Portfolio_Alice Soranidis

A n g e l i k i A l i c e S o r a n i d i s
a . s o r a n i d i s @ g m a i l . c o m
A r c h i t e c t u r e P o r t f o l i o
2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 2

P o r t f o l i o 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 2

P r o j e c t s
CCS: Cieszyn’s Culinary School & Market
Establishing social interactions through food
in Cieszyn, Poland
‘14-’13 Master Year 2, Plymouth 22
The Pharma-Sea
A Pharmaceutical Research and Training Centre
in Plymouth, UK
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[re] Used Art
Los Angeles Artists Vs. Urban Sprawl
mitigating urban sprawl through the adaptive reuse
in Los angeles, California, USA
Academic Thesis, in partnership with C.Rothleitner, Austria 12‘15-’14
‘16-15 2Internship at Mecanoo, Delft, NL
The New York Public Library midtown
campus renovation
renovation of the national library of new york
& Mid-Manhattan library
in New York, USA
‘13-’12 Master Year 1, Plymouth

2
The New York Public Library
Midtown Campus Renovation
in Manhattan, New York, USA
“Libraries are the cathedrals of our time. It is the most important public building in a city”

(Francine Houben, Mecanoo)
DESIGNTEAMPRESENT>>
CLIEN
TTEAM
REVIEW
>>
info gathering
& identifying
client’s needs
thematic
groups
interviews
thematic
groups
interviews
working
groups
presentations
system
layouts
concept test-
fits & sketch
ideas
schematic
design
drawings &
BIM
development
Renders
and physical
models
technical
brief
development
PDC conceptInformal
meetings
program
analysis
cost modelsustainability
strategy
building
explorations
historical &
contextual
analysis
code review
design team
workshops
Introductory
meeting with
LPC / DOB
DEC
2015
MAY
2016
DEC
2016
PRE- SCHEMATIC DESIGN SCHEMATIC DESIGN
DESIGNTEAM:
DESIGN SIGN-OFF
CONCEPT TEST-FITS SCHEMATIC DESIGN
REVIEW
PROGRAM VERIFICATIONKICK-OFF
04. Project Timeline
00 8th Dec
2015
Feb/Mar 2016 Early May 2016 Early Sept 2016 Early Nov 201601 0302 04
mecanoo architecten BEYER BLINDER BELLE
The New York Public Library
Midtown Campus Renovation
First of all, I would like to express my
excitement and luck for being part of the New-
York-Public-Library renovation&Campus-
Development-Team in its initial stages. My
passion for undertaking educational projects
has even more grown with this project.
Being part of the Project Verification
And Pre-schematic Design stages gave me
experience to understand the difficulties a
project is facing at its early stages and the
importance for communication between the
client and the design team. My contribution:
While being part of the New York team,
i gathered / visualised information and
determined ways of accomplishing the project’s
goals. Having made some early concept
building exploration, test fits and blocking
plans, followed by room program and spatial
needs analysis, we provided multiple options
for the client. People>Books: We were
challenged by the client’s need to increase
the reading / study spaces for providing more
capacity to its visitors while maintaining its
300,000 circulating collections within its
floor area. Due to insufficiency of space, for
both elements, i made an extensive bookshelving
/ collections capacity & floor occupancy
analysis to discover potential solutions.
Moreover i was part in making a physical model
of the campus and its context. Lastly, having
made a research for the future of learning
environments & future libraries I developed an
understanding about the challenge we have,
as architects, to adapt the functions of a
traditional library in the digital age and make
it a facilitator to help us sort through the
nowadays avalanche of information.
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c u r r e n t s p a c e
f u t u r e s p a c e i n c r e a s e
i n c r e a s e p u b l i c s p a c e &
a c c e s s t o w a r d s i t
The Midtown Campus renovation plan
is a $300 million project to completely
renovate and update the Mid-Manhattan
Library, and to create increased public
space, including for researchers and
for exhibitions, at the iconic Stephen A.
Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street
& 5th Avenue. New York wants to be
the digital and information capital of
the world, with the Midtown Campus
as its physical center. The vision is
to create a modern library experience
in the heart of Midtown Manhattan
for NYPL’s research, circulating, and
business library functions. As part of
Mecanoo’s team, our holistic approach
towards this project is to design with
a comprehensive, top to bottom, bottom
to top strategy: from library card to
campus, from the individual to the
collective. Amongst others, the project
aims to ensure people of all ages have
the ability to interact with and enrich
their lives with its resources whilst
inspiring each other. more importantly
to ensure that the next generation will
undertake the adventure of lifelong
learning that enticing services and
facilities can provide.
Technology has hurt libraries but the
idea of abandoning books isn’t without
controversy. How do we then effectively
bridge the gap between physical books
and technology?
“This Midtown renovation will provide
today and tomorrow’s New Yorkers the
library they deserve to access information,
study, write, enjoy our treasures, and
all the other many wonderful forms of
strengthening minds and our community
at large that take place in a great library.”
Tony Marx, President of The New York
Public Library.
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4N o t e : t h i s p r o j e c t i s c o n f i d e n t i a l a n d s h a l l n o t b e u s e d b y t h i r d p a r t i e s

