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PROFILE Being a architecture student at Syracuse University I am part of a community and working ambiance that has given me skills ranging from architectural to social aspects. As a Cypriot who grew up in Dubai, there is a lot I have taken from my diverse background and I feel it is important to integrate this experience in my college career. I am always open to new people, opinions and ideas. It is a key goal of mine to keep this attitude in my profession.
ALWAYS EXPLORING TO FIND A CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE I CAN MEET NEW ENTHUSIASTIC PEOPLE, IMPROVE MY SKILLS AND ENJOY CREATING ARCHITECTURE FOR TODAY.
DRAWING, EXPLORING, LEARNING, THROUGH DESIGN.
PROJECTS 04 - 11 SYRACUSE OFFICE 12 - 17 SOUTHBANK LONDON 18 - 29 ROME URBANISM 30 -39 ITALIA SKETCHING 40 - 53 ROOSEVELT ISLAND
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1 SYRACUSE OFFICE BUILDING COMPREHENSIVE STUDIO PROFESSOR BRUCE ABBEY
CREATING A NEW PUBLIC ‘PIN’ IN THE CITY FABRIC OF SYRACUSE THAT RELATED TO THE URBAN SITUATION, BUS AND PEDESTRIAN ROUTES WITHIN DOWNTOWN. WITH THE CHANGING CLIMATE OF SYRACUSE, THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON CREATING A FLUID TRANSITION INTO A SHELTERED PUBLIC ATRIUM THAT CAN ALLOW THE LOCAL PEDESTRIANS TO ACCESS THE DIFFERENT PRIVATE PROGRAMS OF THE BUILDING.
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CURTAIN WALL ASSEMBLY DESIGN
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Roof Detail
17’
1’ : 2” 1
Steel-grate maintenance catwalk
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Stainless-steel blades
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3
Steel Gutter
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Insulating glass with low-E coating
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I-Beam Fire proofing
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4
2
17’
3
17’
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Roof Detail 2
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2
4
1’ : 2”
17’
1
Rigid Insulation
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Return Vent
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Steel Gutter
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Insulating glass with low-E coating
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Facade Detail
17’
1’ : 8”
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17’
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17’
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17’
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17’
10
17’ 11
13’ 11 4’
16’
12 10’ 8” 13 10’
12’ 5”
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12’ 5”
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7 10’
35’
25’
30’
30’
30’
30’
25’
35’
10’
1’ : 8” SECTION WEST
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26’
2
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8
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Office Detail
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1’ : 4”
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2
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3
17’
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Perforated ground Stainless-steel blades
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Painted steel vertical strut
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Steel-grate maintenance catwalk / steel outrigger
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Exterior light fixtures
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Insulating glass with low-E coating
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Out-swinging operable window
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Extruded-aluminium mullion
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Exposed Steel beam
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Raised floor on concrete slab
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Dropped Ceiling
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17’
4
17’
11 Return vent HVAC 12 Supply vent HVAC
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1
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2
17’
3 4
6 8
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6
17’
Dance Studio Detail 1’ : 4”
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L-shaped steel trim, flurocarbon coating
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Aluminum louver
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LED lighting fixture
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Metal plate
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Dark grey metal sheet
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Lightweight Insulated metal roof
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Steel I-beam
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Suspended hardwood celings
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Steel column, fluorocarbon coatings
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Bamboo mobile blinds
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17’
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17’
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11 Insulating glass with low-E coating 12 Wooden Wall Facade
17’ A
B
C
D
E
F
G 10
17’
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15’
28’ 5”
20’ 12
10’8” 13 14’ 10’
12’ 5”
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12’ 5”
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SECTION SOUTH 1’ : 8” 14’
26’
15’
66’
12’
28’
40’
40’
40’
PROGRAM CIRCULATION
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
DANCE STUDIO WINTER GARDEN COMMERCIAL ENTRY POINTS OFFICE
CONNECTING PIN CIRCULATION
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
SITE CONNECTIONS
SITE CONNECTIONS
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2 SOUTHBANK LONDON URBAN HOUSING
PROFESSOR FRANCISCO SANIN
WITH THE GROWING MARKET OF LONDON, THE NEED OF HOUSING IS GREAT. FOCUSING ON THE DEVELOPING AREA OF SOUTHBANK, IT IS EVIDENT THAT THERE ARE ‘GAPS’ WITHIN THE URBAN FABRIC WITH THE POTENTIAL TO REFORM AND CREATE A NEW HOUSING COMPLEX.
