design portfolio
Anna Sideri Architect | Engineer Urban Designer
Curriculum Vitae
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Anna Sideri Architect |Engineer Urban Designer
Local address: 36B Lorne Road Finsbury Park N43RU London, United Kingdom email address: annasid.arch@gmail.com contact: +44 7511549948
// QUALiFiCATiON august 2014:
Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) Chartered Architect
september 2014:
Architects Registration Board (ARB) Pending registration
// PROFESSiONAL EXPERiENCE november 2013-present:
Gustafson Porter LLP. Assistant Architect Part II Project: Gardens by the Bay pedestrian bridge|Singapore Contributed in the concept design of the project Attending client and engineering meetings with Arup engineers Developed the project’s 3D modelling with Rhino and Grasshopper Production of design illustrations and render images Prepared design drawings for Stage C+ Project: Public realm design for the Seef Lusail district in Doha|Qatar (collaboration with Fosters+Partners) Developed 3D renders Production of detail design drawings for stages C, D + F Attending engineering and water feature experts meetings Project: Birmingham Paradise Circus Public Realm Design Competition|UK Production of design illustrations, render images and diagrams Devoloped 3D model Project: Rathbone Place mixed-use development in London|UK Contributing in detail design drawings for stage E Production of design illustrations and render images Project: Paddington Central Competition|UK Production of design illustrations, render images and diagrams Prepatation of the project’s presentation layout
The Bartlett School of Architecture | M.Arch Urban Design Programme
october 2013:
Workshop tutor Invited in a two weeks workshop, in the M.Arch Urban Design course programme, at the Bartlett School of Architecture, as workshop tutor, in order to guide the new students into basic computational techniques of Rhino, Grasshopper and Processing and introduce the parametric design approaches we used in our Design Thesis Project. nov. 2011 - may 2012 :
C+Ph Skroumbelos Architects & Associates Costis Skroumbelos | Architect AA dip RIBA TCG Phivos Skroumbelos | Architect AA dip RIBA TCG Assistant Architect Participation in the design of an urban research proposal for the Municipality of Athens, referring to the arcades in the city center Collaborating in international competition projects Contributing in detailed design drawings Production of general illustrations and 3d models for presentation materials
oct. 209 - nov.2009
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TEMES Premier developer of Costa Navarino, luxury mixed-use resorts Intern Worked at Navarino Dunes, the first phase of Costa Navarino resorts. Visiting the project for supervision with the team of architects during the construction of the two hotels on site. (The Romanos Resort and The Westin Resort Costa Navarino)
// EDUCATiON sept. 2012 - sept 2013:
Master of Architecture in Urban Design B-Pro | Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London 1 year master degree GPA: merit Design Thesis: ‘Energy Accreted Ecologies’ tutors: Claudia Pasquero, Marco Poletto [ecoLogicStudio] History&Theory Essay: ‘Form, nature & algorithms’ tutor: Sam Jacoby
sept. 2004 - nov. 2011:
Diploma in Architectural Engineering N.T.U.A. National Technical University of Athens, Greece, School of Architecture Five year degree in Architecture GPA: 8.36 / 10 Design Thesis: ‘Gardens in the Landscape’, grade 9.9/10 supervisors: Dr. Andreas Kourkoulas Associate Professor at N.T.U.A. Bouki Babalou-Noukaki, Professor at N.T.U.A. Theoretical Written Thesis: ‘Atmospheres: Peter Zumthor’, grade 10/10 supervisor: Dr. Andreas Kourkoulas Associate Professor at N.T.U.A.
