Architectural Meetings Dodecanese/ Mugla NISYROS 2015

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contributors nisyros 2015 nature texture architecture 8th meeting of Architects Dodecanese_Mugla This volume collects the results of the workshop and the academic presentations of the conference held in Nisyros on September 2015 with general title nature texture architecture: 8th meeting of Architects Dodecanese Mugla within the framework of the bilateral cooperation between The Techical Chamber of Greece, Dodecanese Department and the Architectural Chamber of Mugla.

printing:**** binding:***** Rhodes 2017 (c) for the texts: the writers (c) for the publication Techical Chamber of Greece, Dodecanese Department Architectural Chamber of Mugla. isbn:7641572857285

contents #1 introduction #2

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introduction

The annual meetings of Greek and Turkish architects from the neighbouring regions of the Dodecanese and Muğla were initiated in 2009 and are continued uninterrupted to this day. Everything started when a group of Turkish architects decided to visit the Dodecanese to meet colleagues from the Technical Chamber of Greece-Dodecanese Department and to examine a possible collaboration between the two sides.

This collaboration of architects apart from its scientific and professional side, had from its very beginning a character of interpersonal relationships. The participation in the events is open and voluntary for every architect and for the wide public of the regions of both countries. The only condition is to be interested to get to know the other side.

The keystone of the meetings has always been a short symposium. It includes lectures by Greek and Turkish academics- on a common architectural theme, an exhibition with projects of Greek and Turkish architects, a dinner always ending up in a feast and an excursion to the sights of the town and its region.

All these constitute the base for the participants, architects or not, to get to know each other. The architectural and the documentary workshop, which were added later, give young architects from both countries an opportunity to interact with each other and work closely together for one week. The different cultural background of the participants reinforces the interest of the collaboration.

The resulting architectural proposals and the short documentary film are presented by each team and are evaluated and commented by the audience during the symposium in an open democratic procedure. The largest possible participation of the local residents is a particular pursuit of the organizers given that the subjects of the workshops are directly related to the place where they live.

In the past eight years the wish and interest for continuing the collaboration remain undiminished from both sides, in spite of the obstacles and the difficulties. The continuous contact of several men and women, mostly of young age, with the “other side” has helped stereotypes and prejudices to be demolished or - at least – to be wavered. New point of views have been opened and new questions concerning the “other” have been arisen. Additionally the architects have the opportunity to review and compare the architectural and urban problems of their own region. Through the settlements and the buildings, participants have the chance to discover the way of living and the culture of various areas and historic periods. The acquaintance with all the facets of the history of towns and buildings is a great lesson particularly for architects and leads to mutual understanding and appreciation of the works produced but also of the people who created them. This experience has an importance between neighbours with a long, turbulent coexistence in the past and numerous cultural affinities till now.

A great part of that knowledge and appreciation has been already gained.

That knowledge along with the human relations and friendships shaped during these last ten years constitute bridges of understanding and peace. And that is the great benefit we are in need of.

background The Mugla & Dodecanese Architects organize an annual architectural meeting, since the signing of the memorandum of collaboration between the Technical Chamber of Greece Dodecanese dpt, and the CAT Mugla Chamber of Architects. Meetings alternate in the Dodecanese and Mugla, and have been hosted in the following places:

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2009 Rhodes/ Mugla (Protocol signed) 2010 Bodrum 2011Kos 2012 Datca 2013 Patmos 2014 Fethiye 2015 Nisyros Turkish architects of the Chamber of Architects of Mugla, visited Rhodes in the summer of 2008, met with the management of the Technical Chamber of Greece - Dodecanese Department and expressed their interest in co-organising events for the purpose of the acquaintance between peers and for personal, professional and scientific knowledge exchanging. This action developed the first meeting of the two chamber’s members , and after this, the official signing of their collaboration, which produced an annual architectural meeting.

June 2009//Mugla The first meeting of the two sides took place in Mugla with the following events:

/ Architectural presentations \ Architectural exhibition of Mugla and Dodecanese Architects

September 2009, Rhodes / 1st Architectural Exhibition of Mugla and Dodecanese Architects in Amboise Gate \ Visit to Lindos / Dinner in baths of Callithea

/ Guided tour in the old part of the city

\ Public ceremony in Mandraki

\ Excursions to historical sites

/ Trip to Symi

This first event was attended by Mugla and Dodecanese Architects and many residents of Mugla.

September 2010// Bodrum*

February 2010//Rhodes

/ Architectural lectures given by Professors from Turkey and Greece

Sign of Protocol of Cooperation (CP) between the two Chambers in Rhodes.

\ 2nd Architectural exhibition of Mugla and Dodecanese Architects / Architectural Workshop \ Architectural Workshop’s presentations \ Guided tour

In this meeting the Dodecanese Association of Architects also joined the collaboration.