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d e f i n i n g t h e L i b r a r y u s e r s u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e v u s e r s ’ b a c k g r o u n d

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M M L
f l o o r p l a n - a r e a a n a l y s i s
SASB
f l o o r p l a n - a r e a a n a l y s i s
GSF: 90,000 SF
r o o m p r o g r a m A n a l y s i s - mm l
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elevator
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l o g i s t i c s r o u t e
What if… we created a house of the future inside the Beaux Arts Palace?
1.update the South Court building for modern ways of working
together, learning, new media, new activities. flexibility is essential; so
it is prepared for unpredictable changes.
2. With a 40th street entrance for groups and staff
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r o u t e - e n t r a n c e t o ‘ h o u s e o f t h e f u t u r e ’an event space entrance and optimized logistics and storage space
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What if… we use the 42nd street entrance for conferences, events?
therefore optimizing logistics
update the South Court building for modern ways of working together, learning, new media,
new activities. flexibility is essential; so it is prepared for unpredictable changes.
r o u t e - e n t r a n c e t o t h e m u l t i p u r p o s e e v e n t s p a c e
5.3
Entry Spaces
4,036 NSF
5.4
Exhibition Spaces
9,693 NSF
5.5.1
Research & Special Collections
57,960 NSF
5.5.2
General Reading/Study Space
18,295 NSF
5.5.4
Grab&Go
1,453 NSF
5.6
General Programs and Events
31,180 NSF
5.7
Food&Retail Spaces
4,623 NSF
6.2
R&W Commons
10,420 NSF
6.3
Visual Arts Center
15,644 NSF
6.5
Learning Center for Children and Teens
17,576 NSF
6.6
Digital Humanities
5,064 NSF
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270,527 ft2
5.8
CS
3,373 NSF
5.9
Other Building Support
72,392 NSF
9.0
Staff Workspace
11,161 NSF
9.2
Executive Suite
3,906 NSF
9.4.2
Building Support Staff
3,751 NSF
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107,549 ft2
5.3
ES
2,720 NSF
5.4
Exhibition Spaces
2,950 NSF
6.7
Learning Center for Adults
12,288 NSF
5.9
Other Building Support
5,000 NSF
8.2
General Collections
26,647 NSF
5.5.2
General Reading/Study Space
17,425 NSF
5.7
F&R
875 NSF
5.6
General Programs and Events
11,413 NSF
5.8
Collections Support
7,500 NSF
9.0
Staff Workspace
7,660 NSF
6.4
Business Library
13,071 NNSF
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Business Library Collections
37.025 items // 30.456 items on shelf*
36’’
67”
12”
Type 2
67” Shelving
4 usable layers
[67” x 36” x 12”]
1 unit = 122.4 LF
12”
36’’
84”
Type 1
84” Shelving
6 usable layers
[84” x 36” x 12”]
1 unit = 183.6 LF
5FL
5FL
Learning Center for Adults Collections
36’’
67”
12”
Type 2
67” Shelving
4 usable layers
[67” x 36” x 12”]
1 unit = 122.4 LF
12”
36’’
84”
Type 1
84” Shelving
6 usable layers
[84” x 36” x 12”]
1 unit = 183.6 LF
6FL
6FL
Learning Center for Children and Teens’ Collections
Teens (4 shelves high)
Children (3 shelves high)
36’’
67”
12”
Type 2
67” Shelving
4 usable layers
[67” x 36” x 12”]
1 unit = 122.4 LF
Children’s Shelving
3 Usable layers
[40” x 36’ x 12’]
1 unit = 91.8 LF
36’’
40”
12”
Type 3
lower ground floor
Learning Center for Children and Teens’ Collections
Teens (4 shelves high)
