Michalis Charalambous by Michael Charalambous

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MA Architecture Riba Part II Graduate

MICHALIS CHARALAMBOUS

A r c h i t e c t u r a l

Portfolio MICHALIS CHARALAMBOUS

22nd Road No. Kato Polemidia Limassol, 4159, Cyprus Email: Michaelcharalambous@hotmail.com Tel: 0035799921239

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Curiculum Vitae

Seaside Resort 13

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Sleep Hotel Competition

A Photonastic Origami Responsive Facade

Public Private Furniture

Dissertations Scales and Architectural Coherence A Photonastic Origami Responsice Facade Revolving Architecture

The topic of this unit is ageing. Drawing upon the psychology of ageing i examined what ageing might mean (personally, culturally, architecturally). Recognising the importance of embodied thinking, the unit emphasised a hands -on approach to designing and making . This led to proposal for the design of innovative , sensitive and beautiful environments for our ageing population. In this case Seaside Resort 13. Ageing and fear. Fear not for being old; as obviously aging starts from the day we are born, but fear of others consider me old. It was then when i start researching and exploring into needs, fears as well as interests of the third age. In that process i found out , that the majority of elders ware not really interested in luxurious cars, houses or lot of money. What they really want are some ‘’moments of connections’’ as i call them. By the term moments of connection i am referring to moments that they can still be and feel useful parts of their families, their communities and furthermore their society. What elders really want is to see their children, play with them, they want to share their knowledge and stories and they want to be able to say their opinion and be listened. Location: Whitstable, Kent, UK Area: 8000 sq.kh. Uses: Accommodation, swimming pool, Bowling, Parking, Green Areas

Seaside Resort 13

In other words they want to plug-in into the world of the rest and be able to be useful part of it. In order to support this conceptual idea i am using an architecture which i call architecture of plug- in. This consists of modular prefabricated elements that plug in into existing building to create a resort with various uses. The modules create a large in length block situated in the seaside part of my site in Whitstable. Therefore three modules of the block are attached and plugged in on the existing on site buildings currently running with bowling and swimming pool programmes. Those three modules are created in order to provide public communal spaces for the elders and the public as well. In that way I take advantage of the existing programmes and facilities but at the same time creating spaces of interaction as well as physical and visual connections. The modularity and prefabrication of the project prowith requirements and needs as shown in the folio. Therefore i developed a series of sections showing the three moments of connections mentioned before as well as three other moments showing heights and lengths of the gabs between the existing buildings and the proposed structure.

Seaside Resort 13_ Site Analysis

Seaside Resort 13_ Section

First Phase: Vertical Plug in

Second Phase: Horizontal Plug in

Seaside Resort 13_ Proposal

My thesis project concentrated on the potential of cre-

danger by rising sea levels.

arrangements and infrastructural framework and at the second part of it, the project establish a technology of a their own new community. Global warming is one of the most discussed debates of this decade. The fact is that the climate is warming up. This increase will submerge surface areas all over the world. The consequences on existing low level cities, productive land, population and civilization could be devastating. ure will be even more if climate change predictions materialize. Despite the fact that projecting future sea level rise is not a straight forward task, even a seemingly small increase in sea level can have a dramatic impact on many coastal environments. Over 600 million people live in coastal areas that are less than 10 meters above sea level and two million are located in these at-risk areas. With sea level projected to rise at an accelerated rate for at least several centuries, very large numbers of people Location:Island Nation of Kiribati Area: 1300000 sq.kh. Uses: Floating Communities

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in vulnerable locations will be forced to relocate. If relocation is delayed or populations do not evacuate during times when the areas are inundated by storm surges, very large numbers of environmental refugees are likely to result. According to the IPCC (2007), even the best-case scenarios indicate that a rising sea level would have a wide range of impacts on coastal environments and infrastructures.

and plants. Many of the nations that are most vulnerable to sea level rise do not have the resources to prepare for it. Low-lying coastal regions in developing countries such as Bangladesh, Vietnam, India and China have especially large populations living in at- risk coastal areas such as deltas, where river systems enter the ocean. Both large island nations such as the Philippines and Indonesia as well as small ones such as Kiribalti, Tuvalu and Vanuatu are at severe risk because they do not have enough land at higher elevations to support displaced coastal populations. Another possibility for some island-nations is the danger of losing their fresh water supplies as sea level rise pushes saltwater into the aquifers. For these reasons those living on several small islands nations (including the Maldives century.

