Architecture Portfolio 2024 | Maria Michelaki

2025

ARCHITECTURE

PO RTFO LIO

CV & SELECTED WORKS

MARIA MICHELAKI

INFORMATION.

MARIA MICHELAKI.

+30 697 698 1465 mmichelaki.arch@gmail.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ mαria-michelaki-976b58181/

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RESUME SUMMARY.

MARIA MICHELAKI.

EXPERIENCE 2023-present 2020-2022

Freelancing Architecture Consultant Architect and Building Licence Manager | Georgia Manolitsi office.

EDUCATION 2022-2024 2013-2019

MSc in Architecture | KU Leuven Brussels.

Master in Architecture Engineering | Technical University of Crete.

CERTIFICATIONS 2020-present

Licensed Architect of the Technical Chamber of Greece | no. 152079.

LANGUAGE SKILLS native fluent beginner

Greek English French

SOFTWARE AutoCAD, Sketchup, Vray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign.

Adobe Illustrator, Midjourney AI, OpenAI ChatGPT. Microsoft Office, Google Workspace.

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Professional Educational

01

BLISS Luxury residences 2024

02

MATAREVA SUITES Luxury studio apartments 2023

03

MEMORIAL OF LIFE Monument and Observatory 2024

04

REAL LIFE: RUE MOULIN 41 Social housing refurbishment 2022

05

WEITERBAUEN: THE ENGLISH CONVENT Elderly care facility (adaptive reuse) 2023

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BLISS LUXURY RESIDENCES

function: Luxury temporary housing. location: Rethymno, Greece. status: professional project, completed. date: 2024. role: Architectural design, Facade design, Landscape design, Tendering, Building Permit management, Drafting, 3D Modeling.

Office: Georgia Manolitsi & Associates.

Photography: Photochoros Romanioudakis.

In Bliss Villas, each level is organized for privacy and functionality: the ground floor integrates shared living spaces with two bedrooms, while additional suites on the attic and lower levels maximize the available usable space. The villa’s openplan layout and extensive glazing foster natural light flow, creating a continuous connection between indoor and outdoor areas while framing views of the landscaped garden and pool.

Outdoor areas extend the villa’s living spaces, centered around a saltwater pool with separate sections for swimming, hydromassage, and children’s play. Sloped roof designs allow for additional ceiling height and skylights, enhancing spatial volume and atmosphere throughout the villa. Adjacent shaded seating and dining areas support outdoor living.

Bliss Villas’ architecture integrates functionality, spatial economy, and a connection to the Mediterranean landscape, delivering a refined and efficient living experience.

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Bliss Blue Villa

Bliss Red Villa

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Bliss Blue Villa South view.

Bliss Blue Villa North view.

Bliss Blue Villa Top view.

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East facade.

South facade.

West facade.

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Section A2.

Bliss Red Villa South view.

Bliss Red Villa North-east view.

Bliss Red Villa Top view.

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East facade.

South facade.

West facade.

Section B1.

Section B2.

Furniture fabrication measurements

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MATAREVA SUITES: STUDIO APARTMENTS

function: Luxury studio apartments. location: Rethymno, Greece. status: professional project, completed. date: 2023. role: Architetcural design, Interior design, Furniture design, Lighting design, Drafting, 3D Modeling, 3D Rendering.

Office: Georgia Manolitsi & Associates.

Photography: Nikos Fragomanolakis.

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MEMORIAL OF LIFE: AN ARCHITECTURAL DEEP TIME MESSAGE TO HUMANITY

function: Full moon observatory and stone exhibition. location: Lake Kourulammi, Finland. status: Master Thesis project. date: 2024. engagements: sensory architecture, monumentality, philosophy, geology. studio: Sv-On-Po-Gi supervisors: Filip Mattens, Arnaud Hendrickx

The Memorial of Life serves both a current and a future purpose.

In our time, it functions as a full moon observatory and a vault exhibiting a curated selection of stones.

Observing the moon has shaped the orientation of monumental architecture for millennia, thus this project, by learning from the wisdom of the past, focuses on the position of the full moon on the day of the spring equinox for the next thousands of years.

The stones, each formed in a different geological epoch, are collected from diverse locations around the globe. This collection not only showcases the vast timeline of Earth’s history, but also symbolizes the interconnectedness of our planet’s geological heritage, acknowledging the past, the present and the future.

In the future, the Memorial of Life will serve as proof of life on this planet, an architectural testament to our existence. It is designed to speak to our deepest, subconscious human aesthetics.

