Kyranna
Fardi

Architecture student at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - urban design, sustainable architecture, and restoration.

Thessaloniki, Greece kyrannafar@gmail.com +30 698 446 9976

About

I'm a dedicated architecture student at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a strong passion for design, creativity, and problem-solving. Alongside my studies, I've gained valuable experience in customer service, administrative roles, and reservations management, which have sharpened my organizational skills and adaptability.

I've also explored creative fields like media production - participating in TV commercials and photoshoots - where I developed an eye for detail and learned to communicate ideas effectively.

My main interests lie in urban design, sustainable architecture, and restoration projects. Combining my academic background with practical experience, I'm eager to contribute to innovative architectural work.

Program - Master in Architecture, A.U.Th. (5-year, 6th year)
Expected graduation - September 2026
Accreditation - Greek Ministry of Culture
Languages - Greek (native) · English (C2) · Danish (learning)
Also - Diploma in Dance Teaching (ballet & contemporary)

Selected Work - Academic Projects

01Twin Residencies

Two residences in the Evangelistria area, Thessaloniki

The design concerns the creation of two residences in the Evangelistria area of Thessaloniki - two private houses, each accommodating a couple engaged in the field of architecture. The clients' primary request was the inclusion of a workshop space and a view of the mountain.

Although one residence could face the mountain with its entire facade, this was not feasible for the second house. Building on an initial workshop exercise and experiments with physical models centred on the handling of voids and surfaces, the proposal introduced interior gardens - ensuring every room in both houses has a green view.

Team - Kassapakis Antonis · Fardi Kyranna
Supervisor - Papadimitriou Spyros
Stage - Third Semester

02Youth Center

Restoration of the Balta Mills, western entrance of Thessaloniki

The project restores the Valsani Brothers Mill on Giannitson Street, a historically industrial area shaped by the city's early railway lines. The design respects the mill's dynamic, rigid character while introducing a contemporary architectural language that avoids strict formalism.

Two low-rise buildings on the western side host guest rooms, an amphitheater, and a club, while the mill itself houses a new independent structure with exhibition/museum space, workshops, and a restaurant on an added floor. Restoration preserves the historic shell - replacing deteriorated timber with a metal framework, reopening blind openings with double glazing, and keeping the existing walls to dramatise the contrast between old and new.

Team - Vagionas Giannis · Kassapakis Antonis · Fardi Kyranna
Supervisor - Kotsopoulos Sofoklis
Stage - Seventh Semester

03Kids O'Clock

Three-unit kindergarten in the Harilaou area, Thessaloniki

A three-classroom kindergarten in the Charilaou district. The site revealed significant deficiencies in public space, so addressing the public realm became a key design priority: the children's activity and recreation area is lifted onto the roof, returning the ground level to the public.

Access for the children is handled by a gently sloping circular ramp rather than stairs. The building's circular form expresses the concept of compression we pursued, while offering a visual and spatial departure from the rigid, rectangular boundaries of the surrounding urban fabric.

Team - Kassapakis Antonis · Fardi Kyranna
Supervisor - Chatzigiannopoulos Themis
Stage - Eighth Semester

04Fractal City

Mixed-use building in the historical centre of Thessaloniki

The plot sits at the intersection of Tsimiski and Ethnikis Amynis Street, surrounded by landmarks - the White Tower, the OTE Tower, the Officers' Club, the YMCA (XANTH). After the 1917 fire, Ernest Hébrard's reconstruction plan introduced wide streets and squares on a strict grid; we observed this strong linear character and the role of the diagonal streets meeting city landmarks.

The mixed-use program (residential, commercial, office) adopts a fractal logic: a grid is laid on the plot, then diagonal axes introduced, retaining one key diagonal as a defining element carrying the commercial volumes and an office floor. Residential volumes line Ethnikis Amynis Street for sunlight and eastward views, while the vertical circulation cores are pulled outside the main masses as bold geometric connectors between public and private space.

Team - Kassapakis Antonis · Fardi Kyranna
Supervisor - Kontaksakis Dimitris
Stage - Eighth Semester

Curriculum Vitae

Experience

July 2025 - present

Architectural Trainee (Full-Time)

OfficeTwentyFive Architects

January 2025 - July 2025

Architectural Trainee (Part-Time)

ZTopos Architecture & Landscape Design

September 2024 - June 2025

Dance Teacher

Aspa Foutsi Dance School, Thessaloniki

October 2021 - February 2023

Reservations Manager

Sotiroudis O.E. - Iberico, Marea, Glykanisos

Education

2020 - present

Master in Architecture

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - 5-year program, 6th year. Expected graduation September 2026.