Children (3 shelves high)
36’’
67”
12”
Type 2
67” Shelving
4 usable layers
[67” x 36” x 12”]
1 unit = 122.4 LF
3 Usable layers
[40” x 36’ x 12’]
1 unit = 91.8 LF
36’’
40”
12”
Type 3
lower ground floor low
Square Footage available
For the floors accomodating the General Collections
1FL mezzanine 2FL, 3FL and 4FLfloor
Square Footage available
For the floors accomodating the General Collections
1FL mezzanine 2FL, 3FL and 4FLfloor
3 Usable layers
[40” x 36’ x 12’]
1 unit = 91.8 LF
36’’
40”
12”
4”
24”
40”
60”
77”
12”
12”
39”
36’’
36’’
67”
84”
77’’
87”
24” 47”
12”
Type 1 Type 3
84” Shelving
6 usable layers
[84” x 36” x 12”]
1 unit = 183.6 LF
Type 2
67” Shelving
4 usable layers
[67” x 36” x 12”]
1 unit = 122.4 LF
Type 6Type 5
Prints & Photograph Collection
[24” x 60” x 40”]
Pull-out drawers
1 unit= ???
DVD-CD´s Collection
[39” x 77” x 12”]
Pull-out drawers
1 unit = 261.8 LF
87” Compact Bookshelving
6 usable layers
[87” x 77” x 24”]
Type 4
b o o k s h e l v i n g t y p o l o g i e s s p a c e a n a l y s i s f o r a v a i l a b l e r e a d i n g / c o l l e c t i o n s s p a c e
1 f l o o r 2 , 3 , 4 f l o o r
c a l c u l a t i n g t h e b o o k s h e l v e s ’ f l o o r o c c u p a n c y ( V o l u m e s / L i n e a r f e e t ) f l o o r a r r a n g e m e n t o p t i o s o f c o l l e c t i o n s
E FFICI E NT
1 1 8 C o l l e c t i o n s / 1 0 0 0 SF
BRIGHTS P OT
8 5 C o l l e c t i o n s / 1 0 0 0 SF
SHAR E D
5 3 C o l l e c t i o n s / 1 0 0 0 SF
Bookshelves floor occupancy (as from Brightspot space program)
LEARNING CENTER FOR ADULTS
12,288 Sq f
BUSINESS LIBRARY
13,071 Sq f
GENERAL COLLECTIONS
26,647 Sq f
Multiple Editions We assume 10Vol/LF
132,300Vol in compact shelving,
Circulating Job Collection
5,600Vol 10Vol/LF
41 units
SIBL Non-Print Circulating Collection
175 titles 20Vol/LF
1 unit
Open Hold Shelf
750Vol 10Vol/LF
7 units
Non-Fiction Financial Education Collection
2,100Vol 10Vol/LF
15 units
Open Shelf Reference Collection
10,000Vol 7Vol/LF
93 units
SIBL Non-Fiction Collection
24,000Vol 10Vol/LF
7 units
Popular Business
1,525 Vol 20Vol/LF, 6 units
World Language
48,800Vol 10Vol/LF, 359 units
History, Geography, Biography, Non Fiction
Non-Fiction Books
Literature & Poetry Non-Fiction
General Fiction & Graphic Novels
DVD's / CD's / Audiobooks
Periodicals
120 Vol 1Vol/LF, 3 units
Reference
120 Vol 7Vol/LF, 1 unit
New,Non-Fiction & Travel
New,Popular & Romance
21,600Vol 10Vol/LF, 4 shelves, 159 units
Children's books Fiction
18,000Vol 15Vol/LF (3 Shelves)
118 units
Children's books Non-Fiction
20 units
Children's Non-Print
46 units
Teens Library_YA Print Fiction
37 units
Teens Library_YA Print Non-Fiction
11 units
Teens Library_YA Non-Print
7 units
LEARNING CENTER FOR CHILDREN & TEENS
17,576 Sq f
38 units
c o l l e c t i o n s a n a l y s i s - s p a t i a lb o o k s h e l v i n g a n a l y s i s
c o l l e c t i o n s ’ t e s t f i t s i n t o
n e i g h b o r h o o d s
F o r t h e t e s t f i t s , w e i l l u s t r a t e d a r a n g e o f o p t i o n s f o r a c c o mm o d a t i n g t h e p r o g r a m a n d
t h e c o l l e c t i o n s w i t h i n t h e SASB a n d M M L . T h i s w a y w e g a v e t h e c l i e n t - t h e l i b r a r y ’ s
s t e a k h o l d e r s - t h e c h o i c e t o c h o o s e .
N o t e : t h i s p r o j e c t i s c o n f i d e n t i a l a n d s h a l l n o t b e u s e d b y t h i r d p a r t i e s 10

