dionysiou areopagitou
international ideas competition
international ideas competition
project team: Maria Eftychi, Ismini Koronidi, Georgios Machairas, Georgia Voudouri
The aim of the competition was to find a solution for the existence in the same view from the new Museum of the Acropolis of the Parthenon itself and two preserved blocks of flats that form fine samples of Greek arcitecture of the early 20th century.
Our proposal was the creation of a surface at a distance from the building, which would act as a filter between the existing and the new, providing the demanded properties for both sides. For the inhabitants of the blocks of flats those properties would be the preservation of views as well as sun and ventilation profits and protection of their privacy. For the Museum users they would be optimization of the view from the Museum towards the Acropolis, and a better use of the Museum courtyard.
This surface is populated with one base component element that varies along the surface according to several parameters. The form of the unit is given by overlapping triangles and can, through its parametric nature, adjust to whichever part of the curvilinear surface. It can vary in openness and height, achieving each time more or less light penetration or orientating the view to the desired direction.
Since the solution is supposed to respond to different buildings it is very important for it to be able to react to their special characteristics, varying from the totally closed blind wall with no use to different sizes of windows and balcony use. In the proposal we used 8 different variations of the same component, placed on the different parts of the surface according to the building use behind every application area. Those variations range from more flat and closed ones to taller and more open ones, always controlled by the same set of parameters. This way, the final surface has different levels of openness and closeness, responding to the degree of use and interactivity behind it.
The elements are also placed in such a way as to prevent the Museum users from having a direct view to the buildings and at the same time not block the view of the building inhabitants to the area of Koukaki.
Ofcourse, the proposal is directly connected with the idea of its fabrication, so the parts of the components can be automatically adjusted and give the cutting files for the CNC machine.
The elements are also placed in such a way as to prevent the Museum users from having a direct view to the buildings and at the same time not block the view of the building inhabitants to the area of Koukaki.
Ofcourse, the proposal is directly connected with the idea of its fabrication, so the parts of the components can be automatically adjusted and give the cutting files for the CNC machine.
photomontage by Javier Perez Pittaluga