// WORKSHOPS december 2011
ECOWEEK 2011 International Conference & Workshops for Architecture & Design Urban Communities & Green Architecture organized by Elias Messinas, Founding Chairman of Ecoweek Greece Workshop theme: ‘Kypselis Square’ Urban Sustainability: Green urban intervention & landscape design supervised by Alexandros Avlonitis and Panagiwtis Sarlis
july 2009
1st AAW | Athens Architecture Workshop Athens Beyond History: Contemporary Transformations organized by Nikos Ktenas, Visiting Professor of Architecture at Accademia di Architettura, Mendrisio, Switzerland and Dr. Simona de Guilli, Academic Assistant at Accademia di Architettura, Mendrisio, Switzerland The objective of the workshop was to attribute and identity the scale of seven sites located between the ancient and the 19th century areas of Athens city center and to inquire, through the design process, their hidden potential.
july 2008
Un_Built: international architecture research events 2008 organized by SARCHA and the Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens Participation in the workshop ‘line-geometric-transformations-deformities’ supervised by Ioannis Zavoleas, Assistant Professor of Architecture at University of Patras, Greece Participation in the context of the course: ‘History and Theory’ by the theme: ‘Constructing the Unbuilt_utopias and urban reverse’ supervised by Panagiwtis Tournikiotis, Assistant Professor of Architecture at N.T.U.A., Greece
// AWARDS december 2012
DOMES International Review of Architecture | Awards 2013 Project: ‘Nested Living Rooms’ ranked: 4th, category: ‘Best Project of the year 2010-2012’ Jurors: Iñaki Ábalos, Professor of Architecture in Residence, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Alberto Ferlenga, Professor of Architecture, Universita IUAV, Venice, Italy Kenneth Frampton, Ware Professor of Architecture, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, New York
// LECTURES-FESTiVALS april 2014
RESONATE FESTIVAL 2014 Resonate is a platform for networking, knowledge sharing and education. Invited to present the Bartlett M.Arch Urban Design thesis project: ‘Energy Accreted Ecologies’
// COMPETiTiONS december 2010
A101 Urban Block International Competition team leader: Ioannis Zavoleas, Assistant Professor of Architecture at University of Patras, Greece The objective of the competitions was to design an urban block for a new city of 150.000 people and 13 million m2 of housing area near Moscow.
april 2012
alterMall collaboration with C+Ph Skroumbleos Architects Participation in International Open Ideas Competition, organized by OPERNGAP, for the creation of a non comercial indoor public space. The aim of the competition was to encourage innovating, contemporary and avant-garde proposals with regard to the design of public spaces.
// EXHiBiTiONS september 2013
B-Pro Show 2013 | Barteltt Prospective The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London exhibition of the M.Arch Urban Design Thesis projects exhibiting the ‘Energy Accreted Ecologies’ design thesis project
june 2013
VOID 7th Panhellenic Exhibition of Architectural Design, Patras, Greece exhibiting the ‘Nested Living Rooms’ project
may 2013
Design Lab Show | Panorama of Greek Architecture Texnopolis , Gazi Athens Greece exhibition of 100 distincted projects participating in DOMES International Review of Architecture exhibiting the ‘Nested Living Rooms’ project
november 2011
Gallery room at Prytaneia Building N.T.U.A. , School of Architecture, Greece Diploma Thesis Exhibition exhibiting the ‘Gardens in the Landscape’ diploma project
july 2011
Design Lab Show Texnopolis, Gazi Athens Greece exhibition of the 1st AAW_Athens Architecture Workshop
february 2010
Student work exhibition Gallery room at Averof Building N.T.U.A. , School of Architecture, Greece exhibiting the ‘Transforming the CUBE’ student project
june 2008
Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens Greece exhibition of the Un-Built Workshop
// PUBLiCATiONS november 2013
SuckerPUNCH website _ Online publication publication of the Bartlett M.Arch Urban Design thesis project: ‘Energy Accreted Ecologies’ http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/2013/11/20/energy-accreted-ecologies/#more-34197
november 2013
ArchiLibs website _ Online publication publication of the Bartlett M.Arch Urban Design thesis project: ‘Energy Accreted Ecologies’ http://archilibs.com/energy-accreted-ecologies-artemis-karaiskou-antonios-lalos-anna-sideri/
september 2013
M.Arch Urban Design 2012-2013 Catalogue The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London publication of the Bartlett M.Arch Urban Design thesis project: ‘Energy Accreted Ecologies’
