s e ye s. The m o st rep resent at ive u r ba n s pa ce’s s h o ts, f ro m th o s e f i l ms, w i l l be c ate g o r i s e d a cco rd i ng to t h e u r b a n issu es tth e y re ve a l. S pe c i a l atte nti o n w i l l be gi ve n to th e pre s e ntati on of cin em at ic sp a ces t hro u g h d i a gra ms
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CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 | CITIES IN CINEMA 1.1. Le Corbusier & Eisenstein : architectural promenade & montage | 1.2. Cinematic representation of urban spaces CHAPTER 2 | ATHENS IN CINEMA 2.1. Dissemination of modern standards during the 60’s | 2.2. The isolated city during the political changeover | 2.3. The new anthropography at the end of the century CHAPTER 3 | GREEK CINEMA IN CRISIS 3.1. Films about contemporary Athens | 3.2. Athenian versions | 3.3. The cinematic image of Athens CHAPTER 4 | IDENTITY ELEMENTS OF CONTEMPORARY CINEMATIC ATHENS 4.1. The Cinematic represantation of urban identity | 4.2. Vehicles | 4.3. Urban equipment | 4.4. Balconies | 4.5. Cables | 4.6. Signs | 4.7. Textures BIBLIOGRAPHY Mark Shiel & Tony Fitzmaurice, “Cinema and the city, film and urban societies in global context” (UK : Blackwell Publishers, 2001) | Giuliana Bruno, “Atlas of emotion : journeys in Art, Architecture and Film” (New York : Verso, 2002) | Andrew Webber & Emma Wilson, “Cities in transition : the moving image and the modern metropolis” (Great Britain : Wallflower Press, 2008) | Francois Penz & Maureen Thomas, “Cinema and Architecture : Méliès, Mallet-Multimedia (British Film Institute, 1997) | Sergei Eisenstein, “Montage and Architecture” ( IN: Assemblage 10, December 1989) | Matthew Carmona, Tim Heath, Taner Oc and Steve Tiesdell, “Public Spaces- Urban Spaces : the dimensions of urban design (Oxford : Architectural Press, 2003) | Jean-Louis Cohen, “Le Corbusier and the mystique of the U.S.S.R.: Theories and Projects for Moscow 19281936” (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1992)
FILMS “Gold Dust”, Margarita Manda, 2009 | “ Akadimia Platonos”, Filippos Tsitos, 2009 | “Wasted Youth”, Argiris Papadimitropoulos, 2011 | “Unfair World”, Filippos Tsitos, 2011 | “Tungsten”, Giorgos Georgopoulos, 2011
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VOTANIKOS: MINIMUM INHABITING ACADEMIC PROJECT: FALL 2013 RESIDENCE COMPLEX - ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO 7 SUPERVISOR: PANOS DRAGONAS TEAM: JASON HOUSSEIN, IOANNA LEOTSAKOU
R E SIDE N CE CO M P L E X | CO -WO R KIN G SPACES | URBAN AGRICULTURE D u r i n g o u r 8 th s e me s te r we we re a s k e d to d e s i gn a resi nd ence complex i n the area of Vo ta n i k o s, a s u bu r b o f Ath e n s, a s pa r t o f D e s i gn Stud i o 7. The resi dence complex was re qu i re d to prov i d e s ma l l a pa r tme nts ba s e d o n the mi c ro -li v i ng phi loshophy. I n add i ti on to th e l i v i n g f a c i l i ti e s, i t wa s s u ppo s e d to prov i d e co -wor k i ng spaces for young d esi gne r s a n d o u td o u r a s we l l a s i n d o u r a gr i c u l tu re s p aces. O u r pro po s a l fo c u s e s o n t wo po i nts. Th e f i r s t poi nt that needs to be under li ned about th e i d e a o f th e co mpl ex i s th e way we d e a l t w i th the ex i sti ng bui ldi ng of the si te. We d e c i d e d n o t o n l y to k e e p i t a n d re s to re i t, bu t a l so mak e i t par t of the syntheti c process. M o re s pe c i f i c a l l y, we pl a ce d t wo n e w bu i l d i n g s i n the si te area, thus c reati ng three co re s ( i n c l u d i n g th e ex i s ti n g bu i l d i n g ) . E a c h core had d i fferent shape and program. Th e ex i s ti n g bu i l d i n g s e r ve d a s a pu bl i c s pa ce for the wor k i ng fac i