Portfolio Segment 1 - Boston Architectural College

PORTFOLIO REVIEW I 2010

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MARIA THEODOROU


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MARIA THEODOROU2010

mary forms which light reveals to advantage; the im-age of these is distinct and tangible within us without ambiguity. It is for this reason that these are beautiful forms, the most beautiful forms. Everybody is agreed to that, the child, the savage and the metaphysician.”

Le Corbusier

“Architecture is the masterly, correct and magnificent play of masses brought together in light. Our eyes are made to see forms in light; light and shade re-veal these forms; cubes, cones, spheres, cylinders or pyramids are the great pri-

PORTFOLIO REVIEW I M.ARCH I JANUARY

• CHAPTER 1 - personal information - resume - essay

• CHAPTER 2 - studio work --master’s a - master’s b1 - master’s b2

• CHAPTER 3 - computer skills - sketchup I - sketchup II - autocad 3d - revit

• CHAPTER 4 - competition - afforable housing development competition federal home loan bank

• CHAPTER 5 - professional work - amusement park, Boston, (November 2010) - retail stores, Peabody, (November 2010) - house in Gerani, Chania, Crete (Jan.2006) - house in Aroni, Chania, Crete (April 2006) - maisonettes in Galata, Chania, Crete, (October 2006)

• CHAPTER 6 - personal interest - photography - sketches

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDUCATION

“BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE”Master of Architecture Candidate, 2008 - Present

“WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY”Bachelor of Architectural Engineering Technology, 2007

“INSTITUTE OF CRETE”Associate Degree in Graphic Design, 2002

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

“POLYCHRONIS REAL ESTATE AGENCY”.crete, greece. founder & owner. december 2000-present

recruited, interviewed, hired, and trained all sales personnel.implemented and monitored productive property owner referral program. sold resort home sites as well as vacation properties to a marketed clientele. directed building and sales of speculative property. oversaw start to finish home construction

“INDEPENDENT WORK”boston ma, november 2010. design consultingnovember 2010 designed an amusement park.

“CENTURY CONSTRUCTION INC.”design consultingoctober -november 2010designed a serious of retail stores in Peabody, ma.

“SPYROS SGOYRAKIS ARCHITECS”. crete, greece. arhitectural intern. september ‘06 - december ‘06

administative work and drafting

“SPYROS SGOYRAKIS ARCHITECS”. crete, greece. arhitectural intern. january ‘06 - may ‘06

designed and drafted private houses in the area of west crete, greece.

COMPETITIONS

federal home loan bank, affordable housing competitionapril 2010

SKILLS

Design Software: revit, vectorworks, autocad 2D/3D, adobe creative suite, sketchup, ms office, quarkxpress, corel draw, piranesi, artlantis.

Relevant Skills: hand sketching/rendering, model making, graphic and presentation

Language Skills: fluent in english, and greek.

RESUMECHAPTER 1

Through my little experience of the concurrent program at the Boston Archi-tectural College I feel that I have learned more than I would have learned at any other traditional architecture school.

Although my professional experience did not grow as much I would want, because of the economy crisis, since I came to BAC, this short experience have helped me a lot to apply the knowledge I have gained from school to the real world of architecture, and vise versa.

The skills that I have developed by this concurrent program are my oral and graphic communication. Especially working in a team with professionals I improved tremendously my professional vocabulary, As far as the graphic aspect I have learnt the hard way when I was assigned to put together a pre-sentation for the firm I was working in Greece. Up to that point I thought that it was easy for people to read architectural drawings but the day of the pre-sentation I understood that not everyone could. if the person responsible for the presentation doesn’t have the drawings in order and correctly labeled. As one can understand the result of my presentation was to confuse the cli-ent but fortunately we had another chance to present.

Furthermore, I have achieved to enrich my resume tremendously since I came to BAC. My computer skills are improved a lot because of the visual study classes I took. Also I got to get a little experience working in the States, which was going to be impossible for me as an International student if I was in any other traditional architecture school.

All of these skills and experiences that I have gained by attending BAC will hopefully make me more marketable now that the field is recovering from the economic crisis, and I will find a job at a firm and grow there, get the experi-ence and knowledge from my supervisors, and begin building my career.

At last being able to work and go to school at the same time is very beneficial because I get to experience the best and the worst from both worlds, and I strongly believe that this experience is going to help me achieve all my pro-fessional goals, and be a good professional practitioner of architecture and a good professor.

STATEMENTCHAPTER 1

STUDIO WORKCHAPTER 2



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master’s aproject 1: concept of placement, figure/ground & phenomenal transparency

project 2: inhabitable wall - human presence, scale and proportionproject 3: performance space

Instructors: John Mucciarone, David West - Fall 2008

Semester: Fall 2008Instructor: David West, John MucciaroneDuration: 3 Weeks

In this project we were to create three 18”x18” figure/ground compositions using only points, lines and planes figures for each composition, and one 18”x18” that is a combination of all three.

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2D COMPOSITIONS

This project was an exploration of figure and ground relationships, by means of creating two-dimensional compositions. Points, lines, and planes create the illusion of transparency.

My choice of simple geometries was intended to create compli-mentary shapes of positive and negative space. The end result is an ambiguity of what is figure and what is ground and creation of an illusion of transparency.

The top left composition uses a series of lines that overlap with one another, and the top right is a composition of points. The bottom left is a composition of planes, and the bottom right is a combination composition; points, lines, and planes come together.

concept of placement, figure/ground & phenomenal transparency

preliminary sketches

points, lines & planes

POINTS, LINES, PLANES (2nd & 3rd week)

Revised 18”x18” figure/ground composition of points, lines, planes combination.

Translated 2D compositions into 3D forms. Dimensions: 9” cube

3D COMPOSITIONS

inhabitablewall

Semester: Fall 2008Instructor: David West, John MucciaroneDuration: 5 Weeks

FLOOR PLAN

SECTION 1 SECTION 2

Floor plan illustrates:

- The standing area in the middle and the sitting area on the right

side, which is also an extension of a window to let light in.

- A glass stripe (window) in the middle of the rear wall to allow light

in, and some selves on the right rear conrer.

Section 1 illustrates:

- The windows. The window on the bottom is also used as a seat for

the sculptor to sit and relax.

Section 2 illustrates:

- The selves on the left (used for storage), the windows on the right

side (lower window for seating and top for extra storage).

MODELS

-The models on the top (1-2) show the front side of the building and how it is related with the right left facades.