august 2013
Bio-Urban Design Research Cluster_Online publication publication of the Bartlett M.Arch Urban Design thesis project: ‘Energy Accreted Ecologies’ http://udtunis.wix.com/biourb
december 2012
DOMES Magazine, issue 114 publication of the Project: ‘Nested Living Rooms’ in the context of the DOMES Awards 2012
november 2011
e_magazine ‘Greek Architects’ _ Online publication publication of the Diploma Thesis Project: ‘ Gardens in the Landscape’ http://www.greekarchitects.gr/en/συμμετοχές-2011eng/living-in-the-landscape-id5097
participation in the annual competition of Greek Architects e_magazine: ‘Diploma Thesis Awards 2011’
// SOFTWARE SKiLLS (both Windows & Mac)
Cad Software Autocad, VectorWorks
3D Modelling & Rendering Rhinoceros 3d, 3ds Max, Autocad, V-Ray, Sketchup, Maxwell, Revit (begginer)
Parametric Modelling Grasshopper, Processing
illustration Repredentations Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe In Design CC Adobe Premier Pro CC, Adobe Illustrator CC
Others Microsoft Office Word, Powerpont, Excel, Outlook
// MODELLiNG SKiLLS Laser cutting 3D printing CNC milling
Physical modelling
// LANGUAGES English: fluent Greek : fluent French: conversational
Contents
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.Energy accreted ecologies _M.Arch Urban Design Thesis Project The Bartlett School of Architecture|UCL
.Gardens in the landscape _Diploma Design Thesis Project National Technical University of Athens | N.T.U.A.
.The object of desire _Architectural Design Studio 9 | Urban Desgin National Technical University of Athens | N.T.U.A.
.Lycabettus: The entrance of the city _Architectural Design Studio 8A | Landscape Urbanism National Technical University of Athens | N.T.U.A.
.Cultural Center & Library _Architectural Design Studio 7 | Multiple Function Public Building National Technical University of Athens | N.T.U.A.
.Nested Living Rooms _A101 Urban Block International Competition Open international competition for the design of urban blocks
.alterMall - Stoa _International Open Ideas Competition, organized by OPERNGAP Collaboration with C+Ph Skroumbleos Architects
.Tranforming the cube _Digital documentation and management in manufacturing and desgin National Technical University of Athens | N.T.U.A.
.Public bench _Architectural Design Studio 6A | Object design National Technical University of Athens | N.T.U.A.
.Contemporary Archaeological Museum _Detailed construction drawings for Chalkidas Contemporary Museum Assistant Architect at C+Ph Skroumbleos Architects
.Sustainable restoration of Larissa Hystoric Center _Design proposal for the restoration of Larissa Historic Center Assistant Architect at C+Ph Skroumbleos Architects
.Atmospheres _Theoritical Written Thesis National Technical University of Athens | N.T.U.A.
.Form, Nature & Algorithms _M.Arch Urban Design History & Theory Essay The Bartlett School of Architecture|UCL
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The “Energy Accreted Ecologies” project takes place in a very unique context at the borders of the Sahara Desert, in the Southern Tunisia and stimulates a new agri-urban territory. More specifically, the proposal is applied in one of the biggest salt lakes, the Chott el Djerid salt lake where the consequences of desertification have transform it into a complete dry and arid landscape. The area that it is known for centuries as an important trading post of caravan routes crossing the Sahara desert to the northeastern Mediterranean coast, now is undertaking a new kind of trading, that of renewable energy, that will be distribute and consumed to the hole European region. Towards this shift, desert is seen as a new terrain for exploiting renewable energy through large scale solar panels (Tunur pilot project), that are placed in what it is consider to be an “empty and dead” landscape. Under this context, the project aims to discuss the frictions between such a huge development in the desert and the ecology of the wider are, by reconsidering the relationship between territory, man and nature. Through our design, we propose new urban settlements and infrastructures (the Bedouin Power House, the Bio-Dune Lab, the Water Hub) that constitute innovative design approaches by taking advantage of the natural ingredients extracted from the landscape, by creating an alternative and more ecologic way of inhabiting such extreme environments and an alternative vision of energy production, that corresponds to the cultural, environmental and social needs of the area.
