Architecture portfolio Katerina Petrocheilou cpetrochilos@hotmail.com
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Personal data - CV
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education
competitions
hobbies
2007-2013_ University of Patras, Greece, Department of Architecture (grade 8.5/10) 2010-2011_ Erasmus exchange program in Guimarães, Portugal 1995-2007_ Anavissos public schools (grade 19.3/20)
2014_ Rome motorino check point (archmedium.com) - young graduates competition 2012_ Sustainable market square in Casablanca (ac-ca.org) - student competition 2011_ Tourist accommodation prototype in Santorini (arquideas.net) - student competition 2010_ Park design in Athens (new green park) - student competition
photography (digital and analog)_ 10 2013-now_ member of Metapolis photography group, Athens 05 2013_2nd Patras Photomarathon with Honorable mention 05 2012_1st Patras Photomarathon tennis traveling around Europe (so far) watching 1001 movies you must see before you die reading crime novels, mathematics fiction books etc.
work experience 2013-now_ participation in the research program about vegetation and landscape in 3 archaeological sites in Greece, in collaboration with the Agricultural University of Athens (supervisor: dr. Maria Papafotiou) 2012_ Polyanna Paraskeva and Associates, Athens (2 months internship) 2009_ Point Supreme Architects, Athens (2 months internship)
volunteering 09 2013-now_ MONUMENTA program “Recording and Promotion of the 19th and 20th century’s buildings in Athens” 11 2013_ Athens Photo Festival volunteer 07 2013_ Astrocamping in Thassos island, Greece (reception) 11 2012-01 2013_ AIESEC Greece Team member
workshops seminars 2013_ learning processing and eclipse seminars 2012_ AB-Use workshop (University of Patras), learning about parametric methods in architecture (Maya, MEL programming language) 2011_ Participation in the exhibition “Design 2011: ecology - new technologies” with the Foukas-Matrakidou architectural office, Athens 2011_ “Defensive architecture in Peloponnese” conference 2011_ Ecoweek workshop: Architecture for Humanity group 2009_ Design Lab: Lighting Lab seminar, Ecoarchitecture seminar
publications 06 2012_ research thesis “Play/living in the public space: fieldwork in the city of Patras” winter 2008-2009_ a2610 - publication of the department of Architecture, University of Patras, pp6 - publication of the Architectural design 1 project
software skills Autodesk Autocad 2014
Adobe
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motivation I am a passionate young architect from Athens, Greece capable to deal with different kind of projects in small or big scale. During my studies and the work experience I already had before graduating, I learned how to be effective in team work, achieving difficult goals, and communicate with people from different countries. I got improved through travelling abroad (almost all Europe) and Erasmus Studies in Portugal. I never missed the opportunity of attending Seminars, Workshops and Lectures all over Greece, concerning Architecture and also hobbies that I love, such as photography and arts.
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Programming language
Eclipse
languages greek_ mother tongue english_ fluent (CEFR B2 level) french_ fluent (CEFR B2 level) italian_ fluent (CEFR B2 level) spanish_ fluent (CEFR C2 level) special knowledge about spanish culture (3 months course (2013) in the Instituto Cervantes de Atenas) portuguese_ basic communication (Beginner’s level course during Erasmus period)
*References upon request
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Contents
competitions
university projects
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2013_Open sustainability museum and park in the fortress of Rion (Project Thesis)
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2012_Living (and Playing) in the City _Case study in Patras (Theoretical Thesis)
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2011-2012_Physical Architecture - Structures for environmental education
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2011_l’ oblique met l’ homme en mouvement Park and Cinema complex in Patras, Greece
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2014_Lift ME square Archmedium Rome Motorino Checkpoint
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2012_burj souquare AC-CA Casablanca Sustainable Market Square
Open sustainability museum and park in the fortress of Rion
TYPE YEAR TEAM SUPERVISOR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION
Academical project Project thesis 2012-2013
Charami M. Constantopoulos E. Equal participation in all aspects
The city of Rio is situated in a strategic position in the map of Greece, always connecting the Peloponnese with central Greece. Until 2004, the travelers –Greek or foreign that arrived in the port of Patras- used the ferry boats to move and Rio used to be a convenient break for their trip. Nowadays after the construction of the bridge most of them bypass it. The fortress of Rio, that is the area of intervention of our thesis project, lies in a problematic spot between the two ports (that function depending on the wind), almost under the bridge. Taking into consideration the nearby University of Patras, we want to give an educational character in our proposal. The fortress is situated in the edge of the city and is exposed to the elements: wind, rain, storm, groundwater elevation‌ So, the energy sources, which we can use for the autonomy of the project and also the education of the visitor, are abundant. An open museum of sustainability is to be created, combined with a park in the yard of the fortress.