-The models on the bottom (4-6) show the back side of the building.

In addition to the drawings on the left the models show the ways that light enters the building.

INHABITABLE WALL: In this project we were to design a space (4’ wide x 8’ long x 10’

high) for a sculptor, that contain spaces for both sitting and stand-

ing. This week we weren’t assigned to identify the sculptor yet.

• Images 1 & 2 show the front side of the building. • Images 3 & 4 show the back side of the building and the main en-trance on the side. • Image 5: shows an interior view and the front facade.

• Image 1: Shows the right side of the building with a central window, & the door is moved to the front of the building.• Image 2: Shows the windows add on the left side of the building.• Image 3: Another view that shows emphasis on the louvres on the roof & the ways that light is entering the building. • Image 4: Shows stairs that lead to the sleeping area & the main en-trance.• Image 5: Shows the interior of the model. (view taken from the en-trance of the building.)

MODEL 2

- The main differences of these models and the one from the 1st week is the addition of the louvers on the roof in both models, the entrance was put on the front of the building (model 2) instead of the side, addition of stairs (used as storage underneath)that bring you up to a space that the sculptor can sleep (model 2).

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MODEL 1

INHABITABLE WALL: In the second week of the Inhabitable wall project we were asked to revise our first model and create two new ones based on the

discussion we had during the class.

The models above are showing the different materials used to built the model,

the different shapes that allow the light to enter the building in several ways and

change the interior space depending the time of the day (day/night, morn-

ing/afternoon etc.). They also show the abstract shape of the door that potrays

what is happening in the inside. It is a transition from the simple/plain front fa-

cade to something more complex.

After building the third model, we

were assigned to choose the sculp-

tor that we are designing for and

create a new model based on the

work and personality of our sculptor.

I have decided to design the build-

ing for Picasso because he was not

only a famous painter but also a

great sculptor.

Influenced by his paintings and

sculptures I have decided to change

the way I allow light in the building.

Because of the variety of the colors

and materials he is using on his work

I have decided to use several mate-

rials to the space he is creating art.

Also to give a shape to the building

that is resembeling the abstraction

of his work.

INHABITABLE WALL: This week we were to revise the previous models and create a completely new one according to the personality and work of

the sculptor occupying the structure.

SCULPTOR: PICASSO

INHABITABLE WALL: These are the final drawings of my Inabitable Wall Project. A site plan is been added (8’x16’). The final model and drawings are combin-

ing all the stronger parts from the previous models into one, for example the stairs that lead to the resting area above that are also used

for storage, the ‘abstract’ shapes that Picasso used in his work - door - (without the arbitrary windowns on the facades of the walls that

existed in the previous model),

SITE PLAN

FLOOR PLAN

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INHABITABLE WALL:The pictures in this page show the final model of the Inhabitable wall project.

1. illustrates the small exhibition space (same shape as the door), the staircase, the sleeping area (right above the stairs on the right), and

the relationship of the building to human scale. 2. illustrates the back side of the building (exhibition area) and the sitting area (glass area

on the right side of the building. 3 illustrates the front facade, the exterior sitting and exhibition areas (glass) ans the staircase. 4. is a top

view of the building showing an the way light comes from the top, the sitting areas (in the front and the inside) and the staircase.

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The model and the axonomet-

ric drawing are showing the

overall space of the project. It is

showing the sitting area in front

of the door, the sleeping area

(right above the stairs) the way

light comes in the building and

the space under the stairs that is

used for exhibition.

FINAL MODEL AND AXON

FARNSWORTHHOUSE

Parallel to project two and three we were assigned a house and an architect to document and analyze. I was assigned

the Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe. While analyzing and researching about the house I have understood that

the main concept of this small house was its connection to nature through the huge panels of glass that the house is basi-

cally made from. The main concept was the transparency and connection to nature but at the same time is the isolation

from people because of being located in a vey isolated place in the woods.

DOCUMENTATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

SECTION

FLOOR PLAN

ANALYSIS

FARNSWORTH HOUSE:The analysis we were assigned to do in this project was very specific. We had to identify the hierarchy, symmetry, datum, axis, repetition

and rythym on the building. The images below starting from image a which illustrates axis, image b illustrates hierarchy, c and d images

illustrate symmetry, image e illustrates datum and image f illustrates repetition and rythym on the building.

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‘Sweet Love for Planet Earth’ by F___ Buttons’

After the analysis of the 1st song I have created the model on the bottom that shows

the hierarchy of the song determined by the quitar and the datum and symmetry

determined by the piano.

PERFORMANCESPACE

Semester: Fall 2008Instructor: David West, John Mucciarone

Duration: 6 Weeks

‘Sweet Love for Planet Earth’ by F___ Buttons’

Artist info:

Origin: Bristol, England

Genre: Experimental, Post -Rock, Progressive

Members: Benjamin John Power and Andrew Hung

Year: 2004

datum and symmetry = determined by the piano

hierarchy = determined by the quitarcopy of my sketchbook showing the analysis of the first song.

MUSIC ANALYSIS:

The first assignment of this new project we were told to listen to 2 songs and analyze them by drawing some sketches and based on those sketches

create two models (1 for each song). Later we are going to choose one of the songs to play it at the performance space we are going to design. The

first song is: ‘Sweet Love for Planet Earth’ by F___ Buttons and the second song is: “Rain on Tin” by Sonic Youth.

“Rain on Tin” by Sonic Youth”.

After the analysis of the second song I have created the model on

the bottom that illustrates hierarchy determined by the quitar, and

the basic rythym determined by the drums.

“Rain on Tin” by Sonic Youth”.

Artist info:

Origin: New York City, U.S.A

Genre: Alternative Rock, Experimental Rock, Post -

Punk, Progressive

Members: Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo,

Steve Shelley and Mark Ibold

Year: 1982

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copy of my sketchbook showing the analysis of the second song.

MUSIC ANALYSIS:

Based on the ideas represented in the previous analytical models and we had to develop a new basswood model that creates:

• one extra large space • one medium space • one small space. It is imprtant to say that we were not assigned a site at that point .

Everything had to be based ont the analysis of the songs. I chose to have as a base the second songs because the transition between

the music instruments is smoother and the rythym as well.

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- Image 1: Is showing the main entrance of

the building, the medium space right after

and the extra large at the end.

- Image 3:

Is showing the ways you can access the

extra large space from the medium space

- stairs that lead you up to the 2nd level

and a door that leads you to the 1st level

of the extra large space.