[re] Used Art - Los Angeles Artists vs. Urban Sprawl
in Los angeles, California, USA
This project supports the mitigation of
urban sprawl through the adaptive
reuse. Different user groups sharing
similar interests will be living within
a community created from a disused
industrial building.
The site is located in the heart of the
Arts District in Los Angeles. It is on
the eastern side of Downtown Los
Angeles and its character is strongly
industrial. Its busy context makes it
an attractive site to invest on.
The scheme is a mixed-use development,
which includes accommodation,
commercial and leisure spaces. It
promotes cultural, academic and urban
interaction, in a collaborative approach
for social benefit. The industrial
atmosphere of the building within the
Arts District is kept in order to retain
the history.
Focusing on supporting the artists of the
Arts District in Los Angeles with live/
work residences, this projects sets out
with the goal of transforming a disused
industrial building into an innovative
and functional artists’ space to live,
work and expose their professional
work. The refurbishment of the site also
boosts the economy, benefitting local
artists and residents, and enabling social
interactions to happen between people
from different backgrounds. This way,
artists will inspire each other but also
the public.
Using adaptive reuse as a driver to
fight urban sprawl, many challenging
design constraints came across; however
without them this project would not have
been so exciting; challenges such as its the
site’s triangular shape, its noisy location
in the area and the actual refurbishment
of the existing building itself.
“Viewingsuchsitesintermsofecosystemsmakesitpossibletoperceivethemascomplexand
dynamic systems formed by a pattern of diverde interacting subsyetms with characteristic
metabolic cycles”

(Brebbia, Pulselli, 2014, p.433)
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D e s i g n I n t e n t i o n s
Retain Los Angeles’industrial/artistic identity
Create a space where different
communities of the city will gather.
Artists, professionals and the general
public will inspire each other.
Create relationships between
people from different backgrounds.
To empower people, share their knowledge and innovation through Art.
Access from Downtown
Access from the Art District
Access from Bus Stations
Access from Shopping Center
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Noise influence
Views analysis
Site access
Through building process
D e s i g n P r o c e s s
Site for development
The site resembles to a triangular
shapeaccommodatingapolygon
shaped building. Around 50%
of the site is not being used.
Educational & professional working blocks
On the west side there are
located the educational classes
and on the east side the
Professional ones. These blocks
are located along the street
to from an interior courtyard.
Part added to existing building
A new part is added in order
to connect the existing
building with the new.
Floors
The scheme has in total four
habitable floors. These floors
are placed along the street to
form the interior courtyard and a
protected it from the busy street.
Entrances
Entrances are provided in all
three corners of the site for
good circulation. The north is
mainly for the gallery’s users
coming from Downtown Los
Angeles whereas the other
two are for the courtyard’s
users, pupils and the residents.
Cores
Cores are positioned almost
every 50 m to enhance
pedestrian movement
within the live/work blocks.
Circulation
For a better circulation, corridors
are located in three key areas
- at the courtyard, in-between
the live/work spaces and on the
street side. They are connecting
the cores with the live/work
blocks and the courtyard.
The main exhibition spaces of
the gallery are located a few
meters under the ground and
provided with adequate sunlight
through clerestory windows.
Gallery
The plaza/courtyard is located
on the rooftop of the gallery.
Here pupils, professionals and
general public come together
for recreation, relaxation and
exchange of knowledge.
Courtyard
Pathway
The pathway
created, provides
connection to two
main streets and
attracts people to
visit the scheme.
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Section B-B’
Work I Work I
Work II
Work III
Work II
Work III
Live I
Live II
Live I
Live II
Live III
Live IV
Live III
Live IV
Art Gallery
“Live/work is the natural result
of an individual’s decision not
to commute and the collective
effect of many people making
that same choice” .
(Dolan, 2012, Preface)
Live-Work structure
Live I - 42 m2
4 Entrance
5 Kitchen/Dining
6 Living
7 Sleeping
8 Storage
9 Bathroom
Live IV - Loft - 73 m2
1 Entrance
2 Flexible bedroom
3 Living/Dining
4 Restroom
5 Kitchen
6 Sleeping
7 Bath
8 Storage
Work I - 40 m2
1 Workspace
2 Storage
3 Restroom
2
2
2
2
2
2
K
W
K
W
K
W
K
W
K
W
K
W
S-01
S-01
Ground Floor
1
6
7
8
5
3
4
2
Work II - 29 m2
1 Workspace
2 Storage
3 Restroom
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
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10
11
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2
3
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5
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S-01
S-01
4th Floor
1st Floor
Art Gallery - 1512 m2
Foyer
Craft Class I
Craft Class II
Craft Storage
Supply Room
Art Storage
Art Class I
Art Class II
Male Restroom
Female Restroom
Open Exhibition Space
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Music School - 286 m2
Music Class I
Acting Class I
Dance Class II
Music Class II
Foyer Music School
Restrooms
Storage
Control Room
Music Studio
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1
2
3
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1
2
3
4
Artist’sCourtyard
Gallery’s Exit
Cafe
Outdoor Theatre
Footbridge
Public pathway
Live I
Work II
Roof
Allotments Recreation space
Atrium - Sunlight access
Outdoor Theatre
Lofts
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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2
3
4
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East Elevation West Elevation
Rooftop View
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South Elevation

