Kostas Loukos
Architecture

Architecture

 PERSONAL DATA:

SURNAME: LOUKOS

NAME: KOSTAS

DATE OF BIRTH: 27.05.51

NATIONALITY: GREEK

MARITAL STATUS: Married, 1 child

OCCUPATION: Architect

LANGUAGES: GREEK, GERMAN (excellent), ENGLISH, (excellent), FRENCH (satisfactory)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 36 years

STUDIES:

1970-75 Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens. Honorary scholarship for every year of studies.

1974 Stamou Stourna award for the highest grades in the 3rd year of studies.

1975-76 Attendance of the postgraduate course of Medical Architecture at the Medical Architecture Research Unit (M.A.R.U.) in North London Polytechnic

1977 Ph. D. at the N.T.U. of Athens : “The organization and function of a Nursing Unit in a General Hospital”.The dissertation was presented in 1987, but the typical procedures were not completed due to personal reasons of Kostas Loukos. It is also been submitted and registered at the National Library of Greece.

MEMBER:

      1. Architectural Association of GREECE (SADAS).

      2. Technical Chamber of GREECE, Reg. Nr. 22537.

      3. Registered as a Designer for Public Works at the Ministry of Environment and Public Works, Reg. Nr. 4842.

      4. International Hospital Federation (IHF).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

1976-Today Private Practice

1977 – 1984 Head of the Architectural Dpt. of the Technical Services of EVANGELISMOS General Hospital (1.200 beds).

1979-Today Special Consultant of architectural firms in Health Facilities Projects.

1983 – 1985 Technical adviser of the board of Directors of the General Hospital of Lamia (400 beds).

1983 – 1989 Technical adviser of the board of Directors of the General Hospital of Athens “G.Gennimatas”(800 beds).

1985 – 1987 Technical adviser of the board of Directors of the General Accident and Orthopaedic Hospital of Athens (K.A.T.), (800 beds).

1987 Head of the Architectural Dpt. of the Technical Services of K.A.T. General Accident and Orthopaedic Hospital.

1993 – 1994 Vice President of the board of Directors of the General Hospital of Athens “G.GENNIMATAS”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

A. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH FACILITIES:

1983-1985: As Technical adviser of the board of Directors of the General Hospital of Lamia (400 beds):

  • Substantial participation in the managerial reorganization of the G.H.L., in connection with its unification with the Sanatorium (phase 1), and the gradual development of the Sanatorium into a 400 bed General Hospital (phase 2).

  • Gradual unification of services of both hospitals in phases in order to sustain the functionality, and cost-effective management in both of them.

  • Special study presenting the new needs in the management and com-missioning plan of the new hospital.

  • Organization and development of new departments in the Sanatorium: e.g. General Nursing Units, Operating dept, Renal dialysis dept.

1983-1989: As Technical adviser of the board of Directors of the General Hospital of Athens “G.Gennimatas”(800 beds):

  • Gradual managerial and functional unification of the two hospitals: “General State Hospital” and “K.O.F.K.A. (: State ophthalmology hospital).

  • Phasing of the above unification in order to sustain the functionality in management of both hospitals.

  • Functional unification of several depts, re-establishing the needs and determining the new functional and managerial structures (e.g. reorganization-commissioning-equipment for Nursing Units, Outpatient dept, ICU, Dialysis unit, Operating dept, Central Laundry, CSS dept, Diagnostic Laboratories, Emergency dept, etc.)

  • Special study representing the new needs in the management and commissioning plan of the new hospital.

  • As a member of the committee of the Development Plan of the hospital: Specification of the managerial factors-goals for the development of GHA in co ordinance with ESY (:National Health System)

  • Establishment-organization-equipment of the new nursing depts and laboratories such as:

Medical depts:

    1. Cornea transplants dept.

    2. Renal dept.

    3. Endocrinology dept.

    4. Vascular Surgery dept.

    5. Gastroenterology dept. with endoscopy unit

    6. Haematology dept.

    7. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation dept.

    8. Psychiatric dept and Adolescent Unit

    9. Emergency dept.

    10. Outpatient dept.

Medical laboratories:

  1. Toxicology dept

  2. (Endocrinology) Radioisotopes dept.

