06
May 2015
Meeting the well-known Greek architect Harry C. Bougadellis
Harry C. Bougadellis
Architect-Engineer Ν.T.U.A
AETER ARCHITECTS
Harry C. Bougadellis & Associate Architects S.A.
4 Evripidou Str., Athens, 17674, Greece
Tel. +30 210 9407 980
Fax. +30 210 9407 981
www.aeter.gr
I.I. What is the source of your creativity?
H.B. Every architect gets his creativity and expression through his own morphological vocabulary. That vocabulary shapes harmonic ideas. Same with us, depending on the space, the time and the demands we try to suggest solutions that will cover all the standards and requirements, expressed with a harmonic vocabulary.
I.I. Which is your most beautiful creation in stainless steel and why does it stand out?
H.B. Stainless steel is used in all our projects. Wherever it is used, it gives a special quality and timelessness to the project. There is no specific project I distinguish. I like every single one of them we have constructed that corresponds well to specific demands.
I.I. What are your criteria for choosing stainless steel on your projects?
H.B. The criteria for stainless steel in our projects are its resistance in time, its finishing and the perfect esthetics of its final result.
I.I. When was your first contact with stainless steel in your projects?
H.B. As an engineer, my first contact with stainless steel was with the first design tools I used as a student, meaning calipers and thickness gauge.
In construction, it was with stainless steel handrails and structural small parts.
I.I. Do you believe that stainless steel will still exist in future projects?
H.B. Stainless steel will continue exist and will be used up until a new, cheaper material that meets stainless steel standards is launched to the market.
I.I. What would you advise a new professional that would use stainless steel in his projects?
H.B. If an engineer wants not to face maintenance issues, to provide quality constructions with timelessness and esthetics, then using stainless steel is imposed.
I.I. Tell us a few words on your cooperation with Ieronimakis Inox S.A.:
H.B. Working with Ieronimakis Inox was always high level. The specialization of this particular company to this particular material allows us to deepen in the material’s features and end with an esthetically perfect and quality construction.