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1453
1499
fall of Constantinople
1499 1532
Andrea Doria
1537
1571
Battle of Lepanto (Naupactus)
1603
attack and destruction by the Knights of Malta
1537
1687
Morosini
1715
The construction of the fortresses of Rion and Antirrion started in 1499, during the Turkishvenetian war, when the sultan Bayezid II decided to exclude under siege Naupactus ruling the narrow passage nearby. The fortress of Rion was built in 3 different phases: (a) 14991687: ottoman fortification, (b) 1687-1828: Venetian extension, (c) 1828-today: interventions during WW2 (temporary military base and prison), during the construction of the bridge nearby, contemporary landscaping in the yard. Nowadays, big part of the walls is restored, while works continue to take place in the north side. It is possible to visit the site and also hosts uses, such as offices of the archaeological service, storage places, an exhibition space and the church of Zood贸chos Pig铆.
1821 1828
30/10 surrender of the Ottoman 1944
1941 german occupation 1944
greek military forces
1975
church of Zood贸chos Pig铆
2004
Rio - Antirrio bridge
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Antirrio
ottoman period venetian period
Patras University
after 1828
Rio
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understanding and feeling the physical elements
moving on the fortress walls gathering points
relaxing vegetation
experiencing the ground level
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Arriving in the spot you leave your car/bike/moto... in the parking. There is a wall that doesn’t let you see what there lies in the other side. Still, there are some openings, a window, a passage under the ramp. Through the window you see an open space and it seems there will be a movie projection later this day; you see trees and of course the fortress. But you have to walk through the ramp to get there.
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You get to the entrance; it’s a wooden construction “climbed” on the wall; it reminds you something of the old era; when the fortress really was a defense mechanism. Exactly! Like siege engines that try to reconquer the fortress!
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You enter the first siege engine, and the rust lets you understand that there is water nearby. You learn through an info panel that there used to be a roman cistern in the spot, and now the rainwater is gathered/leached/stored and used for the irrigation.
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entrance
water tank
wind
restaurant
sun
desalination
exit
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Through an aerial bridge you can walk over the park towards the triple towers, as they are called. And on your left hand four glass “cubes”; these are the reading rooms of the library. You can’t wait to visit them! So maybe you can use the stairs of the towers or maybe through the next siege engine in order to exit the promenade and walk in the park level.
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You can feel the wind blowing all over the area, but when you stood in the roof of the towers, and now that you are inside this siege engine it’s even more intense. You can hear the wind and you can see it: the shades that form the façade turn around freely and they also produce an amount of energy, enough to maintain the research lab and also illuminate the engine during the night.
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You are reaching the northest part of the fortress and the view is amazing. It’s time for a coffee break, isn’t it? You can admire the bridge in contrast with the old walls and you can even see the Antirrion fortress, whose existence was always connected with the one you are in. What do you prefer? relax in this terrace or go inside the coffee place/ restaurant. Don’t worry about the sun! The shade panels can change depending on the season and the weather.
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So, here you are in the engine of the sun! Photovoltaic panels in the shape of blinds reflect the sun during the day creating a dark space inside; during the night they open and the “tower� is illuminated from the inside. You can see it from far away, just like a lighthouse! The stairs can lead you on top of the siege engine or in the beach outside the fortress!
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After passing through the desalination engine you are almost there to the exit of the fortress. Or you can continue your walk in the park, and explore the fortress in a different way.
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In case you choose to leave, you meet a public space where platforms towards the sea let you relax just above the water. And under the bridge a filter of columns separates the project from the rest of the coastline. And these columns turn into light during the night creating an almost magical landscape. There is already a plan for a waterfront promenade that will connect the open sustainability museum with the leisure uses of Rio.