- Image 2: Is showing the buildings’ front fa-

cade. It also shows the way you can circulate

through the building. You enter a small area

and then you have two ways to choose (left or

right)depending which space you want to visit

(medium or extra large).

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Shows the whole masses overall.

PERFORMANCE SPACE

PERFORMANCE SPACE: This week we were assigned a site and we started the site analysis of the sire where our performance space is going to be designed for.

The site they assigned for us was on Newbury Street a very busy street in Boston, with heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic, because of

the apparel, retail stores and restaurants that the street is consisted by.

This section is again showing the relationship of the site with the surrounding buildings, the height difference of newbury street and the back alley of the site.

SITE ANALYSIS

site

Site plan illustrates the exact location of the site and the type of buildings around it (residential on the top and commercial on the bottom and a restaurant - sonsie).

This section is showing the relationship of the site with the build-ings around it, the way you can access the site through newbury street which is only through the stairs, and the height difference of newbury street, the site and hereford street.

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PERFORMANCE SPACE: The collage on the bottom of the page is showing what is happening in and around the site. In the middle of the collage is a map showing

the exact location of the site (newbury street, parking lot across the B.A.C) and all the images are radiating from it. A very interesting observa-

tion while analyzing the site is that the store entrances of two sides of newbury street were very different. On one side that the site is located

the people have direct access to the stores (sonsie, photo 1), but on the other side of the streets people have to access the stores by going

up or down the stairs (photos 2,3) or turn 90 degrees to enter.

SITE ANALYSIS - continued

sketch illustrates the view from the site looking to-wards B.A.C.

sketch illustrates the view from the site looking towards Newbury Street, which also emphasizes the height differ-ence of the site and Newbury Street.

sketch illustrates a view from the site looking towards the public alley and Sonsie.

picture illustrates a view of the site while one standing at the B.A.C. building right across the street.

PERFORMANCE SPACEBased on the ideas represented in the previous model (small, medium and extra large spaces), and the feedback we got in the class, and site analysis, we had to create two new revised basswood models and a site model. We also had to choose a song from the two songs we have analyzed previously in order to be performed in the building.

PROGRAM OF THE BUILDING: a space for a big concert, a space for the artist to write music, a space for rehersing their songs, and a space used

The song I chose as I mentioned in page 19, is the second song “Rain on Tin” by Sonic Youth”.

MODEL 1:The first model I have created is consisted by a small (entrance and vestibule), medium (writing and rehers-ing their songs) and extra large (big concert) spaces. Through the site analysis I have discovered the differ-ent ways that people can enter the stores in the two sides of Newbury Street. The way that people enter on the side of my site the access is direct and what I want to do is to bring this element of the opposite side to the side of my building by maintaining the staircase to access the level below the building (maintain the parking spaces) and the vestibule.

MODEL 2:The second model have created is consisted by a small (entrance and vestibule), medium (big concert and seating area for people to watch the performance) and extra large (writing - connected to the rehers-ing area through a glass window balcony - and rehersing their songs) spaces. I believe this model is more suitable for the project although the transition from one space to the other and the way that you enter the site below and above Newbury Street is almost identical, the overall scheme and the distinction of the small, medium and extra large spaces is more obvious from the exterior.

MODEL 1

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site plan and area used to create site model.

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PERFORMANCE SPACE:Taking under consideration the comments of my instructors during class I came to built another model that emphasizes and makes even more clear the concept of the small, medium and extra large spaces (volume and height). I have also emphasized more the way that people enter the site and also made the program more clear just by looking at the 3D model. Although the shape is almost the same as the last model there are many differences. For example the entrances from Newbury street and the public alley are more clear, the concept of bringing elements from the opposite site of the street on the site of the building was reinforced by the entrance on Newbury Street where one doesn’t have direct access to the building, and the stair tower at the back which is a replica of the B.A.C’s tower from

across the street.

Also the parking is maintained because of the difficulty of finding a parking spot on the street which I believe plays a significant role in bringing people into the building

Image 1 is showing an overall view of the site, the small, medium and extra large spaces, also it shows the two entrances (main entrance on Newbury Street and secondary entrance on the Public alley).

Image 2 is showing the 3D model without the site, and a clear distinction among the small, medium and extra large space, but also the parking space on the lower level with the en-trances to it.

Image 3 is showing the back of the building the connection of all levels through the circular staircase tower and the parking space on the lower level as well.

Image 4 is showing a bird’s eye view of the building within its context. (Newbury Street).

Image 5 is showing a bird’s eye view of the building within its context. (Public Alley).

Image 6 is showing the main enntrance of the building and the front facade within its con-text.

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accessible only by the musicians for inspiration and relaxation.

PERFORMANCE SPACE

FINAL DESIGN AND MODEL OF THE PERFORMANCE AREA.

The final design was based on all of the comments I have received by my instructors and their last comment was to do some section sketches of the building to make the program more clear in the interior. The sketches on the bottom were the sketches I based my final design on.

The long section is showing all the spaces within the building and how they are connected to each other. (visual connection and connection through circulation).

The shorter section is showing that the tran-sition from one space or function to another is aligned, although the access from the street is not direct with-in the building the ac-cess from one space to another is direct. Also it shows that the spaces within have visual connections al-though sometimes are on different levels. (ex. performance space and seating area).

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Pictures starting from left to right are showing the back glass tower that hosts the main staircase which also the second-ary entrance of the building. Next image is showing the a top view of the building, and at last the images on the bot-tom show the main entrance of the building on Newbury Street with respect the surrounding buildings.

Hand drawn perspective view of the final building which show how the building fits to the context of the site.

This image illustrates a 3d section, cut on the back side of the building through parking area, the small performance area, the space for one person to write and compose music, and the roof. Images 4 and 5 show the two section of the building that illustrate all interiorspaces.

FINAL MODEL AND DRAWINGS

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master’s B1project 1: building analysis (shroder house)

project 2: boathouse by the charles river Instructors: Matt Morong, Drew McAllister - Spring 2009

project ischröder house

Semester: Spring 2009Instructors: Matt Morong, Drew McAllisterDuration: 6 Weeks

SCHRODER HOUSE ANALYSIS

The purpose of this project was to analyze a house of the twentieth cen-tury and reveal its concept. Analysis began by replicating key drawings (elevations and floor plans) of the house and ended with a proposal of transformation based on the main concept in order to better commu-nicate its main concept.