Growing Housing
27%
Household Projections 2008 - 2033
London
28%
4:5
new homes built
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
England
HYBRID HOUSING CONDITION
540,000 households made - only 430,000 80% new homes built.
1:5
over-populated
224,000 households 7.2% overcrowded
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2.6 m
3.4 m 4.4 m 3m
Growing GrowingHousing Housing DOUBLE HEIGHT
OPEN AIR + PLATFORM ACCESS
MARKET SPACE
FARM 27% 27% SPACE
Household Household Projections Projections 2008 2008 - 2033 - 2033
London London
28% 28% LIVING SPACE
4:54:5
new homes new homes built built
HOUSING STRATEGY UNIT DISTRIBUTION
PUBLIC PUBLIC
PRIVATE PRIVATE
England England URBAN
HYBRID HYBRID HOUSING HOUSING CONDITION CONDITION
MARK MA SPACE SPA
540,000 540,000 households households made made - only -430,000 only 430,000 80% new 80%homes new homes built. built.
over-populatover-populat1:51:5 ed ed 224,000 224,000 households households 7.2% overcrowded 7.2% overcrowded
THE STRATEGY IS TO FILL THE GAPS OF CERTAIN BLOCKS WITH HOUSING SO THAT THE EDGE IS ACCENTUATED AND DENSIFIED. THE TRADITIONAL ENGLISH TERRACE HOME IS OPEN AIR + PLATFORM ACCESS RETHOUGHT BY DESIGNING THE UNITS ARE IN DOUBLE REVERSE. HEIGHT ENTERING THE HOME THROUGH A PUBLIC URBAN FARMING COURTYARD INTO THE LIVING SPACE, DINING AND FINALLY THE BEDROOM. THIS CREATES A NEW FORM OF URBAN URBAN DWELLING AS IT FILTERS FROM THE PUBLIC STREET TO THE FARM MARKET LIVING SPACE PRIVATE HOME SPACE SPACE
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UNIT TO COMPLEX STRATEGY
HOUSING TYPOLOGY UNIT TO COMPLEX STRATEGY TO INFILL THE CURRENT BLOCK CONFIGURATION OF BUILDINGS WITH A NEW HOUSING TYPOLOGY WITH A PUBLIC COURTYARD SPACE.
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3 ROME URBANISM CIVIC CENTER
PROFESSOR RICHARD ROSA
CREATING AN URBAN INTERVENTION IN THE ANCIENT CITY CONTEXT OF ROME, ITALY. LOCATED NEAR ROMA TERMINI, SEVERAL GOVERNMENTAL BUILDINGS, THE ANCIENT DIOCLIETIN BATHS AND THE SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY, CIVIC COURTHOUSE, CITY HALL AND RESIDENTIAL URBAN FABRIC.
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SITE STRATEGY RELATIONSHIP TO CONTEXT FOLLOWING THE MAIN AXIS OF THE TRAIN STATION WITH THE MINISTRY BUIDLING AXIS CREATES A FILTER INTO THE PROJECT WITH EACH PROGRAM FOLLOWING INTO EACH OTHER AT DIFFERENT AXIS POINTS.
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URBAN FORM RELATIONSHIP TO CONTEXT
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SITE STRATEGY RELATIONSHIP TO CONTEXT FOLLOWING THE MAIN AXIS OF THE TRAIN STATION WITH THE MINISTRY BUILDING AXIS CREATES A FILTER INTO THE PROJECT WITH EACH PROGRAM FOLLOWING EACH DIFFERENT AXIS POINT. THIS APPROACH WORKS WITH THE CURRENT URBAN FABRIC WHILST CREATING A NEW INDIVIDUAL IDENTITY AND MONUMENTALITY ON THE SITE.