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ENTRANCE
faรงade material lab levels light
scale 1:400
eco
wooden vertical blinds no 2 more on the upper level with selective more sparse parts selective light
scale 1:200
WATER TANK
faรงade material lab levels light eco
scale 1:400
scale 1:200
cor-ten steel insulated panel yes 2 dark space rainwater tank for irrigation of the park
freely rotating panels yes 2 changing conditions of light wind energy converted to light
faรงade material
WIND
lab levels light eco scale 1:400
scale 1:200
double faรงade - glass & panels with wooden horizontal blinds no 2 depending of the hour and season double faรงade combined with controlled shade system
RESTAURANT-CAFE faรงade material lab levels light eco scale 1:400
scale 1:200
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SUN
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faรงade material lab levels
scale 1:400
metal horizontal blinds covered with solar panels yes 3
light
dark during the day except one slot (blinds closed) illuminated during the night (blinds open)
eco
self sufficient illumination
scale 1:200
DESALINATION
faรงade material lab levels
scale 1:400
scale 1:200
cor-ten steel insulated panel & glass yes 2
light
bright space
eco
desalination of sea water for irrigation of the park
wooden vertical blinds no 2 selective more sparse parts selective light
façade material
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EXIT
lab levels light eco
scale 1:200
u-profiled glass façade with translucent insulation material no 3 for every “cube” diffused light natural ventilation/light system with sufficient insulation properties
LIBRARY façade material lab levels light eco scale 1:400
scale 1:200
WINTER
SUMMER
AUTUMN
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seasonal sections - different water levels scale 1:500
scale 1:5000
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play liv ing in the public space Fieldwork in the city of Patras
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TYPE YEAR TEAM SUPERVISOR
Academical project Research thesis 2011-2012
individual work Constantopoulos E.
Nowadays, within the urban space, the child seems often to be isolated inside the house. The changes made in the city’s form and size, render its environment hostile. But when the child goes out to the urban space, most of the times with the company of its parents, it prefers mostly unpredictable places. Even when it uses the ones created specifically for its play (squares, playgrounds...), the child tries to find out new ways, «better» and more amusing, to use the equipment provided. During the first years of its life, while it’s still trying to figure out and get used of its possibilities, the child plays with its mother in playgrounds or squares, and shows big interest to touch everything around it. As it grows up, though, group activities start to fascinate it. The child begins to discover and surpass its limits. It creates its own rules and games. Within the public realm, the child learns how to live in community. It makes its first friends and observes the adults surrounding it. It seems, and it is, extremely important that it has the possibility of this contact already since its first steps. That’s why social life would be essential to get transferred in the space in-between, in the streets that once were the heart of the city.
PART A
Chapter 1 (the child’s conception of space - several theories) senses maturation through assimilation and accomodation topological - projective - Euclidean space scale Chapter 2 (the child and the contemporary urban landscape) contemporary city why the environment of the city is important for the man and especially for the child? places created for the children the space in-between child-friendly cities security Chapter 3 (multi-functionality and child) together and apart age and social mixing development of the child’s character through playing rules and limits: their definition by the child multi-fuctionality Gibson and the ecological approach children need motivation participation in the design process why participatory design is necessary? forms of participatory design; the PIP model positive results
PART B
Chapter 4 (fieldwork) “the children don’t play” Patras age distribution of children in the analysed places Aghia Sofia’s area different types of places squares - pedestrian streets playgrounds schools informal play places Conclusion
PART A (theories)
PART B (fieldwork)
University
Play mapping Fieldwork study in Aghia Sofia’s area in Patras
stadium
frequency of access by children playgrounds
squares
pedestrian streets
city centre
schools
unofficial spaces
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Physical Architecture Structures for environmental education
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Academical project Topics in interior design
YEAR
2012
TEAM
Charami M. Grivas K. equal participation in all aspects
SUPERVISOR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION
Course [kɔːs] n. A series of lessons, a route followed... The site of the intervention is the Strofyliá forest (19000ha), near the city of Patras (southern Greece), which is a unique ecosystem protected by NATURA 2000 among others. The main tree is the pine (pinus pinea) and the area hosts a big number of bird species in the lagoon nearby. It was requested to propose a small construction with the following characteristics: (a) minimum surface, (b) zero energy footprint, (c) biodegradable materials, (d) light temporary structure. Trying to achieve a better solution, our proposal is based on the idea of a repeated triangular unit, which generates many different versions when combined. Even though this system can be applied in a wide range of the area, we choose to create a specific number of structures along a specific route. Taking into account all the aspects of the site, we propose a centre for environmental education that consists of information, meeting and playing points and some lodgings. For the construction we use local natural materials, specifically reed and rope. On the triangular frame we apply three different types of overlay depending on the use: the lodging demands protection from the rain and privacy, so we create a dense layer of reed leaves; for the shading we use units with thin reeds that allow part of the sun to pass through; and when the unit serves as a floor, we choose a durable overlay made by thick reeds. The units described are based on the ground and suspended on the trees around when needed.
plan - top view
section - front view
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scale 1.150
site plan
lodging
play - relax point
meeting point
information point
gate
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street
forest
beach
sea
construction of the main joint
step 3 3 different overlays
step 4 5 different structures
step 2 main frame
step 1 2 materials: reed & rope
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l’ oblique met l’ homme en mouvement Park and Cinema complex in Patras, Greece
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Academical Project Architectural Design 8
YEAR
2011
TEAM
individual work Dragonas P.