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Energy Accreted Ecologies M.Arch Urban Design Thesis Project | The Bartlett School of Architecture |UCL tutors: Marco Poletto, Claudia Pasquero [ecoLogicStudio] collaboratos: Artemis Karaiskou, Antonis Lalos
inhabitation emerges through natural accretion
terrain analysis | salinity accreted areas
agriculture analysis | oasis density
urban analysis | density territories
molecular analysis | bacterial colonisation patterns
physical model | urban density, water wells, water ponds
physical model_detail | the emergence of sant crystals through water evaporation
Energy Networks inhabitating the salt lake
Time step 25 of 365
Time step 50 of 365
Time step 125 of 365
Time step 150 of 365
Time step 225 of 365
Time step 250 of 365
Time step 75 of 365
Time step 100 of 365
Time step 175 of 365
Time step 200 of 365
Time step 275 of 365
Time step 350 of 365
urban dynamic simulation studies
parameters that can be changed in the script
AGRICULTURE bacteria harvesting bacteria growth for agriculture agriculture plots cynobacteria harvesting
[BP] Bedouin Power House
RESEARCH research of bacteria for agricultrural growth research of sainity levels geological research_ mars like location
INDUSTRY bacteria growth for agriculture from biomass(oasis)_ biofuel energy production of energy via hosmosis salt water batteries production energy storage water dessalination spirulina production
[BD] Bio-Dune Lab
TOURISM leisure activities(SPA with salt or soil) observation�bacteria processing watching� agrotourism energy networks promenade
INHABITATION SPACE
[WH] Water Hub
Bedouin Power House Prototype
Bio Dune Lab Prototype
Water Hub Prototype
3D Printed petri dush model | gypsum crust detail
3D Printed petri dush model | bacteria production
Bedouin Power House Prototype| masterplan drawing
After 6 months As the wind is blowing grains of sand are trapped inside the base structure.
After 7 months A bacteria injection begins.
After 12 months Planting plots and bacteria harvesting areas are created in the surface of the solified dune.
construction phases over time
physical model |sand accumulation over time
solidification layers
Bio Dune Lab Prototype bacteria injection under construction solidified dunes
water flows diagram
electricity flows diagram
Water Hub Prototype | axonometric diagram
the city as an urban mechanism of natural forces
terrain anaysis | natural flow patterns
the city’s aggregation growth over time
Energy Accreted Ecologies inhabitation emergies through natural accretion
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Object of this diploma project is a small environmental hotel in combination with botanical plantations in South Evia’s landscape. The hotel’s target is to prompt one to escape from everyday city life and restore his relationship with nature. The hotel consists of botanical gardens, nine habitation units and a shared function building. This building, houses a dual-use space that combines the restaurant and the “use of herbs” area, as well as a library. The designs main goal is to integrate the rocky landscape, so that landscape and building seem to have always coexisted. Moreover, our intention was that the visitor experiences the landscape, lives in it, without ever losing contact with earth and nature. We, therefore, handled the intense terrain by creating levels of plantations, influenced by the traditional technique of planting in similar Cycladic landscapes, called “stone walls”. In the same way, we designed walls that hold the earth and hid the habitation units behind them so as not to be distinguished where nature ends and building begins. Moreover, we created a sequence of mass and void, interrupting the interior with enclosed gardens sheltered from the winds, places of peace and contemplation. The result is a creation of spaces where the visitor feels immersed in the landscape and never loses the connection with the rocky lanscape. Finally, inspired by the characteristic of the schistose rocks prevailing in the area we chose to build the walls from rammed earth, a technique that uses materials from the site, soil, stone and clay, to construct bio-walls whose final form are pressed layers of earth. These walls are a modern form of the traditional dry stone walls. It is said that the outcome of this technique is a handmade wall of solid rock. stinguished. Moreover, our in
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Gardens in the landscape Diploma Design Thesis Project | National Technical University of Athens tutors: Dr. Andreas Kourkoulas, Dr. Ariadni Vozani collaborator: Stefanie Dambassis
Gardens in the landscape inhabiting the wildness of the landscape
herbs cultivation
inhabotation units
functions cooperation in the landscape
mixing functions in the landscape
shared function building
the intervention follows the contour lines
integrating in the landscape | in alignment with the natural slope
the unit’s orientation follows the wind flow
turning once’s gaze towards the wildness of the natural forces
Gardens in the landscape intervention in the landscape design plan
east view
longitudinal section
north view
north section
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chilli
pepper
tomato
beans
eggplant
potato
lauisa
evening primrose
jasmine
entrance
public protected garden
shared functions building | longitudinal section
shared functions building |longitudinal section
shared functions building |drawing plan
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winter rosemary
dittany
spring sage
lavender
summer thyme
oregano
