vASILIKI kOLIAKI
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Vasiliki Koliaki My innate interest in forms, systems and structures, led me in 2004 to enter The Architectural School Of National Technical University of Athens [11th among 180]. Craving to discover Architecture, I got early involved in numerous architectural projects [small & large scale], structural detailing [wood, metal, concrete], landscape, interior design and furniture fabricating, building surveying and restorations, philosophy, sociology, cinema, scenography and research. Parallel to my studies, I was working as an intern in an architectural office and as an assistant of two tutors at NTUA. In 2012, I graduated, winning the first prize in a world contest concerning landscape & architecture, participating with my graduation project. I started working as an architect in an architectural office for a year, by the time I got admitted to TUDelft for a master [MSc] in Hyperbody. It was then that I started an extensive research over alternative methods of design, getting involved in Computational Design, Optimization strategies and Robotic Fabrication.
Working together with MVRDV, Nimmish Biloria, Henriette Bier and Kas Oosterhuis [among other tutors] and gaining sponsorships for 1/1 fabrications, helped me re-evaluate and develop my architectural and synthetic skills. In 2015, I graduated with honors. My graduation project got nominated for the Archiprix Contest 2015. The 1/1 robotically fabricated prototype, built within the framework of my proposal, was exposed in exhibitions within The Netherlands and in France.
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THE STUDIO BRIEF REFFERS TO SELF- SUSTAINING CLIMATIC ECOLOGIES, LOCAL AND GLOBAL CLIMATIC ASSOCIATIONS, USER CENTRIC ADAPTATIONS, ADAPTIVE SPATIAL SYSTEMS, MULTI-PERFORMATIVE ARCHITECTURAL FORMATIONS, THE ARCHITECTURAL PRAXIS WHICH IS IN A CONTINUOUS STATE OF CHANGE, OPTIMISING MULTITUDE OF PARAMETERS, HIGHLY ADAPTIVE, SELF-ORGANISING FORMATIONS, POLYMORPHIC TOPOLOGIES, MULTI SCALAR SPATIAL FORMATIONS AND THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR PATTERNS, CRITICAL URBAN CONTEXT AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK, THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO GENERATE RESPONSIVE, SELF-SUSTAINED, MULTI-PERFORMATIVE AND FULLY ADAPTIVE ARCHITECTURAL SPACE, WHICH COULD COLLECT EVERYDAY DATA AND DETECT EMERGENCIES, IN ORDER TO SERVE THE CONSTANTLY ARISING NEEDS OF ISOLATED COMMUNITIES IN WATER. THE STRUCTURE IS COMPRISED OF VARIOUS AGGREGATIONAL COMPONENTS, ASSEMBLEDACCORDING TO VARIOUS SCENARIUMS IN ORDER TO FIT FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY CHALLENGES, USER ANALYSIS OUTPUT, ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS AND SHIP DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
THE DESIGNED VOLUMES SHOULD BE CONSTANTLY RE-EVALUATED IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN THEIR AERODYNAMIC SHAPE. PRIORITY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS, IS THE PRODUCTION OF FLEXIBLY RE-ARRANGED AGGREGATIONS WHICH ENHANCE THE MULTI-PERFORMATIVE CHARACTER OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE. AFTER RESEARCH, AND WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS OF THE GRADUATION PROJECT ASSIGNMENT, THERE WAS A NARROWDOWN IN SCALE. GLOBALLY, THERE ARE OVER 2 MILLION ISLANDS [180.497 ISLANDS INHABITED IN 361.000.000 KM2 SEA SURFACE AREA]. WHILE, IN GREECE, THERE ARE 1.400 ISLANDS [227 ISLAND INHABITED IN 300.000 KM2 SEA SURFACE AREA]. WHICH MEANS THAT ISLANDS IN GREACE COMPRISE THE 20% OF TOTAL GREEK SURFACE, WHICH IMPLIES 1,5 TIMES BIGGER DENSITY THAN ON A GLOBAL SCALE. THEREFORE, THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE DESIGN OF RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURAL ENVIRONMENTS WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE ISLANDS OF MYKONOS, DELOS AND SYROS IN THE AEGEAN ARCHIPELOGOS. MYKONOS: MULTIPLICATION OF POPULATION DURING SUMMER TIME, LACK OF ACCOMMODATION, LACK OF POTABLE WATER. DELOS: ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEXES OF GREAT GLOBAL INTEREST, MANY SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES TAKE PLACE THERE, IT IS FORBIDDEN TO STAY OVER NIGHT IN THE ISLAND. SYROS: UNIVERSITY FUNCTIONING DURING WINTER, NO STUDENT ACCOMMODATION, LACK OF POTABLE WATER. Hyperbody Teachers: Nimish Biloria, Henriette Bier, Seyedsina Mostafavi
The theme of the Greek presen historian Ruggiero Romano that and which, from a geophilosoph
■ TRANSFORMATION OF THE URBAN The discussion of Archipelagos the already fascinating debate
The debate refers to the radic the archetype of inhabiting an
ntation at the 10th architecture Biennale in Venice, is based on the heretical conviction of t the Aegean archipelago is a city, a view also held in differing version by other historians, hical aspect, is advocated by the philosopher Massimo Cacciari.â–
CONCEPT – THE METACITY s as a city, is clearly presented in the perspective of Biennale, giving feedback and enriching e around the idea of the metacity.
cal transformations of the urban context, the predominant architectural formations, nd in general, the idea of urbanity, as it has been formed over the last two centuries.
1,5 times denser than on a global scale
community
str i c t boar d er condi t i o ns arising needs
investigating the intermediate . . .
...track ...dock ...transform ...function
urban growth dynamics
aggregations in the water_
lack of space
[..islands]
20%of Greek surface
approaching the corresponding spots of interest responding to the community needs functioning as a temporary extension of the coast line over sea
3710m²
pace route taken: based on usage and proximiy
age
[functional optimisation]
rooms [80%single bed rooms, 20% sharing rooms]*
700m²
700m²
domestic, kitchen, personnel rooms, storage, warden’s room
reception, cafe, luggage storage, cycle storage
student accomodation mode [Syros]
gender :
male
pace route taken: based on usage and proximiy
female
3710m² 700m²
route taken: based on usage and proximiy
type of user :
employee
resident
visitor
type of resident:
holiday maker type A [all inclusive package]
holiday maker type B [basic package]
rooms [80% double bed rooms, 20%studios]*
regular resident
domestic, kitchen, personnel rooms, storage
hotel mode [Mykonos]
route taken: based on usage and proximiy January
pace space needed
handicapped people pace space needed
March
650sqm.
470sqm.
150sqm.
550sqm.
560sqm.
360sqm.
650sqm.
180sqm.
160sqm.
970sqm.
space needed pace route taken: based on usage and proximiy
320sqm.
140sqm.
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blind people
schematic volume
external connections_ landscape formation
322sqm.