The project is set around a live project
based in Cieszyn, Poland, in a context
which raises questions of ‘post-2008
crisis’ model of contemporary city
and of non-neoliberal (not based on
financial speculations) engines for urban
development.
The main conceptual driver for this
project are ideas of ‘autonomy’ and
‘socio-political experimentation’. The aim
is to look for synergies between different
socio-economic actors and processes. In
this project, socio-economic factors come
together to enable processes which will
empower Cieszyn’s citizens -and not only.
This project is fostering
relationships between people from
different backgrounds; no matter what
their age or class is, no matter where they
come from or what is their race. It bonds
the gab between consumers and producers,
whilst letting both sides to enjoy the
economic value. The mechanism
used to achieve this is one of human’s
fundamental basic need: Food.
Forming a community plays an important
role in the human’s personality and
hence, the community as a whole.
Getting involved is the key here. How
is this achieved? By chosing a strategic
geographic place in Cieszyn and enabling
its social character through specific
activities which will be shared. The aim?
An educational and commecial interaction
space which is surrounded by activities
relating to human’s fuel: Food.
Outcome? People develop a sustainable
way of thinking and will build motivation
to become more educated about their well
being; to empower them to recycle their
economy.
By producing this project i am also aiming
to inspire people to buy fresh, seasonal,
local, organic food; to grow the food
they love to eat. By doing that they will
get in the closed loop to recycle their
economy and develop their social skills,
not only within their community but the
world too.
CCS: Cieszyn’s Culinary School & Market
Establishing social interactions through food,
in Cieszyn, Poland
S y n o p s i s
According to Cedric Price:
‘the role of architecture is not primarily to make, but to enable’’
This project enables the synergy between different people and activities having as
an ultimate aim the Unity and Happiness of the Community.
Because ‘happy communities’means ‘happy cities’ 22