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/ Excursions to historical sites. \ Planting at Bitez (local sponsorship)

The first architectural workshop was held in Bodrum. Ten architects from each county were split into five groups of four (two Greeks and two Turks). For one week each group worked on one of the five topics suggested by the Mugla Chamber of Architects. The subjects were preselected in cooperation with local authorities.

September 2012// Datca

September 2011//Kos / Architectural lectures given by Professors from Turkey and Greece \ 3rd Architectural exhibition of Mugla and Dodecanese Architects / Architectural Workshop \ Architectural Workshop’s presentations / Pikionis architectural exhibition

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Architectural lectures given by Professors from Turkey and Greece 4th Architectural exhibition of Mugla and Dodecanese Architects Architectural Workshop Documentary Architectural Workshop and Documentary film presentations Guided tour Excursions to historical sites

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September 2013// Patmos

September 2014// Datca

Architectural lectures given by Professors from Turkey and Greece 5th Architectural exhibition of Mugla and Dodecanese Architects Architectural Workshop Documentary Architectural Workshop’s presentations Local students photo exhibition Guided tour Excursions to historical sites

Architectural lectures given by Professors from Turkey and Greece 6th Architectural exhibition of Mugla and Dodecanese Architects Architectural Workshop Documentary Architectural Workshop and Documentary film presentations Sponsored constructions Guided tour Excursions to historical sites

September 2015// Nisyros /Architectural lectures given by Professors from Turkey and Greece \7th Architectural exhibition of Mugla and Dodecanese Architects \Architectural Workshop /Documentary \Architectural Workshop and Documentary film presentations /Sponsored constructions \Guided tour

conference format After these meetings the current program of the conference has taken the following form:

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Five day Architectural Workshop involving eight architects from each county split into four groups consisting of two architects of each country, in order to design four projects. The subjects of the projects are being decided in cooperation with local authorities and the corresponding chamber .

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A Video/Documentary involving a group of four architects (two architects from each county), which operates under the director’s guidance, during the five day workshop.

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Designs and Constructions for public space, sponsored by brands which are interested in this action.

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Opening ceremony with cocktail, exhibition of the workshop projects and video/ documentary projection.

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One day architectural meeting with each county professor lectures, workshop projects presentation, and open conversation.

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Parallel events Official Dinner Visit local attractions (archaeological and architectural monuments) Optional excursions (usually daily) after the conference.

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nisyros

nisyros

by Anastasia Papaioannou

Nisyros is located in the South-East Aegean, almost in the center of the Dodecanese complex. (2) forming an almost circular shape .The island is a volcanic cone with a central crater with a diameter of about 2800 meters and total width of 8.5 kilometers.T hese dimensions classify it as the second largest volcanic crater in the Mediterranean after Thira. (3 ) The bottom of the caldera is estimated to be up to 100 meters above sea level.

The highest mountain, almost in the middle of the island, is Prophete Elias,or “Diavatis” 698m high.The largest flat area is the caldera.(4) Characteristic of Nisyros relief are the “boards” or “terraces”, that where formed by human hand in order to exploit the strong ground calls. (5)Thereby succeed big “plateau” to be able to cultivate the land.

The “boards” were based on the “vastadia” the dry wall that supports them. Rural cultivation was very important on the island for centuries and lasted until the first decades of the 20th century. The “boards” are to Nisyros the next most important morphological feature of the island after the caldera and the volcanic formations.

The name of the island is ancient as mentioned by Homer. There are many different opinions about the name. There are references that long ago the name was PORFYRIS ,either inspired from the red porphyry stone, wherefrom the homonymous color comes for dying fabrics or from the Porfyris (another name for the Phoenicians,)inhabitants of the island .Another name mentioned is “Kissiris” (pumice in Greek) inspired from the Pumice stones and the pumice hills of the island. The Turks called Nisyros “Intzirli adathat means fig island , because many fig trees grow on the island.

The first inhabitants of Nisyros appeare during the Neolithic period around 5.000p.Ch. when groups from the southern coast of Asia Minor arrived in the Aegean islands and Crete. Little is known about that period.

In 4.000 B.C. appeared a new wave of immigrants from the same region of Asia Minor, the ones who created the known as Cycladic culture .The Cares are one of the first inhabitants of Nisyros in the middle of the third millennium BC . The earliest written reference to Nisyros is by Homer in the Iliad in the 8th century BC . Nisyros contribution of ships in the campaign of the Achaeans against Troy in 1884 BC is mentioned.

A new wave of Greek Dorians, around 1100BC. installed on Nisyros as well . In the “Dorian Hexapolis”, Doric Nisyros was considered a partner.