April
student accomodation mode [Syros]
[user analysis] [volume generator in 4 case studies] [form optimisation] pets
February
[environmental parameters]
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280m²
280m²
280m²
gym, health center, sports, shops
common room [workshop area], library, study room
maintenance, repair, dessalination
hospitality, dining room, bar, cafe
cycle storage,common room-lounge, laundry room
[weather data simulation]
140m² administration, management, secretary
20% sharing rooms, studios 14 x 53m² **
leisure, sports, shops, personal care/spa
meetings, conference room
maintenance, repair, dessalination
hospitality, reception, hall, restaurant, bar, lounge, public cafe guest room, cycle storage
June
July
August
140m² administration, management, secretary
October
September
80% single bed rooms, double bed rooms
eaweed energy w lar/s ate /so r d ve es ural space corr wa ali itect e s h p d/ on arc di al vit
148 x 20m²
November
December
2-10%
leisure,sport,shops
4-7%
13th June
20th June 25th September
public guest rooms,reception area,hall& lounges.
student accomodation mode [Syros] transition
hotel mode [Mykonos] transition
May
280m²
n tio s eed na n to ng ity tiv ts
280m²
GS- CA fully a les: tru us morphing da se hibio l anchor s p po p tia in en ata td
280m²
self-susta in
420m²
g a in: wi n
490m²
locati g n am p outp ot u
function dem and s wi everyday e nd nvi r o coasta n l lin me en e local tr an spots sp of inp
420m²
ity bil sta ic s ed y ne bilit i ss ne tli
490m²
imulation s solar s hap ter/ e& a w dy / o e r g m e e nt /s r na e e a a m a / son at e n t w d d o a r o k al l r a nt ork morphology o ac f co ce tw geo ion as t a t or terest in data ut
3d October
7-8% hospitality areas, restaurants, bars for guests & visitors.
4-7%
50-60% accommodation facilities: rooms,toilet,bathroom,shower rooms,hallways,floor service
maintenance& repair
4-12% banqueting area with meeting & conference rooms
9-14% 1-2% administration, management, secreterian rooms
connections_ architectural space
domestic areas,kitchens, personnel rooms, stores
volume extrusions over sea level_ to avoid toppling volume below sea level_ to balance volume above sea level_ to balance
design stradegy_ 2 seperate surfaces
floating/ buoancy testing volume
33,8
6km
ermoupoli
faros 4,53
km
4 km
ftelia
2,2k
kalafatis
m
elia ornos delos
psarrou
collect everyday data. switch location corresponding to wind direction change. switch location seasonally, corresponding to function demanded and emergent needs.
[transfer diagram]
50-60% accommodation facilities: rooms,toilet,bathroom,shower rooms,hallways,floor service
WATER IS A PREVAILING ELEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO NOT ONLY MY RESEARCH, BUT ALSO MY DESIGN. THEREFORE, I COULD NOT DISREGARD THE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL QUALITIES, WATER COULD OFFER MY DESIGN. WHAT COULD MEAN FOR A HUMAN BEING TO NAVIGATE ON THE SURFACE OF WATER, ABOVE IT, OR EVEN UNDER IT? WATER IS NOT ONLY ABOUT VISION, IT IS ALSO ABOUT THE SENSE OF TOUCH, SMELL AND HEARING. IT IS ABOUT MEMORIES. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I FORMULATED THE PROBLEM STATEMENT. AFTERWARDS, I CONCLUDED TO MY PROPOSAL. THEN I HAD TO DEFINE THE RULE-SET FOR MY COMPUTATIONAL, GENERATIVE DESIGN STRATEGY, IN TERMS OF LOCATION, DESIGN, EVALUATION, PERFORMANCE AND RE-EVALUATION (PARAMETRIC PROCESS), TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION MY RESEARCH ON THE EXISTING URBAN FABRIC. AFTER A RESEARCH ON THE FUNCTIONAL PROGRAM OF THE BUILDING AS A HOTEL AND AS A STUDENT HOUSING I OBSERVED PATTERNS OF FUNCTION, FINDING COMMON FUNCTIONS AND ESTIMATING ADDITIONAL SPACE NEEDED FOR THE BUILDING TO FUNCTION AS A MULTI-PERFORMATIVE SPACE, CLUSTERING FUNCTIONAL UNITIES
AND EXPERIMENTING ON THE CREATION OF SEPARATE THOUGH CONNECTED VOLUMES, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE RESEARCH ON CREATING A MULTI-SENSORY, SYNAESTHETIC SPACE. AFTER RESEARCH ON DESALINATION PROCESS AND MECHANISMS, SHIP DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND THEORYTICAL SIMULATIONS OF THE AERODYNAMIC AND WATER DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS, I RE-EVALUATED MY DESIGNED VOLUMES. SUCH STRATEGY WOULD CONCLUDE TO SKIN ELABORATION, STRUCTURAL TEST EXPERIMENTATION AND FINAL DESIGN AND STRUCTURAL DETAILING [ALONG WITH SOLAR RADIATION AND WIND SIMULATIONS].
render_ visual 4 'pool-like' outdoor space.
render_ visual 1.2.3. porous_ cavernous structures
Plan view_ top view
Plan view_ /+1.90m/
Plan vi
render_ visual 5 interior._ inbetween space connection.
iew_ /+3.15m/
Plan view_ /+4.25m/
diagram_ assembling method render_ visual 6 exterior._ outdoor activities_landscape mode.
Section cut b-b ' _ drawings
render_ visual 7 interior._ outdoor-indoor connection.
Section cut c -c ' _ d
drawings
Section cut d -d ' _ drawings
render_ visual 8 interior._ outdoor-indoor connection.
Section cut a-a' _ drawings
b
The project intends to respond to the issue of constantly arising needs of isolated communities in water. How and up to which extent could supplementary floating structures respond to such needs? Therefore, it addresses the issue of how could this be integrated into an architectural design of allowing movement [due to sea water forces] in 3 axis_ a self-sustained, fully adaptive to real-time data, weather conditions and connecting to Plywood frame reinforcement inside the EPS foam volum existing geomorphology, structure. The upper goal of such project, is to study and make a thorough research on new systems which could play the role of an architectural and technical glossary for self-sustained structures which could respond to emergencies of isolated communities with strict boarder conditions. This discussion arises sociocultural issues concerning the communities of the islands, their common, diverse or even supplementary needs, and the practical or theoretical existence of dynamic bonds connecting them. Is an island a self-sustained environment? If not, could it or should it behave in such way?
connecting pistons_
c a
EPS
b
a The Amazing Whale Jaw, Hoofddorp,
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
Existing ways of handling the issue of border conditions in the islands and seaside settlements are either permanent extension of the land towards the sea, or responding to needs arising via ship transportation. Therefore, the proposal investigates the intermediate scenarium of temporary extensions that should adjust to different types of costal line geomorphologies and perform whatever, whenever and wherever needed. Describing the prototype of a complex rule-set of inhabiting, Aegean, as an idiosyncratic aqua-city, documents its position under the general discussion over the idea of the metacity.
Netherlands
c
Component [G5
Component [G3]
EPS foam
Component [G4] Component [G3] Component [G2]
170 components
geometrical subdivision of overall mesh_
Component [G1]
Component [G5]
coating
Component [G4]
GRP frame for piping & infrastructure _
Subdividing Geometry_ bounding boxes of components Cp_ +0,8
Cp_ +0,5
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+0,8
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-0,3
>-0,3 ΔCp = 0,8
V=Cd * Aep* √2ΔPw P ΔPw= 1/2 * p * V2 * ΔCp Cd=0,7 p=1,21 hg/m3 For 100 people ---> heat production 10000W Total cooling load = + 15---W Qcool = V * Pc *ΔT ---> V= 5 m3/s ΔΤ = 3 Ventilation = 35 m3/h/person ---> V = 1000 m3/s
Component [G2]
1 = 1 + 1 Aeq Avertical Ahorizontal
height of rotation_ door Aeq = 60 m2
height of rotation_ window
structural system _ window component
component [G1
Component [G5
height of rotation_ window
height of rotation_ door
1.1 PROTOTYPEROBOTIC
design to production stradegy
F A B R I C AT I O N
Refined final mesh_ component 1.
