Aug 5

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Paramana Central Square, Thermi, Greece, Kontaxakis Kosmidou and Papadimitriou

This square in Greece was designed by three freelance architects, Dimitris Kontaxakis; Maria-Eleni Kosmidou and Spiros I. Papadimitriou.

The primary programmatic objective was to redefine the border of the existing square.

Its dynamic form is a result of digital animation techniques, to be presented at this year’s eCAADe conference, Istanbul.

Two networks - the ‘pedestrian circulation’ and ‘program’ - interact dymnamically to generate the informal public space, designed to promote new behaviours and unexpected uses.

The square is reimagined as a 3D surface instead of a 2D surface; it is articulated by six freeform stripes of varying height, size and material.

The informal, oblique architecture, along with the generated sense of imbalance invites users to interact with the folded new terrain surface.

Architects:              Dimitris Kontaxakis, Maria-Eleni Kosmidou, 

                                    Spiros I  Papadimitriou

Location:                Thermi Municipality, Prefecture Thessaloniki, Greece

Type of Project:      Public Square

Design Team:         Aggeliki Ioakimopoulou, Meropi Chatzimichali

Structural Engineer: Petros Kaplanidis

M&E consultant:     Ioannis Leventis

Lighting design:     Aristidis M. Klonizakis

Artist:                      Konstantinos Varotsos

Client:                    Thermi Municipality

Tender date:          November 2008

Start on site date:   June 2007

Gross internal floor area: 7.500 sqm

Form of contract and/or procurement: Design and Build / Consulting 

Total cost:  2.500.000 €

Planning supervisor: Technical Authority of Thermi Municipality

Main contractor:      Ergon Lysis A.T.E. - N. Athanasiadis

Photography:         Giorgis Gerolympos

 

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