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P STATMENT OF INTENT

SIX YEARS OF STUDYING AND WORKING THE SCIENTIFIC FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE MADE ME REALIZED HOW IMPORTANT OUR PROFFESION IS WITH ITS

STRONG RELATION TO HUMAN NATURE. HUMANS LIVE, ENTERTAIN AND DEVELOP A SENSE OF BEING INSIDE THEIR OWN PERSONAL SPACE. I WAS TAUGHT

HOW TO DEAL WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF BUILDING THEORIES AND HOW TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS POSED IN VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION

EFFORTS. THE BEAUTY OF ARCHITECTURE LIES IN THE FACT THAT YOU MIX HUMAN FEELINGS AND DESIRES WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS. THROUGH MY

WORK I CAN ACTUALLY SEE ART AND DESIGN FOR MAKING LIFE EASIER AND HAPPIER.

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P DRAWINGS

P PROJECTS _NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS TO BUILD A MUSIC SCHOOL IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF ATHENS. WE HAD TO DEAL WITH VARIOUS STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS RELATED

TO THE NATURE OF THE BUILDING AND THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH ROOM. WE TRIED TO DESIGN A MODERN SCHOOL IN WHICH STUDENTS

WOULD HAVE NOT ONLY A LEARNING EXPERIENCE BUT ALSO THE TOP OF THE ART FACILITIES TO ENJOY MUSIC AT ITS BEST MOMENTS. THE SCHOOL WAS

DESIGNED WITH THE USE OF CONCRETE AND METAL. ONE OF THE MAIN DESIGN FEATURES WAS THE CREATION OF A LARGE FREE SPACE FOR THE STUDENTS

TO INTERACT AND SOCIALIZE. TO ACHIEVE THIS IT WAS IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON THE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE BUILDING.

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P MUSIC SCHOOL

THE PROJECT WAS TO BUILD AN EXHIBITION CENTER IN THE COASTAL CITY OF LAURION, OLD MINING COLONY LOCATED NEAR THE SOUNIO COAST IN THE

SOUTH SIDE OF ATHENS. CHALLENGING THE FRAGILE BALANCE BETWEEN THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND THE VIVID HISTORY OF THE OLD MINES INSIDE

THE AREA WAS NOT EASY. THAT WAS ACHIEVED BY THE DECISION TO BUILD A SINGLE LEVEL EXHIBITION SO THE CONTINUITY WITH THE GROUND WOULD BE

ESTABLISHED. THE PROPERLY SELECTED SECTIONS HELPED IN GIVING THE BUILDING AN ALMOST INVISIBLE ASPECT. THE DESIGN PROCESS CONTINUED WITH

THE DECISION TO USE A MATERIAL THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE GROUND OF LAURION AND WE USED METAL OF THE SAME COLORING. THE CURVE ON THE

SECTION IS ESSENTIAL TO THE BUILDING'S ADAPTATION TO THE LOCAL SURROUNDING.

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P EXHIBIT CENTER

P EXHIBIT CENTER

THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS TO DESIGN A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN THE BUSY CENTER OF ATHENS. THE LOCAL SURROUNDING IS COMPOSED BY VERY TALL

BUILDINGS. THE CREATION A LARGE PUBLIC SPACE WAS ESSENTIAL SO THE VISITORS COULD HAVE THE CHANCE OF RELAXING AND STUDYING. THE GROUND

PLAN OF THIS BUILDING WAS CRUCIAL BECAUSE THE TWO SUCCESSIVE MASSES WERE COMBINED IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PHYSICAL ADAPTATION. THE ROOF

OF THE ONE MASS IS CONTINUITY OF THE GROUND AND IT IS FREE FOR THE PUBLIC AND NOT ONLY FOR THE VISITORS.

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P PUBBLIC LIBRARY

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P PUBBLIC LIBRARY

THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS THE RECONSTRUCT AN OLD FACTORY. THE PYRKAL FACTORY WAS PRODUCING AMMUNITION AND VARIOUS TYPES OF BULLETS

IN A VAST PIECE OF LAND, SO THE CONNOTATION OF THE TERRITORY WAS REALLY CONTRADICTORY. THE DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL APPROACH OF THE

DESIGN PROCESS GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ASPECT OF THE BUILDING. THE OLD PRODUCTION UNITS SHOULDN’T BE

DEMOLISHED, RATHER THAN BE A PART OF THE DESIGN APPROACH. THAT WAS THE FIRST COMPLETE LARGE SCALE PROJECT, THAT LED ME TO A TRANSITION

OF PICTURES AND DESIGNS TO THE CLOSING OF A SMALL DOMESTIC PLAN. THE INITIATION THOUGHT FOR THE SELECTION OF THIS VAST INDUSTRIAL AREA,

WAS THE NEARBY PARK THAT IS ONE OF THE UNIQUE PLANTED SPACES IN THIS HEAVILY CONSTRUCTED BLOCK OF BUILDINGS. THIS WAS THE START,

CREATING PLANTED AREAS INSIDE THE VAST AREA AS CONTINUITIES TO THE PARK.