The Rietveld-Schröder House, designed by Gerrit Rietveld and is locat-ed in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Schröder House,

ELEVATIONS

DOCUMENTATION

Ground floor plan First floor plan

Looking at the floor plans of the house I realized that the main and stronger concept of the house was the open floor plan which doesn’t allow space for individuality but community and in that case the community and union of the Schroder family. In order to al-low privacy and individuality Rietvelt enclosed the rooms with movable partitions that are open during the day and closed at night.

HOUSE ANALYSIS

open partitions closed partitions

These axonometric drawings are showing the open floor plan of the first floor which is rein-forcing the concept of open floor plan and community within the family and how Rietvelt allows for individuality and privacy when the partitions are closed.

ANALYSIS (continued)

First floor plan

Ground floor plan

The first image on the left illustrates the vertical circulation of the buiding (red).

The second image on the left illustrates the main structure of the house (red).

The images on the bottom left are showing the thresholds of the house (red - open parti-tion walls and blue - closed partition walls).

The images on the bottom center showing the ways that natural light is coming into the house through the windows and the skylight on the roof.

The images on the bottom right showing the private (red) and public or common (yel-low) areas of the house. Although is not shown in these images when the partitions are open there is no private areas on the first floor, it becomes one big open space used by everyone in the house. The diagram shown the first floor below is showing the public and private areas when partitions are closed.

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While I was still reasearching about Schroder house I came across these in-terior pictures of the house (above) which made me realize that the house is not only associated with the De Stijl movent because of its exterior ge-ometry and color but also because while in the house it feels like you are walking in a Mondrian painting. The floor color and pattern (geometry) resembles a Mondrian painting. But what I was really impressed by is the way the light changes the pattern of the floor and how this is connected with the De Stijl movement even more. It feels like the natural light is also creating a new Mondrian painting. The pictures above are showing very clearly the way the floor is redesigned by the light and depending the time and day it creates a different pattern that changes constantly.

Based on this observation I have created this dia-gram that shows the way that the pattern of the floor chages by the natural light and gives you a feeling of new, of something that is redesigned

over and over again during the day.

Mondrian Painting

Interior views of the house

different floor patterns created by natural light depending on the time of the day

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Based on the analysis of the house I came to conclude that the main idea of this house is the “open floor plan or flexible plan” and its “daily and hourly transformation by the natural light”.

I have decided that my transformation is going to happen on the ground level, because the first level includes all of these ideas, while on the ground level everything is very rigid with no flexibility at all, and less color. In my transformation I have maintained all the functions and the main structure of the house and I have changed all the rigid walls with partition walls, and according to the function I have added color on the floor and created a new pattern that changes during the day.

FINAL TRANSFORMATION

Keeping the main structure as before I have created a new floor pattern that I believe is more appropriate to the main idea of creating a pattern according to the function of the space, and adding partition walls I have created the final transformed floor plan of the Schroder House shown in the image below.

I have also created a solar study to show how the light affects the new floor pattern during the day.

maintained the main structure (above on the left) and the existing functions (above on the right) I have substitute the rigid walls with the partition walls (green) and created a new floor pattern based on the function.

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project 2boat house

Semester: Spring 2009Instructors: Matt Morong, Drew McAllisterDuration: 8 Weeks

SITE ANALYSIS & DOCUMENTATION - ESPLANADE

The purpose of this project was to develope an original main idea and design a correlative structure based on this idea. The main idea came through the site anaysis.

As one can see form the pictures and the diagram on the bottom there are too many worn pathways that people created in order to avoid bumping on a bicyclist or a runner. There are some points on the site that the circulation is very dense and the pathways are narrow and this causes confusion and frustration because there are people that go with a very fast pace and others with a slower pace.

Travel Paths for pedestrians, bikers, and runners

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The diagram on the left is showing the two main access points to the esplanade. One is located on the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, and the other one is l a pedestrian overpass located be-tween Fairfield street and Glouscester street.

The site is completely disconnected from the Back Bay due to the fact that Storrow Drive runs between them.


Pedestrian overpass and view of the Back Bay

slow speed (pedestrians -new pathways created by people)fast speed (bikers and runners - existing pathways)

Model above is showing the fast and slow speed pathways and their density.

Model above is showing the existing path-ways. The paved pathways are shown in light color and the worn pathways shown in a darker color.

Vehicular Circulation

Vehicular & Pedestrian Circulation

Pedestrian Circulation

Water

Open Green Space

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Residential Buildings

Reridential & Commercial

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master’s B2project 0: tectonics, materiality and scale

project 1: exhibition facility at the arnold arboreteumproject 2: photography school and exhibition space, chinatown

Instructor: Soo Im - Fall 2009

Semester: Fall 2009Instructor: Soo ImDuration: 3 Weeks

TECTONICS, MATERIALITY AND SCALE: Main goals of the first exercise was to:

1. Understand to identify spatial relationship between elements in an assembly through abstraction.

2. Understand how a constructive assembly expresses a tectonic idea.

3. Understand and abstract a tectonic idea and apply as a design strategy across multiple scales.

PROJECT 0tectonic strategies

Exercise description:

Pick three of the five detaiil sections given and use them as inspiration to create a tectonic idea. Then create two diagrams for each of the details . After that create a model that dirives from these diagrams for each detail and at the end create a composite drawing exploring three different scales. (joint, wall, building or room).

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detail # 2Thin vs. Thick

The thin part (in black) is the connector of the two other parts (in red).

conceptual model 1

Solid vs. VoidThe steel part of the structure (black) pierces the soid part and creates a void that holds the rest of the pieces together.

PIERCING

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INTERLOCKING

Connector

The connector keeps the structure together.

COMPOSITE DRAWING 1 - SCALE STUDY

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COMPOSITE DRAWINGS 2 & 3 - SCALE STUDIES

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UNITS TO ASSEMBLY - week 2

Goals:

To understand how a constructive assembly can express a tectonic idea, define spatial quality and the relationship of the parts to the whole.

TECTONIC IDEA #1: Joints penetrate the componets of the structure.

Joint between a horizontal and vertical plane (floor to wall)

Joint between a vertical and horizontal plane (wall to ceiling)

Joint between two vertical planes (corner)

This weeks project was to pick two conceptual models and define them further. To further my understanding of conceptual model, I created two new models to explore the idea of modular units, the abstraction of these modular units and how they interact and are connected together.