autumn hyssop
inhabitation unit | garden section
inhabitation unit | section
inhabitation unit | exterior view
inhabitation unit | bedroom section
inhabitation unit | longitudinal section
inhabitation unit | drawing plan
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// From ancient times until today the Acropolis hill was functioned as a standard model-magnet, not only in the level of thought and architecture but also in the development of the city. The facts that determine the city of Athens are affected by the mythological aspect of the Acropolis. The role of the hill as the ‘absolute scenery’ and as a field even the times it is not visible, signifies the immediate and wider enviroment of the city. The subject of this project is a contemporary housing design in the wider region of the center of Athens that emphasize the relationship with the ancinent monument. The contemporary housing block can have eiher a direct optical view with ‘the object of desire’, or an imaginary relationshiop. In the city of Athens, the Acropolis hill stands like a reference mark. The housing block of the 21st century should be situated in a place where it has a direct optical view with the ancient monumnet and a crucial position in the city. The housing block in our proposal is a transition between the ancient region of Plaka and the modern city of Athens. This transition is achieved by a gradual reduction of housing height and scale through a new urban system which is oriented directly to the Acropolis hill. The housing blockc onsistsoflanes, that provide the motion in the urban block, and housing units which are placed in a way that create free movement and open space. What is produced by the design is a perforated urban block that provides insolation and ventilation to every single house unit and free space on each floor.
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The object of desire Architectural Design Studio 9 | Urban Design | National Technical University of Athens tutors: Dr. Andreas Kourkoulas, Dr. Ariadni Vozani collaborators: Ioanna Chinoporou, Stefanie Dambassis
urban housing block | master plan drawing
folding lane
folding lanes that provide motion in the urban block
folding lanes and housing units
urban housing block | physical model
urban housing block | drawing sections
urban square | drawing section
urban block| drawing section
housing block units| level plans
house units| typology drawings
housing block units| floor plans
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The hill of Lycabettus is one of the three hills that surround the ancient city of Athens, along with the Acropolis and the Filopappou hill. It’s crucial position in the body of the city - which allows it to function like a periscope- recommends an important green space. The relationship between the hill and the city has been lost due to the fact that the city is over built. The subject of this project is to identify the role of Lycabettus in the Attiic landscape and to create a public space, that represents the entrance of the city towars the hill. This open space must restore the relatioship between the hill and city and must integrate in the urban tissue. The main design outline uses the countour lines as the basic design tool for the formation of the new terrain, which consists of different plateus that elevate the visitor towards the Hill. The terrain is folding in a way that produces shelters, ramps, an entrance boundary and a building at the end of the promenade towards the Lycabettus Hill. The promenade is created through a specified path that is leading to Lycabettus Hill. Walking up the Hill, the visitor can run into three resting stops, where meeting points and commercial functions are located.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// stinguished. Moreover, our intention was that the visitor experiences the landscape, lives in it, without ever losing contact with earth and nature.
Lycabettus_The entrance of the city Architectural Design Studio 8A | Landscape Urbanism | National Technical University of Athens tutors: Dr. Andreas Kourkoulas, Dr. Ariadni Vozani collaborators: Ioanna Chinoporou, Stefanie Dambassis
public promenade | drawing plan
grid of pavement and planting
folding terrains produces multiple functions
promenade towards Lycabettus Hill
pavement and planning
rest stops
different plateaus forming a new terrain
public building-cafe | plan, sections
public furniture
bench | plan drawing
bench | side views
bench | perspective view
transforming the triangle
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The project is located in the center of Athens, between Omonoia and Victoria square. The main goal of the project is to design a building that would become the landmark of the neighborhood, which is characterized by tall buildings that are formed with strict geometry. We designed a building that disinclines city’s urban tiscue and marks a new design generation in the neighborhood. We took as a starting point the city’s verticality and horizontality and tryed to condense it, by folding it in the urban void. The building consists of four triangular folding lanes that form in the inside diverse functions, such as library spaces, seminars, art exhibitions, administration, and internet cafe, as well as open spaces in the edge of each triangle-lane. Inside each floor_lane, the space is open and contiguous and the functions are ceperated with slight and short height walls. In the center of each floor, an atrium is created that provides a fluid space in the building and a free motion to the visitor.