In the Hellenistic era , around the 1st AD century, on Nisyros start appearing settlements with thermal baths and a temple dedicated to Neptune.The current Mandraki harbor, is the main organized town in this time period. Another Greek town ,Argos in the south of the island was built ,probably at the location ”Ellinika” or “Stavros”. In the current position of “Pali” were thermal baths and a settlement.

During the Roman period Nisyros was developed with large thermal baths built on the beach near the current village Pali, which was an important trading town because of its port.

During the early Christian period many ‘Basilica” type churches were built. Up to the 5th century Nisyros is part of the Byzantine Empire along with the other islands of the Dodecanese. Later, until the early 11th century Nisyros was ravaged by pirates ,forcing the inhabitants to seek safer places in the mountains

of the island. After a concatenation administrations by Venetian and Byzantines, Nisyros was conquered , in 1306, by the Knights of John of Jerusalem .During these years fortified mountain villages were built ,Emporios and Nikia. Mantraki on the coast flourished as it was well protected by the Palaiokastro castle.

In 1522 Nisyros with the other islands of the eastern Aegean was conquered by the Ottomans under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

On May 12, 1912 ends the Turkish occupation The Italian occupation succeeds the Ottoman one and later in 1943 follows the German occupation. In 1945 ,Nisyros with all the Dodecanese was surrendered to the Allies. In 1947 the Dodecanese islands were incorporated to the Greek State.

Today the largest population leaves in Mandraki ,while in Nikia and especially in Niborio residents are very few.

All the settlements of the island are classified as “Traditional ones” and are protected by special laws. (6) The settlements of Nisyros, like in many other islands of the Aegean, are built in a way to be protected as much as possible from the strong west wind, Ponente. Mandraki, Emporios, Pali and Nikia have all fled to the eastern slopes of the mountains and hills. This orientation offers the advantage to receive ample morning sun. The walkthrough in any of the main settlements of Nisyros ,is a walk between various enclosed and irregular spaces. The simple buildings, with the characteristic and eurhythmic facades, medley in an amorphous urban network that wraps and retreats with respect, to make room for roads and squares.

Regarding public spaces, streets and squares we can say that the main engraver –town planner was the ground itself, which with varied relief, indicated where was the most appropriate place to form public passages and public meeting places. Exception is the Town Hall Square at Mandraki deliberately designed as a gated rectangular garden in 1931, while the Town Hall has been built by Symian craftsmen.

(7)From excavation researches and random excavation findings for the foundation of new buildings, it was ascertained that the current capital, Mandraki, is built over an ancient village at the northwestern tip of the island. The ancient port located right in the center of the modern town, was abandoned in time, it became a lake, which itself in turn was banked up and in this place today are the GARDENS (KIPI).

The name of Mandraki, according to the headmaster Ch.Papachristodoulou means space where building material was gathered.Mantraki should have been the seaport of Palaiokastro.

The settlement is organized in four distinctive neighborhoods, The first neighborhood is Ais Savvas, where the port. Characteristic feature, of the area are shops ,cafes and restaurants, serving travelers and tourists. Since the beginning of 19th century ,in this place were recreational facilities . Coffeehouses were the hangouts of “tratarides” fishermen who fished with a special system of nets ( trata) .They gathered here in the morning before going for fishing .Limit point of this neighborhood is the Square of the Heroes. This area was used as a shipyard to build a large caique (80 tons) ,(8) As we continue walking we arrive at the coastal neighborhood “Lefkantio”.It was so named because at the coastal rocks, women were washing clothes (lefkeno in Greek means metaphorically wash)(9), bed linen etc. In this district were mainly built houses and various workshops and tanneries . The last ones were in direct contact with the sea, so they could easily use seawater in the leather process. On February

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the 2nd in 1941 a terrible “Proveza” the northwest wind Maistros, swept and destroyed houses . Many of them are ruins until today.

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Always walking to the coast , we arrive at the coastal district “Tavla of Yialos” which under Turkish rule was the city center. Here was the only port of Nisyros, with strong commercial and passenger traffic. During the Ottoman era here was installed the “ Konaki” in a building which later housed the cafe Parthenis, that served travelers, sailors and traders. When later the new port began operating , the “Tavla of Yialos” ceased to be the center of the settlement, which gradually shifted to the new port. (10) Going up the hill ,we will find the oldest neighborhood of the village, “Lagadi”.In the East the neighborhood is surrounded by the Castle of the Knights of St John and the Monastery of Panagia Spiliani. On the central axis ,in a two-story building was housed one of the largest oil mills of the village known as “the liotridi of Karis’. At the beginning of the main road encountered among the first houses ,are the first 130 stone steps leading to the main courtyard of the monastery. Galleys, storerooms, a bell tower and cells for pilgrims are surrounding the court. Spiliani is the religious center of Nisyros from early 18th century, although it was founded much earlier. The monastery complex is sheltered by the fortress of the Knights, built in 1315 AD and known as “Venetian”.