Diagrams

The 3D models above are the final models of the penetration tectonic idea that derived from the three diagrams on the right side of the page. It is important here to point out that the red color in the picture shows the penetration of the main structure to the units. Also it is important to say that when there is a cantiliver on the structure is going to be represented by half way penetration and not all the way through, and this is the way that I am establishing the rules of penetration.

TECTONIC IDEA #2

Diagrams

Masses interlock with the componets of the structure

Here the drawings and the models are showing how when all the masses come together they interlock with each other and they create a structure. In that par-ticular case the red color is again used to show the main structure of the assem-bly which is the one that keeps every-thing together.

The basic rule here is that the vertical members are the supporters and the horizonal are the supported.

TECTONIC TRANSFORMATION - APPARATUS - week 3

Based on the previous models and tectonic ideas this week we had to combine the two tectonic ideas and create two sketch models and a final apparatus.

SKETCH MODEL (1)

SKETCH MODEL (2)

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SITE DOCUMENTATION & ANALYSIS


The objective of this project is to introduce the apparatus to a real site. The site is located in Roxbury in the Arnold Arbo-retum park. We were given three different sites around Peter’s Hill. Each site was very unique in topography as it shows from the sections below. After analysing all these three unique sites we had to choose on investigate it further more and finally host the apparatus (educational pavillion).

PROJECT 1arnold arboretum pavillion

Section A - through site 3 & 2

Section B - through sites 3 & 1

Section C - through sites 1 & 2

Section D - through sites 2 &1

Section A

Section C

Section D

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worn pathwayways to enter the sitesmain circulationentrance points

Site #1 - Analysis & Exploration through models

site onesite three

site two

site one

The site I chose after the analysis is site number 1, not only because of its unique topog-raphy but it also allowed me to reinforce the tectonic ideas of penetration/piercing and overlapping.

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3D model of the site and exploration throught perspectives.

worn pathway

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entry points to the site

main circulation

entrance of main circulation

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Project 1 was programmed as a single-level educational pavilion.The program should include the following:

PROGRAM OF THE PAVILLION

Exploring different possibilities of the program through diagrams and sections

• Entry / Information Area: To be open all hours (small for 3-5 people)• Exhibit/Display Spaces: Areas to accomodate permanent and/or temporary display (for 15-25 people)

• Private offices: Staff area to accomodate a couple of offices and a gathering space to accomodate 4 - 5 people. • Utility • Circulation

a moment of piercinga moment of overlappingmasses

a moment of overlapping masses

circulalation in both plans is the piercing element throughout all spaces.

a moment of piercing

a moment of overlapping masses.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN & PROGRAM

public circulation diagrams

DIAGRAM 1

public vs. private interior vs. exterior materials

steel, wood & glassimportant to keep public and private spaces separate.

two seperate decks. keep public from staff seperate.

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DIAGRAM 2

steel, wood & glasspublic and private spaces separate.


All of the diagrams on these two pages are using the tectonic ideas of overlapping and pierc-ing. The piercing is very clearly shown on how the circulation is piercing through one space to another. Also in both diagrams the public and private areas are seperated.

following this path one can ex-perience the exhibition only.

following this path one can experience the exhibition & nature while in deck.




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DIAGRAM 3

public vs. private materials

steel, wood & glassimportant to keep public and private spaces separate.


DIAGRAM 4

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Based on the comments I have received in class for the previous diagrams, I have created two new diagrams persuing to reinforce the concept of the tectonic ideas of overlapping and piercing, visual connections with the surroundings, and the seperation of the private and public.

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curtain walls for uninterrupted views of nature

DIAGRAM 1 DIAGRAM 2

overlapping of spaces





private spaces are pushed at the back so they won’t interfere with the public and also will be covered by the trees

uninterrupted views

curtain walls for un-interrupted views of nature

curtain walls for un-interrupted views of nature

uninterrupted views

FINAL DESIGN OF THE PAVILLION

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SECTION A-A’SECTION B-B’

FLOOR PLAN

FINAL PERSPECTIVES OF PAVILLION

entrance

exhibition areas

entrance open 24/7

staffEntrance (1)

After you get in from the entrance you can take a right and go to the office ereas or go straight and down the stairs o the ex-hibition areas.

Getting into the exhibition area one can see the u n i n t e r u p t e d views of nature throught these big curtain walls.

Entrance (2)Public deck to help enjoy the view.

Bird’s eye view of the pavillion. Image illustrates the overalpping of the masses and the piercing of the circulation (how the entrance extends to the site to drive people into the pavillion).

FINAL MODEL OF PAVILLION

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Bird’s eye view showing the front facade of the building

Bird’s eye view showing the back facade of the building.

PROJECT 1chinatown - photography

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This site is very unique in my opinion because it has two frontages one on Hudson Street and one on the South Street (shown on the site plan on the right) which are two completely different edge conditions. One has a lot of vehicular traffic and less pedestrian unless one uses the bus stop, while the other one has less vehicular traffic because of the size of the street and a more pedestrian traffic because of the restaurants and retail stores that are aligned on the edge of the street.

The building is going to play a unique role as well, and it is going to serve as the end of the green way. Without disregarding the old Gate (very impor-tant landmark of the area) it will also be designed in such a way that it will allow pedestrian movement from Hudson street to South street and play the role of a new Gate.

SITE LOCATION: Hudson Steet, Boston, MA, Chinatown

SITE ANALYSIS:

Sections through the site Site Plan


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e. view from the site to-wards Hudson Street

f. park right next to the site

g. View from the side walk looking towards the greenway and financial district

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SITE ANALYSIS THROUGHT DIAGRAMS

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two street frontages pedestrian (red) and vehicular (blue) circualation combination

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physical barries of the site green space around the site

SITE ANALYSIS THROUGH DIAGRAMS AND COLLAGE

The collage above is showing Hudson street the variety of materials on the buildings, the variety also on the building heights on the street and at last the ways that people can enter the buildings on the street where on the side of the site the access is direct and on the opposite side the access is a bit more complicated because you either have to go down to access the reatail stores or up some steps to access the residential units.

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DESCRIPTION

This diagram is showing the visibility a pedestrian has while going down from the new gate throught the green way towards the site, and within the site.

An interesting point that is going to be used later for my design is that the site becomes visible when the green way ends. This is something I am going to use later in the project to give a feeling of a new gate at my building which is also go-ing to be the continuation of the green way which is going to end in my site, but also connect Surface Road and Hudson Street.