3D model_ 2 slices of the component Within the framework of INDESEM 2015 workshop that took place in TUdelft, I used the robotic machinery in order to fabricate a 1.1 scale prototype of my graduation project. I studied porous structures and I re evaluated the shape of my building in order to refine the final mesh and conclude to the final overall form which I then subdivided to indicate the components needed. I focused on a furniture component which Ifurther elaborated on, according to the robot’s limitations. Finally I had to produce computationally the geometry neede for the software to read and I fabricated it out of EPS foam of high density.
porous structure_ scale 2
POROSITYIN MULTIPLE SCALES Site
Prototype Furniture component scale 1 /1 robotic fabrication porous design scale 1_
Photos_ Robotic milling
* Continuous Variation | Workshop, 1-5 June 2015 | led by the Robotic Building Team | Hyperbody, AE+T, TU Delft The workshop focuses on applying design-to-robotic-production (D2RP) methods developed by the RB team to the design of an urban interface between the water and the building on the assigned site (Fenix Dock). Programmatic use of the urban interface will be defined in relationship to local urban analysis, global societal challenges, and D2P constraints with the aim to explore hybridity, variation, and componentiality at different scales, ranging from micro levels, as material systems, to macro levels as spatial and architectural configurations.
Coordinators: Henriette Bier, Sina Mostafavi Workshop Tutors: Henriette Bier, Sina Mostafavi, Ana Maria Anton, Serban Bodea, and Matteo Baldassari Workshop Assistants:
Vasiliki Koliaki
Marco Galli, Jeroen van Lith, Mohammad Jooshesh, and MSc 2 D2RP students Workshop is supported by the Robotic Building group with one KUKA robot and by ABB and KUKA with two additional robots.
"Death as a social phenomenon has a multilevel meaning in every society, a spectacular manifestation that is expressed with grief to celebrate its presence. The existence of Death is just fragmented without the commencement of Life. This empirical relationship forms the social norms towards the realization of Death and the acceptance of it. In modern societies humans are mainly inhabiting the world with fear of the unknown, the after-Life, or the end of something known and familiar. The tectonics of Life needs the climax of Death as an appreciation and elevation. The unknown dimensions and presence of the after-Life creates a continuous struggle to discover and explain. But why is Death seen with fear? Why is the architecture of Death a taboo and acts as a striking awakening about the limit that Life holds? The final goodbye is translated differently and the journey takes a different path. Relationship of Life and Death are interpreted from scratch. Water as a symbol of purity, helps the process and makes the journey from the depth of the sea to the highest point in the sky, travelling side by side with the lost souls. "An architecture is proposed which expresses grief, but also one which provides solace, and more importantly it returns death to its rightful place within society - for death does not overlook the city, but it is part of it." Between the buildings of Rotterdam it connects water and sky, isolated from land but an integral part of the city, and fighting its way in society. Because it might sound unpleasant and unwelcoming but the the trip of Life is most certainly full of experiences. A location where the dead and the still living can meetwhere religion is not a barrier and where faith is a personal way of expression. But how can people of different religions in a multi-cultural society interact and establish a peaceful and balanced co-existence in this Babel Tower?"
The metamorphosis of the journey, through fire, water, ground and air, returning to the compositional elements of the human substance. Inverting the biblical story of Babel and building up a vision where the Babel Tower brings people together and the acculturation leads to enlightenment.
Because it might sound unpleasant and unwelcoming but the trip of Life is most certainly full of sensory experiences. A location where the dead and the still living can meet- where religion is not a barrier and where faith is a personal way of expression. A vertical interaction through a journey of images, the stages of realization and acceptance. Providing cemetery space for the city of Rotterdam and proposing a social and cultural awakening, the Babel Tower aims to become a landmark, a symbol for the city, a reminder. In our struggle to celebrate differentiality and cultural diversity we conceptually divided our project in 2 parts: the infinite necropolis and the ecumenopolis , . We would like to present our project on the journey inside and through the building since our focus is a lot on the experience. There are three main scenarios that define the building.
Students: Vasiliki Kolliaki, Karolos Michailidis Professor: Kas Oosterhuis Assistant Professor: Tomasz Jaskiewicz / Christian Friedrich Technical University of Delft. Hyperbody_Non-standard and Interactive Architecture Date: January 2013 A location where the dead and the still living can meet- where religion is not a barrier and where faith is a personal way of expression.
“Enlightenment is man' s emergence from his self-incurred immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one' s own understanding without the guidance of another. This immaturity is self-incurred if its cause is not a lack of understanding, but a lack of resolution and courage to use it without guidance of another. The motto of the enlightenment is therefore: Sapre-Aude! Have the courage to use your own understanding.” The metamorphosis of the journey, through fire, water, ground and air, returning to the compositional elements of the human substance. These four roots, or rhizomata as defined by philosopher Empedocles, are embodied in the construction of the esoteric context of the human formation. A vertical interaction through a journey of images, the stages of realization and acceptance. Providing cemetery space for the city of Rotterdam and proposing a social and cultural awakening, the Babel Tower aims to become a landmark, a symbol for the city, a reminder.
nnecropoleis ecropolis
Greek plural: Latin plural:
:large cemetary or burial ground, usually including structural tombs
ecumenopoleis plural: ecumenopolis
Greek plural: Latin
:from Greek: οικουμένη, meaning world and πόλις (polis), meaning city thus, a city made of the whole world
THE FORM From the beginning of the design process we had a very clear concept and aim for the project. The best way to represent and convey the message was by experimenting with hight. Our aim is not only to form a typology but also create a landmark, or symbol. But again trying to do it in a subtle way architecturally. Use our tools to serve our purpose and make every element do more than one thing and all contribute to the overall imagery. An idea that we found closely related to our concept was the DNA and how it transforms to RNA and then becomes protein. This represents life but in a more scientific and biological mean. Thus we thought it would be really exciting architecturally to also present a different approach to the taboo of death. A contrast between the decomposition and the creation of life and matter.
Level 0_ reception the begining of the journey through the experiences of the tower.
render_ visual interio
Walking towards the Aula_ the passage leading to the Aula cuts through the sea and the narrow walkway is overshadowed by the long cables and moving capsules.
render_ visual interio
or _visiting rooms.
render_ visual interior 1,2_ housing facilities.
First, the visitors who are here for a ceremony and 'burial'. The deceased is taken high to the ceremonial space to get prepared in the capsule while the family visits the Aula. The walkway from the reception point to the Aula is connected by a narrow walkway where the cables connected to the capsules can be seen emerging from the water. The family then also goes to the ceremony space where the final goodbye takes place and the capsule is released through a
or _library area.
specified elevator into the sea and the family continues the journey up to the Activities area: he meditation and yoga space, group therapy, cinema and restaurant. Secondly, we have the people who are here to visit their beloved ones. Going to the level of the visiting rooms, the capsule is summoned and ascends through a railing system to the position of the visiting room. Finally the 3rd scenario is related to the cultural aspect of the project. The visitor can go underwater to the archives and library, visit the Aula, a space of contemplation and acculturation, of might be living or renting a room in the tower or just be visiting for the promenade.
OUR ASPIRATION WAS TO FORM A SOCIAL COMMENTARY AND QUESTION HOW CAN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS IN A MULTI-CULTURAL SOCIETY INTERACT AND ESTABLISH A PEACEFUL AND BALANCED CO-EXISTENCE IN THIS TOWER OF BABEL? Death as a social phenomenon has a multilevel meaning in every society, a spectacular manifestation that is expressed with grief to celebrate its presence. In modern societies humans mainly inhabit the world with fear of the unknown, the after-Life, the end of something relatable.
render_ visual outdoor activities _roof garden.