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stinguished. Moreover, our intention was that the visitor experiences the landscape, lives in it, without ever losing contact with earth and nature.
Cultural Center & Library Architectural Design Studio 7 | Public Multiple Function Building | National Technical University of Athens tutors: Dr. Andreas Kourkoulas, Dr. Ariadni Vozani collaborators: Ioanna Chinoporou, Stefanie Dambassis
the city’s verticality is folding in the urban void into four lanes creating the public building
study models
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movement flows | fourth floor
movement flows | outdoor space
cultural center & library | elevation drawing
cultural center & library | section drawing
cultural center & library | ground floor plan
cultural center & library | second floor plan
cultural center & library | first floor plan
cultural center & library | third floor plan
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The objective of the competition was to design an urban block for a new city of 150.000 people and 13 million m2 of housing near Moscow. The participants were asked to find an optimum between specificity and flexibility. Since it would be possible to use the block in multiple locations. In general, specificity refers to the manipulation of the house unit, whereas flexibility refers to the order of the general scheme, conveyed by a system. Specificity and flexibility respond to two very different scales, the human and the block. Pursuing the ideal house often results in a weal management of the whole, while giving priority to the block may end up putting aside issues pertainig to the small scale. The design proposes a space of intermediate scale, an adaptor bridging the qualities of the general scheme to those of the house unit. This space adaptor brings together the neighborhood of four houses, functioning as a shared living room. Another version of the space adaptor referring to a group of 4 to 6 neighborhoods forms a wider living room. The total of 15 of these groups diffuses into the main yard, being the common living room of the total block.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// stinguished. Moreover, our intention was that the visitor experiences the landscape, lives in it, without ever losing contact with earth and nature.
Nested Living Rooms A101 Urban Block | International Competition
team leader: Dr. Ioannis Zavoleas collaborators: Chinoporou Ioanna, Stefanie Dambassis, Athina Papadopoulou
concept diagrams
housing block| main view
housing units
facade detail
common living room | view of the main yard
housing block | floor plans
housing block | main floor plan
housing block | north east elevation
housing block | cross section
housing block | longitudinal section
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The proposal places the altermall in the historical centre of Athens, Greece and activates the ‘hidden’ urban voids of the urban blocks. Those urban voids consist of the “stoa” -commercial arcades which in the Greek urban structure are corridors in the ground floor of the buildings with shops on both sides, and the unbuilt open space within the urban blocks. Therefore, what is suggested is a network of those urban building voids which creates a solid building within the unrevealed city whose shell is articulated by already existing spaces. The previous commercial function of the arcades and the unexploited space of the akaliptos and parts of the pedestrian roads are transformed in a different mall which provides the city with a new public and green area penetrating it. Among all the inactive urban arcades and akaliptos, a group of those which connect the central Syntagma square with the Monastiraki square, are considered as the most appropriate to compose a hidden building, the Altermall. As concerns the interior of the building, the enclosed spaces of the arcades and the urban building voids interact along the path. The constant continuity of the levels composing the building allows an unfolded pedestrian and cyclists movement through the interior spaces of the edifice. Activities such as workshops, library, reading areas, rest areas, auditorium, multi-uses areas, administration plus services, city information, seminar classes are placed throughout the enclosed spaces and in multiple levels while the green park, the pic-nic area and the sports zone are placed within the urban building voids.