Near “Lagadi” is the neighborhood “Potamos” (River), to the interior of the village .Characteristic building of the area is the church Panagia Potamitissa (Virgin Mary of the River) and the square formed in front of her. Here is the place for social and other events. In this neighborhood is the City Hall. Always inside the settlement, in the lowlands, is formed the most important square of the island “Ilkiomeni”(elderly woman). All year round locals and tourists gather to the surrounding restaurants, coffeshops and bars. The name was given after a cafe with customers of a certain age. In the south is the Zosimopouleio, a culture center , which was built in 1956 with a donation of D.Zosimou couple ,at the location of the old school. (11)

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“The houses in Nisyros are generally two-storey, massive in appearance, with the front elevation on the public street . Often on the back side of the house is a small courtyard. Here in old times they nourished and fattened a pig ,in order to be slaughtered when required. Normally houses lie one next to another and thus share the long side walls for material economy. The new houses embodied, until recently, cornerstones protruding on their sides so that the next house that would be built could “tie” to the existing structure. In the past, these adjacent buildings had the additional advantage to offer quick escape through the roofs in case of sudden enemy attack.

Simple rectangular or arched doors and windows emphasize the facades. Most of them today are plastered and painted white. (12) The openings are never large, as the sunlight is intense most of the months of the year. Characteristic features are the wooden, boxy balconies ..

Except Nikia, where sloping tiled roofs are dominating (13)the Nisyrian houses are generally flat roofed, with low parapets, helping to gather rainwater, essential element to be able to survive on the island. These flat roofs have a slight inclination in one direction, where a vertical gutter transfers the water in the underground water reservoir , the “visterna”

EMPORIOS or NIMPOREIOS The original location of the settlement was approximately there where is today the village Pali .It was the second harbor with waterfront for trade. Today it is in the center of the island over the volcanic valley at an altitude of 370 meters. The population of the island fled here from the coast in the ancient times, in order to control all the surrounding areas and to protect themselves from the pirates who sailed the Aegean Sea and raided in the islands. (14) The name EMPRIOS witnesses the trade of various kinds that took place in the village. Unfortunately today it is almost deserted. Major cause of abandonment was the earthquake of 1933 that caused major damages in the settlement .After that immigration was massive. The houses here are simpler than those found in Mandraki, built with volcanic stones. There are of course a few two-storey neoclassical ones with pitched roofs and ornate lintels.

Feature of the settlement, due to the terrain are the steep uphill roads with rows of stairs and the strongly staggered arrangement of houses. In Emporio buildings’ shapes are based on the cubic Aegean island architecture, emphasized with great sensitivity and refinement in the details.

THE NIKEIA (15) The highest settlement on the island with intense agricultural activity is located in the same mountain range of Emporio further south and exactly opposite . The name seems to be derived from the phrase “the land of Nicias’ - Nikia in foreshortening. A characteristic feature are the Single roofs and the pebbled courtyards protected by walls from the west wind, Pounendi.

Characteristic of the architecture of the village are the neoclassical elements often found in buildings with more simple or ornated forms. Of particular interest in Nikia is the pebbled square with the most beautiful folk patterns. The square and the settlement are classified as Monuments ,.The rural homes (spiladia) located around Nikia within 100m of protection zone around , are also classified as listed monuments(16) PALI The settlement stretches along the port and the beach with a linear extension inwards, right and left of the main road that leads to the village. The houses here are new buildings in relation to the other settlements. Simple ground floor cubes and two storey houses with simplified neoclassical elements.

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Thursday 24.09.2015 14.45|Visit to the pumice mine at Yali island

Friday 25.09.2015 17.00|Zossimopouleio, Mandraki: Welcome speeches Presentation of the subjects of the architectural workshops Inauguration of the exhibition of architectural works of Greek and Turkish architects Exhibition –presentation of natural building materials extracted from the islet of Yalí located north of Nisyros.

Exhibition of architectural books and books about Nisyros 21.00|Participation in the feast in the Monastery of St. John the Theologian (located in the country near the village of Nikiá)

Saturday 26.09.2015 10.00|Zossimopouleio, Mandraki: Opening of the work of the Symposium with subject: "Nature, Texture, Architecture" Informative presentation on Architecture of Nisyros Speech from the academic Panayotis Touliatos Professor of NTUA _ Department of Architecture _ on the topic : "THE PARTICULARITIES OF A PLACE AND THE LOCAL ARCHITECTURE TRADITION " Coffee break Speech from the academic Yüksel Demir Professor of Technical University of Instabul_Department of Architecture_on the topic: mandraki on the topic: MATERIALS IN ARCHITECTURE, panagia spiliani EXPERIENCES/EXPERIMENTATION Break_light lunch Conversation – forum 20.30|Departure with buses from Mandraki to Nikiá 21.00|Official dinner at the square of the village

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Sunday 27.09.2015 Excursion on the island Programme : Visit at Spilianí Monastery in Mandraki (optional) 10.20|Departure with buses from Mandraki 10.30-11.00|Visit at the ancient fortifications overlooking Mandraki.