MATERIALITY Because of the complexity of our design the structure has to be carefully studied and different experimentation test must be undertaken. Concerning the materials, metal will be used for most parts, both the skeleton and the cladding of the enclosed spaces. The same applies for the external structure. The landscape surrounding the tower will consist of lightweight concrete which will be planted. The important issue is that the tower is very tall and we have to determine hat is the best composition and choice of materials to achieve maximum hight. We are considering a central core of elevators on which the different floor plates will be structurally attached to. A sub structure will connect the floor plates externaly on which the skin cladding will be applied. And finally the external and main structure will hold the different volumes along the tower but also give flexibility in rotation and movement due to wind forces and loads from rain and other factors. This structure of metal cords will form the shape and final geometry of the tower since it will be the linkage between all the elements. Its density will be determined by the distance it needs to cover in different circumstances and the amount of volumes it has to hold.
STRUCTURAL STABILITY & FOUNDATION Due to the depth of the tower underwater and the narrow width different ideas should be investigated for the overall stability of the structure. The two prevailing options is having the structure floating and anchored to the bottom of the sea or having tension steel cables or steel frame with foundations holding the structure.
PROGRAM & CIRCULATION The main elements that will compose the design is the core circulation formed by several elevators travelling along the tower, the clusters/capsules that we propose as a burial method, the skin that flows around the tower and forms the interior spaces by forming concave and convex spaces. So, the inhabited spaces will be arranged long the tower and the visitor will be travelling through spaces, others open and exposed and others internal and more intimate. Thus, the square meters will be scattered along different floors and levels. The circulation is organized in such a way that the alive and the deceased will ‘interact’ in several ways and occasions.
Their journeys will begin together and then separates options and routes can be followed. The main temple or aula will be situated on sea
RObow-tie is one of the 5 prototypes developed by MSc. 2 students in Hyperbody, within the TUDelft, in the 1:1 Fabrication Studio, Multimod. RObow-tie was designed and produced within the Hyperbody Research Group lead by Prof. ir. Kas Oosterhuis. The design and fabrication processes were tutored by Dr. N.M. Biloria, Assistant Professor and research manager Hyperbody, Dr. H.H. Bier, Assistant Professor and education manager Hyperbody and ir. H.C. Friedrich, PhD Candidate Hyperbody. Special attention to our project, in terms of Robotic-Fabrication, was given by J.D. Feringa, PhD Candidate Hyperbody. His contribution in the implementation of the Robotic Hot-wire EPS cutting technology proved essential for the fabrication effort. The prototype is designed, fabricated and assembled so as to meet the demands of a compact multimodal studio apartment. RObow-tie is a 50m2 apartment system that has the spatial qualities and functional performance of a standard living space of 100m2.
The shape is tailored to its users, allows different activities to take place simultaneously and caters for every individual’s specific needs. RObow-tie has been designed and produced with the principle of Mass Customization in mind. This production paradigm shift has the advantage of allowing component uniqueness for the same amount of cost and time as mass production. At the same time, mass customization allows for more design freedom as far as form and identity are concerned.
Innovation is also present in RObowtie’s construction material choice: components are robotically fabricated out of EPS100 Foam which is light-weight, relatively inexpensive, very high compression strength and has a high insulation index. The use of the robotic hotwire-cutting technique allows for complex shapes which inspired the team to direct its research into interlocking EPS component systems which would work only in compression. The coating on top of the EPS protects the inside from external weather conditions and offers a rigid, easily-to-clean and warm surface texture. An advantage of the design is that it’s made out of one material, EPS, which allows for an estimated 85% recyclability, this makes the whole production technique extremely sustainable and environmentally friendly. The components out of which the house is built have been designed for dry assembly; this makes the construction process fast and effortless. The component’s complex geometry is, in a way, similar to a 3D puzzle inspired, on the inside by a bow-tie and on the outside, by a hexagon. Connected, these two different profiles create an interlocking ruled-surface that defines local geometric connections, without the need of adding connectors or glue. This easy way of assembling, also enables the building envelope to adaptable in time by adding/subtracting components to the main structural bone. RObow-tie is a result of research conducted within the Chair of Hyperbody, TUDelft, into robotic-fabrication techniques. Methodology developed inside this research environment has proven that the fabrication technique is not limited to EPS foam and can be easily applied to Sponsored by: materials like concrete and stone. The design team’s goal has been that of embracing and often exploiting limitations given by the production technique and by the chosen material itself.
This has shaped the design allowing fortheexplorationofafield,robotic-fabrication, that will prove extremely valuable not only as research but also as a reliable and exciting design alternative able to create a market demand for itself, in the near future.
VIDEO RObow tie ::Adaptable Lifestyles:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kFRXe8nvWMU
Optimisation stradegies for housing design_ how to design 5o m2 to function as 100 m2.
[optimisation stradegy]
TRANSLATING ACTIVITIES INTO FURNITURE
SCOPE
Why are we investigating the notion of adaptability in dwellings? How can we make housing cheaper, more personalized and able to adapt through time.How can a 150m3 house perform spatially as a 300m3 house? We Propose A Housing system which links fabrication and assembly with the ever-changing client profile and desires
[client-architect relationship stradegy] G5 aims at defining and modelling the core of the Multimod apartment around activities and formalising these activities into a spatial core of the apartment, a spatial DNA of the house. A relationship between the client and the developer has to be created. This relationship should be more personal in the sense that the user would keep in contact with the designer/developer throughout the use of the apartment, the way one does keep in touch with a legal representative firm, for instance. The user should be able to develop a strong sense of ownership over the finalised product and during the design phase. This sense of ownership will be modelled around the valuable parameters that make up a living space. This includes material qualities, spatial considerations and personal user-data embedded in the design itself. We see the design as a body capable of change, but change should manage needs. Change should operate at different speeds.
TRANSLATING INTO 3D VOLUME
[activity parameter- evaluation- optimised form design]
The development from theory to matter was crucial and fundamental. Taking activities and needs and transforming them into space. As part of our methodology we took every instance as selected and divided from the data collection and tried to represent them in a household arrangement, both in 2D and 3D. Starting from the instance with the instance with the least furniture we developed a functional arrangement and then transformed it every time to meet the needs of every instance. Many times there were clashes which made us re-evaluate the previous instance so to make every instance be functional and able to perform. This gave us a clear image of what furniture and activities are performed every time of the day, in respect of volume, and how this is changed throughout the day. In many instances we see that only half of the activities are performed, leaving a lot of extra unused space to be used for the activities that are active and being performed at a certain moment in time. These instances are just representation of how the house would be able to function in different times. they do not imply a specific transformation but give an idea about what movement or system might be needed to serve the purpose of the house. After having all the volumes for every activity needed we composed a version of all the volumes where their best position is and this lead to a shape, the external mesh of the house, engaging all activities. Although this mesh is a raw outcome of the data collection it is a starting point and a lead towards the styling of our house. Case Chosen: Layout Generation
What we realised from our research is that every activity in order to be performed needs, most of the times, some kind of matter, object, furniture or condition. G5 focused mainly on the completely necessary furniture needed and the ones that could constrain or set parameters to our design decisions (the fridge, beds, oven, washing machine). Each 'box' represents the volume of the furniture and the space needed to use/perform the respected furniture. The combination of the two lead to the minimum space required.
