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Restructuring study for the reuse of the old oil mill in Elefsina into a business cooperation center
Type Diploma thesis project - Solo project
General Area 7,200 sq.m. Academic score
3,222 sq.m. Area of Building units 10/10
This project introduces the reuse of the old oil mill of Elefsina into a business cooperation center (Coworking Space).
In the post-industrial era we first have deindustrialisation, ie a reduction of industry and secondly there is an increase in demand for services. For this reason, many new companies are created that offer services, including start-ups. The study area, Elefsina, is a typical case of a deindustrialized city. It used to be the center of many businesses that later closed. Under these circumstances, the creation of a coworking space would encourage the new economy and the creation of start-ups which will contribute to the prosperity and economy of the region.
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A: 422 sq.m.
One of the main features of the building units is the various additions both in height and in width with that has as a result t he change of the building systems.
Buildings 1, 2 & 3
All the buildings that make up the plot have load-bearing stonework.
Building 1 Building 2
Renovated into a restaurant. Ground floor: Renovated into a reception area.
1st & 2nd floor: Renovated into guest houses.
Building 5
Renovated into offices.
Building 6 Building 7
Renovated into an art exhibition area. Renovated a mechanical and art workshop.
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A: 211 sq.m. A: 597 sq.m. A: 544 sq.m. A: 296 sq.m. A: 392 sq.m. A: 760 sq.m. 2 3 4 5 6 7
Photorealistic of the restaurant
Axonometric diagram of restaurant
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Reception Restaurant
Dinning room Warehouse Warm kitchen Cold kitchen Scullery Servery scullery Bar Entrance Staff toilet Women’s toilet Men’s toilet PRM toilet
The restaurant is located in building 1 which is completely dilapidated. The ruin was chosen to remain intact and a new transparent shell is made of metal construction and glass inside so that the ruin is visible and natural light is provided.
top view
Room style 2
Room style 1
Room style 1 Two steps have been created in this area in order to form different altitude differences between the bedroom and the rest of the room.
Room style 2 The bathroom shell is LCD glass so that when the door is closed, the glass blurs and prevents visibility.
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Swimming pool
Respecticting the hystorical building, simple materials were combined with the load-bearing stonework for the creation of this area.
Furthermore, all the placed indoor plants are chosen specifically for them to thrive in enviroments with no direct light such as this one.
Amphitheater
Lobby Lobby Square Square
Swimming pool & lobby top view - A: 597 sq.m.
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Photorealistic of open plan office
In order to complement the old building with contemporary materials, the roof tiles and the wooden beams of the roof have been kept while some of the tiles have been replaced with glass ones for the effective lighting of the space.
Amphitheater
Amphitheater-Stage PRM access
For the effective access to the amphitheater stage by people with mobility limitations, an additional door has been created in the area of the open plan offices.
Ground floor plan of open plan offices
Private officesAdministration
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OPEN PLAN OFFICE
Open plan office
In this area the beams have been kept exactly as they were in their current condition so that they can be used as a grid in order to create lofts that the administrator offices will be “placed” on. The lofts create a game of different levels characterized by transparency and plenty of natural light.
Outdoor space - square
Ground floor plan of closed offices
Open plan office
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of administration offices
Top view of
1st floor
Despite the additions, the buildings have an authentic historical industrial character such as the ruins, the mixing of stone structures, concrete, wooden trusses and metal windows, which I tried to preserve and to highlight. Here, skylights in the shape of pyramids have been incorporated in order to prevent the direct sun light to penetrate the room but instead create a functional art workshop.
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ARTS WORKSHOP
Initial
condition
Photorealistic section of arts workshop
Facade of Building
Detail of conjuction the curtain wall to the ceiling 2D section of building
East side of Building
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A SPATIAL APPROACH TO HOSPITALITY
Intervation area
Lavrio, Greece Type
Academic project - 2 people project
Area 5,100 sq.m.
1,123 sq.m. Area of Building units
The focus of the project is the creation of a hotel facility that will be addressed mainly to the scientific community and more specifically to students and specialists in the field of fauna and flora since such industries have closed and continue to a lesser extent in this area. It is a summer destination that will allow the user to combine work, learning and rest.
The main idea was based on the shape and structure of the tree leaves. We implemented it by capturing it in our design externally through paths that connect the spaces of the installation and the placement of two greenhouses. Later we expanded internally.
Ground floor top view This intervation happened in a preserved area so new building units were created inside the dilapidated structures.
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Exterior View
View outside guest houses
Restaurant
Front view East side
Front view section West side secction
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Having 3 years of professional experience, am currently working for two interior design related companies.
DARE2DECO
Dare2deco is a professional interior service company that is mainly managing decoration services (https://www.design4home.gr/).
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3D VISUALIZATION OF INTERIOR SPACES
This is one of the rooms I created for a renovated studio apartment requested by the company design4deco.
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Based on the material and color palatte that one client requested, I created a combined kitchen and living room space and its b athroom.
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VIOKEF
VIOKEF is the biggest manufacturer of lighting units and decorative glass in Greece. Its reputation has forged an uphill progression, producing an extensive range of interior and exterior lighting solutions for home and professional use, crafted by experienced professionals (https://viokef.com/en/home/).
04CEILING LIGHTING PROPOSAL
As I am currently working at viokef as a designer, one of the things I am executing is creating custom made proposals based on different needs.
Through combining 60 tube lights, I created two modern chandeliers ( each chandelier has 30 tubes ) for a double height living room space.
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3D MODELING OF LIGHTS
Another role am responsible for is recreating viokef’s lights into 3d models in order to use them for interior proposals.
Name of lights Dominic
3d model made with rhino and vray for 3ds max
3D model Created proposal
Suspended Light Dominic
Ceiling Light Dominic
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Being one of the leading designers in the lighting company I am working in, in this project I created these blueprints of 6 swimming pools using Autocad. Afterwards I recommended the best places for outdoor ligths to be placed. Subsequently, these blueprints were used by contractors to book the project.
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CONSTRUCTIONAL DRAWINGS OF A SWIMMING POOL PROPOSAL
PAINTINGS & ART COMMISSIONS
This is an oil painting of my grandpa. Making this portrait, my foremost goal was to capture his expression which represents a mix of happiness and tiredness due to reaching 100 years.
This is a mixed media painting ( oils and golden leaves ) I created for an Airbnb apartment located in the heart of Athens. It is 2.5 X 1.5 big and it is placed in the living room space.
The request was to make an abstract painting that could interact with the textures and the general style of the space using colors such as grey, blue and gold.
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This is one of my accepted artworks in an art gallery in Athens. My idea was to create a painting that shows the fear and anxiety of a person who is about to enter adulthood. For this exact reason, I have merely made the eyes entirely realisticaly in order to capture the expresion of the girl. The melted roses define the end of youthfulness.
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SOPHIA YPSILANTI INTERIOR DESIGNER
sophiaypsilanti2@gmail.com
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