11.30-12.30|Visit at Emborió village 12.45-13.30|Visit inside the caldera of the volcano 13:45-14:15|Stop at the peak of the hill of Prophet Elias. Panoramic view towards the village of Nikiá.

15.00-17.00|Lunch by the sea at Pali village 17.30|Arrival at Mandraki Evening program: 20.30|Departure with buses for the Municipal Baths 21.00|Screening of the workshop documentary 21.30|Cocktail outside the Baths next to the sea Return with buses to Mandraki.

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Anastasia Papaioanou Anastasia Papaioannou originates from Rhodes and studied architecture at the National Technical University of Thessaloniki. She shares her time between Rhodes, where her architectural office is based and the island of Symi, where many of her past and current architectural projects are located.

The contemporary form, condition and conservation of Symi’s settlements, is largely due to Anastasia Papaioannou, who has built, restored and maintained many traditional buildings. She has an excellent knowledge of Symi’s local architecture and confronts the problem of the small spaces with distinctive skill.

She gives priority to the whole rather than to the unit. Her housing projects belong to Symi before they belong to their actual owners Under very difficult conditions, such as the transport of materials with mules in inaccessible places, through remarkable adversities stemming from very old constructions with significant problems and tempted by the demands of the owners, Anastasia Papaioannou managed to find a balance these factors. The result was to achieve the reconstruction of entire neighborhoods of her beloved Symi, fact that contributed to the preservation of the form and essence of the most beautiful settlements throughout the Aegean.

In 1999 she was awarded a distinction by the non-governmental organization EUROPA NOSTRA for the restoration of a house in Symi (the house of a captain). She has taken part in the International Exhibition of Architecture and Urban Planning - A VISION OF EUROPE - in Bologna in 1992, and in several architectural conferences. She attended the Salzburg Seminar in 1990 on Art and Architecture Preservation. In 1990 she attended in Salzburg the seminar with theme: ‘Art and Architecture Preservation’. Her works have been published in various magazines (CREST USA Foundation Catalogue, A VISION OF EUROPE, DOVE, Architectural Digest, The World of Buildings, etc.) and in books.

Academic Presentation Traditional Architecture of Nisyros

Panagiotis Touliatos • Panagiotis Touliatos is Emeritus Professor at National Technical University of Athens, Professor and head of Faculty of Architecture at Frederick University. Additionally, he is Professor at the Higher Academy of the Fire Brigade and scientific director and representative of Greece at CEN- Eurocode EC-5. He is scientific director of many research programs about Structural Analysis, behavioral valuation and Proposals for the Repair and Restoration of Historical and Monumental Structures, as well as modern constructions of large static openings of exceptional bioclimatic behavior with wood vectors.

He is the writer of several scientific articles, educational readings and books.

Academic Presentation “The site quaintness and the local architectural tradition.�

Yuksel Demir • Studied Architecture in Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture (1983-1987), got his master (1990) and PhD (2000) degrees from ITU Institute of Science & Technology Architectural Design Program. Practiced architecture (1987-1989). Worked as teaching assistant (1989-2002) and Assistant Prof. (2002-2012) in ITU Department of Architecture. Currently works as an Associate Professor in ITU Department of Architecture(2012-Present) and is the head of the department of Fine Arts in ITU (2007-Present). Under his administration, the department opened elective art courses for all engineering students of ITU. He took part in the development process of interdisciplinary first year basic design studio in ITU department of Architecture (2000-2004).

Demir worked in Politecnico Di Milano DIAP (now DASTU) as a guest professor (2010-2015) and was a visiting professor in Anadolu University, Department of Architecture (2009-2013). He founded ITU Mardint Interdisciplinary Research and Development Center (2005). Assigned as advisor to the rector (2014). Managed several urban and architectural design projects; including some university campuses within this institute. His works and interviews were published in several national and international publications; participated in several national and international scientific meetings, gave lectures in many national and international institutions, won national and international awards in architectural & urban design competitions. He continues to work in the fields of Architectural Design, Urban Design, Interior Design, Product Design, ICT in Design, and Art [theory & practice].