  3. Ultrasound dept.

  4. Cytology dept.

  5. Ear-Nystagmography dept.

  6. Cardiac Catheterization dept.

1993 – 1994 As Vice President of the board of Directors of the General Hospital of Athens “G.GENNIMATAS”:

  • General management of the hospital as a whole (full time occupation).

B. GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES:

1977 Factory of EUREKA-HELLAS in the industrial area of Volos. (Preliminary and final study).

1986 Judicial building in Komotini Thrace. Restoration and Renovation of the existing old mansion. Special preliminary study, in collaboration. Budget: 1.000.000 $.

1986 Judicial building in Komotini, Thrace. Addition of new wing. Special preliminary study, in collaboration. Budget: 3.000.000 $.

C. ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING OF HEALTH FACILITIES:

1977-1984 Functional Reorganization of several depts of EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hospital. (Operational policies, building program).

1978-1979 Reorganization of the existing study for the new wing (400 beds) of EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp. with introduction of the Progressive Care Nursing System in conjunction with the establishment of the specific needs for personnel and medical equipment (Operational policies, new building program).

1980 Functional Reorganization – building program of the Medical -IN VITRO- Laboratories in the ground level of the new wing of EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp.

1980 Brief-building program for the Marine Hospital in Salamina, 150 beds. Phase 1: 80 beds and Phase 2: addition of 70 beds, total 150 beds (in collaboration).

1982 Key-member of the Committee for the elaboration of the development plan of EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp.

1982 Functional and organizational rehabilitation and expansion of the existing Outpatients dept of EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp., along with the corresponding brief-building program.

1982 Functional and organizational rehabilitation, and expansion of the existing Accident and Emergency dept. of EVANGELISMOS General Hospital, along with the corresponding brief-building program.

1982 ANDROS’ Island Health Center: Operational policies and building program (In collaboration).

1983 Key-member of the Committee for the elaboration of the development plan of the General Hospital of Athens “G. Gennimatas”.

1983-1984 Formulation of the expansion principles of the General Hospital of Lamia. Proposals for the phasing of the combined function of the two building complexes, the old general hospital and the Sanatorium. Operational policies and building program for the new General Hospital (400 beds) in the Sanatorium greater area.

1983-1988 Proposals for functional and organizational rehabilitation of the patient accommodation, therapeutic, diagnostic and ancillary services and depts of the General Hospital of Athens “G. Gennimatas”. (eg. Nursing Units, outpatient dpt, Intensive Care Units, Dialysis dpt, Operation dpt., Central Laundry, C.S.S.D, Pathology dpt, Accident and Emergency dpt, etc) with the corresponding building programs.

1984 Proposals for functional and organizational rehabilitation of several depts of the two building complexes of the general hospital of Lamia. (e.g. Dialysis Unit, Intensive Care Units, Accident and Emergency dpt., Outpatient dpt, operation dept., Medical Laboratories, e.t.c.)

1985 Building program for the rehabilitation and extension of the “Venizelion General Hospital” in Herakleion, Crete, 400 beds. (In collaboration).

1985 Operational policies and building program for the new Cardiac-Surgery Centre in the General Hospital of Athens. (Nursing Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Operation Theatres etc).

1985-1987 Proposals for the functional and operational reorganization – rehabilitation of the nursing, therapeutic, diagnostic and ancillary services of the General Accident and Orthopaedic Hospital of Athens (K.A.T.): e.g. Nursing Units, Operation dept., Intensive Care Units, C.S.S.D., C.T. Imaging dept. etc., with the corresponding building programs.

1986-1987 Operational policies and building program for the renovation, rehabilitation, and transformation of the existing Nursing School building of the EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hospital to IN VITRO Medical Laboratories – building. (In collaboration).

1987 Operational policies and building program for the extension of the AXEPA-wing of EVANGELISMOS General Hospital, which will include: IN VIVO Medical Laboratories, Maintenance Workshops, General Storage.

1988-1989 During the implementation of the development plan of the General Hospital of Athens “G.Gennimatas”:

      1. Operational policies and building program for the new C.T. and MRI imaging Centre.

      2. Operational policies and building program for the administrative building.

1991 Operational policies and building program for the new multifunctional Centre for Medical and Professional Rehabilitation in Old Penteli, 400 beds. (In collaboration).