li ti es, a greenhouse be c a me th e ma i n s pa ce o f th e a gr i c u l tu re pro gram and the thi rd buli d i ng ser ved as a me e ti n g s pa ce fo r th e co mpl ex ’s re s i d e nts. Th e three cores-bui ldi ng s were connec ted by a n a r row pe d e s tr i a n by way. Th e s e co n d po i nt h a s to d o w i th th e re s t o f th e complex . We reali sed that as long as we we re d e s i gn i n g mi c ro -l i v i n g a pa r tme nts, t he mai n bui ldi ng i tself should reflec t th e s a me ph i l o s o phy. As a re s u l t, we d e s i gn three mai n bui ldi ng s that contai ned the co -wo r k i n g s pa ce s i n th e gro u n d a n d 1 s t f l o o r and the apar tments from the 2d to the 5 th f l o o r. M o r ph o l o gi a c a l l y, th e th re e ma i n bu i ldi ng s were three sli ces that suround ed th e th re e co re s, th u s s h a pi n g th e co ntex t o f th e complex . .
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EV-OLIVE-ING JANUARY 2014 EVOLO SKYSCRAPER COMPETITION 2014 OPEN INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION TEAM: JASON HOUSSEIN, ALEXANDROS CHAREAS, GIORGIS PAPANASTASATOS, ANNA GIOTAKOU, GEORGINA GIASSIA, KATERINA LIAPTSI A N E T W O R K O F F I V E O L I V E P R O C E S S I N G S K YS C R A P E R S I N T H E M E D I T E R RANEAN SEA. Th e o l i ve tre e grows i n th e M e d i te r ra n e a n zo n e si nce anc i ent ti mes and i ts fr ui t and pro d u c ts pl ay a l e a d i n g ro l e i n h u ma n h e a l th . S c i enti fi c stud i es sug g est that oli ve oi l h e l ps pre ve nt a n d s o me ti me s tre at va r i o u s t y pe s of c ancer (colon, breast, ovar i an, prostate ) be c a u s e o f th e Vi ta mi n E i t prov i d e s. I n a dd i ti on, i t helps lower the total amount o f tr i g l yce r i d e l e ve l s, w h i c h c a u s e a gre at r i s k for hear t di sease, espec i ally for di abeti c s. O l i ve o i l h a s a l ways pl aye d a ma jo r ro l e i n th e M edi ter ranean di et, prov i d i ng a strong s o u rce o f mo n o - u n s atu rate d a n d po l y- u n s atu rated fats. These contr i bute to an overall h e a l thy d i e t a n d c a n h ave po s i ti ve e f fe c ts o n c holesterol levels, by helpi ng to mai ntai n a be tte r ba l a n ce be t we e n H D L ( “g o o d ” ) c h o l e s te rol and L D L (“ bad ”) c holesterol. O l i ve f a r mi n g a n d o i l pro ce s s i n g h ave s e e n a hug e growth the latter year s, not only be c a u s e o f th e d i e t o l i ve o i l prov i d e s, bu t e ve n more bec ause of the possi bi li t y and the g a mma o f th e o l i ve f r u i t by-pro d u c ts, s u c h a s d r ug s and soaps wi th med i c al proper ti es. H owe ve r, th e i mpa c t o f th e ex i s ti n g i n d u s tr i e s on the env i ronment and i ts stabi li t y i s u n d o u bte d l y s e ve re. O u r pro po s a l wa s ba s e d o n th e way th e o l i ve tree operates. The oli ve tree, as a plant, co l l e c ts s o l a r e n e rg y th ro u g h ts l e ave s ( ph o to s ynthesi s) and water throug h i ts roots. L i k e s o, th e co ro n ati o n o f o u r s k ys c ra pe r i s c l a d wi th solar cells whi c h collec t solar ene rg y a n d i ts l owe s t pa r t pe n e trate s i nto th e s e a i n ord er to collec t hydroelec tr i c energ y c re ate d f ro m th e wave s a n d th e u n d e r wate r s tre ams. O u r s tate g y wa s to pl a ce s u c h s k ys c ra pe r s at f i ve water front loc ati ons wi th ed g y c li ffs at th e M e d i te r ra n e a n co u ntr i e s ( Po r tu g a l, S pa i n , I taly, Greece, Tur k ey) c reati ng a net wor k th at co ntr i bu te s to th e co mme rce o f o l i ve o i l a nd i ts fr ui t by-prod uc ts and as a result to th e f i n a n c i a l d e ve l o pme nt o f e a c h co u ntr y.