Therefore we are experimenting on the way the space needed for using each furniture can be combined with each other and the ways we can use the space needed to perform when needed for maximising the space for another activity/furniture. Thus, the question is how can this space (volume) can be 'transferred' or used from any space at any time in order to make one or more activities perform better than just having their necessary minimum space. What we found out when composing the house in a busy instance was that when all activities are performed the house can just have its minimum space for each activity. And this is inevitable. However there are many times that the activities can be benefited and performed in a more spacious environment, increasing the living quality and satisfaction of the users. WORKING WITH MID-INSTANCES
[investigating various kinetic systems]
Taking every instance separately and studying each one led to a series of conclusions. First we saw what furniture or activity is replaced from which throughout the day. Breaking down this facts we can see what movement would be actually needed to serve the purpose of the transformation needed. The struggle is to find a system that would actually help the house perform equally or better than what it does without it. As an approach our main focus is the spatial arrangement and the interaction between people that are implied from these arrangements. Solely on the needs and daily routines we created this scenario that is focused on these users specifically. Any change in the setup or members of the family would lead to a different result and outcome but always following the same logic.
[generative stradegy_ activities to shape]
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COMPONENT DETAILS - THE RObow-tie structural system TECHNICAL DETAILS AND FABRICATION PROCEDURE: 3D INTERLOCKING SYSTEM WAYS TO ASSEMBLE AND FLEXIBLITY. ADAPTING THE HOUSE'S OVERALL FORM.
[urban fitting scenarios]
[fragment chosen for robotic fabrication_ scale 1.1 prototype]
C5 FOAMWORKS interlocking shell: PROTOTYPE: RObow-tie
VIDEO RObow tie ::Adaptable Lifestyles:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kFRXe8nvWMU
THE LIVING SKIN A parametrically symbiotic modular facade
ABSTRACT
The climate conditions are constantly changing and the need for inventions in the field of a sustainable liveable built environment keeps following. In terms of sustainability, in a city level, green installations, living walls and vertical gardens have started to address a lot of interest. This study therefore, focuses on a redesign of a facade of an existing building that should not only serve the purpose of improving interior climate, but also strongly influence the public conscience towards green architectural installations. Living walls have become an art form. This study is an attempt to investigate on a parametric design which could produce an additional layer to existing buildings, a second living skin. The ultimate goal of such an investigation, while exploiting new techniques in terms of parametric design, would be the design of an integrated, parametrically symbiotic modular facade that could serve best not only the needs of the users as far as the interior climate is concerned, but also the optimisation of the structure itself in order to perform independently while using the existing infrastructure of the building. The creation of a suitable second green skin for a specific building, enhancing its own ability to act and ultimately react to its environment. But how can this outcome of such an investigation integrate with the existing urban fabric?
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
The fragment chosen for the assignment is the North-East facade. The extensive surface of the glazing in the whole facade was the main reason for such a choice. In terms of design, the surface of the facade was extracted and treated as the basis for the parameterisation. The parameterisation was based on: the extrusion distance between the existing facade and the second skin, the location on the facade of the ‘balcony’ areas, the location of the doors and the exit points, the wind forces, the direct sunlight (influencing the density of the external structural skeleton of the green external skin), the fixing points needed for the support of the structure (meeting points of the skeleton and the prefabricated concrete slabs), and the estimation of the horizontal zones permitted for the cascading plants to grow. The outcome was a cloud of points in various distances of the existing facade creating a double curved surface, a geometry applied on the surface (voronoi). Finally out of the geometrical configuration of the subsplit of the overall surface, a mesh was created which led to the final structural skeleton.
_Vasiliki Koliaki
Throughout my research I had to deal with numerous aspects, approaches and fields of investigation. However, by the end of the exploration I could reach within the frames of this assignment, I was able to draw both interesting and useful observations and conclusions. The design of a green installation as a part of a double skin facade can be a really feasible and effective way of such a redesign, especially when it is combined with a system in order to exploit the weather conditions and the existing infrastructure of the building. Furthermore, it is a system that can be re-adjusted in order to be integrated to all types of buildings and respond to different weather conditions and needs. A second living skin can enhance the performance of a building. The proposed redesign achieves to reduce the heat loss in winter and avoid the overheat during summer, providing a suitable interior climate for such a large scale building. The new technology of parametric design and fabrication methods can respond in an impressively efficient way to such a direction. However, as new techniques, they are not fully exploited and are under constant development. In the direction of a further investigation and development of the proposed redesign, there are aspects which could be more thoroughly explored in order to produce a system really adaptive to the changes of weather conditions and the behaviour of the building. A fully adaptive, not only acting but also interacting. A kinetic system that could address directly to buildings and conditions. A parametrically designed scaffold which could adapt and vary in scale density and extrusion, with a felt system designed to follow the structure of the skin. An installation is more efficient if exists only when needed. Finally, it is of utmost significance to design and treat the proposal as a gesture to the society in a city and a global level. Needs changes, develops. Why not perceptions as well?
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CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
In terms of construction: Two Steel beams are attached to the concrete slabs in the parallel direction of the facade. The skeleton for the push-out window system is supported by the vertical parts of the structure which are attached to the steel beams. This system of the windows allows the circulation of the air in the building, and performing together with the green system of the second skin helps for the cooling of the building during summer and avoids the summer overheat in the interior. In the same points that the window framing is supported by the beams, horizontal steel beams with different length each, are positioned and supported. Over these beams, an orso-grill floor is placed, creating space for balconies and visiting areas for the building and the maintenance of the external skeleton. The parametrically designed scaffold consists of prefabricated pieces made out of steel that are finally assembled and supported in the beams that were already placed. Finally, the containers are assembled and placed in the correct voids of the external skin. Each container consists of two parts made out of GRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer), for an easier placement during the fabrication procedure. The boxes have various forms and dimensions in order to fit the scaffold. However they are produced from 8 different only moulded pieces which during fabrication are assembled in a way to create the correct overall form for each box. This is a demand for the elimination of the total cost of the fabrication. The boxes contain soil for the growing of the plants. The irrigation drip lines circulate through the whole skeleton, providing the containers with water collected from the rain water from the roof of the building. There is a pot always inserted in each box-container which is covered by a root barrier layer, a water retention layer and composite substrate for the plants to grow. Finally, frame panels with net are placed in the inside part of the scaffold because the plants need a dense trellis system in order to grow and climb onto the structure. The structural scaffold of the living skin is not attached to the ground. It is only supported from the concrete slabs and the beams of the existing building, in order to avoid different directions of the forces of the building.
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CLIMATE DESIGN The modus operandi of the new facade system is based on a loose implementation of the double skin facade concept. The already existing double layered glass facade had so far proven to be inadequate in its role of temperature regulation, that is why the second layer was replaced by a much thicker -both in mass and in visual impact- green wall, while the inner layer was replaced with double glazing windows up to contemporary standards of energy efficiency. The plant layer is solid enough direct airflow along the facade thus creating a ventilated system that cools itself during the peak of summer heat. At the same time, the amount of direct sunlight penetrating deep into the actual building is minimal from the new facade, while the quality of diffuse light is improved and glare completely disappears. The plant layer also creates a mass that blankets the thermally conductive glass facade from cold winter winds, thus drastically reducing heat losses due to convection. The facade has no moveable parts -apart from the windows- but still works differently throughout the year. Around 50% of the plants comprising the integrated ecosystem are deciduous, which means the sun is used for passive heating in the winter but completely sealed out during summer. Moreover, windows remain open throughout the summer months. The facade’s “push-out” windows work in conjunction with the vertical airflow between the two layers providing extra ventilation when the building needs to be cooled. The main fittings employed are: double glazing “push-out” windows, aluminum frame for the facade scaffold and plastic molded containers for the plants as well as special steel mesh. The second layer of the new facade is essentially a skin for plants to inhabit, created by the aluminum skeleton and the net spanning the voids between.