P RETRO DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF OLD INDUSTRIAL AREA

P RETRO DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF OLD INDUSTRIAL AREA

P RETRO DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF OLD INDUSTRIAL AREA

DYSTOS_ROADS FOR BICYCLES – HOSTELS

A. TOWN PLANNING:

1. ROADS FOR BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS

2. NETWORK WITH RURAL ROADS FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FARMERS OF THE REGION AND THE PEDESTRIANS.

B. REGENERATION:PROPOSAL FOR THE REUSE OF THE MANSION OF KODOSTAVLOS, PROPOSAL FOR A SMALL ROAD TO THE HILL KASTRI (WITHOUT BIG

INTERVENTIONS), PROPOSAL FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE MUSEUM AROUND THE OLD MANSION, IN THE SMALL HOUSES OF THE OLD VILLAGE (THERE ARE

SOME PRESERVED IN BAD CONDITIONS BUT CAN BE REUSED).

C. COMPOSITION NEW BUILDING VOLUMES: DESIGN OF A SMALL COMPLEX WITH ROOMS FOR THE HOSPITALITY OF THE VISITORS. IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE

ARCHAEOLOGICAL LOCATIONS ARE ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE NATURE, OTHER SPACES: HOST, LIBRARY, INFORMATION, EXHIBIT.

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P DISSERTATION

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P PROJECTS _OFFICE

3D ASSIGNED PROJECTS

P PROJECTS _OFFICE

P PROJECTS _MASTER MID

P HOUSE IN BORNEO_AMSTERDAM

THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS TO BUILD A HOUSE IN BORNEO. WE HAD TO DEAL WITH VARIOUS CHALLENGES, SUCH AS THE RELATION OF THE ESTERIOR WITH

THE INTERIOR .THE CENTRAL IDEA WAS THE “TREE” AS THE CENTER OF THE FAMILY AND ALSO AS THE RELATION WITH THE NATURE. AS A SECOND STEP THE

KITCHEN HAS BEEN DESIGNED AS THE HEART OF THIS HOUSE BECAUSE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY LOVE TO COOK. THE INTERIOR AND THE ESTERIOR

OF THIS HOUSE WAS DESIGNED WITH THE IDEAS WE TOOK FROM THE CENTRAL IDEA AND IN THE FINAL DESIGNS AND RENDERS IT S EASY TO SEE THIS

REFERENCE.

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P OFFICES IN CORDUSIO SQUARE

THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS TO REDESIGN THE INTERIOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING IN CORDUSIO SQUARE. THE CENTRAL IDEA WAS “WATER” AND

“BUBBLES” AS A REFERENCE TO OUR SPORT COMPANY THAT WAS A COMPANY WITH PRODUCTS FOR SWIMMING. OUR SHOW-ROOMS WERE THE HEART OF

THE DESIGN AND WERE DESIGNED AS “BUBBLES” WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS EACH ONE BUT ALWAYS WITH A RELATION TO WATER. THE INTERIOR DESIGN

AS WELL AS THE SELECTION OF FURNITURE WAS CAREFULLY THOUGHT AND DECIDED FROM THE CENTRAL IDEA.

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P OFFICES IN CORDUSIO SQUARE

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P RETAIL DESIGN_ASPESI STORE

THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS TO REDESIGN THE INTERIOR OF AN EXISTING SHOP IN VIA MONTE NAPOLEONE. THE CENTRAL IDEA WAS TO DESIGN AN “ECO

STORE”. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED AND CONSIDERED AS A “REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE” SHOP. IT HAD TO BE MADE A BIG RESEARCH IN ECO MATERIALS

AND FURNITURE. ALL THE INTERIOR WAS DESIGNED FROM THE BEGINNING WITH THE IDEA OF USING “ECO DESIGN”.

P RETAIL DESIGN_ASPESI STORE

P RETAIL DESIGN_ASPESI STORE

P RETAIL DESIGN_ASPESI STORE

P HOTEL DESIGN_HOTEL ROOM

THE ASSIGNED PROJECT WAS TO DESIGN A HOTEL ROOM USING A LOW BUDGET. THE IDEA WAS A HOTEL THAT CAN BE POSTED IN MANY DIFFERNET

LOCATIONS SUCH AS: CLOSE TO THE SEA, IN THE CENTER OF A CITY OR IN A SUBURB . THE MAIN IDEAS WERE: FLEXIBLE,COMFORT AND CALM, RELAXING

ATMOSFERE. THE RESULT OF THE PROJECT WAS A HOTEL ROOM WITH NATURAL COLORS AND MATERIALS, ORGANIC AND RELAXING FORMS.

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