DESP(O)INA

architect

PAPADOPOULOU

portfolio professional & academic work 2004-2011

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DESPOINA PAPADOPOULOU, born in 13/04/85, in Thessaloniki, Greece.

An architect with an interest in sensory architecture and in the use of space as an educational tool, aiming to create environments with unique interior qualities and inspirational image. Experienced in all levels of creation, from concept to detailing and constructing. Designing by research or intuition, always with love.
(2 years +)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CURRICULUM VITAE

June 2011 - September 2011

INTERN in ZVA (Zeinstra Veerbeek Architecten) office, Den Haag.

http://www.zeinstraveerbeek.nl/

Residential projects, recreational park/ housing, facade renovation, urban landscaping.

January 2011 - May 2011

INTERN in Being Development office, Amsterdam.

http://www.beingdevelopment.nl/

Modular architecture: application in private & social housing, renovation & refurbishment.

July 2008 - December 2008

A 5-star spa-hotel on the island of Samothrace.

http://www.pmakridis.com/

ASSISTANT ARCHITECT in Petros Makridis&Associates office, Thessaloniki, Greece.

September 2006 September 2007

A wine factory in Chalcidice, private housing & refurbishments.

ARCHITECT TRAINEE in the architectural office of Aris Anthis, Thessaloniki, Greece.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

SKILLS

August 2009 - October 2011

Technische Universiteit Delft, Faculty of Architecture.

M.SC. in ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING

Proficient in MAC and PC operating systems CAD Auto Cad, ArchiCAD, Sketch Up, Rhino, Vector Works VISUALIZATION V-Ray GRAPHIC DESIGN Adobe Photoshop, In Design, Illustrator BUILDING PERFORMANCE SOFTWARE TRISCO, BOA, DIANA 2D REPRESENTATION Painting, Sketch, Photography

Graduation Project: EXIT THROUGH THE PRISON ( final grade 9/10) A proposal of a new building typology based on an alternative approach of the program, organization and services a 21st century prison could have.
September 2003 - July 2009

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Architecture.

MASTER in ARCHITECTURE. Higher National Diploma (8.7 / 10)

Graduation Project: UNDERGROUND ITINERARIES (final grade 10/10) A music rehearsal/studio/library/concert space for students, underneath a hillside park. Research History Thesis: JOHANNES ITTEN. The history of Bauhaus School and Ittens role (10/10)
January 2006 - June 2006

University College Dublin, School of Architecture Participation in the international students exchange program Erasmus-Socrates after winning a scholarship. Main Studio Project: A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN CORK.
LANGUAGES

GREEK ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH DUTCH

Native speaker Proficient :TOEFL iBT (mark: 103/120) &Michigan Certificate of Proficiency Basic: Diplmes d etudes en langue franaise. 1er and 2nd degree Basic: Diploma Intermedio de Espanol Conversant: 1st circle of courses offered by TU Delft

AWARDS

Dutch Archiprix Preselection Nomination

Technische Universiteit Delft November 2011

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EXIT THROUGH THE PRISON

November 2011

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CONTENTS

FLYING OVER THE RAILS

November 2010

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ATHENS X4

December 2010

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AN OFFICE FOR KEES

January 2010

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PROFESSIONAL WORK

2008-2011

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EARLY ACADEMIC WORK

2004-2009

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BY HAND

November 2003-2009

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EXIT THROUGH THE PRISON

Graduation Project for Msc in Architectural Engineering Technische Universiteit Delft Supervisors: Ir. J Engels, Ir. F.Schnater November 2011

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A NEW PRISON TYPOLOGY

a new symbiotic relationship between prisoners and the world

AIMS
Prison: a space with a unique nature as it aims to enclosure and detention.

+ alteration of the traditional skepticism towards delinquents

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What services 21st century prisons should offer? Does design matter? Can architecture be a helping tool in the rehabilitation of prisoners? A NEW APPROACH CONCERNING THE SERVICES

a pilot functional program

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EAST HAARLEM, NETHERLANDS

TESTING LOCATION

A PANOPTICON PRISON

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ENRICHING THE URBAN FABRIC A NEW LANDMARK FOR THE CITY

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PROXIMITY WITH SOCIETY/CITY DISMANTLING PANOPTICON LIBERATING GROUND LEVEL

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{SELF-PROGRESS

PHASE

recompense for efforts

housing outside the facilities job positions inside vocation career degree
PHASE

{SOCIAL EDUCATION

AN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM

single studios personalized environment internships extensive contact with outside

{VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PHASE

gaining self-confidence

setting personal goals

double housing rooms free elective courses workshops more pleasurable interior

{ACADEMIC EDUCATION PHASE

gaining self-knowledge
small group housing psychological support modest comfort level group responsibilities

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{TACTILITY AND DETAILS {RHYTHM {ELEMENTS OF ACTION {MATERIALITY AND TIME {REFLECTION, TRANSLUCENCY

SENSORY STIMULI

{HEARING CONSTRUCTIONS {PLASTICITY AND PROPORTION

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Here, the main purpose of architecture is the accommodation & rehabilitation. Making a step further, its mental task is the reinforcement of ones body & soul and integrated experience of the world, attempting to reconstruct a normal state of being. Life enhancing architecture has to address and provoke all of the senses simultaneously and fuse the image of ones self with his experience of the world. Thus, environmental psychology and philosophy of perception offer the base for creating a healing space which will stimulate senses and offer physical challenges.

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CIRCULATIONAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

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A PUBLIC VOID RE-INTRODUCTION OF CANAL

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The lines of the liberated ground floor lead to the Dome. Its interior hosts public functions and its mass encloses a new public void. A promenade beginning from the grand canal of Haarlem, passes over the river and connects the old center with this new focal point of the city. The ground level of the dome has been opened and 2 vertical circulation cores have been added for transition to the upper levels. The 2nd aim of the urban design is the re-introduction of the canal in the position where it used to be.

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{+2500mm}

ENTRANCE
{+8000mm}

{a} { b}
{b - exit thr o ug h th e pr ison} {a - public pas s age thr ough e ntr anc e b u ildin g}

{ c - e nter ing corridor}

01 1
PHASE
{+8000mm} {+10500mm} {+14000mm}

{ c} { e} { d}
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{17} { d - m ultipur pos e s p a ce} {e - le ctu res, l i br ar y, exa mi nation}

{BASIC COMFORT & QUALITY {GROUP SLEEPING AREA PHASE {FIXED FURNITURE {HARD & COLD MATERIALS {OBSCURE ENVIRONMENT {BRUTAL CHARACTER {BASIC OUTDOOR SPACE

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{ g - lect u re ha ll s, t he atri ca l st ag e}

{ f - m e c h work s h op s }

{+23000mm}

01 2
PHASE
{+19000mm}

{ f}

{ g}

{ h}
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{21} {h - hous ing units , towar ds v is iti n g h a ll}

{INCREASED NATURAL LIGHT {MORE PLEASANT AMBIENCE {WARMER MATERIALS {RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER {URBAN ENVIRONMENT {MODULAR HOUSING {INCREASED OUTDOOR SPACE {CONNECTION WITH CITY LIFE

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SECTION OF SOUTH WING

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PHASE

3&4

The 3rd phase occupies the top level around the Dome. It consists of a sequence of spaces very friendly and residential in character. The last infiltration point exodus is on the corner of the west wing. After the completion of the 3 phases the inmate is transfered outside the perimeter of the Dome, in the area along river Spaarne, as shown in the map (yellow area - grey enclosed space). Family housing and studios for the inmates are incorporated in the plan. The public promenade from the grand canal passes through this area where open market, shops, park and sport fields can be located. The prisoners of the 4th phase will then work there, depending the education and vocational training they had inside the prison.

{+26000mm}

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SECTION A-A

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SOUTH FACADE

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EAST FACADE

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FROM PANOPTICON TO PANORAMA

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DETAILING

1. 360mm floor construction 200mm fixed reinforced-concrete slab 60mm recycled EPS insulation vapor barrier 70mm cement screed underfloor heating 30mm colored epoxy resin floor 2. 380mm gravel flat roof construction 200mm fixed reinforced-concrete slab LED strip light 30x40mm 70mm screed vapor barrier - water proofing membrane 50mm board insulation protective geotextile 40mm gravel 120x80mm gutter

3. Transparent concrete corridor HE 360B steel framing of block-wall for wind pressure 400x1200x300mm Litracon transparent concrete blocks

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VENTILATION

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DETAILING

{clean air - inlet point}

{used air - exhaust point}

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FLYING OVER THE RAILS

Design Research Project for Msc in Architetural Engineering Technische Universiteit Delft Supervisors: Ir. J Engels, Ir. F.Schnater December 2010

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The pavilion is the result of an inquiry in the role of structure in the production of space. A visit at the location, on the outskirts of Haarlem, revealed the need for a cyclist pathway, flying over the rails. The user here is both a visitor and a voyager. The first one has a sensorial voyage passing the bridge over the pavilion and the second experiences the responses of this event imprinted on the pavilion itself. This interaction brought to the front of the research a more dynamic, responsive, communicative and open-functional design.