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The core of the cylinder shaped element of the production unit is a mechanism that is formed along the z axis based on the stages of the olive process.
Helicopters transfer the raw material and insert it at the top of the skyscraper. At this point, the processing of the olive fruit begins.
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People gain access to the skyscraper through a passage inside the cliff. Once they enter the building, they find themselves very close to the production unit.
The cylindrical volume contains the olive production unit. Except from this cylindrical volume, there is also a system of smaller fragments which surround it and contain the educational-research center, as well as a residential complex with temporary dwellings for visitors and permanent housings for those who study or work there. These fragments are at a distance from the production unit and attach to it with bridges-passages.
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A. NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMIC PROJECT: SPRING 2013 PRIMARY SCHOOL - ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO 6 SUPERVISOR: DEMETRA KATSOTA TEAM: JASON HOUSSEIN, ANNA GIOTAKOU
A N E W P R IMARY SCHO O L AN D AN O L D O RPHANAGE FORM A UNIQUE NEIGHB O R HO OD D u r i n g o u r 6 th s e me s te r we we re a s k e d to d e s ign an ex per i mental pr i mar y sc hool for th e c i t y o f Patra s, a s pa r t o f D e s i gn Stu d i o 6 . The si te of the proj ec t i s loc ated i n “S k agi o po u l i o” pa r k , o n e o f th e fe w pl a n n e d gre e n areas of Patras. The “S k agi opouli o” orph a n a g e i s a l s o l o c ate d i n th e pa r k a n d i n th e s i te area. H av i n g d o n e a th o ro u g h re s e a rc h o f th e a re a , we reali sed that the or phanag e was a ver y s tro n g e l e me nt a n d d e c i d e d to ma k e i t pa r t o f t he syntheti c process. O ur fi r st g oal was to c re ate a k i n d o f i nte ra c ti o n be t we e n th e s c h ool and the c i t y. R ather than hav i ng an i s o l ate d, pro te c te d s c h o o l, we wa nte d to c re ate an open i nterac ti ve common ground be t we e n th e s tu d e nts a n d th e o r ph a n a g e’s re s i dents. To do that, we d esi gned a pedestr i a n ro a d th at c ro s s e d th e pa r k fo l l ow i n g th o u g h the mai n street of the nei g hbor hood. As a re s u l t, a n e a s i e r a cce s s to th e s c h o o l wa s p rov i ded to loc al resi d ents. However, i t o f gre at i mpo rata n ce to u n d e r l i n e th e f a c t th at the ped estr i an road also ser ved as the s c h o o l ’s ma i n co r r i d o r. Th e f a c t th at i t s e r ve d as cor r i d or, meant that i t connec ted the c l a s s ro o ms w i th th e ya rd a n d th e re s t o f th e s c hool ’s fac i li ti es. An o th e r fo c u s po i nt o f th e pro je c t i s th e s c h o o l yard. We needed the yard to behave as a me e ti n g po i nt be t we e n th e s c h o o l a n d th e o r phanag e. To ser ve as a shared common o u td o u r pl aygro u n d. Th e h i g h l i g ht th e ex i s te n ce of the new nei g hbor hood, we placed a pe r fo rate d s h e l l ove r th e ya rd , th at co n n e c te d the t wo bui ld i ng s. The result was one e nti t y, o n e n e i g h bo r h o o d.
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a.neighborhood
site analysis : elevation of surounding buildings
masterplan
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masterplan
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floor
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site analysis : elevation of the orphanage
ground floor plan
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a.neighborhood
elevation of classrooms
cross section
longitudinal section
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sections,
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axonometric
the classroom
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folio of work
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