Academic Presentation Materials & Technology in architecture: Experiences & Ideas

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day 1. the architects from MuÄ&#x;la and Dodecavese arrive at Nisyros _ introductory meeting between the architects _ meeting at the workplace and initial presentation of the projects by the supervisors day 2. site visit to the suggested projects _ afternoon meeting of the architects at the workplace _ choice of subjects and division into teams of four architects _ each team is consisted of two greek and two turkish architects _ beginning of discussions about each project, brainstorming, first thoughts and ideasday 3.more site visits, from eachteam separately, in order to collect information, research on the spot, take photos etc _ evening dinner at Mandraki central squareday 4. each team makes its program, take decisions and share work and responsibilities _evening dinner at Mandraki central squareday 5.no specific program _ each team is free to decide the way of work and the working hoursday 6.is the day of the first presentation among the teams _ each team presents its proposals to the rest of the teams _ a discussion takes place in order to exchange views and ideasday 7.penultimate day of work _ each team starts working on their final presentationsday 8.the ultimate day of the workshop _ all teams work intensively in order to finish on time their presentations _ it’s a full day, hardly anyone sleeps... day 9. the posters with the final presentations are being printed and sent to the exhibition area

workshop projects

Project 1

Municipal hotel of Mandraki Aim of the proposal: a. Configuration and design of the public open space in front to the existing building b. Redesign and reuse of the basement of the building c. Thermal bath installations and small spa center d. Outdoor swimming pool

Project 1 Melike Aritkan Orhan Aladag Peggy Sakellaropoulou Chrysa Zorpala

Reviving The Public Space Via Water: Municipal Hotel Of Mandraki The abundant thermal springs, popular for their healing powers, constitute a characteristic feature of the island of Nisyros.

Our project is about capitalizing on this rich potential that is offered on the island, due to its volcanic nature, in order to redesign the public spaces of the hotel, giving new life and creating new relationship between the building and its location.

The building of Municipal hotel Polivotis is a landmark for the island, located very close to the port, the traditional village of Mandraki and the municipal thermal baths.

Approaching and examining the place, we came across some challenging data we had to take into consideration: · The existing boundary wall in front of the hotel creates a strong border between the seaside and the building. · The main entrance is difficult to be distinguished from the road and from the seaside. · Access to the sea is not possible and the existing public path that comes from the port leads to a dead end.

The aims of the proposal were set as follows: · Configuration and design the public open space in front of the building. · Redesign and reuse of the basement of the building. · Include medicinal baths installations and a small spa center. · Add an outdoor swimming pool.

The main idea of our proposal is the use of the water as a powerful tool of reorganizing the functions of the spaces and the circulation areas in order to create spaces with distinguished functions that are intended for the visitors of the hotel and the visitors of the island as well as for the permanent residents of Nisyros.

People are gradually guided inside the building moving from the more public spaces and leaded to the more private ones, having a unique healing experience.

More specifically, the new functional program includes one thermal pool, Turkish baths, individual baths, an outdoor swimming pool, fitness and yoga center, a café, the reception and some dressing rooms.

Redesigning the stairs leading from the seaside to the basement floor of the hotel, where the new functions are located, a new direct access to the building is accomplished. Moreover, adding a new restaurant on the sub-basement floor, a better connection between these two levels is achieved.

On the level of the sea a new wooden platform is also created that consists of three different parts, each one with a unique use: 1) the walking path by the sea, among the rocks 2) the outdoor sitting area of the restaurant 3) a direct access to the sea This platform is not only a part of the configuration but also an upgrading technique of the seaside front, in order to create a continuous route by the sea that connects the port of the island and the municipal thermal baths.

Project 2

Configuration and functional upgrade of seaside front Aim of the proposal: a. The construction of pedestrian’s crossing along the seaside front b. The configuration of the beach and use proposals c. The accessibility to the sea

Project 2 Demirel Sinan Kaza Katerina Polat Fulya Strigklogiannis Sergios

Nisyros Seafront: Stiching Boundaries Main objective of the present study constituted of the regeneration and spatial/functional upgrade of the coastal front located east from the harbor of Nisyros. Specifically, the area of study extends its limits, from the main port until the abandoned concrete pier to the eastern edge of the bay. Site analysis revealed the current remarkable problems of the area: The footpaths/horizontal motions along the coastline, but also the transverse motions across the sea were interrupted and deficient(1), complicating the transgression of the existing boundaries and limitations, set from physical factors such as the street, the rocky topography, the intense slopes covered by succulent plants or framed by traditional dry-wall terraces (2), but also mental factors, like the absence of uses and activities that surround the existing port and accommodation facilities(3). The port and the planned marina on each side of the study area, in combination with the disused open spaces along the study area, were indicated by the analysis as the main points of interest for a potential intervention(4).