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alterMall-Stoa International Open Ideas Competition, organized by OPERNGAP
collaboration with C+Ph Skroumbleos Architects collaborators: Ioanna Chinoporou, Vassiliki Athanasiou, Andriana Koutalianou
network of urban building voids
urban context diagrams
axonometric diagram
urban context exploded axonometric diagram
arcades in the urban block
commercial functions in the urban block
shading diagrams
natural lighting zones diagrams
mirrors reflection studies
section diagram
overall programmatic arangement
ventilation flows
reflectors angle study
sun path of action area
proliferated reflectors system
alterMall | public library
alterMall | garden exterior view
alterMall | garden interior view
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The course wants to bring students in contact with the concepts, examples and tools that show how to manage information in the design and construction process of an architectural design project. Focusing on the parametric design, the course emphasizes the direct connection of digital technologies in manufacturing, whether it is for digital documentation and databases, or digital design building systems, or production using CNC machine tools. The subject of this course was to design of a small architectural item as well as the CNC production of its model. This architecture item can be seen either as an object or as a building. Our proposal was based on the simultaneous transformation of two cubes, creating a fluid volume along with a fluid hollow path within the volume. Our design can be seen as a building either vertical or horizontal. The CNC model was fabricaded with plexiglass in order to provide a transparent object where the inside path can be seen. stinguished. Moreover, our intention was that the visitor experiences the landscape, lives in it, without ever losing contact with earth and /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// nature.
Transforming the Cube Digital documentation and management in manufacturing and desgin | N.T.U.A.
tutor: DPLG Architect Dimitris Papalexopoulos collaborators: Ioanna Chinoporou, Stefanie Dambassis, Vassiliki Athanasiou, Andriana Koutalianou
side view
side elevations
cube plans
axonometric diagrams
exterior path | interior path dagram
axonometric render view
physical model | perspective view
physical model | front view
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The main objective of this project was to design an everyday object for public or private spaces, indoor or outdoor. The object itself could exceed the standard conventional operations and be understood as a proposal of a system of functions, satisfying a modern concept, for example, the concept of “sitting” and be part of a broader contemporary perception of space. Our proposal is a multiple funcion public bench which is characterized by the recurrent repetition of rectilinear metal bars. These bars are placed horizontal in the left side of the bench and gradually deform with deviation until they reach the ground where the bars become horizontal again. When these bars are deformed, they create multiple functions in the way someone can sit. This public bench becomes a resting area where someone can sit at the the two ‘starting points’ of the bench and lie on in the middle. stinguished. Moreover, our intention was that the visitor experiences the landscape, lives in it, without ever losing contact with earth and /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// nature.
Public bench Architectural desgin studio 6A | Object Design | National Technical University of Athens tutor: George Parmenidis, Dr. Ariadni Vozani collaborators: Ioanna Chinoporou, Stefanie Dambassis
rectilinear metal bars | drawing plan
recurrent repetittion of the rectilinear metal bars
multiple functions of the bench
public bench |main structural system plan diagram
publicbench | plan drawing
public bench | physical model
public bench | side view
public bench | front view
public bench | perspective view
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The new contemporary Museum, in Arethousa Chalkida, Greece is the refurbishment of an old winery as well as it’s extension through the addition of a new volume adgacent to the old one. The basic design concept of the new building in relation to the existing one lies on the concept of “Agora”, the street that hosts many activities. The museum is constructed in parallel to the existing one in an elongated wedge-shaped form similar to the shape of the land surrounding it and consolidated with the old building via the existing rear addition and manufactured roofed semi-open space ( “axis “) traffic. In the new building placed in principle to direct access from the axis movement of two buildings: a multipurpose room, the space of shop and a cafe -restaurant. Also in this section are incorporated functional spaces exhibitions and educational room programs actually housed in the rear addition of the preserved building. In the second part of the new building, with the possibility of independent entry, there are administrative offices, workshops and maintenance areas , storage rooms, delivery areas .
