STUDENT
PORTFOLIO
A COMPILATION OF STUDENT WORK | 2013-2018
S T E F A N O S
F A R M A K I S
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CV...............................................................................01
2. Descriptory note..........................................................15 3. Diagramming...............................................................19 4.
Mapping......................................................................37
5. Architectural drawing...................................................51 6.
Model making.............................................................65
8. Personal note..............................................................83
CV A summary of academic, working, design, representation, and social skills plus work experience.
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WHO AM I Stefanos Farmakis
WHERE AM I FROM Ioannina, Greece
WHERE DO I LIVE Emerald Coast 14, Zygi, Larnaca
WHEN WAS I BORN March 5, 1992
WHERE CAN YOU CONDUCT ME Mobile phone: +357 99111714 Email: farmakissteve@gmail.com Social media:
https://www.facebook.com/stefanos.farmakis.1 stefanos_f
WHERE WAS I EDUCATED High School: A Beka Academy Homeshool 2008-2011 University:
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University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus -- Department of Architecture Bachelor of Arts degree (Architecture): 2012-2016 Professional Diploma: 2016-2017
WHAT WORK EXPERIENCE DO I HAVE CHRISTOS MARATHOVOUNIOTIS, ARCHITECT -- June 2013 - October 2016 (Part time) Drafter Duties -Drafting -Two-dimensional drawing -Model making -Paneling Competitions -Medical school building of the University of Cyprus -Lemba cultural village, Paphos
www.ialliapopsi.com -- February 2014 - July 2016 (Part time) Writer Duties -Writing mainly design-related articles
PAVLIDES + ASSOCIATES
ARCHITECTS + ENGINEERS -- December 2017 - January 2019
Designer + Drafter Duties -Drafting -Designing and drafting projects from the sketch to the final drawing -Preparing architectural drawings for building and/or town planning permits
GROHE DESIGN SERIES COMPETITION -- February - June 2018 An interdisciplinary competition for the design of a bath + spa inspired by Cypriot culture and furnished exclusively with the Grandera line of products by Grohe [Second Prize] VAKIS ASSOCIATES -- April 2019 - Present Positions: Architectural Assistant Duties: -Drafting -Computer aided three dimensional drawing -Two dimensional architectural detailing
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WHAT VOLUNTEERING WORK HAVE I DONE Part of a workshop at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan -- November 2015 Summer design workshop, Lofou Village, Limassol -- June 29 - July 8, 2016 Cyprus Architects Association Summer Workshop—Woodley Design AID, Kenya, June 14-27, 2017
WHAT LANGUAGES DO I SPEAK Greek, Native language -- Fluent speaking, reading, and writing English, Second language -- Fluent speaking, reading, and writing Spanish -- Average speaking
WHAT SKILLS DO I HAVE Model making Wood crafting skills Other materials (polysterene, plaster, clay, etc.) COMPUTER SKILLS -MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, etc.) -Adobe Indesign -Adobe Photoshop -Autocad -Rhino 3D -Artlantis Render
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WHICH ARE MY INTERESTS AND HOBBIES Traveling Photographing Reading -Architecture and design books and articles -Detective and mystery novels Attending architecture seminars, presentations, and lectures Writing Crafts (mainly with wood) Basketball Video games
WHAT PERSONAL TRAITS DO I HAVE Good learner Diligent Responsible Hard worker Focused Hands on Attentive to detail Patient Efficient under pressure Efficient in team work
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DESCRIPTORY
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A brief overview of the portfolio in order to give the reader the ‘key’ to understand the methodology as well as the way that the portfolio is structured.
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-This portfolio is divided according to a number of representation skills. Each section includes samples from different projects as this portfolio does NOT follow a chronological order nor does it present complete projects. -Each visual is acompanied by a small description as well as a small note indicating the project. -Each skill is presented on its own since the purpose of this portfolio is not as much to present design skills as it is to showcase architectural representation skills. -The following is a detailed reasoning on why each specific skill is represented in the portfolio. I. Diagram: diagrammatic representation of design ideas as well as spatial conditions can be depicted in a quick, simple, and easy-to-understand manner providing the architect with a powerfull tool of efficient and legible representation. II. Mapping: coded observations and conditions accummulated usually at a zoom out and at times at a zoom in scale. Architectural mapping is a quite valuable representational tool used to depict topographical, regional, urban, and geopolitical conditions. III. Architectural drawing: a variety of methods of architectural drawing give to the architect/designer the freedom to express his/her ideas in various ways. Architectural drawing is certainly NOT limited in technical drawing only, but includes mixed media drawings, three-dimensionals, atmospherics, collages, renderings, etc. IV. Model making: maybe one of the most important parts of the design process, architectural model making gives a variety of possibilities to the architect. From fast and effective study models, to detailed final models, the architectural model constitutes an extremely valuable tool for successful design.
