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Panoramic visualisation: orange folded canopies and a faceted lookout tower with a steel stair in front of a grey neoclassical building, figures of people — Expromt, Plaka, Athens
Panoramic visualisation

Expromt

Small-scale architectural structures

Building type
Public space
Location
Plaka, Athens, Greece
Status
Architectural concept

Selected works 05Expromt

Elizabeth Iosifidi

The project aims to transform a site with an abandoned theatre stage into a multifunctional cultural space that unites the historic context with contemporary urban life.

Project information

Building type
Public space
Location
Plaka, Athens, Greece
Status
Architectural concept
School
NTUA, School of Architecture
Semester
Semester 6
Software
AutoCAD, Rhino, Grasshopper, Photoshop
Tutors
Prof. G. ParmenidisProf. I. Mari
Fragment of the Grasshopper script: a node graph with sliders and Rectangle components — Expromt, Plaka, Athens
Grasshopper script: shape grammar rules (fragment) Open full size
Site plan: the plot in Plaka, the orange folded canopy path, trees, section lines A and B — Expromt, Plaka, Athens
Site plan Open full size
Section A–A: trees, orange canopies, the lookout tower, levels from 0.00 to +9.20 — Expromt, Plaka, Athens
Section A–A Open full size

Concept

The spatial organisation is based on dividing the site into zones of activity and quiet. A system of routes offers two ways of moving through it: either to the public square and the open-air stage, or to the observation tower with panoramic views of the city.

The architectural language is inspired by the principles of origami: folded surfaces, triangular geometric structures and the play of light and shadow form an expressive system of pavilions, canopies and landscape elements.

Section B–B: a row of trees, orange canopies, the tower and its stair, level marks — Expromt, Plaka, Athens
Section B–B Open full size
East elevation of the lookout tower: a faceted steel-tube frame and a switchback stair, levels 0.00, +2.80, +5.60, +9.20 — Expromt, Plaka, Athens
Tower. East elevation Open full size
Steel stair frame: plan and section with dimensions — Expromt, Plaka, Athens
Stair frame Open full size
Cable connection: a fan of cables with an anchor plate — Expromt, Plaka, Athens
Cable connection Open full size

Design algorithms

The project is based on generative design using a shape grammar implemented in Grasshopper / Rhino. A set of predefined rules generates variable geometric structures that adapt to different functions: an observation tower, a kiosk pavilion, canopies, street furniture and elements of children’s play areas.

Cable end anchorage: fork and eye terminals — Expromt, Plaka, Athens
Cable end anchorage Open full size
Axonometric of the street furniture: orange folded loungers and a pavilion with seated figures — Expromt, Plaka, Athens
Metal frame of street furniture with timber cladding Open full size
Isometric of a joint between square hollow sections — Expromt, Plaka, Athens
Hollow-section tube connection detail Open full size

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