1st prize! SILO Piraeus competition by ark2 architects

Winning proposal of the open competition organised by Piraeus Port Authority, concerning the redesign of the existing Silo (cereals' stock house facility), into the new Museum of Underwater Antiquities, sponsored by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

architects: Vangelis Antonopoulos, Thalia Vetta, Giorgos Gavalas, Maria Pilarinou, Maro Riga, Natasa Stamouli

The full presentation of the entry can be found here:
http://www.piraeusculturalcoast.org.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104&lang=en

The restructuring of the coastal zone of the Port of Piraeus restores the broken relationship between the city and the sea. It takes recreational and cultural uses of various qualities and references, reflecting in the spirit of its planning, the hovering position of the Haetionian coast between land and water, urban and marine landscape, local and supralocal character.

 The flows of the city come to meet the flows of the marine routes which stream in the port. Urban fragments, green areas, and designed shores are the basic tools that compose the typology of the new coast. The planning of the intervention aims at redefining the activity of people and re-introducing the human scale in the specified area, without concealing the great antithesis that the physiognomy of the commercial port already contains.

The new Museum of Marine Antiquities redefines and amplifies the self-marking of the historic building of Silo as an established landmark of supralocal character. Modern architectural idioms converse with the old typology, enrich its physiognomy and reflect outwards the new function. The stern introvert machine-building of the past, claims its contact with the open space, revealing hidden sides to the city and “emptying” freely its interior towards the sea. 

The content of the building takes the shape of an organic form which flows outwards, as a reminder of a ship’s hull or a sea monster. The plasticity and the modern character of this metal form dialectically contrast with the Cartesian sternness of the monolithic block of concrete of the existing building. The interior of the new figure presents by means of high edge technology, a complete tour through the history of the relation of man with the sea in Greece and the broader region, maintaining in the area of the form situated within the limits of the old building, the introversion of the sea depths and offering gradually the view of the open horizon facing the sea.

 The addition of smaller secondary building blocks which service the special supportive requirements of the Museum, follow discretely the micro-scale of man and shape different qualities of reception when facing the city, the coast and the designed plan οf the Cultural Park.

images completed in November 2012

Eleftheria Square competition in Thessaloniki

Competition for the redevelopment of Eleftheria Square in Thessaloniki
architect: Giannis Giannoutsos
images completed in April 2013

Cultural center construction site in Athens (Visitors’ Center)

Student Competition, organised by Stavros Niarchos Foundation
architects: Giorgos Nikas, Ege Hint
images completed in March 2013

State Service of Maritime and River transportation of Turkmenistan

Company: ARCHIRODON NV/ Civil, industrial and electromechanical projects worldwide
images completed in 2012

                                          T'bashi General Cargo Terminal

                                          T'bashi Container Terminal

                                          T'bashi Shipyard

3rd prize winners! Rafina port rebuild competition

3rd prize winning entry for the competition.
(3 A0 posters- designs, renderings, graph work, text)
architects: Papaioannou D. & Associates, Fotopoulou Fereniki, Pappas Alkis, Bourantas Christos
entry submitted in September 2012

For more information about the proposal, click here: (gr)
http://www.archisearch.gr/article/950/anaplasi-tmimatos-tis-xersaias-zwnis-toy-limena-rafinas---g---papa%CF%8Awannoy-a--pappas-f--fwtopoyloy-x-.htm

Housing projects (WIP)

A series of previews concerning the first phase of design for two housing projects in Chalandri and Nea Makri respectively.

previews for Chalandri completed in June 2012
previews for Nea Makri completed in September 2011
architects: Papaioannou D. & associates

Barcelona 2011 - Tower in Gothic Quarter - Bohemian Hostel (competition entry)

The entry for the ARQUITECTUM competition for a 100-meter tower/hostel for backpackers. The site for the competition is located in the Plaza del MACBA, near the Museum of Contemporary Art designed by Richard Meier.

The proposition takes into acount three major axes orientated in three different directions, Sagrada Familia, Plaza dels Angels and the seafront. These axes target three different views within the city, thus providing the option for a rather diverse experience.

Following the desire for unhidered view, the common living spaces (lounge, dining, bar, kitchen etc) cover the lower levels of the building, while the acommondation compartments are pushed vertically, offering breathtaking views.

 The rooms are designed as single-volume units inserted in a large frame structure, a giant "scaffold", which evolves independently and follows the intention to form spaces with no columns within the tower. The merging of the strict box compartments with the more "sculptural" exterior provides diversity and interesting viewing areas between (or above) the compartments.

The external epidermis is also holded by the frame and it is a perforated lattice that permits or obscures the view of the inside, as well as the sunlight coming through, depending on the density of the perforation. 

The perception of the building changes during the day: a semi-transparent monolithic prism during daytime, an "x-rated version" during the night, when it is lit internally.
The overall design of the tower aims to fulfill its goal as a unique landmark, which is, at the same time, permeable, open and inviting.

final renderings and  presentation of the entry
presentation completed in April 2011
architects: Papaioannou D. & associates, Fotopoulou Fereniki, Bourantas Christos

auditorium complex NTUA, Athens, Greece

A new complex hosting 8 auditoriums.
The complex is structured around a main volume that hosts the large auditorium ( 300 seats), while on its left and on its right sides two fully glazed double height galleries seperate it from the two smaller volumes that are placed at each far end. The rooftop is planted, contibuting to the greenery of the surrounding enviroment, and offering insulation during summer and winter periods as well. the building is clad mostly with aluminum plates, while the volume that hosts the main entrance is clad with natural stone (cyprus travertine).
The overall design complies with the principles of ecological sustainability.

final renderings of the project
images completed in July 2010
architect: Papaioannou D. & associates