THE HOLY ROAD
(BIG)
This 4500 M2 mixed use development in central Athens combines two separate logics: a street pattern of irregular urban circulation which morphs into a dense orthogonal grid of patio housing, creating optimal conditions for both housing, shops and art galleries. The public spaces are shaded from the sun, while the residential units are protected from the noise of the surrounding entertainment area. Street become facetted gorges diffusing the intense Mediterranean sunlight. The typology reintroduces a medieval urban character into a city district dominated by monofuntional modem boxes from the sixties.
What I draw from this project is the creative geometry of those interesting rooms, stairs and pathways created by the irregular walls the under orthogonal appearance,which is exactly one of my design aims in the competition project.
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