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DIAGRAM
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A series of design strategy, circulation, and other explanatory diagrams; the diagram is used as a tool to make architectural concepts, ideas, and observations easily understandable to anyone.
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PROJECT: Revitalization of Oil Refineries Area in Larnaca, Cyprus
Site analysis and design strategy diagrams
Recognizing the site as an in-between strip of land between the city and the waterfront
Mapping the structures in the site with a mass and void map.
Recognizing and isolating areas of high density in the site.
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Treating the public road as an edge.
Possiblity of redirecting the road in order to adapt to the new edge of the site.
Recognizing the coastline as an edge.
Pushing the coastline inwards in order to create a new kind of relationship between the city and the sea.
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Recognizing the site of the refinery area as an area having its own identity within the city
Extending the site towards the passenger port.
Allowing the surrounding conditions to sprawl further towards the site while inserting an activity that acts as a “stopper� to this process.
Proposing three cores of activities.
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Building relationships between activities. As the site becomes more developed through the years, the merging of activities will start creating points of higher density in terms of activities in space.
Proposing a sports tourism area in close proximity to the passeger port allowing the participants to come from different parts of the world for the events
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PROJECT: Hybrid of Flows: A Study of Pedieos River in Nicosia, Cyprus [Designing a Museum of Agriculture Within the Riverfront]
Site analysis and design strategy diagrams
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF THE EDGE CONDITION: UNDERSTANDING DENSITY AND POROSITY VIA THE TECNIQUE OF PHOTOMONTAGE
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The site is explored in terms of the idea of the flow and it is recognized as an “island�, meaning it is surrounded by all three types of flow identified in the site analysis (water flow, pedestria flow, and vehicular flow).
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PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAMS
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SPACES AND CIRCULATION
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PROJECT: Spatializing the edge: Giving life to the in-between [Revitalizing an area of the Buffer Zone near Potamia Village, Cyprus]
Strategy diagrams
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MAP
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A small collection of architectural mappings showcasing in urban scale topographical and geopolitical conditions.
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PROJECT: Hybrid of Flows: A Study of Pedieos River in Nicosia, Cyprus
Mappings
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PROJECT: Spatializing the edge: Giving life to the in-between [Revitalizing an area of the Buffer Zone near Potamia Village, Cyprus]
Mappings
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A collection of various drawings showcasing a large spectrum of media and drawing techniques.
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PROJECT: A Synthesis of Thresholds [Renovation of a group of ruins in Lefkara Village]
Hand drawings
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SKETCHY PROPOSITION IDEAS
SECTIONAL MATERIAL STUDY
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PROJECT: The Chimney House [Designing a sustainable house at Pedieos River, Nicosia, Cyprus]
Drawings
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PROJECT: Hybrid of Flows: A Study of Pedieos River in Nicosia, Cyprus [Designing a Museum of Agriculture Within the Riverfront]
Final drawings
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MODEL
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Samples of architectural models; included are both study models as well as final design models covering multiple stages of the design process.
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PROJECT: Designing a Paradox [Designing a skyscaper in the heart of Walled Nicosia]
Overall and detail models
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PROJECT: Hybrid of Flows: A Study of Pedieos River in Nicosia, Cyprus [Designing a Museum of Agriculture Within the Riverfront]
Study and final models
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PERSONAL
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A small statement of personal goals, ambitions, views, and obsessions, written in a very personal tone.
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-Having graduated recently from the architecture school, my goal from now on is to develop my skills (both design and representation skills) since I believe that architecture is a continuous learning process that does not have a climax or a final stage. In other words, an architect never stops learning. -Furthermore, my definition of architecture is much more than mere flat CAD drawings, fancy photorealistic renderings, and building permits. I view architecture as a creative process that results in resolutions that are the outcome of an intense thinking process, a multiphase design process, and a large spectrum of architectural representation methods. Research and methodology, therefore, are vital ingredients of good architecture. -Having said that, I have to highlight my personal passion for research and architectural theory. I believe that theory is the foundation of successful design. As a result, I value research and theory as much as the actual design process. -Last but not least, I cannot omit the fact that I have a specific obsession with model making. Although I do not and could not underestimate the value of all the rest architectural representation methods, I see the architectural model as the closest abstraction of reality and, in my opinion, maybe the most useful tool during the design process. However, I stay open to any option when it comes to architectural representation and under no circumstance I will refuse to learn or improve another representation skill. -Conclusively, although I have specific personal views, goals, passions, and obsessions, my ultimate agenda is to learn. Since, therefore, I consider myself a good learner, and since I place that at the top of the list of my attributes, I believe that I can be valuable and offer as much as I will earn at any architecture and design team/firm/partnership that loves architecture as much as I do.
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