CONCEPTUAL MODELS

Based on the site analysis and the tectonoc idea we have developed during the semester we had to create three models that are going to support the main tectonic idea and also support the important finding of the site analysis.

Starting from the bootom, number 1 model was the one that was created first. This model was mostly based on the tectonic idea of penetrantion and piercing. The shape of the building is based on the site analysis were I founf out how different the two side of the site were and how I wanted them to be connected. In this model I am creating mostly visual connection from one side to the other, because the ground level is not allowing pedestian movement.

On the second model I reinforced the tectonic idea by having to main big structures that are being penetrated in order to sup-port the building, I kept the visual connections drom one side to the other but also I am allowing people to walk through the site which now connects the two sides physically as well.

On the third model I combined both of the precious models ogether. I have reinforced the tectonic idea by having again these two bif structures on the sides to hold the building together but this time one of them is the one that penetrates through the vertical element, while the other is being penetrated in order to support the structure and allow movement from one edge to the other with no interuption. This also serves as a Gate from on side to the other not only because it allows physical and visual connection but also its shape is mimmicking the new chinatown gate at the beginning of the green way which connects the financial district with Chinatown.

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TECTONIC IDEA - CONCEPTUAL MODELS

EXPLORATION OF PROGRAM AND DESIGN

Photography and Exhibition Space

PROGRAM:

First Floor: Lobby, main entrance, utility rooms, storage space and exhibition area, and private entrance for the photography studios and private sleeping area.

Second Floor: Classrooms, offices, ultiliy rooms, viewing area to look down the exhibition.

Third Floor: Two photography studios, utility rooms, and two classrooms.

Fourth Floor: Private area for artists to rest (small studio apartment), open outside seating area, conference room, lounge area, and a cafe.

Floor Plans

PUBLIC - PRIVATE AND SEMI-PRIVATE AREAS, DIAGRAMS

The main idea of which spaces should be public or private came from the site analysis. Here I am mimicking the way that the buildings on Hudson street are seperated on private and pu-clic. The building on Hudson street on the first and second level are hostin all the retail stores and the levels above that they host apartments.

1st Floor 2nd Floor 3rd Floor 4th Floor

1st Floor

2nd Floor 3rd Floor 4th Floor

Based on the feedback we got in class after reviewing the sketch models, we had to create a program and design a building for the program and also includes the previ-ous concepts of the tectonic idea and the important elements from the site analysis.

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exterior perspective (1)

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interior perspective, showing the exhibition space and viewing room on the second

floor.

My Tectonic idea and the element of the site anlysis are even more reinforced because you can actually see penetration not only on the mas of the building on the exterior but also just by looking the floor plans. Even the windows here are like masses that overlap each other

and penetrate through the space.

All spaces are interconnected through penetration and overlap in section, in elevation and in plan.

EXPLORATION OF PROGRAM AND DESIGN

Tectonic Idea: overlapping masses that penetrate each other horizontally and vertically

1st Floor

2nd Floor 3rd Floor 4th Floor

FINAL DESIGN - DRAWINGS

FLOOR PLANS

Floor plans here are showing clearly the tectonic ideas of piercign and overlapping. For example one can see the overalapping masses where the exhibition area is overlap-ping with the main lobby. The vertical circulation areas is the main structure of the building that pierces through the floors.

Looking at the site plan one can see that the extension of the second floor above the sidewalk is mimicking the china-town gate. It works as a connection of JFK Surface Road and Hudson Street, and it also draws people from the Greenway down to the building which in this case it also works as the end of the Greenway.

SITE PLAN & 1ST LEVEL PLAN

3RD LEVEL PLAN 4TH LEVEL PLAN 2ND LEVEL PLAN

SECTIONS

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES

photography studios. view from the second studio towards landing area and dark rooms.

second floor - looking through the small obser-vatory down to the exhibition, the offices and stairs.

view from lobby towards exhibition area

photography studios. view from landing area and dark rooms.

SECTION A-A’ SECTION B-B’ SECTION C-C’

FINAL DESIGN - EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVES

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BUILDING MODEL AND SECTIONAL MODEL

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computer skillsSketchUp I (Container House) - Instructors: Diego Matho , Delton Paul Moore - Spring 2009

SketchUp II - Instructors: Diego Matho, Steven Montgomery French - Spring 2009Autocad 3D - Instructor: Carlos E. Caraballo - Fall 2009

Revit - Instructor: George Hunt - Fall 2010

PLANS: In the class we were to design a house made out of containers. For the final presentation we were asked to show rendered plans and

perspectives to explore different views of the house. To create the volume of the building I have placed two containers on top of eachother

(in each left and right side of the house) and the void space created in the between the 1st and 2nd floor I have placed the living areas (liv-

ing, dining room) and on the second floor I placed the master bedroom and hall that connects the two sides of the house.

Instructors: Diego Matho , Delton Paul Moore

Fall 2009

Duration: 2 weeks

CONTAINER HOUSE

ROOF/SITE PLAN

Clear view of the swimming pool, bar-beque area, balcony, and back yard.

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

Master bedroom, two smaller bed-rooms, and a bathroom.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Living room, kitchen, dining room bathroom, storage space

COMPUTER SKILLSsketchup i

EXTERIOR RENDERINGS

1. Showing the rear left corner of the house (bathroom, dining area

and kitchen), 2. Showing the front facade of the house (living room,

staircase going to the second floor, pool with jacuzzi, bedroom, and

balcony), 3. Another view from the rear facade (showing the bar-

beque area as well), 4. Bird’s eye view, 5. View of the front right cor-

ner of the house (barbeque, balcony, exterior staircase), 6. Front fa-

cade of the house 1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES

1. View of the bathroom on the first

floor, 2. View of the living and din-

ing room through the kitchen area,

3. View of the interior staircase that

leads to the second floor through the

living room, 4. View of the living room,

staircase and kitchen, 5. View of the

dining area and kitchen, 6. View of

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COMPUTER SKILLSsketchup ii

INTERIOR RENDERINGS

In the class we were asked to design 3d model of a space in sketchup and then export it and create renderings in Artlantis (Rendering soft-

ware).

GALLERY SPACE

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1. View of the gallery towards

studios 2. View of the stairs to-

wards the second floor gallery,

3. View of the cafe and gallery,

4. View of the gallery

Instructors: Diego Matho, Steven Montgomery French

Spring 2009

Duration: 8 weeks

1. Night view of the gallery and studio spaces and the

landscape aroumd the building, 2. Night view of the

front facade of the gallery space, small resting area

and landscape, 3. Day view of the resting area, also

showing the gallery space and main entrance.