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A MYTHOLOGICAL GARDEN IN THE SPRINGS OF RIVER ACHERON. TRANSLATING THE ANCIENT MYTH INTO LANDSCAPE, THROUGH THE MOVEMEN SIST. PROFESSOR (kmoraitis@arch.ntua.gr), M.TZITZAS PROFESSOR ( EMAIL: mtzitzas@arch.ntua.gr). ACHERON WAS, IN ANCIENT GREECE, THE PLACE WHERE THE UPPER WORLD AND THE UNDERWORLD CONNECTED. A MULTITUDE OF MYTHS EXIST, ER-GOD IS ALMOST ALWAYS CENTRAL IN THEM. IN OUR DIPLOMA PROJECT, WE WANT TO TRANSLATE MYTHO LOGICAL MEANING INTO LANDSCA NETWORK, SPANNING THE WHOLE RIVER. WE FOCUS IN THE AREA OF THE MOUNTAIN SPRINGS, NEAR THE NEKROMANTEION (ORACLE OF THE D KOLIAKI VASSILIKI, THE MATERIAL PRESENTED HERE IS PERSONAL.
NT OF WATER AND PEOPLE. THESIS PROJECT. SUPERVISOR TEACHEARS: C. MORAITIS AS-
T, DESCRIBING THE RELATION BETWEEN THE LIVING AND THE DEAD, AND ACHERON THE RIVCAPE. A SERIES OF OPEN-AIR CORRIDORS AND PLATEAUS CONSISTS MOST OF THE MOVEMENT DEAD). CREATED BETWEEN 09/2010 AND 11/2011. TEAM WORK WITH DIMITRIS SAGONAS AND
THE MAIN ATTRIBUTE OF THE SITE IS THE STRONG PRESENCE OF WATER, BOTH AS UNDERGROUND WATER AND AS HEAVY RAINFALL. EVERYTHING IN OUR DESIGN PROPOSAL REVOLVES AROUND THE MANIPULATION AND FLOW OF WATER, FROM THE POROUS WALL STRUCTURES (WHICH WILL TURN GREEN AND ALIVE WITHIN MONTHS) AND THE DECKS, TO THEROOF OF THE CAFE AND THE ROADSIDE AUXILIARY CANALS. WE DESIGNED A BARRIER-FREE LANDSCAPE FOR WATER AND VISITORS ALIKE. AROUND THE SPRINGS SPREADS A MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY OF FOURTEEN VILLAGES. THEIR COMMON GATHERING PLACE IS THE CHURCH OF THE SPRINGS AREA. WE WANT TO REDISCOVER THE REFERENCES OF ACHERON’S RICH PAST IN THE LANDSCAPE ITSELF, AND LET PEOPLE EXPLORE IT. DURING THE ANTIQUITY, ACHERON WAS NOT ONLY A PLACE OF GREAT MYTHOLOGICAL AND RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE, BUT ALSO AMELTING POT BETWEEN GREEKS AND THE “NORTHERN BARBARIANS”. TODAY, EPIRUSIS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST RUGGED AND UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS OF GREECE.:BY EXPLORING ITS MULTI-FACETED HISTORY, WE HOPE TO HELP LOCALS AND VISITORS REDISCOVER IT.
WE INSISTED IN ONLY USING LOCAL SHRUBS AND TREES, SINCE THE GROUND CONDITIONS (SANDY CLAY, HIGH HUMIDITY AND LOW OXYGEN) ARE UNFORGIVING TO ILL-ADJUSTED PLANTS. THE REGION OF EPIRUS IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW PLACES IN GREECE WITH ABUNDANCE OF WATER, WHICH IS WHY WE FOCUS IN USING EARH AS A SURFACE MATERIAL, SINCE IT TURNS GREEN WITH LOCAL GRAS IN A MATTER OF DAYS (A RARE SIGHT IN SOUTHERN MEDITERANEAN CLIMATES). IN THE MOST LANDSCAPING PROJECTS, VERY FIEW EMISSIONS WILL BE OBSERVED DURING THEIR LIFE-CYCLE. ON THE OTHER HAND, BY MAINLY USING LOCAL MATERIALS AND WORKFORCE WE ALMOST ELEMINATE THE NEED FOR LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORTATION, THUS ACHIEVING LOW EMBODIED ENERGY. FINALLY, BY EDUCATING LOCAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT A DIFFERENT, MILDER, APPROACH TOWARDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WE INVEST TOWARDS THE FUTURE. THE HIGHLANDS WHERE THE SPRINGS ARE LOCATED, LIE SEVERAL KM AWAY FROM LARGE URBAN CENTERS. THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IS PRISTINE, AND THE ONLY DANGER THREATENING IT IS THE LOCAL (MIS)USE OF LAND. THE PLATANUS STRIP SURROUNDING THE RIVER COULD, WITH PROPER MANAGEMENT, EVENTUALLY BE GRANTED PROTECTION STATUS.
OUR FIRST CONCERN WAS TO RE-LINK THE SPRINGS’ LANDSCAPE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE. THE DISCONNECTION THAT HAPPENED IN 2006 ACTED IN MANY LEVELS: TOPOGRAPHY, MATERIALS AND EVEN STRUCTURES. WE RE-INTRODUCE INCLINED PLANES OF EARTH, AND ALMOST ABOLISH HARD SURFACES. WE RE-PLANT THE SMALL VALLEY WITH LOCAL GRASS AND SHRUBS AND WHEREVER ACCESS WOULD BE DIFFICULT, ELEVATED DECKS ON STILTS ARE INTRODUCED. THE SAME DECKS FORM THE START OF HIKING ITINERARIES CONNECTING THE UPPER PART OF THE RIVER WITH THE TOURIST-HEAVY VALLEY OF GLYKI. THE SPRINGS ALREADY FUNCTION A GATHERING AND RECREATION PLACE FOR THE LOCAL VILLAGE COMMUNITIES AND WE WANTED TO STRENGTHEN THAT ROLE BY INCREASING THEIR APPEAL TO OUTSIDE VISITORS AS WELL. THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST AND NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE SPRINGS HELP CONSIDERABLY TOWARDS THAT GOAL.
WE EMPLOY THREE KINDS OF STRUCTURE: RETAINING WALLS, DECKS AND THE CAFE BUILDING. THE WALLS WERE ESPECIALLY DESIGNED TO BE ASSEMBLED WITHOUT MORTAR. THEY CAN BE DISASSEMBLED, SHIPPED AND EMPLOYED SOMEWHERE ELSE. THE ELEVATED DECKS AND THE CAFE ARE ALSO EXTREMELY LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES THAT CAN BE DISASSEBLED AND RECYCLED. AT THE CORE OF THE PROJECT LIES THE CONSEPT OF “LESS”. WE PAVE LESS SURFACES, WE USE LESS SUPPORTING WALLS, WE BUILD THE MINIMUM REQUIRED BUILDINGS. OUR MAIN COMPOSITIONAL TOOLS ARE THE NATURE ELEMENTS. OUR STRUCTURES USE LOCAL MATERIALS. THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF CEMENT NEEDED (WE USE HIGH-AGGREGATE, LOW-CEMENT CONCRETE) IS PRODUCED IN GREECE AND THE AGGREGATES ARE RECYCLED AND LOCAL. THE WALLS DO NOT NEED HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE, BUT WEIGHT, AS THE INTERLOCKING PATTERN STRENGTHENS THE WHOLE. THE WOOD WE EMPLOY IS CERTIFIED AND PRODUCED LOCALLY IN THE HEAVILY FORESTED EPIRUS REGION. FINALLY, BY USING CANALS WITH LESS EXPOSED SURFACE WE MINIMIZE LOSS OF WATER.