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A CYCLE FLYINGOVER

strong and liquid +

AIMS

a textile vessel

A PAVILION COMMUNICATING WITH THE USER/VISITOR

harvesting vibrations energy + a responsive textile mesh

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ARCHITEXTILES

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SOFT CONSTRUCTIVISM

RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE

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THE EXAMPLE OF CARBON FIBER ARTIFICIAL MEMBERS

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Lightness, complexity and movement go with the flow of architectures shift towards a less static state.The 4 carbon-fiber sandwich ribbons support the bridge and produce a woven space. The textile mesh that ties them together is made out of metal ropes, colorful fabric ones stitched among them and a layer of sprayed-on fabric. The piezoelectric ceramics located both on the 4 connection points of the bridge with the carbon fiber bands, and on the edges of the metal wires, mutate the stresses of compression and tension to electrical current that stimulates the LEDs of the textile surfaces. The result is a responsive textile structure offering experiential effects and aesthetic qualities: a meshed landscape.

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DETAILING

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Night view

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ATHENS X

Competition Entry for Athensx4 Competition Organized by Ministry of Environment of Greece Design Team: I. Chatzikonstantinou, I. Dilaveraki, D.Papadopoulou December 2010

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Aim of this competition was to investigate the major component of the Athenian urban environment: the city block. The latter is related to a series of issues related to circulation, urban micro-climate, privacy, public space and image/ aesthetics. The participants could choose freely 4 adjacent blocks of the city and were asked to address the problems of density, lack of green/ open space, and to submit proposals for their transformation with the optimum utilization of the crossroad (x) that divides them. The proposals would have qualities to allow for repetition in similar urban contexts.

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ATHENS

CITY BLOCK

URBAN LANDSCAPE

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UNIFIED PEDESTRIAN WAYS

URBAN SCAFFOLDS

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Our proposal was focused on addressing the issues present in Greek urban landscapes, while enriching its diversity. This vision was manifested into a single, uniform, multipurpose urban element that traverses the urban landscape within the area of the selected blocks. The element transforms itself along its course to cater for multiple needs and create spaces of diverse identities: Starting as a shading element for the higher floors of apartment buildings, moving on to become a semi-transparent curtain between facing apartments, climbing over low-rise buildings to organize new public spaces on their terraces and fading out to a light, almost invisible steel frame before disappearing completely.

URBAN SCAFFOLDS

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AN OFFICE FOR KEES

Part I: Product Design Studio. Part II: Construction Technische Universiteit Delft Project Team Part I: I.Dilaveraki, D.Papadopoulou Project Team Part II: Architectural Engineering students (20) December 2010

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AN INNOVATIVE FACADE FOR AN OFFICE

A STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT

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MAXIMUM TRANSPARENCY &STRENGTH FEM ANALYSIS (DIANA)

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After the first 10 weeks in which students had been working in their own design proposal for an office space (Best Kees I), one was selected to be developed for a full-scale material prototype. In contrast with the usual designing process during educational courses in which the product is the design itself, this time designs were materialized in to a prototype product.

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HEESWIJKPLEIN DEN HAAG June 2011, sponsored by ZVA office

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THE PALACE July 2011, sponsored by ZVA office

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BOVAG FACADE RENOVATION August 2011, sponsored by ZVA office

PROFESSIONAL WORK
ZVA (Zeinstra Veerbeek Architecten) office, Den Haag B.D. (Being Development) office, Amsterdam Petros Makridis & Associates office, Thessaloniki, Greece 2008 - 2011

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VAN GENDTHALLEN 3 CASES FOR HUB OFFICES April 2011, sponsored by B. D. office

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RECREATIONAL PARK HOUSING May 2011, sponsored by B.D. office

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IN SAMOTHRACE ISLAND September 2008, sponsored by P.Makridis office

5 STAR HOTEL

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WINE FESTIVAL STALLS freelance practice

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EARLY ACADEMIC WORK

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Architecture. University College Dublin, School of Architecture

2004 - 2009

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steel plates

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COLORS & FORMS

Paintings of mixed techniques (oil on canvas, acrylics, wood, paper, charcoal, pastels, watercolor etc.) A lighting fixture in collaboration with the architect I. Dilaveraki (steel plates, colorful cables, lamp) 2003 - 2009

DESPOINA PAPADOPOULOU
e-mail: deda13@gmail.com mob: 0031-639681555 Keucheniusstraat 11A, 3038SJ, Rotterdam