EXTERIOR RENDERINGS

COMPUTER SKILLSautocad 3d

AZUMA HOUSE

In the class we were to model a building and create two renderings from different angles (preferable night and day views). I choose to model

Azuma House and the images underneath are showing the final result.

Image 1. illustrates a section of the Azuma House (day view) and image 2. illustrates the section of the Azuma House at night.

1. 2.

For both renderings with the tools I have had at the time, I have tried to create a replica of the Azuma House, as close as possible as far as it concerns materials and lighting.

Images below show views of the actual Azuma House.

Instructor: Carlos E. Caraballo

Duration: 4 weeks

Fall 2009

COMPUTER SKILLSrevit

Instructor: George Hun

Duration: 8 weeks

Fall 2010 WOODEN CABIN

These images were generated for my final project in the Revit class. We had to include peo-

ple, light sources, define the materials, create families and/or change their parameters.

This is a small cabin house and the images I generated are focusing on the living areas (living

room, kitchen and dinning room).

1. perspective was created from the living room looking towards the kitchen & dinning area.

2. perspective was created from the dinning area looking towards the living room & main

entrance.

3. perspective was created from the storage room looking towards dinning & kitchen area.

4. perspective was created from the dinning room looking towards the kitchen & storage

room.

5. perspective was created from kitchen looking towards the living room looking towards the

living room and the door that leads you to the gagare.

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COMPETITIONCHAPTER 4

affordable house competitionFebruary - April 2010

Advisor: Christopher MunroDeveloper: Mickey Northcutt (Salem CDC)

The Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Competition is a student based competition in which groups of urban planning and architecture students are paired with developers seeking innova-tive plans for existing sites slated for affordable housing. Entry was submitted with a group composed of eight students from the BAC, GSD and MIT. The group was paired with the Developer Mickey Northcutt of the Salem Harbor CDC, and advised by Chris Munro and Neal Mongold. The project was unique to the competition in terms of scope, which was stipulated to include a strong public art component, as well as size, which for zoning reasons was restricted to twelve units.

COMPETITIONaffordable housing

Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, Affrdable Housing CompetitionSite location: Salem, MassachusettsDuration: Februry through April 2010Advisors: Chris Munro and Neal Mongold

FILLING THE MISSING TOOTH

The rendering above shows how the building will work with its neighbors in terms of scale and use. The balconies provide units with private exterior space, while the Point Passage provides a break in the solid facade on the remainder of street as well as a formalized circulation route. Sole responsibility taken to develop the floor plans (shown below)

and the final book submitted. Zoning and code research was also one of my responsibilities.

garage level

Garage level:

Houses 18 parking spaces, from which 1 is dedicated to van park-ing, and 2 are for tan-dem parking (for two of the seven 3-bedroom units). It also houses a community space (722 sf), a bike room (134 sf), a space for a recycling center, storage and a

first level second level third level

Point Passage

Courtyard Electrical facility after art installation

before art installationFirst level:

Contains 4 handicap accessible units (three 2-bedroom units and one 3-bedroom unit). The main entrance of the living spaces is lo-cated on Ward St., a wheel chair lift is provided for access. There is a green space on the north side of the building which helps to es-tablish the desired visual connec-tion to Salem.

Second & Third level:

Each one houses three 3-bed-room units and one 2-bedroom unit. The circulation space offers views into the courtyard and be-yond through a glass curtain wall. Balconies on the front of the build-ing mimic many of the balconies in the remainder of the neighbor-hood.



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PROF. PRACTICECHAPTER 5

professional workamusement park, Boston, (November 2010)

- retail stores, Peabody, (November 2010)- house in Gerani, Chania, Crete (Jan.2006)

- house in Aroni, Chania, Crete (April 2006) - maisonettes in Galata, Chania, Crete, (October 2006)

professional workamusement park

Design ConsultingNovember 2010

PROPOSED JOHNSON AMUSEMENT PARK

Montego bay, Jamaica.Client: Bola Akeredolu

Project Description:

The client after describing to me what exactly he visualized to do with the land he owns in Jamaica he wanted me to propose a design for him according to what he decribed so it can help him with the meeting that he was going to have with the government in Jamaica to visual-ize what he is planning on doing there and how this is going to create work positions, so the government can give him some funds .

He specifically required that the park had to include, go-karts, bumper boats, five basketball hoops, one batting cage and some stands for hot dogs, nachos etc.and specifically he said not to go in depth with the landscape.

After researching for the bumper boats and go-karts tracks and di-mensions I created this

site plan.

RPOPOSED SITE PLAN FOR JOHNSON AMUSEMENT PARK

professional workretail stores

Design ConsultingOctober 2010 - November 2010

Client: Richard MarcheseUnder the supervision of Gil Aleixo, Century Construction Inc.

PROPOSED RETAIL STORES

Peabody, MA.SITE PLAN WITH PROPOSED BUILDING

The developer of this land before contacting me had a pretty good idea of what he wanted to do on this land. He has spoken with people that were interested to rent or buy the stores that he is going to develope just because of the good location of the building. The unfortunate part was that everyone wanted to rent or buy a store at the corner of Newbury and Winona Streets and not on the other buildings that he is planning to build on the site.

When the developer came to me to ask me to work for him he first said to me that he had a plan in his mind and he wanted me to do 3D drawings for him so he can convience a prospective buyer to buy a space of 10,000sf a little further back on the site rather than the corner, because he was not going to be able to ac-comodate the renters that were interested and he would lose money. But after the zoning research we have done we saw that we could go up three floors and I proposed to my client to design something that is going to satisfy the needs of the buyer and the renters and this was to create a space for the apparel store (buyer) on the second level because it is going to be visible from Route 1 and also it will have its own big sign in the front and its own entrance with elevator at the back.

First floor: 8 rentable stores of 25’x60’ each with a drive through at the back, and the entrance and vestibule of the apparel store.

Second Floor: the apparel store with large big windows.

front facade

back side with drive through apparel store entrance

axonometric - front

axonometric - back

interior view of atrium in apparel store

perspective view from Newbury Street entrance

1st floor rentable space & apparel on 2nd

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HOUSE IN GERANI

Chania, Crete, Greece.

Spyros Sgoyrakis ArchitectsPosition: Architectural Intern

January ‘06

In this project I have done all the drafting and construction documents in the computer be-cause the main architect is still using the traditional method of

the pen and pencil to design.