IN THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS WE DEVELOPED A NOVEL, LOW-ENERGY AND HIGH-SAFETY RETAINING WALL SYSTEM WITH HIGH POROSITY AND ADAPTABILITY. WE EXPERIMENTED ON GEOMETRIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STURDY BUT LIGHTWEIGHT WOODEN PLATFORM:THAT LEADS US TO THE COMPOSITE ATTRACTOID (PLANE WING) SECTION. FINALLY, WE DREW UPON THE 18th CENTURY LANDSCAPE DESIGN TO FIND AN EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE: SCHEMATIZATION OF NATURE. WE EXPERIMENTED ON GEOMETRIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STURDY. AS FAR AS THE STRUCTURE OF THE DECKS IS CONCERNED, THE ATTRACTOID SECTION IS USED SINCE IT OFFERS HIGH STRENGTH FOR LESS MATERIAL. THE SECTION IS A COMPOUND OF NATURAL TIMBER AND PLYWOOD SHEETS. FAST DISASSEMBLY MEANS THAT THE STRUCTURE CAN BE DISMOUNTED AND RECYCLED EASILY. THE DECK MODULE IS 90% MADE OUT OF LOCAL TIMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS.
THEORY & SYNTHESIS COMPULSORY MODULE_ ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 7 & 8, YEAR-LONG PROJECT. DESIGN A LIBRARY IN THE CENTER OF ATHENS IN EVERY ARCHITECTURAL SCALE, FROM 1/200 TO 1/5, INCLUDING COMPLETE AND DETAILED CONSTRUCTION PLANS. THE ACTUAL SUBJECT OF THIS INTIRDISCIPLINARY COURSE WAS A MUNICIPAL - CULTURAL CENTER ON IOULIANOU STR. THE BUILDING SITE IS SITUATED AT THE CORNER OF IOULIANOU AND 3rd SEPTEMBER STR, VERY CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF ATHENS, IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH IS NOW FACING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH DEVALUATION AND GENTRIFICATION. THE TEACHING GROUP WAS: J. KAVALIERATOS ASSOC. PROFESSOR, D. PAPALEXOPOULOS ASSOC. PROFESSOR (dplxs@otenet.gr) , I. EFESIOU ASSOC. PROFESSOR (irenefe@central.ntua. gr). DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER, WE INVESTIGATED THE RELATION OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING WITH THE SURROUNDING URBAN CONTEXT. WE FORMULATED BASIC DESIGN - STRUCTURAL CHOISES, WHICH CONCERN FUNCTIONAL, CONSTRUCTIONAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT.
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THE AUXILLIARY USES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CULTURAL CENTER ARE: A RECEPTION,A LIBRARY, INTERNET CAFE, SEMINAR ROOMS, ADMINISTRATION, EXHIBITION AREA, OPEN-AIR CINEMA, OUTDOOR SPACE AND BASEMENT. THE EXCERCISE POSED QUESTIONS OF URBAN INTEGRATION, ORIGINALITY OF DESIGN AND CONTINUITY BETWEEN BUILT AND OPEN SPACE, AS WELL AS SOLVING A FUNCTIONALLY COMPLEX ARCHITECTURAL PLAN. WE ALSO HAD TO CONCEIVE AND DESIGN THE LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING AND (DURING THE FOLLOWING SEMESTER) PROVIDE WITH DETAILED CONSTRUCTION PLANS. THE VISION FOR THIS PROJECT WAS TO INTERPRET THE PUBLIC BUILDING AS A CONTINUOUS WORK IN PROGRESS. WE CREATED A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM COMPRISED OF A CUBICAL SPACE LATTICE, IN OTHER WORDS A SCAFFOLD. THIS SCAFFOLD NOT ONLY RESPONDS TO THE IMAGE OF THE MOVING AND EVOLVING CITY, BUT ALSO PRESUPPOSES THE POSSIBILITY OF CHANGE IN THE BUILDING. THE LIBRARY HAS A FIXED PROGRAM BUT ITS WHOLE CONSTRUCTION IS MODULAR, SO THAT IT CAN CHANGE IN THE FUTURE BOTH IN SIZE AND IN ARRANGEMENT, ACCORDING TO NEEDS.
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DURING THE SECOND PART OF THIS PROJECT, THE PROPOSAL OF THE 7th SEMESTER IS USED AS A STARTING POINT, AND EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO: THE STRUCTURE OF INTERIOR AND OPEN AIR SPACE, ARCHITECTURAL - CONSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN OF THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE AND OF INDIVIDUAL SPACES, DESIGN OF ARCHITECTURAL - CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS, THE CULMINATION OF A DESIGN PROJECT AS A SEQUENCE OF CHOISES IN ALL THE ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTIONAL SCALES. WE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED THE EXTENSIVE RELATION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND STRUCTURAL EXPRESSION.
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WE EXPERIMENTED ON FABRICATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS AND ALSO INVESTIGATED ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PARAMETERS. THE BASIC DRAWING REQUIRED FOR THE 2nd SEMESTER WAS A SECTION CUT OF THE BUILDING IN SCALES 1/50 AND 1/20. EVENTUALLY WE FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BUILDING THAT PRESENTED SPECIAL INTEREST, AND MADE DETAILED CONSTRUCTION PLANS IN SCALES 1/10 AND 1/5.
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THE TWO BUILDING BLOCKS THAT WERE FURTHER DETAILED ARE THE LIBRARY SPACE AND THE CONFERENCE HAL ACORDINGLY. THE LIBRARY SPACE SPANS TWO FLOORS AND FEATURES A MEZZANINE. THE STREET SIDE FACADE OF THE LIBRARY IS FULLY GLAZED AND OPEN, EXTERNALLY PROTECTED BY A DUBLE CURTAIN- WAL OF POLYCARBONATE PANELS. THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM USED IS COMPRISED OF CYLINDRICAL STEEL COLUMNS AND DOUBLE COMPOSITE LATTICED GIRDERS. STEEL TUBE “X”- BRACING IS DEPLOYED IN VERTICAL ZONES SO AS TO INCREASE THE RIGITY OF THE FRAMES. THE HORIZONTAL SURFACES ARE CONCRETE SLABS POURED ONSIGHT A CORRUGATED STEEL BASE AND A FINAL COVER OF WOOD FLOOR BOARDS. ALL THE UTILITY NETWORKS ARE HIDDEN BEHIND A DOUBLE- CEILING THAT IS SUSPENDED FROM THE SLABS. THE EXTERNAL WALLS ARE PRE- FEBRICATED SANDWICHED METAL PANELS WITH AN EXTERNAL SURFACE COVERED IN TIN SHEETS. THE INTERNAL SURFACE IS PAINTED GYPSUM BOARD, AND INSULATION IS SANDWICHED INSIDE THE PANEL. ELECTRICAL CABLING RUNS IN A CHANNEL WITHIN THE BASE OF THE WALLS.
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THIS PROJECT WAS TEAM WORK WITH ARIS KAFANDARIS. THE PHYSICAL MODEL WAS MADE HIM AND THE REST OF THE WORK PRESENTED HERE WAS MADE BY THE AUTHOR. IT WAS COMPLETED BETWEEN 09/2007 AND 09/2008. THE CONFERENCE HALL EMPLOYS A DIFFERENT STRUCTURAL SYSTEM TO THAT OF THE REST OF THE PROJECT. ITS MAIN SUPPORTS ARE EIGHT LARGE CYLINDRICAL STEEL COLUMS ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE VOLUME AND THE SPAN IS BRIDGED BY SIXTEEN LARGE TRIANGULAR LATICCED BEAMS. THE FLOOR SLAB IS INCLINED IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE TIERED SEATING SYSTEM INSIDE THE VOLUME. THIS IS A HIGH PERFORMANCE STRUCTURE, SINCE THE ROOF OF THE CONFERENCE HALL IS ALSO USED AS AN OPEN-AIR CINEMA. THE LATICCED BEAMS ARE VISIBLE ON THE OUTSIDE AND COVERED WITH SPECIAL CEMENTBOARD ON THE INSIDE FOR FIRE-REGULATION REASONS.