As the centuries and millennia pass, the monument and its contents will offer a message to future beings —whether human or otherwise— about who we were and what we valued.

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full moon observatory & cenozoic era stone collection

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chambers of the mesozoic era stone collection

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Paleozoic Era & Precambrian Era stones collection

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rainwater pond

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full moon observing position

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Paleozoic era stones collection

Precambrian era stones collection

rainwater pond Level -3

Paleozoic Era & Precambrian Era stones

TODAY

Cenozoic

Mesozoic

Paleozoic

Precambrian

Hadean

Archean

Paleoproterozoic

Mesoproterozoic

Neoproterozoic

Cambrian

Ordovician

Sirulian

Denovian

Permian

Triassic

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Paleocene

Eocene

Oligocene

Miocene

Pliocene

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Holocene

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REAL LIFE: RUE MOULIN 41 SOCIAL HOUSING REFURBISHMENT

function: Social housing location: Brussels, Belgium. status: master studio. date: 2023. engagements: social housing, recent heritage, preservation, renovation, refurbishment, extension, landscape design, urban planning. studio: Real Life supervisors: Harold Gallon, Sophie Laenen,Arian Schelstraete This project started from a real tender launched by the Bouwmeester Maître Architecte (BMA) team, centered on the future of existing social housing structures and sites. It contributes to a larger conversation about the future of “recent heritage” in cities, exploring the debate between preservation and replacement of these buildings.

The project also addresses contemporary themes such as circularity and reuse. Social housing raises additional questions, including the potential for keeping residents on-site, fostering social and programmatic diversity, improving public spaces and urban connections, and rethinking housing typologies along with their influence on spatial and social dynamics.

Rue Moulin 41 is a refurbishment project of a 1970s social housing building in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels. The proposal’s aim was to introduce variety to the apartments that would reflect the diversity of the people living in the neighborhood and at the same time propose an alternative approach on commoning, while respecting the existing structure and enhancing its positive aspects.

[1] The park

[2] The entrance

[3] The galleries

[4] The new volume

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[studio]

[simplex]

[duplex]

[triplex]

section 1 [private]

section 2 [common]

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WEITERBAUEN: THE ENGLISH CONVENT OF BRUGGE

function: Elderly care facility. location: Brugge, Belgium. status: master studio. date: 2024. engagements: adaptive reuse, heritage preservation, protected sites, interior design. studio: Weiterbauen supervisors: Mechthild Stuhlmacher, Stijn Leemans The historic English Monastery in Brugge, once home to up to 60 nuns, now houses only 8, leaving much of this beautiful heritage site underutilized. Our project aims to breathe new life into these empty spaces, respecting the site’s rich history while addressing the current needs of the community.

The proposal encompasses a comprehensive plan for all buildings and open spaces within the monastery, developed through extensive research on the site’s historical evolution and the community’s needs. The transformation of the nuns’ cells into an elderly home is the focal point of an in-depth design proposal that convert these private spaces into a meaningful new purpose while preserving their character and respecting their former use.

Guided by principles of respect for the existing, minimal intervention with maximal impact, and the coexistence of historical layers, the project honors the traces and scars of the past. This approach ensures that the monastery continues to serve as a living part of the community, embodying both its history and its future.

function masterplan

[3D rendering & physical modeling]

BLISS LUXURY RESIDENCES

https://www.behance.net/gallery/211788901/BlissLuxury-Residences

MATAREVA SUITES

https://www.behance.net/gallery/202865759/RueMoulin-41

MEMORIAL OF LIFE

https://www.behance.net/gallery/205021443/Memorialof-Life https://www.behance.net/gallery/205290237/Memorialof-Life-%28Book%29 https://www.behance.net/gallery/207759367/Memorialof-Life-Models

REAL LIFE: RUE MOULIN 41

https://www.behance.net/gallery/195768295/LuxurySuites-Apt-01 https://www.behance.net/gallery/195770385/LuxurySuites-Apt-02 https://www.behance.net/gallery/195779477/LuxurySuites-Apt-03

WEITERBAUEN: THE ENGLISH CONVENT

https://www.behance.net/gallery/208505421/ Weiterbauen-The-English-Convent https://www.behance.net/gallery/208117253/ Weiterbauen-The-English-Convent-(Model)

Find more about the projects, as well as more RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, PUBLIC, INTERIOR and TECHNICAL projects on my Behance page.

https://www.behance.net/maria_michelaki

MARIA MICHELAKI 2025