Note: The different colour on humen means different user groups
User: Pupil
Activity Area: Cookery school, Aquaponics, Greenhouse
Secondary Activity Area: Market, Plaza Cooking
Time spent in Building: 2hrs/day-4hrs/day
Contribution to Project: Skills,knowledge exchange,Food,finance
Received from project: Knowledge, social contacts
User: Market User
Main Activity Area: Market
Secondary Activity: Cokery S., Allotments, Shared Kitchen, Aquap.
Time spent: 1-4hrs/day
Contribution to Project: Finance, Knowledge, production
Received from project: Products,Knowledge, community
bond,Food
User: Tourist
Main Activity Area: pathway user
Secondary Activity: Plaza, Cokery S., Market, Allotments
Contribution to Project: Finance, culture exchange, inspiration
Received from project: Informative Journey,local Habits, Food
Knowledge
User: Cooking Instructor
Main Activity Area: Cokery School
Secondary Activity: Market, Greenhouse
Time spent: 8hrs/day
Contribution to Project: Knowledge, Labour
Received from project: Full Time Employment,
Knowledge
User: Food Producer
Main Activity Area: Market, Farmers’Allotments
Secondary Activity: Cookery School
Contribution to Project: Labour, Fresh Products
Received from project: Closer to Consumers,
Finance
User: Parent
Main Activity Area: Plaza, Cookery
School
Secondary Activity: Shared Kitchen,
Market
Contribution to Project: Finance,
Knowledge
Received from project: Food,Connecti
ons,Knowledge,community bond
User: Children
Main Activity Area:
Playground(Plaza+Roof)
Secondary Activity: Bakery-Cookery
School,Greenhouse
Contribution to Project: Reduce Gab
Generation
Received from project: Cognitive
development, Life Skills, Eat
D e s i g n I n t e n t i o n s
Site for Development
Volume
The culinary school has got 2 floors.
The market will be an open air
space where it will be sheltered
by a covered pergola to protect
producers and buyers from weather
conditions.
Circulation
The interior circulation of the
building is aligned to the circulation
space on the outside (connecting
the bridge with the plaza) in order to
provide the scheme with legibility.
Entrances & Fire Exits
The building provides access
towardstheinteriorfromtheGround
floor, First and Second Floor; all in
different levels in order to engage
with the staircase connecting the
bridge with the plaza. Fire exits are
located towards the western side of
the building.
Facade as a Mediator
Thefacadeofthebuilding(indicated
with green colour) is going to serve
as a mediator between the inside
and the outside-users/functions.
Next diagram explains.
Functions’Offset
Building’s functions will be offset
towards the pathway and the plaza
in order to enhance the people’s
experiences.They will be able to see,
listen, talk, taste, buy, cook.
Site’s Masterplan
The buildings are located around
the important pedestrian axis. The
culinary school is right opposite to
the market since their relationship
will be very direct and significant. On
the other side a shared kitchen will
be introduced to facilitate the bond
of the community. Growing facilities
will be located towards the western
side of the site but still will be
visible by people walking on axis b.
Plaza
A plaza right on the junction of the 2
axis will be created in order to cause
social interaction; more specifically:
1. to bring different users together
2. to extend the building’s functions
Pedestrian Axis
The site is located in the centre
of an important movement axis
which is an element kept in the
schene’s intentions. The black
colour shows the area of
development whereas the
brown shows the existing
disused trainstation building.
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Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor
Key to Floor Plans
Key to Left Diagram
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Spatial activities
+
People´s Interactions
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‘The Pull Mechanism’

Bait Used to draw people to spaces
other than their destination
Agglomeration
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The Pharma-Sea’s project strategic
plan is to make use of Plymouth’s
underwater marine life in order
to benefit the human kind’s health
(locally and globally). Transforming
the underused site to a must-see
destination and intervention along
the waterfront was a main goal. This
was achieved by attracting public into
the site. The building accomodates
2 functions and their appropriate
spaces: a marine pharmaceutical
research faculty and a Training
faculty. All spaces have been designed
in order to enhance interactions
between the researchers, trainees and
public pedestrian and the exchange of
knowledge in the marine field. It is a
faculty of its kind, bringing together
marine education and pharmaceutical
research.
S y n o p s i s
MEDICALSCIENCE
MARINESCIENCE 38
1. Spaces on the GROUND FLOOR are designed in such a way so
that they enhance the interaction between researchers, trainees
and public.
2. All the spaces accept sunlight. 3. The cross interaction space
facilitates the users to coordinate
themselves in the scheme/site.
Facts
The Pharma-Sea
A Pharmaceutical Research and Training Centre
in Plymouth, UK
4. The south and east facade are semi
covered with bioreactive
louvers that enclose algae and then they
produce energy for the building.
(Inspired by) Splitterwerk Architects and ARUP

F i n a l P r o d u c t - F l o o r p l a n s
C o n s t r u c t i o n P h a s i n g
Ground Floor First Floor
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Second Floor Third Floor Roof Plan

“(Social) Space is a (social) product”.
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