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The competition brief is to create a master-plan for a new luxury hotel and residential marina development on the Southern Adriatic coast. This brief has been purposely left loose in order that competitors may have the maximum opportunity to demonstrate their creative skills. However, certain planning restrictions have been imposed and these are listed below. All entries must observe these conditions. Those that do not conform will not be considered. The total site area is approximately 56,000m2 and forms a small peninsula with beach coves to either side. The following accommodation is to be provided: suites

las and 20 apartments The total gross built area is limited to 30,000m2 to be split into approximately 16,000 m2 for the resort hotel and spa facilities, 4,000 m2 for marina retail and 10,000 m2 for the residential accommodation. The local development control building code limits any new development to the following: ceed 50% of the site area

high plus roof accommodation can rise to 3 storeys plus roof. Where individual villas are proposed these cannot exceed 2 storeys plus roof. itly advised) within 30 metres of the high tide shoreline. between 22 to 30 degrees

Location:Montenegro Area: 56000 sq.m. Uses: Hotel, Marina , Resort

‘‘non-directional responses to certain stimuli such as temperature, humidity, light irradiance’’. These move- ments, often associated with plants, with the oxalis triangularis commonly called ‘‘False Shamrock’’ being a typical example, where at low light levels its leaves fold down.The rate or frequency of these responses is proportional to the intensity of the stimulus. The opening and closing of The project explores the possibilities and potential of architectural forms and shapes that in a kinetic and dynamobject, that can be used, as a building’s façade. The aim of the project is focused on two (2) main areas. One is the geometry and methods of folding, and the other,the tessellation patterns that can be created, by the combination of some or all of the foldable individual elements. The method employed is reminiscent of the Japanese origami- like surfaces,and the resultant shape(s) still have unexplored, as yet, applications in architecture. Originating the research is an examination aiming to esin order to create a new shaped object ,that will operate struction assembly. Based on the idea of origami, this method demonstrates the potential of constructing original , self organized, environmentally stimulated , but in this project case, externally power assisted, structures. As a result a new structure emerging, that may have a predictable geometry, and yet through its behavior, can generate a number

Via this basically experimental process, it is attemptability for movement, its integrity, strength,rigidity furthermore, its overall capacity to transform its size and shape. The project speculates on how this shape changing, may be utilized as a building façade, by using mateency to achieve a modulation of lighting conditions and ,at the same time keeping heat out from an internal space in moderate to hot climates.The project demonstrated how this can be achieved by a dynamic facade that through its geometric action and transformation can control the shading and hence the light and heat entering the indoors with the ultimate purpose of energy saving and occupants comfort. ing particles(eg. Sand or dust) from striking directly on the glass fenestration. Furthermore for high rise buildings, the nu- merous protruding shapes could act as aerodynamic( wind diverting) shape contributing to the building’s stability and strength(Lignarolo. et al,2011) in cases of strong winds, as well as act as a ‘‘real shield’’ for the building.

This project focuses on the design of a multifunctional object and investigates the relationships between the artefactâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s structure, material and usage. You will design The proposal was working for the private and the public realm alike. Furniture is the mass noun for movable objects, which may e.g. support the human body, provide storage, or hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. This mobile equipment is used to make spaces suitable for inhabitation. Complementary to the architectural enclosure, it creates comfortable and convenient environments and determines the actual usage of space. In addition to its functional role, furniture can serve a cultural, e.g. a social or religious purpose. These performative objects are not to be found in private (e.g. benches, lamp posts, playground apparatuses etc.) placed in streets, squares or parks provide for the active occupation of the city. In this project, i designed a piece of furniture that comcould either create a symbiotic relationship between two On the one hand, your design catalysed the activities in the public realm and extend the repertoir of how exterior urban space is used. The furniture was later on kept in the library to stock the shelves.

A garden is a complex of aesthetic and plastic intentions; and the plant is, to a landscape artist, not only a paintrave, unusual ,ordinary or doomed to disappearance-but it also a colour a shape, a volume or an arabesque in itself ’’ Sometimes having the title and just being an architect is not enough. It is not always the challenge about learning the materials and how you can design a structure. Architect in my opinion means you can be able to ’see beyond the cement and the bricks’. It means to feel, to understand and get into the live of everybody else that know that at the same time that you start creating somedaily live and psychology. Considering all this and after Landscape) I decided to create a ‘’nature’’ habitat in which will be placed a variety of selected trees which are known for the land or earth art trends tried to transform a quite huge gray place into a forest in which was placed high and dense trees.

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