1995-1996 Functional reorganization and rehabilitation of the Regional General Hospital of Chalkida through :

  1. Functional Analysis of the existing situation, determination of space- and organizational parameters, operational policies etc.

  2. A preliminary study of possible solutions through a comprehensive development plan approach of the hospital as a whole.

1998-1999 Architectural and functional analysis of the university clinics in the following general hospitals: Evangellismos, Laiko, Aeginitio, Evgenidio. (In collaboration).

1999-2000 Functionalanalysisofthe “WesternAttica” regionalgeneralhospital in order to examine the possibility of its development into a teaching (:university) hospital (in collaboration).

2000-2001 Comprehensivebuildingprogram for the expansion of the existing “Western Attica” hospital (approx. 18.000 m2) anditstransformationtoauniversityhospital, housing the new medical school of the Athens University (in collaboration).

2008 Comprehensive survey of the current trends in rehabilitation Hospitals/Units in Europe-detailed report conc. Architectural, medical, functional and organisational concepts to be used in the new rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Greece. Kostas Loukos’ fee 11.765,00 €

2008 “Building” study of the new rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Greece: general concept, functional and organizational requirements, implementation of Environmental Psychology concepts in space size and functionality, and finally incorporation of the above factors in a analytical building program. Kostas Loukos’ fee 12.500,00 €

D. ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES – SUPERVISION OF HEALTH FACILITIES:

1977-1984 Complete Studies – Supervision of Renovation and Rehabilitation of several depts. of EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp. Budget: 500.000 $.

1977-1984 Supervision of the building of the new wing of EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp. Budget: 9.000.000 $.

1980 Preliminary study (1:200) of the reshaping of the ground floor of the new wing of EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp., into Medical Laboratories. Budget: 1.200.000 $.

1980 Naval Hospital in Salamis island, 150 beds, preliminary study (in collaboration). Budget: 3.500.000 $ .

1981 Multifunctional Social Security building (IKA) in Peiraeus. Preliminary study, in collaboration. Budget: 7.500.000 $.

1981-1983 Salamina naval hospital, first phase, 80 beds, final study. Budget: 2.000.000 $. (In collaboration).

1982-1983 Andros island Health Center. Complete study with working drawings. Budget: 1.500.000 $. (In collaboration).

1983 EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp. Rehabilitation and extension of outpatient dept. Preliminary study. Budget: 1.100.000 $.

1983 EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp. Rehabilitation and extension of existing Accident and emergency dept. Preliminary study. Budget: 450.000 $.

1983 General Hospital of Athens “G.Gennimatas” (G.H.A). Rehabilitation of several depts. Preliminary Studies. Budget: 1.000.000 $.

1983-1984 General Hospital of Lamia. Rehabilitation of several depts. Preliminary studies. Budget: 850.000 $.

1984-1985 Palamas, Sofades, Mouzaki, Skopelos and Goura Health Centres. Preliminary and final Studies (scale 1:50). Budget: 2.500.000 $. (In collaboration).

1985-1986 Rehabilitation, Reshaping and extension of Venizelion Gen. Hosp. in Herakleion, Crete. Preliminary study. Budget: 27.000.000 $. (In collaboration).

1985 New Cardiac-Surgery Center in the G.H.A “G.Gennimatas”. Preliminary study. Budget: 2.000.000 $.

1985-1986 General Hospital of Athens “G.Gennimatas”(G.H.A). General development Plan. Preliminary study (1:500) of all phases of the development of the hospital. Budget: 30.000.0000 $.

1985-1987 General Accident and Orthopaedic Hospital of Athens (K.A.T.). Rehabilitation, Reshaping and extension of several depts. Preliminary and final studies. Budget : 5.000.000 $.

1987-1988 EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp. Rehabilitation and Reshaping of existing Nursing School building into Medical IN VITRO Laboratories. Preliminary study. Budget: approx. 4.500.000 $, now in €: 1.852.146) (In collaboration).