2017 - 2020

Diploma in Dance Teaching

Accredited by the Greek Ministry of Culture. Ballet and contemporary dance.

Skills

AutoCADArchiCADRevitRhino3ds MaxSketchUpPhotoshopIllustratorInDesignFigma

Portfolio - Selected Academic Work

Project 01

Twin Residencies

Project 02

Youth Center

Project 03

Kids O'Clock

Project 04

Fractal City

The Design Process

The design process.

Maquettes really help... even though you may not like them... they do help.

... we were struggling.

It looks like it's going somewhere.

Finally...

Tap any photo to see it in full size.

Projects

Project 01

Project X

Project 02

Coming soon

Project 03

Coming soon

Project 04

Coming soon

Project 05

Coming soon

Project 06

Coming soon

X Project X

Design process - photo edition

<b>Phase 1</b> - the mess — **Phase 1** - the mess

<b>Phase 2</b> - the clean up — **Phase 2** - the clean up

<b>Phase 3</b> - ok... now we're talking — **Phase 3** - ok... now we're talking

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Things we like from the house

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<b>Plan 01</b> - original layout, not so bad — **Plan 01** - original layout, not so bad

<b>Plan 02</b> - tidy... but then plumbing happened — **Plan 02** - tidy... but then plumbing happened

<b>Plan 03</b> - after many many plans, <b>THIS</b> was the one — **Plan 03** - after many many plans, **THIS** was the one

Tap a plan and it appears in og size.

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✓

making it happen

To be continued.

01 Twin Residencies

Two residences in the Evangelistria area, Thessaloniki

The design concerns the creation of two residences in the Evangelistria area of Thessaloniki - two private houses, each accommodating a couple engaged in the field of architecture. The clients' primary request was the inclusion of a workshop space and a view of the mountain.

Although one residence could face the mountain with its entire facade, this was not feasible for the second house. Building on an initial workshop exercise and experiments with physical models centred on the handling of voids and surfaces, the proposal introduced interior gardens - ensuring every room in both houses has a green view.

Team - Kassapakis Antonis · Fardi Kyranna
Supervisor - Papadimitriou Spyros
Stage - Third Semester

02 Youth Center

Restoration of the Balta Mills, western entrance of Thessaloniki

The project restores the Valsani Brothers Mill on Giannitson Street, a historically industrial area shaped by the city's early railway lines. The design respects the mill's dynamic, rigid character while introducing a contemporary architectural language that avoids strict formalism.

Two low-rise buildings on the western side host guest rooms, an amphitheater, and a club, while the mill itself houses a new independent structure with exhibition/museum space, workshops, and a restaurant on an added floor. Restoration preserves the historic shell - replacing deteriorated timber with a metal framework, reopening blind openings with double glazing, and keeping the existing walls to dramatise the contrast between old and new.

Team - Vagionas Giannis · Kassapakis Antonis · Fardi Kyranna
Supervisor - Kotsopoulos Sofoklis
Stage - Seventh Semester

03 Kids O'Clock

Three-unit kindergarten in the Harilaou area, Thessaloniki

A three-classroom kindergarten in the Charilaou district. The site revealed significant deficiencies in public space, so addressing the public realm became a key design priority: the children's activity and recreation area is lifted onto the roof, returning the ground level to the public.

Access for the children is handled by a gently sloping circular ramp rather than stairs. The building's circular form expresses the concept of compression we pursued, while offering a visual and spatial departure from the rigid, rectangular boundaries of the surrounding urban fabric.

Team - Kassapakis Antonis · Fardi Kyranna
Supervisor - Chatzigiannopoulos Themis
Stage - Eighth Semester

04 Fractal City

Mixed-use building in the historical centre of Thessaloniki

The plot sits at the intersection of Tsimiski and Ethnikis Amynis Street, surrounded by landmarks - the White Tower, the OTE Tower, the Officers' Club, the YMCA (XANTH). After the 1917 fire, Ernest Hébrard's reconstruction plan introduced wide streets and squares on a strict grid; we observed this strong linear character and the role of the diagonal streets meeting city landmarks.

The mixed-use program (residential, commercial, office) adopts a fractal logic: a grid is laid on the plot, then diagonal axes introduced, retaining one key diagonal as a defining element carrying the commercial volumes and an office floor. Residential volumes line Ethnikis Amynis Street for sunlight and eastward views, while the vertical circulation cores are pulled outside the main masses as bold geometric connectors between public and private space.

Team - Kassapakis Antonis · Fardi Kyranna
Supervisor - Kontaksakis Dimitris
Stage - Eighth Semester

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Experience

Education

Skills

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