STUDENT COMPETITION: COVERING OF AN OPEN THEATER AND CREATING A CAFE FOR THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE IN VOLOS, A CITY IN GREECE.
TWO DIFFERENT CONCEPTS, TWO DISTINCT PROPOSALS. THE COMPETITION ASKED FOR A ROOF SYSTEM, AND A SMALL SEPERATE BUILDING TO SERVE AS THE CAFE OF THE THESSALLY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE. WE WERE A TEAM OF FOUR STUDENTS (ME, ARIS KAFANDARIS, DIMITRIS SAGONAS, LINA NEZERITY), AND HAD TWO DIFFERENT IDEAS WHICH WE DEVELOPED. IN OUR FIRST PROPOSAL, WE INTRODUCED STORAGE SPACE IN THE FORM OF LOCKER BOXES [WHICH THE SCHOOL LACKS] AND TREATED THEM AS SMALL INDIVIDUAL LEI SURE ROOMS. IN THE SECOND PROPOSAL, WE CONCEIVED A PROTECTIVE SHELL OUT OF STEEL AND COPPER, WHICH TREATED BOTH THE THEATER AND CAFE AS AN ENCLOSED SPACE FOR THE STUDENTS. THE WORK PRESENTED HERE WAS MADE BY THE AUTHOR, BETWEEN 10/2008 AND 02/2009. THE IDEA OF THE LOCKER BOXES CREATES A COLOURFUL AND VARIATING BACKDROP FOR THE THEATER AND MOREOVER, IT PRODUSES USABLE SPACE WHERE THERE IS NONE. THE THEATER COVER USES A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF MATERIALS AND LETS LIGHT THROUGH WHILE PREVENTING OVERHEATING IN THE SUMMER. THE CAFE FOLLOWS A SIMILAR LOGIC AND IS BUILT OF THESE COLOURFUL CONTAINERS ACCORDINGLY.
THE COPPER SHELL ENLARGES THE EFFECTIVE SEATING AREA FOR THE THEATER AND CREATES A MORE SHIELDED AND INTIMATE SPACE. THE CAFE IS DESIGNED AS AN EXTESION OF THE SAME SHELL. THIS PROPOSAL IS INTROVERTED AND PROTECTIVE, AS OPPOSED TO THE PRVIOUS ONE THAT IS EXTROVERTED AND COMMUNICATIVE. BOTH ARE BASED ON THE SAME PLAN PRINCIPLES: DEFINING THE ENTRANCE TO THE SCHOOL CAMPUS, FOLLOWING A CIRCULAR FOCUSED GEOMETRY, EASY DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT FOUNDATION WORK AND RE-ENLIVENING AN EXISTING DEAD SPACE
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THE COURSE WAS DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTITION. IT WAS ORGANISED INTO TWO PROJECTS. THE FIRST ONE’S CONTENT WAS COMPLEX GEOMETRIC SHAPES WITH APPLICATION IN BUILDING PROJECTS AND EXPERIMENTAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF NEW FORMS. THIS PROJECT WAS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND GEOMETRY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS IN GEOMETRICAL CHARACTER. THE TOPIC WAS FREE AND OPEN, THEREFORE I CHOSE TO DESIGN A SPACE LATTICE SCRIPT, AS A “DEFINITION” IN THE GRASSHOPPER PLUGIN FOR RHINO. THE SPACE LATTICE HAS THE GENERAL FORM OF A VAULT, WHILE ITS DIMEN SIONS, DENSITY AND FINAL FORM ARE PARAMETRIZED. AS A FURTHER EXPLORATION OF THE SCRIPT, IT WAS APPLIED ON SURFACES OTHER THAN THE VAULT, SUCH AS A TORUS AND A SINUSOID. A VARIETY OF MODELS WAS PRODUCED, AS WELL AS A VIDEO SHOWCASING THE GEOMETRY TRANSI TIONS IN TIME.
ATHENS LACKS GREEN SPACES. ONE LARGE OPEN SPACE EXISTS BEHIND KARAISKAKI STADIUM IN PIRAEUS. IT IS ABANDONED, FILLED WITH TRASH AND SURROUNDED BY HIGHWAYS. THE CHALLENGE WAS TO GIVE THIS AREA A CHARACTER, PROTECT IT FROM A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT AND MANAGE TO INCLUDE 1500 SQ METERS OF HOUSES AS WELL AS 1000 SQ METERS OF COMMERCIAL SPACE, AND AN UNDERGROUND PARKING. OUR CONCEPT WAS A “VALLEY” THAT PROTECTS THE PARK, CREATES LONGITUDINAL AND LATITUDINAL MOVEMENT AND AT THE SAME TIME CREATES UNDERGROUND SPACE FOR SHOPS AND PARKING. IT WAS A TEAM WORK WITH ARIS KAFANDARIS AND IOSIF DACORONIAS. ALL THE WORK PRESENTED HERE IS PERSONAL, CREATED BETWEEN 09/2008 AND 03/2009.
THEORY AND SYNTHESIS COMPULSORY MODULE_ ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 9_ URBAN DESIGN ASSIGNMENT. COMBINED PROPOSAL FOR A NEW PARK IN PIRAEUS,1500 SQ METERS OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND 1000 SQ METERS OF COMMERCIAL ONES. THE LOCATION IS BEHIND KARAISKAKI STADIUM IN ATHENS. TEACHERS: I. KIZIS PROFESSOR (ikizis@arch.ntua.gr), N. BELAVILAS (nbelavilas@arch.ntua.gr).
DURING THE 9th SEMESTER, WE STUDIED THE COMPONENTS OF THE URBAN TISSUE AS FUNCTIONAL UNITS, AND ALSO AS ELEMENTS DEFINING THE AESTHETICS OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT. WE WORKED ON VOLUMES AND VOIDS IN THE URBAN TISSUE, BLOCKS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACE, STREETS AND COMMUNICATION AXES, URBAN GREEN SPACES. WE ALSO HAD TO COME UP WITH LARGE OR SMALL-SCALE INTERVENTIONS AIMING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
THE CONCEPT OF THIS PARK IS SIMPLE IN ITS FORMULATION: A SERIES OF “KEYS” FORM THE PARK. THE KEYS REVOLVE AROUND THE EXISTING STADIUM AND ARE RAISED ON THE EDGES IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PARK FROM NOISE AND VISUAL POLLUTION. WE CREATED AN URBAN VALLEY. THE MAIN MOVEMENT THROUGH THE PARK HAPPENS WHERE THE “KEYS” MEET AT THE SAME ALTITUDE AND CONNECTS THE TRAIN STATION WITH THEE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS ON THE OTHER SIDE. BETWEEN THE PARK AND THE STADIUM WE PROPOSE A COMMERCIAL ZONE.
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THE NEW HOUSING BLOCKS WERE DESIGNED IN THE FORM OF ELONGATED, SNAKING BARS. THESE ARE PLACED AT THE PERIPHERY OF THE EXISTING NEIGHBOURHOODS, ACTING AS A FILTER BETWEEN THE SMALLER RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AND THE PARK. THIS WORKS IN TWO WAYS SINCE WE BOTH PREVENT THE UNCONTROLLABLE PRICE INCREASE THAT SUCH AN URBAN RENEWAL WOULD CREATE, AND WE ALSO CREATE A PERFORATED URBAN FABRIC BORDERING THE PARK.
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