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SITE STRATEGY PROGRAM RELATIONSHIP
BY CREATING A GRADIENT OF LOGGIA SPACES ON THE SIDEWALK, THE PEDESTRAINS WALK ALONG WITH THE PUBLIC STRADA AND FILTER INTO EACH SEGMENT OF THE PROJECT. THIS CREATES A FLUIDITY THROUGH THE PROJECT AND EACH PROGRAM.
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AXIAL RELATIONSHIPS STUDYING MONUMENTALITY FOLLOWING THE MAIN AXIS OF THE TRAIN STATION WITH THE MINISTRY BUIDLING AXIS CREATES A FILTER INTO THE PROJECT WITH EACH PROGRAM FOLLOWING EACH DIFFERENT AXIS POINT.
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4 SKETCHING IN ITALIA PROJECT ANALYSIS PROFESSOR RICHARD ROSA
STUDYING THE HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS OF ITALY AND UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPTUAL FORMAL APPROACHES OF EACH ARCHITECT WITHIN THEIR ERA.
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LANDSCAPE WITH FORM AXIAL RELATIONSHIPS
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PLAN TO SECTION GEOMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS
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Dwelling in the Ground
5 ROOSEVELT ISLAND RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX PROFESSOR ELIZABETH KAMELL
AN URBAN INTERVENTION ON ROOSEVELT ISLAND THAT COMBINES THE NEED OF HOUSING OF NYC WITH THE URBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE SUBWAY AND THE COMMERCIAL ASPECT OF THE CITY. THE SECTIONAL PROJECT LOOKS AT THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF DWELLING FROM 100 FEET BELOW GROUND TO 140 FEET ABOVE, ACCENTUATING THE LINES BETWEEN THE TWO. 39
SITE STRATEGY
CIRCULATION
PROGRAM RELATIONSHIP CREATING A CARVING INTO THE SITE THAT VERTICALLY LINKS THE SUBWAY TO THE GROUND TERRAIN AND FURTHER UP TO THE HOUSING. THIS APPROACH MANIPULATES ELEMENTS OF THE EARTH, LIGHT AND AIR.
OPEN AIR ATRIUM
CURRENT APPROACH AIR
GROUND
UNDERGROUND
PROPOSAL APPROACH
CORE CARVING
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Dwelling in the Air DWELLING IN THE AIR
3 - BEDROOM APARTMENT
RESIDENTIAL
Unit Strategy UNIT STRATEGY
Subtraction - SUBTRACTION
FOLLOWING THE MAIN AXIS OF THE TRAIN STATION WITH THE MINISTRY BUIDLING AXIS CREATES A FILTER INTO THE PROJECT WITH EACH PROGRAM FOLLOWING EACH DIFFERENT AXIS POINT.
LIGHTING 2 - BEDROOM APARTMENT
Addition + ADDITION
SCALE 1 - BEDROOM APARTMENT
Carving= CARVED Space SPACE
MATERIAL LIGHT STEEL
STONE EARTH TEXTURE
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CORE DWELLING SPACE
KITCHEN / LIVING FLOOR PLAN
BEDROOM CARVING SPACES
RESIDENTIAL FLOOR PLAN
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CORRUGATED CONCRETE
ALUMINIUM WINDOW FRAME
CONCRETE PANEL CLADDING BOLTED TO STEELFRAME
HUNG CONCRETE SCULPTED PANEL ATTACHED TO SLAB
ASSEMBLY
STEEL BEAM
STEEL STUD STEEL ANGLE SUPPORTING SHELF ANGLE
RIGID INSULATION VAPOR RETARDER GYPSUM SHEATHING PANELS CONCRETE CLADDING
WIRE MASONRY TIE SCREWED TO STEEL STUD
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DETAIL
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NICOLA KYVERNITI nicolettakyvernitis.com nicoletta.kyvernitis@gmail.com nkyverni@syr.edu USA UAE CY
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