2014 a rc h i te c t u ra l portfolio KONSTANTINOS A. TSIMPOURIS
LET'S BEG
vatican city | rome
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i n d e x
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cv
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internship
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design thesis project
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house complex in Athens
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hotel and thermal spa
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museum in | for the city
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community center
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school
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urban design
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apartment building
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house for a family
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multi-houses
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atelier-house
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structure
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Konstantinos A. Tsimpouris born in Patra, on 9th June 1990 CONTACT Papalouka str. 28 26334, Patra, Achaia, Greece +306946908734 +306974223421 kost.tsimp@hotmail.com ts.kostas.p@gmail.com EDUCATION 2008-2014 | Studies of Architecture | DUTH Democritus University of Thrace Polytechnic School in Xanthi Department of Architectural Engineering Design Thesis Project: still in progress 03.2013 - 07.2013 |Erasmus | POLIBA Politecnico di Bari, Italy Dipartimento di Scienze dell' Architettura Corso di Laurea in Disegno Industriale
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 09.2013| Internship | Conservation and Restoration of Patriarchate Monastery of Taxiarches Michael Roukouniotis, in Symi island, Dodecanese, GR, by The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports, 4th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities, internship leader architect Jordan Sinamides. LANGUAGE SKILLS Greek (native) English (B2)
French (B2) Italian (A2)
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09.2012 | "The commonPlace". Participation at Lagini Workshop in Aegina island, Greece. EXHIBITION | PUBLICATION Participation at the annual exhibition of student projects of the Faculty in Xanthi, and publication at the official issue with the projects: 05.2011 | Architecture Design, Architecture Analysis 05.2012 | Architecture Interior Design 05.2013 | Urban design, Urban Planning CONFERENCES 09.2011 | "Build - Design - Think" , at AUTH, Thessaloniki 03.2011 | 11th Greek Architects Congress, Athens 06.2010 | "Architecture and Criticism", Thessaloniki 09.2009 | "Philosophy in architecture education", Patra DIGITAL SKILLS General Software | Microsoft Office Suite Adobe Photoshop, InDesign Design & Architecture Software | Autodesk AutoCAD Graphisoft ArchiCAD SketchUp Chaos Group Vray Basic knowledge | Adobe Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom Artlantis Studio Render Rhinoceros various image processing and editing software ANALOG SKILLS Sketching Model Making
Hand drawing Photography
conservation and restoration of a monastery 6
schematic sketchies of the construction details
Working for a while on a small island, like Symi, is such a good experience. The project was about the restoration and the conservation of a medium scale monastery, which was built at the 12th century from Christians. After then, it has been destroyed twice. So, the Ministry's
intention is to fix all the structural problems and after that to upgrade it as a monument. For this reasons, the architect's idea is to renovate the building keeping clear all its construction periods. In that way visitors understand, when and how, these people built their place to live and pray.
sections of the monastery
design thesis project
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'a production space with workshops and an open air market, operating on a non-currency trading system redefine the seafront public space of the city' thoughts about the new composition, on the model
still in progress what is going on with all the useless objects, clothes, furniture? are the co-working spaces the new successful office environment model? is the creativity a new area for research with benefits? what it is between the urban city and the water? how a hard boundary in front of the city can be transformed? what is the future of an old harbor, in front of the historic center of a city? is the public space a way to develop the urban life? the adaptive reuse of a building is a new way to 'house' the public needs?
the existing building on the pier and the city center
house complex in Athens The project tries to combine the building composition and the urban design because the site is in city's center very close to Acropolis' hill. The neighborhood is very close to another hill of the city, which is called The Sicily's Hill, so the panoramic view is
paper model | scale 1_200
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very important. But there is a big problem with the cars, which are many. So we wanted to solve the parking problem, by making a big underground parking and give the surround roads to the people as pedestrian roads. Advanced, we tried to combine public uses,
like a theater, small offices, a 'gallery' and an open-air cinema at the lower levels of the building in order to live the higher levels for small apartments. Further we designed a walk on the hill with metal skeleton, protecting the original rock of the ground.
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12 apartment's plan
the common place
the library
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14 the central public space of the complex
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hotel and thermal spa
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paper model | scale 1_200
the consept | the idea
The decision to build something on the mountain, very close to the wild nature, is very important. That's why our team tried to use long walks, with view to the area, like a path in the woods. But, on the other side it was need for a collecting point, for all the visitors. For that, we used the main piscine of the project to collect the
walks, like collecting the water in the piscine. By that, the thermal spas are close to the ground, and with not a lot of windows, like the ottoman hamams, living the space in front to place the cafe and the rest public uses of the hotel, with the view and of course the visitors rooms, are placed a bit further, for being more privet.
