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Urban Regeneration in Bayrampasa

Residential Section in Maltepe

ACIBADEM Property Development

Architecture Competition: Ankara Development

Shaping the Spanish Coast of Matalascanas

Bringing People Closer to Nature: Corbetta

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PROJECTS

TAGO ARCHITECTS

BROADWAY MALYAN

STUDIOS

This proposal is an urban regeneration project in the neighbourhood of Bayrampasa in Istanbul. This area was in need of a clearer street structure, due to the fact that many of the houses in the area were estimated not to withstand the vibrations of a strong earthquake. In continuous communication with the clients, the resulting proposal was the most recent one and the one that I was involved with during my time there. I spent a fair amount of time making sure not just that the technical drawings were accurate but also that the spaces designed were precisely enough to accommodate the required activities. The resulting master plan was completed by a team of architects on 3DS Max (with adjustments made by myself after proper review) while the presentations (with which I was heavily involved) were created in Photoshop. At that particular stage, the technical drawings were created and reviewed in AutoCAD. Projects of this scale require numerous review meetings and therefore a considarable effort was put into creating updated booklets, along with the frequent review of the technical aspects of the project.

An Urban Regeneration in Istanbul featuring offices, residences, a school, a hospital and a mosque, embedded into large green spaces.

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This new mix-use development features a residential building whose interesting features lie both in its relation to its enviroment as well as in its apartment configuration.

The general development includes an office tower, a mall, green space and of course, the residential building shown here. The biggest success in this layout is the sense of privacy enjoyed by the tenants, each one getting a corner of the floor, with extensive balconies and green space, effectively secluding them from the surrounding activities.

MY contribution to this project was twofold; From the one hand, I was responsible for the arrangement of the apartments with the supervision of a more senior architect. On the other hand, I was the one who created the diagrams (one of them shown to the right), as well as review presentations and the editing of render images (shown on the left).

One of the biggest challenges that I was confronted with in this project was the arrangement of the apartments.

The location of the building rendered them very attractive for families, less so for singles and young professionals.

The resulting layout, along with the building’s design, framed the perfect setting for the creation of urban villas.

Efficientlanduseisalwaysacriticalmatterindenseurbanisedareaswithanincreasing influxofpeople.This isalsothecasewithAcibademandinthisprojecttheeffortwasnottojustachievethesameleveloflowlevelefficiencyoflanduse,buttosurpassittothemaximumlegallevel.

Ineffect,thegreenspacewasincreased,allthewhilecreatingmuchmoreformalisedareasforsocialgatherings.Inadditiontothat,thenewbuildingshaveonaverageasmaller footprintbuta thirdhigherfloorcount.Theseaspectsoftheprojectresultinatotallydifferentlifeexperiencefortheresidentswhowillbecomingbackintheirnewapartments.

Unlike Maltepe, Acibadem is a development of a solely residential nature.

This project was the baptism offireofregenerationsforme.Iwastheonewhohadtomakesurethateveryoneoftheformerapartmentownerswouldget the equivalent apartment whenthenewdevelopmentwascompleted.

Thelandscapework,shownbelow,has some interest due to its flexibilityand it serves as a meeting point forthecommunity.Acibademisadenselypopulated area of Istanbul and itwasourgoaltoprovidetheresidentsofthedevelopmentabreathingspaceandanareaforsocialgatherings.Atthecentreofthegardenthereisalargeswimmingpool tocomplement theprovidedamenities.

Residents of Acibadem get an exciting upgrade in their standard of living.

An office tower with a garden skydeck!

Thisofficetower,designedaspartofalargermix-usedevelopment,was a proposal for an architecturecompetition. Theoverallinterconnectionsoftheprojectareofsome interest,asisitsuniquegardenontheskydeck. During my internship atBroadwayMalyan, I created plentyof conceptual drawings for smallerprojectsandprovidedassistanceasneededonadailybasis,butat thesame time I spenta fairamountoftimeworkingonthisofficetower. I was invited to rearrangemanyof itsfloorsaccording tonewinformation from the clients. Onesuchfloorplanthatwasrearrangedcanbeseenbelow. Iprovidedassistancewiththecreationofdiagramsanddocumentsforreviewandassistedincompilingmany necessary documents forpresentations.

A 3rd Year Studio, focusing on the area of Matalascanas in the south of Spain focuses not only on providing more leisure activities but also new ways to enjoy the area.

In this project, a deconstructivistic approach merged the landscape with the built environment by creating a continuity between the sand dunes, the auditorium in the central part of the project area and the rest of the town. At the same time, there was a considerable effort to introduce movement and a dynamic approach to reinvent leisure areas for the town. This resulted in two south-facing extrusions that at the same time add a discreet monumental entrance to the beach. To achieve the final result, several models were tested in Rhino. After proper reviews, the final result was edited and rendered on 3DS MAX with VRay. Additional information was extracted from these models to create the technical drawings on AutoCAD, while all the final touches were fulfilled in Photoshop. The final presentation for this concept was presented in A1 papers compiled in InDesign, with an additional fly-through video rendered on 3DS MAX and edited for effects on Premiere Pro. This studio was normally designed for group work, but I happened to undertake the assignment by myself. The result was a concept developed in scope, theory and quality comparably to other proposals created by groups of students, reaching a grade of 28/30.

Deconstructivist Metabolism _ Mixed Composition: Plans & Sections

Parking Lot Level -2

Parking Level -1

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Politecnico Di Milano A.Y. 2013-2014Architectural Design Studio 3Professors : Michele Moreno, Nathalie RoseauAssistants: Marco Lazzari, Giacomo MorettoStudent Name: Leonidas Milas Matricola: 784561

Initial thoughts and inspiration aimed at reconciling the landscape and form connections with the urban fabric.

Pictures from top to bottom: The town of Matalascanas with its surroundings, Inspiration to form the concept, Section of the project area with the auditorium area shown, Longitudinal section across the whole project area from north to south.

This 3rd Year Studio, titled ‘‘Edgelands & Urban Agriculture’’, explores the opportunities to build and shape the environment between the urbanised area of Milan and its surrounding agricultural land.

In this studio, the aim was toexploretheareasbetweentheurbanisedand the agricultural land; to get a fineunderstandingof theuniquechallenges-andopportunities-suchareasrepresent. Forthis,wewentona10-dayfieldtriptoBerlintoinvestigateitsparksandlearnfromthepeoplewhotookseverelydamaged areas and turned them intoexcitingplacesforleisure. Myworkinthisstudiowasaspartof a 3-student group. Our proposal isa calculated approach to create amix-usepointofinterest,easilyreachedbyashorttrainridefromMilan. Thisschemeincludesshapingtheland surrounding the train station in away thatprovidessmallparcelsof landavailableforleasefromthemunicipalityofCorbetta,aswellasanupdatedversionofthetrain station. Toincludethepeoplenotservedbytherailnetwork,wealsoreimaginedtheparkingspaceandadjusted it for futureneeds. Wealsowantedtoanticipatefuturefarming needsandencourageexpansion,so our plan includes pathways whichleavethedooropenforevenmorepeopletojoininandgrowasmallproducethere.

- SO WHERE’S THE THESIS?- IT’S A BOOK!Q: -SO WHERE’S THE THESIS?A: - IT’S A BOOK!

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