Parcel: 2096,98m2

F.A.R: 0.2Maximum Height: 7,50 mTotal Permitted square meters: 200m2

House Total Square meters: 153.816m2

Basement: 56,32m2. Note: basement m2 doesn’t

count on the total m2.

Ground floor: 119,78m2. Semi Outdoor Spaces: 34,03m2.

RESTRICTIONS AND DETAILS OF THE PROJECT

Parcel

Parcel boundaries with exact dimensions and names of the owners of the neighbor parcels.

Drainage

Entrance of the Basement

Main Entrance ofthe Ground Level

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The house is consisted of one main living floor and a basement. The main living area is considted of three bedrooms (one master bedroom and two berooms for the children of the family), two bathrooms, kitchen and an open space dedi-

cated to living and dining areas.

Basement Entrance

The basement level is consisted of a garage and a storage space.

Basement Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

FLOOR PLANS

Main Entrance ofthe Ground Level

South Elevation

West Elevation

The South Elevation shows the entrace that leads to the kitchen coming from the back yard of the house on the right side and the main entrance of the the house on the left side.

The West Elevation shows the main entrance of the house on the right side and the entrance of the garage on the left side.

The North Elevation shows the main entrance of the house on the left side.

The East Elevation shows the main entrance of the house on the right side and the entrance of the kitchen on the left side.

ELEVATIONS

North Elevation

East Elevation

Section A-A

Section B-B

SECTIONS

Basement Structure

First Floor Structure Roof Structure

This page illustrates the reinforced concrete structure of the building and the details of the columns. Every number on the plans corresponds to a detail showing exactly how this column is made, how much steel and rebars a column has.

STRUCTURE & COLUMN DETAILS

professional workhouse in aroni

Parcel: 504,56m2

F.A.R: 0.7Total Permitted square Meters: 351,19m2

House Total Square Meters: 119.16m2

Basement: 34,98m2. Note: basement m2

doesn’t count on the total m2.

Ground floor: 78,18m2. First Floor: 40,98m2.

RESTRICTIONS AND DETAILS OF THE PROJECT

HOUSE IN ARONI


Parcel with the footprint of the house, showing its exact loca-tion in the parcel.

Parcel

Location of parcel on the map Parcel boundaries with exact dimensions and names of the owners of the neighbor par-cels.

Basement diagram Ground floor diagram First floor diagram

BREAKING DOWN THE BUILDING

In this project I have done all the drafting inclluded construction documents , and zoning research.

Spyros Sgoyrakis ArchitectsPosition: Architectural Intern

April ‘06

FLOOR PLANS

Roof Plan

Basement Plan First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

West Elevation East ElevationWest Elevation is showing the sec-ondary entrance that leads to the kitchen and the master bedroom, (bottom middle of the elevation). The stone retaining wall that appears on the left side on the drawing is show-ing the entrance to the basement.

East Elevation is showing the main entrance of the house, (bottom right side of the elevation).

North Elevation is showing the sec-

North Elevation South Elevation

Section B-BSection A-A

ELEVATIONS

Note: The stone tower that appears in East, North and South elevations is where the stairs are lo-cated in the plan.

ondary entrance which leads to the kitchen or master bedroom, and it is also used as a balcony to those areas.

South Elevatoin is showing the main entrance of the house and the entrance of the basement where the garage is located.

SECTIONS

First Floor Slab Roof SlabSecond Floor SlabBasement Slab

This page illustrates the reinforced concrete structure of the building and the details of the columns. Every number on the plans corresponds to a detail showing exactly how this column is made, how much steel and rebars a column has.

STRUCTURE & COLUMN DETAILS

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Area of each Maisonette is 150m2. These floor plans are showing a typical maisonette of the complex. All of the maisonettes are consisted of 3 bedrooms, and one and a half bathrooms. The total permitted square meters permitted was 600m2. And with this design we cov-ered all the square meters allowed for the area and the parcel.

The site plan is showing all four maisonettes. The main entrances of each maisonette are located on the left side of the image, and the secondary entrances to each mai-sonette are located on the right side where there is also one parking space available for each maisonette.

Main entrance

Secondary entrance

Space dedicated for parking

MAISONETTES IN GALATA


basement level

first level

second level

Spyros Sgoyrakis ArchitectsPosition: Designer / Drafter

October ‘06

In this project I drafted and also were a member of the design team. This project it was my first experience of designing a building in an professional enviroment. Also I was the one created the 3D model of the building.

The site plan is showing the standing points the persectives were taken from.

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3. Back side of the building is showing the parking and secondary entrances of the maisonettes.

2. Front Side of the building is showing the main entrance of the first maisonette, the barbecue areas and the different height levels of the ground.

basement level main entrance of the third maisonette.

4. Front Side of the building is showing all the floor levels, and main entrances to the maisonettes.

1. Rear side of the building is showing the rear entrances of the maisonettes.

front facade



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personal interestCHAPTER 6

personal interest - photography

- sketches

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REFLECTIONS

When I shot those pictures the theme that I was shooting for was reflec-tions. Reflections around us... churches reflectons, people reflections, things we use daily reflections and scenery reflections...

After taking those pictures I have used photoshop to make them even better and also to give the focus on the reflections by giving color only to the reflections.

christian science church reflecting on the water

trinity church reflect-ing on the hancock building

church on boylston street reflecting on a storefront.

trees reflection on the water.. boston common

lights reflection on the sidewalk.. christian science church plaza

lights and buildings reflections on the water. christian science church plaza

markers reflecting on a mirror

buildings reflecting on sunglasses

strawberry’s reflection on a mirror with water

candles reflecting on mirrors

wine glasses and bottle reflecting on a mirror

girl’s reflection on a mirror

girl reflection on a mirror

woman’sl reflection on a mirror

CHURCHES REFLECTIONS

DAILY THINGS REFLECTIONS

PEOPLE REFLECTIONS

SCENERY REFLECTIONS

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THE GREEK CATHEDRAL CHURCHFACES

In those images I experimented with different techniques of drawing. The woman on the left image is created merely by dots and the man on the right image is a combination of four different techiques (dots, horizontal lines, vertical lines and a combination of both).

Interior Perspectives

Exterior Perspectives

These images are some sketches from my sketchbook that I have done in my first year in Boston. These images are a discovery sequence of the Cathedral in order to explore and to give a clear and overall view of the Cathedral.

Portfolio Segment 1 - Boston Architectural College

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