I FOR I
Masters Diploma Thesis project National Technical University of Athens
I DATE I
Feb 2014 - Feb 2015
I TOOLS I
Sketching, 1:1 scale construction, physical modeling, Autocad, Rhinoceros (Vray), SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite
I PARTNERS I
Michalis Takopoulos
I PROFESSORS I
K. Moraitis, D. papalexopoulos
The starting point for this project was a photo showing a performance of two acrobats from the Acrojou Circus Theatre, who built a mouse wheel lookalike construction. They loaded up all their “belongings” and by climbing on top of each other with dancing moves, the spinned the wheel, entertaining the audience. So, what they actually built was a Dwelling in Motion. This work deals with two incompatible terms for the modern western societies: habitation and motion. The experience of housing is a space time related experience. Thus, not only the construction itself, but also the happenings, which take place during the motion, form the experience of housing.
Michail- Marios Petrongonas Architect-Engineer
In our work, motion equals the use of an existing network, the railway system. Living along the rails is a chance to experience spatial relations via motion. We envision a new kind of train, which is able to WUDQVIRUP GHSHQGLQJ RQ WKH GLHUHQW QHHGV DQG H[SHFWDWLRQV 2XU ȴQDO JRDO LV WR UHGHVLJQ WKH LQWHULRU RI WKH ZDJRQV DQG WKH ZD\ WKH SDVVHQJHU FDQ KRS R WKH WUDLQ DQG live along the rails before he hops on some other train tthat carry him to his next stations.
Resume + Sample of work The Greek topography provides with all the sceneries to be discovered and consists of a beautiful
landscape. The abandoned railway system of Peloponnese is a great chance to be re-habited in a new way for alternative vacation housing, for dwellings in motion.