INFO
The site of intervention is an intermediary space, between the University campus and the city, which is characterized by the conflict of the natural elements of the landscape versus the infrastructure network of the city; the local stream versus the motorway. As the area is untapped except for the “Tofalos” sports centre, it is requested to research design strategies, conciliating the different situations, in order to form an “artificial nature” in the context of the creation of a sustainable park with a cinema complex. Through the mapping of the area and based on the already existing different textures of the ground, I create a polygonal system of design that simplified takes triangular shapes of surfaces. Changing the height and the angle of these surfaces I create different situations of space that permit different uses, having in mind the theory of Paul Virilio and Claude Parent about the “oblique“. Depending on the angle of the inclination one can lie down, sit, climb, play... L’oblique met l’homme en mouvement. And hidden under some of those surfaces is placed the cinema complex, a concert hall and a sports centre. The textures of the ground are intended to recreate the now existing vegetation, while some “squares” and the movement paths are covered by a more solid material that also lets vegetation to grow through.
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PATRAS
ATHENS
mapping - textures of the ground
nature(“soft” surfaces) solid surfaces of movement
AREA OF THE INTERVENTION
define the surfaces
PATRAS CITY CENTRE
parking
concert hall
squares cinema complex
sports centre define the uses
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
define the movement paths
scale 1.10000
AREA OF THE INTERVENTION
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I can’t climb - I watch I climb I play
I relax
I walk
scale 1.5000
scale 1.4000
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37 cinema halls
movement
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cinema plans scale 1.2000
Section A-A scale 1.500
Archmedium Rome Motorino CheckPoint Lift  ME Square - Pastoumi group
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International Architectural Competition for young graduates
YEAR
2014
TEAM
Eirini Trachana http://www.en.archmedium.com participation in all aspects
INFO PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION
Aiming an alternating urban landscape, we created moving structures used as scooter parking, which are lifted according to how full they are. As a result, these structures, which are observed from the level of the road, are constantly changing their height during the daytime. Additionally, all the facilities are placed underground, leaving free space for a square on the road level. The underground level is a second public space, including the reception, the repair and washing facilities and the classrooms. A central patio provides this space with ample light and fresh air. Therefore, the scooter riders use the ramp to enter the patio and park their scooter on the structures. The cyclists can park their bicycles on the south part of the square. Whoever approaches the square can spend some time under the trees sitting on the benches.
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midnight
morning
midday
afternoon
different urban landscape during the day
section scale 1.500
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ground level
final panel underground level scale 1.1000
AC-CA Casablanca Sustainable Market Square
TYPE YEAR TEAM INFO PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION
International Architectural Competition 2012 Charami M. Polyzogopoulos K. Spyridonos G. http://www.ac-ca.org/en/home participation in all aspects
The merchants always used to gather in the caravanserais, to rest during commercial trips, while they also had the opportunity to exchange ideas and promote their merchandise in the courtyard, this special square. A place that seems to be equally social in the Arabic culture, is the mosque with its grandiose minaret that makes it visible from all the parts of the city. Based on those two forms, we create a public place where a perimetric promenade leads you to an observatory to the city. The market opens towards the internal square and permits the entrance in 3 parts of the plot. At the same time it’s a public passage, always open independently of the timetable of the market. Many of the products remain on the shelves forming a colorful façade to the street even after the closing of the market. The triangular shaped construction consists of repeated wooden frames, which permit the eye contact towards the interior. For the shading of the market blinds are used, with extra glass panels that when closed protect the exhibition shelves and transform them into the lighting source of the square and the boundary with the city. The water from the market and the rain, is led through channels to the square creating different spatial conditions during the day and the year, and end up watering the trees, that offer shade and create better microclimate. The square space permits the realization of events and cultural activities that everyone can watch from all the sides of the market.
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scale 1.5000
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The site is strategically located a managable distance from the Medina along Boulevard Tahar El Alaoui and the Hassan II Mosque. The proposed Sustainable Market Square will be situated off Driss El Jay Avenue across the road from a school. Total Proposed Area: 790m2
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functions
wooden structure
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scale 1.100 when the market is closed the glass panels are shut, separating the public space from the “exhibition“ shelves
square
water
levels
when the market is open the glass panels are used as a protection from the rain
rain water
watering trees
evaporation
water course in the square - microclimate
scale 1.200
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Thank you!
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