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Contemporary Archaeological Museum Detailed construction drawings for Chalkidas Contemporary Museum
Assistant Architect in C+Ph Skroumbleos Architects | position: Assistant Architect collaborators: Ioanna Chinoporou, Vassiliki Athanasiou, Andriana Koutalianou
construction drawing | old & new building section
interior view of the museum entrace
perspective view
construction drawing | plan
construction drawing | old & new building elevation
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The project’s scope aims to integrate -morphological and functional - the consolidation of the urban fabric of Larissa’s city center and connecting it with the ancient theater, the Peneus and park Alcazar. In terms of sustainabily, the project aims to reverse the urban heat island effect and improve the microclimate of the area, as well as to reverse the environmental degradation of the urban area and the upgrading of the urban environment by Improving the quality of life through a sustainable development. The proposed sustainable intervention in the area is located within the central dense urban fabric of Larissa with a strong problem of climate deterioration, and suggests the pedestrianization of the expansion of the remaining portion of the road Venizelos, the formation of collateral pathways and this Skylosofou Polycarp, the regeneration pathway studies by road Centaurs, regeneration of the surrounding area around the Ag. Achilleiou and the western part of the fortress on the hill and complete the pedestrian street Bishop Ambrose. The total area of the region (the building blocks) where the proposed interventions will take place is 25000 m2, and the area of open spaces in which the proposed redevelopment will take place is 15865 m2.
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Sustainable restoration of Larissa Hystoric Center Design proposal for the restoration of Larissa Historic Center
Assistant Architect in C+Ph Skroumbleos Architects | position: Assistant Architect collaborators: Ioanna Chinoporou, Vassiliki Athanasiou, Andriana Koutalianou
plan view of the proposal
sections view of the canopy made out of preconstrade coated fabric
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/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The objective of this theoretical thesis was to examine the meaning of atmosphere in architecture as it appears in the work of Swiss architect, Peter Zumthor. Through the analysis of nine topics based on his book «Atmospheres» (2006), we studied Zumthor’s work and attempted to understand the tools he uses in his attempt to create spacial experiences that arise the senses. Peter Zumthor is an architect who has not only deepened in the theoretical concept of atmosphere, but has also given substance in this meaning through his architectural work. His projects are not many in number, but they are characterized by a clarity of form, an evocative atmosphere and a masterful knowledge of materilals. Through his architecture he aims to design spaces with soul that excite the visitor and become part of his everyday life. The understanding of a space, according to Zumthor, has its roots in architecure experience and and how the aesthetic aspects of this experience begin the withdrawal of our memories. He argues that sensual connection between man and the building should respect the process of recollection, and all the motions and our perceptions are related to our past. Wondering, how he can create magical places that touch people’s soul, he gives nine responses, which he claims that concerned him in his effort to create specific atmospheres. These topics concern architectural elements, such as a building’ s body, it’s materials, the way it involves movement, it’s scale, the relationship between it’s inside with the outside world. They also concern natural elements, which architecture handles, such as temperature, sound, light. In each chapter, after explaining the architect’s words for the referenced element, we try to discover in which way theory comes to life, analysing and comparing certain buildings in which this element dominates.
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Atmospheres Theoritical Written Thesis | National Technical University of Athens tutors: Dr. Andreas Kourkoulas collaborator: Stefanie Dambassis
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/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The main intention of this study is to investigate how the use of algorithms can be deployed as a methodology for design and form finding. Starting by defining the influence of digital technologies in architecture design and the range of opportunities that a computer software can provide to architects, this essay will analyze through different examples how form is defined through principles of nature, structure and self-organization. Starting with D’Arcy Thompson as an example of a structural concept of forms, this research will examine how we can understand biological evolution, through the morphology of forms. Moreover, form based on natural principles will be analyzed through the experiments of Frei Otto and how he relates the structure of natural elements directly to design. The example of Gaudi will present how we can learn from nature and understand about forms, from a more abstract natural phenomena by using hanging models to create design process. Furthermore, a discussion of design process that imitates the construction principles of biological systems in order to generate form, will be presented through the example of biomimetics. In order to test how biological systems and mechanisms, even the molecular scale, can be employed in design using algorithmic process to simulate natural behaviors, an experiment design project taking place in Tunisia will be finally presented. In the era where digital technologies are the main tool for design, this essay will finally discuss how through this different concepts we think about form thought natural elements and how we employ this mechanisms in design, as well as and how this algorithmic approach is a process that has a value to design.
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Form, Nature & Algorithms M.Arch Urban Design History & Theory Written Esssay | The Bartlett School of Architecture |UCL tutors: Sam Jacoby
spiral, Bubbles, Sagrada Familia, swarms
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