During the design process, as a result of the need to overcome the limits, these spaces are the main intervention sockets for the creation of ‘Boundary Stitches’ (a), which develop the basic idea of the proposal’s concept. As these ‘stiches’ aim at bridging the boundaries, they coincide with the new transverse accesses from the street to the sea. Apart from the existing connection, between the new accesses, from the street level, a second path along the coastline is created to follow the same purpose, forming a complete system of pathways and motions (b).

The role of the implemented ‘stiches’ is not only connecting, but has also functional implications.

Therefore, every ‘stitch’ is assigned with a different character, derived from the differentiation of functions according to the use conditions created by the topography (c). The functions of each intervention vary between relaxing, diving, swimming, fishing, observing, and exploring. The main intervention is planned at the edge of the new route and concerns regeneration and redesign of the unfinished concrete pier. The existing concrete construction, provides the opportunity for the creation of a new multifunctional activities platform, which due to its prominence position opposite the harbor, serves also as a landmark for the island.

At every functional point/stitch, but also along the path, diverse materials, colors and textures have been used, inspired by the function, the location and the materiality that surround each intervention point. Based on these, a continuous and gradual change of the materiality takes place alongside the path, from harsh to the smoother textures(d), that harmonically combines the surrounding nature with the implemented project.

Particularly, where the rocky scenery with the wave breakers prevails where the water is likely to reach the coast, harsher materials are used and the pathway is distant from the sea and the eventual waves.

Easternmost, at the sandy section, the dominant materials are lighter, such as wood, and the pathway distances from the sea by being elevated on a higher level, that of the street, providing on the one hand protection to the user from possible bad weather conditions, and on the other hand shading on the lower level of the beach. In conclusion, the alternations of the materials and functions, are indicated according the differentiating conditions and happen with minimal and aimed interventions.

The boundary constitutes a motive for connection, the limitations motivate for adaptation, and the alternations of the landscape constitute a triggering experience for the user, redefining through the <stitches> a once neglected part of the coastline, into a core of activities and of contact with the sea.

ft.Frantzi Eirini

dry stone terraces

accomodation facilities ďŹ shing spots

concrete platform

storage space for inert materials

open space marina harbour

seaport facilities

concrete mixtrures

wood

volcanic stones dry stone walls

Project 3

The Volcano Aim of the proposal: a. configuration and redesign of the open public space b. use proposals

Project 3 Guray Karabagli Georgos Makestas Xanthi Sotiraki Selgun Turkoz

Connecting Pathways Framing the landscape Historically the volcano, located in the heart of the island, is the primary source of fertility for every activity of Nisyros. Its eruptions throughout the years provoked the formation of the island itself and it has provided its inhabitants with fertile soil, allowing them to grow a wide array of goods. Today it serves as the main attraction for thousands of visitors around the globe.

During our visits and research we came across a series of facts that formed the key points of our intervention.

The landscape surrounding the volcano is characterized by different textures and materials, while the terrain is sculpted by the various explosions which are reflected on the surfaces and the different textures. The roughness of the environment, the fumes of the crater and its characteristic smell, only intensify the beauty and integrity of the whole area.

The volcano is connected with a series of hiking paths that begin at each and every village of the island, converging to the central area of the volcano. The area surrounding the crater is inhabited by structures which accommodate the facilities that are scattered throughout the landscape without providing eye contact to the crater, covering an excessive area while most of them have been long since forgotten.

Even though the volcano was a big part of everyday life throughout the history of the island, today it is mostly being ignored by the locals whilst the outside visitors are not provided the chance to see the true beauty of the landscape, due to misplaced facilities and no access to critical vantage points.

To solve these issues, we decided to create some new pathways to the volcano and connect the existing ones, whilst removing the old structures. Our main strategy was to find a way to solve the problems of the volcanic area, while at the same time not interfering with the surroundings in a radical way. To solve that issue, a decision was made to define the design with an absolute, almost monolithic, shape.

In our case that shape is a ring that is made of a natural materials, not belonging to the existing landscape. This allows the intervention to feel foreign and befitting at the same time. In doing so, the difference between the landscape and the intervention is clear, while a sculptural shape is formed. The ring serves as an inclined pathway in the periphery of the crater and a whole new appreciation of the environment is possible and due to the visitor being able to arrive at a higher altitude than before, a better view is achieved as well.

Project 4

Municipal building of Nikeia Aim of the proposal: a. Facades restoration b. Floor plans proposals c. Uses and integration with open spaces

Project 3 Beste Yenisu Sinan Sezgin Sevasti Spyridi Savvas Tsampikos Avgerinou

Redesigning Nikeia

The project focuses on redesigning an existing municipal hostel situated in a two - storey building complex. The complex is situated in the settlement of Nikeia. The settlement of Nikeia can be found on the highest ridge which defines the area of the volcano. The settlement oversees the main crater of the volcano.