1987-1988 EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp. New extension of the AXEPA-wing, including IN VIVO Medical Laboratories, Maintenance Workshops, General Storage. Preliminary study. Budget: approx. 5.500.000 $, now in €: 2.594.160. (In collaboration).

1991 New Multifunctional Centre for Medical and Professional rehabilitation in Palaia Penteli, Athens, 400 beds. Preliminary Study and Tender documents (material specifications etc). Budget approx. 55.000.000 $, now in €: 34.746.588. (In collaboration).

1995-1996 Regional General Hospital of Chalkida, Preliminary study for the reorganization and rehabilitation of part the hospital, area nvolved approx. 2920 m2. Budget approx. 5.000.000 $, now in €: 1.613.132,80. Until now submitted and approved: preliminary study (scale 1:100) and final study (scale 1:50).

1998-1999 Architectural analysis of the university clinics in the following general hospitals: Evangellismos, Laiko, Aeginitio, Alexandra, etc.(In collaboration). K Loukos’ fee: 13.646,37 €.

1999-2000 Architectural and Functionalanalysisofthe “WesternAttica” regionalgeneralhospital in order to examine the possibility for its development into a teaching (:university) hospital (in collaboration). K Loukos’ fee: 6.844,96 €.

2000-2001 Developmentplanandcomprehensivearchitectural preliminarystudyfor the expansion of the “Western Attica” regional general hospital (approx. 18.000 m2) and its transformation to a university hospital, housing the new medical school of the Athens University. (Incollaboration). Kostas Loukos’ fee: 49.908,58 €.

2009-2010 Filiates General Hospital & Health Center: New wing Extension and Rehabilitation & Interior Reshaping of the existing Hospital: Finalization of the preliminary architectural study-comprehensive Architectural Working Drawings Study (In collaboration). Kostas Loukos’ fee 22.500,00 €

E. PRIZES:

1980 First prize entry in a closed architectural competition for the preliminary design of the Salamina Naval Hospital. (In collaboration).

1981 First prize entry in a closed architectural competition for the preliminary design of the new multifunctional Social Security building (IKA) in Peiraeus. (In collaboration).

1986 First Prize entry in a closed architectural competition for the preliminary design of the rehabilitation of the existing judicial building and the extension of a new wing, in Komotini. (In collaboration).

F. SPECIAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT STUDIES:

1977-today Specifications for medical and other equipment:

  • Central Laundry, Central Kitchen, C.S.S.D., etc.

  • Hospital beds, bedside cabinets, mobile suction units (high and low vacuum), oxygen appliances, operating theatre beds.

  • Equipment lists for: Nursing Units, Intensive Care Units, Accident and Emergency depts, Radiology dept (:CT and MRI) etc.

1983 – 1989 As technical adviser of the board of Directors of the General Hospital of Athens “G.Gennimatas”:

  • Member of committees responsible for composing specifications of medical equipment for various depts of the hospital.

  • Member of committees responsible for the evaluation of public tenders for purchasing medical equipments for the hospital.

1983-1984 Architectural, functional, and equipment evaluation of the two small

private hospitals (“Davaki Clinic” and “Drena Clinic”) supposed to be

bought by EVANGELISMOS Gen. Hosp.

G. LECTURES:

1976 Special Assistant to Prof. D. Zivas, Head of the Dept. of Architectural Planning and Design at the N.T.U. Athens.

1981 Series of lectures at the technical Services of the Greek Navy, concerning the organization and function of health facilities.

H. PUBLICATIONS:

  1. “For an organization of health care delivery in Greece: A timely outline critique.” with A. Kritikos, J. Mantzaris, V. Vlachou and K. Xanthopoulos, architecture in Greece 1976, annual review, p.p. 193-199.

  2. “Halkida General Hospital”, Summary of a diploma thesis project, architects Kostas Loukos and Spyros Vrettos, N.T.U. of Athens, professor D. Zivas (1975), architecture in Greece 1976, annual review, p.p. 234-235.

I. CONFERENCES:

2004 IHF regional conference in Thessalonica, Greece (04-07/11/2004), “The smart Hospital”, paper title: “The smart Hospital in Greece: a systems approach”.

K. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

1979 – today PIANO SOLOIST & PROFESSOR (for further info click HERE).