Nelly Marda, Kostas Moraitis National Technical University of Athens, School of Architecture, Athens, Greece 377
The initial conceptual models of each project related to specific functional spaces
of the project i.e. library, cinema space, bar etc. and contained information about
structure, materiality and spatial quality.
These models were transformed several times through the use of different scales,
different forms of elaboration and different means of architectural expression i.e.
models, drawings, 3d etc. These transformations allowed the students to reread and
translate on different levels their initial concepts.
The examples that follow illustrate the above process:
1 st PROJECT
Conceptual stage Interim stage
Final stage
1 st project: conceptual model: space structured through parallel planes of the same
materiality. The space between them defines different functions. Movements perpen-
dicular to the planes are expressed by linear volumes of translucent material
2 nd PROJECT
Conceptual stage Interim stage
Final stage
2 nd project: Conceptual model: the use of a continuous surface, to create an overall
global space containing the functions of the building.