The complex is one of the very first buildings can be seen when you approach the settlement from the main road coming from Mandraki and it’s placed in the corner of the square of Nikeia.

Today the complex functions as a hostel on the elevated ground floor and on the first floor, which accommodates municipality’s guests and other visitors of the settlement. The basement is used as a storage room. The layout of the interior spaces is defined by various angles and creates many areas of complex malfunctioning spaces.

The entrance of the complex is situated at a lower level due to the level difference from the square.

The facades are also organized and follow a kind of traditional style.

A closer look at the structure revealed decays in the bearing structure and design flaws.

The design team decided to demolish the complex, because of a potential danger of collapse. In addition to that, the several design flaws at the bearing structure lead to design restrictions in case of a new proposal. To the end, a potential greater cost of repairing it than constructing a new one was also considered.

That leads to the question: what kind of building to design and how to design it.

The main idea is a design of a modern building which incorporates the principles of traditional housing types.

A certain need for public space of gathering and interaction along with a cultural space are the reasons the team chose the following functions. The functions that were chosen are a local library for the basement level, an exhibition – Multi Purpose Hall and a workshop area for the elevated ground floor and the hostel function for the first floor.

The main aspects of the project are the vertical gap – atrium, the strict solid mass and the introvert vertical function. These design tools were used in order to incorporate the traditional element and phrase it in a modern architectural language.

In addition, a simple arrangement of the interior spaces led us to achieve functionality in this complex, which was a key element in all the traditional housing types.

On the facades the proportions of the openings were kept but the arrangement of them was made in such a way to declare that this complex is something new.

At last an opening cut to the surface of the façade was made in the corner of the complex to link the atrium, which functions as public space, with the square of the volcano museum.

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The Documentary

Documentary Project

The Playborders Director// Ioannis Nikolaou Leyla Ercan Eirini Frantzi Tuba Gokmen Giannis Maroullakis

The relationship between two places, both spatial and perceptual, is continuously being transformed, constantly feeding each other and eventually defining their common ground, the border. Often we understand border as a sense linear and distant. This border, however, being an intermediary place, offers ground for experimentation and transformations, leading to the strengthening of relations and empowering of communication.

The border is characterized by a continuous flow, without being the beginning or the end, sometimes it connects and sometimes it separates. It is expressed ambiguous as a barrier and as a stapling, without their sense to offend each others’ existence. It ruptures, it tucks, it becomes a permanent intermediate transition region, a threshold. A slot, a gap, a place enabling heterogeneous meetings, passages in escape routes, a liberating process.

As part of the above definition, the search of the concept of borders in space, is an interesting pattern, full of contrasts and similarities, but with a continuous evolution grounded on a common core: the constant human need to redefine its surrounding, while appreciating and evaluating it.

Four architects, members of a Greek and Turkish collaboration, in the south-eastern Aegean region (Dodecanese & Mugla), under the guidance of director I. Nikolaou are being released into the topological mosaic of Nisyros, recognizing both material and immaterial borders, in various scales and interacting with those, experiencing the «intermediate» place, the border, by creating «the Playborders *» *playborder: one who playfully acknowledges borders, which then consciously experiences by interacting with them.

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playborder /pleɪˈbɔːdə/

(noun)

one who playfully acknowledges borders, which then consciously experiences by interacting with them.

exhibition

1.NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS SUBJECT 5A Architecture Analysis of Traditional Buildings and sets Professor Kremezi

2. NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Subject 5A Architecture Analysis of Traditional Buildings and sets Professor Kremezi 3. Kaza, Mavrikaki, Strigglogiannis, Frantzi Rome Community Ring, Creating Bounds 4.Anna Apostolou (ephorate of antiquities etc..)

Landscaping of Ancient Acropolis and Public Instalations Deisign 5.George Skiadopoulos Lawyers Office 6.Sofos, Bitsaxis, Alaxiotis, Sidiropoulos Complex of 2 Houses 7.Henry Paine Sketches from an Architect 8.Anna Apostolou Restoration of of A Traditional Building 9.Chartofylli Anna Nektaria (municipality of Nisyros) Spiladi Residence

Within the framework of the architectural meetings, an exhibition takes place in order to promote the works of local architects realised or not as well as relevant artistic work from both sides.

10.Galaziou, Katogas, Maroullakis, Mavronikolas, Glentis Agriturism Facility in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ano Kalamonasâ&#x20AC;?

11.Karyati, Mavridou, Sotiraki, Tsakanika Rome Community Ring, Forte Portuense 12.Ferentinou, Karyati, Mavridou, Sotiraki, Tsakanika Volos x4, Yellow Chairs