The project proposes a market, where the cultural expressions of the residents of the refugee settlement take place within it, which involves the construction of an overall roof under which individual structures are shaped. Cultural integration is supported, with the complex absorbing the life of the city, creating a dialectical relationship with it, without altering the specificity of the context to which it addresses. The roof functions as a sky, in such a way that below it, relationships between outdoor space and building shells emerge. The outdoor space opens towards the city side, incorporating the neighboring park, while the building envelopes formed either maintain a distance from the roof, or pierce it to create different conditions of scale. A set of activities is proposed, giving the users the opportunity to maintain and express their cultural foundations, through shop spaces that promote the products made in the workshop spaces, while reading spaces, classrooms and a large library are available. In the core, an amphitheater is created where it hosts and presents the resulting activities, while kitchens and refreshment rooms form the recreation areas.
Local Center in N. Ionia
Project Type:
Architectural Study
Year:
2020
Location:
Eleftherioupoli, N. Ionia, Athens
Design Team:
Liakou Evangelia, Tsivolas Dimitris