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hotel rooms
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thermal spa
cafe, restaurant, theater
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models | scale 1_500
museum in| for the city
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the entrance
the exhibition hall
Xanthi is a medium size city at the north Greece. The city used to be very rich due to the tobacco that produced in older times. The city's history is big through the years and for that reason is necessary for a place to exhibit the history. The building
is designed in that way to have a panoramic view to the old city during the visit in the halls. The main public space connects the important sections of the building and of course through of it is the entrance to the museum.
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paper model | scale 1_200
short section at the main exhibition hall
23 long section at the main exhibition hall
community center The big open square, that is in front of the site of this project, is the reason to design a building with clear limits close to the roads of the city, but stay opened in front of the square. This mixed use building includes some stores, a cafe, a theater and a meeting place for young people, creative labs and an open air
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paper model | scale 1_200
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cinema on the roof. In that way, all the areas of the building are open to the main public space, giving the opportunity to walkers meet each other any time. With the same idea is designed the hall for the young people's place and the creative labs, helping the users to communicate.
store
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section A|A at the workplaces
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above photos from the model scale 1_50 under left section B|B at the working place
28 the public space for young people with the offices
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school The chance to design a primary school is the way to think as a kid and their need. The main idea is to design a school that it would be open to the city. The place is near the river of the city of Xanthi, so it is designed as an urban object and free-passed. The classrooms placed on the ground, close to the main open space, by making a 'stoa'.
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schematic section | the 'open' area
paper model | 1_200
The rest classrooms, like those for arts or music, are closer to the river. There, the lessons may take place outside, too. Also, the important thing at the kids' education is to learn the 'respect' for each other. For that reason, the circle, as a shape known for the equality, chose for the plan of the meeting point, which can be used as a theater.
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paper model | scale 1_50
32 the meeting place
section of the class for the art-lesson
the classroom
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urban design
plan of the top floor
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Kavala is a quite big, north city with a port. The most part of the town is on a hill, so there are not big flat public spaces for the city. The old harbor, in the old city center is an area ideal for updating it to the city's public space and park. The idea is to play with the water, so the users and the visitors have the chance to relax and have a walk very close to the sea. Playgrounds, courts, bike roads and green areas added to the plan. The old building transformed to a cultural house for exhibition halls, a theater and a cafe. The big ramp is easy to be used from all the people. At the tower, which placed in the sea, the visitors have a nice view at the closest islands.
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apartment building in Athens
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In greek cities the model of the apartment building it is called 'polukatikia', which means 'many-houses'. This project is a program with nine apartments and a store. The area is close enough to the sea, so we wanted all the houses have the more it is possible. On the other way there is a big high speed road in front of the plan. So our intention is
to design a courtyard on a level higher than the road's, for being more private. The most of the houses are for 3-4 people. Each apartment is designed in two floors, to separate the everyday living spaces, like kitchen and the living room, from the bedrooms. Because of the good weather and the view, there are big balconies for the summer.
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paper model | scale 1_100
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front elevation and detail from the model
house for a family
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A house for a four person family in the city contains all the basic standards for living. Further, the site of the house is in an area with small buildings under the Xanthi's mountains. So, we designed a system which includes, in a simple way, the
open air spots for relaxing and the inside areas for living. The living room and the kitchen, have their own 'verandas' in the garden. On the first floor, the kids' rooms and the master bedroom, have private balconies, with view at the garden and the mountains.
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multi-houses This project is for five seasonal houses in the country. The green area has a designed 'plaza', so our intention was to include this plaza in the plan and make two more, as more private. For that, a Z shape plan was the propriety. All the houses, for two people, are behind the wall, which
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organize them in the plan. The wall with its openings, makes clearly where the shared living rooms and the private bedrooms in each house are. All the rooms, designed for having two directions view, to the hill and to the valley in front of it.
schematic diagram of the idea
houses
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plan of a house
atelier-house The user of this house is an artist. He needs a working area for his sculptors, a design office and a small apartment. The site is in the beginning of the forest and close enough to the city. That's why preferred to place the atelier and the big working space close to the road, connected to the city, and the small house
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closer to the woods to be quiet. The main idea is to have a unique path throught the big space and the house. In this way, the city it is connected with the nature, through the building and the less public walks. Using the boxes helps to be clear each area of the composition.
the box composition
paper model scale 1_100
office
working area
forest
house
city
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structure A wall is a structure that defines an area, carries a load, or provides shelter or security. Also the wall is a limit. A limit that shows where something begins. This project, the study of designing and constructing of a wall, tries to destroy the philosophical meaning of the wall, putting together the meaning of infinitive. Infinitive it
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side elevation view
is used as a no begin or no end situation, which is the oppossite of the structure of a wall. To build an infinitive wall, we used mirrors to achieve the illusion, as left and right panels and a metal skeleton to stand. The installation uses its own parts to make stronger the impression of the infinitve width inside the wall.
the illusion
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xanthi | greece
symi
Athens
patra
xanthi
bari
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