design + construction

Architectural Objects - Special Architectural Structures - Kinetic Architecture

About

Manos Vordonarakis is an Athens-based designer and manufacturer.

​He creates architectural objects, furniture and mechanisms.
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His work is multifaceted and covers a wide spectrum from architectural and industrial design to engineering and construction and is either developed exclusively by his studio or is the result of close collaboration with architects.

Most of the projects he undertakes are challenging and unique case/space- specific “objects” or prototypes.

His body of work is characterized by his passion for pure forms and raw materials as well as his ability to provide unique engineering solutions.
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By transcending the boundaries of engineering, design and manufacture, his work reconciles mechanics with architectural meaning and bridges the gap between engineering and architecture.

List of works

European Union Pavilion at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition - 1999
(Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas) Construction: Manos Vordonarakis

FolliFollie Headquarters - 2002 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Ceiling and ventilation pipes detailed design: D. Korres - M. Vorodnarakis, construction: M. Vordonarakis

Athens Concert Hall, Phase B - 2003
placement of the metal pipes (scenic lifting mechanism receptors, d. 1,25m h.21,00 m w.10 t)  Structural design: D. Korres, Project execution: Manos Vordonarakis

Dfrank hairdresser - 2004 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Detailed design and construction of the stands: Manos Vordonarakis

Private house at Philothey - 2005 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Design, detailed design, shop drawings and construction of architectural objects: Manos Vordonarakis

Benaki Museum - 2005 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Detailed design and construction of the entry ramp: Manos Vordonarakis

Test drive track for 4X4 - 2004/2007
Design and construction: Manos Vordonarakis

Kalfayan Gallery – 2007 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Industrial design, detailed design and construction of metal structures / design and construction of the mobile walls system and of the artworks storage system: Manos Vordonarakis

Private house at Psychico - 2008 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Design and construction of the external blinds system: Manos Vordonarakis

Apartment at Irodotou str - 2008 (Architects: Divercity)
Design and construction of the metal staircase: Manos Vordonarakis

Breeder Gallery - 2009 (Architects: Zambikos)
Architectural design of the atrium / design and construction of all the metal parts of the building: Manos Vordonarakis

Scala Vinoteca– 2009 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Detailed design and construction / design and construction of the dispearing entrance door / lighting design and manufucture: Manos Vordonarakis

Demand offices at a Kifisias str building - 2009 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Detailed design and construction of the reception desk: Manos Vordonarakis

Apartment at Kolonaki - 2009 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Detailed design and construction of the staircase, fireplace and bookcase: Manos Vordonarakis

Private house at Kavouri - 2010 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Design and construction of the external blinds system / detailed design and construction of the fireplaces and the external benches: Manos Vordonarakis

Shop and Trade headquarter building at Peiraios str - 2010 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Industrial design consultant / detailed design and construction of the metal parts of the lobby / design and construction of the entrance door and its automatic motion mechanism.

Proposition for a 5 storey building front at Metaxourgeio, Athens - 2011 (Architectural design: Manos Vordonarakis)

Conteiner - 2011 (Architectural design and manufacture: Manos Vordonarakis)

Private house at Psychico - 2011/2012 (Architects: Divercity)
Industrial design consultant / design and manufacture of the parking door’s automatic motion mechanism / design and construction of the external blinds system / detailed design, structural design and manufacture of the entrance corridor shelter: Manos Vordonarakis  

Private house at Spetses island - 2012 (Architects: Divercity)
Design and construction of the external blinds system: Manos Vordonarakis

The M-Shop, in the Athens Concert Hall - 2012 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Industrial design consultant, detailed design and manufacture: Manos Vordonarakis

Private house at Psychico - 2013 (Architects: doxiadis+)
Design and manufacture gallery’s illuminated ceiling / Design and manufacture of the automatic mechanism that lifts and incorporate in the ceiling a ...inces T.V.

Coffee Island shops - 2013 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Design and product engineering: Manos Vordonarakis

Onassis Cultural Centre, Lobby redesign - 2013 (Architectural design: Divercity)
Industrial design consultant, detailed design and manufacture: Manos Vordonarakis

Pavilion for environmental awareness - 2014 (Architectural design and construction team: P. Agathis, M. Vordonarakis, Z. Langie, G. Papagianakis) 

DESTEFASHIONCOLLECTION: 1 to 8 Exhibition at Benaki Museum - 2014 (Exhibition curated and designed by Nadja Argyropoulou, Adam M. Bandler and Mark Wasiuta)
Structural engineering, design and construction: Dimitris Korres and Manos Vordonarakis

Wine Bar Kir-Yianni at the El. Venizelos Athens International Airport - 2014/2015 (Architects: Kokkinou + Kourkoulas)
Detailed design and manufacture: Manos Vordonarakis 

Study for the sculptural transformation of a machanically moving flower based on a Folli Follie design (Design and mechanical engineering: Manos Vordonarakis)

Onassis Cultural Centre, Bar redesign - 2015 (Architectural design: Divercity)
Industrial design consultant, detailed design and manufacture: Manos Vordonarakis

Apartment in Metaxourgio - Adaptive Reuse, Athens - 2016 (Architectural design: Manos Vordonarakis and Zoe Langie)
Industrial design and manufacture: Manos Vordonarakis