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ART MULTIPLEX IN THE CUSTOMS OFFICE AREA IN PALAIA, VOLOS

The topic of the project is based on the codification of a general system of constructions that have to do with any form of art, which is inserted into the city. Through the study of art institutions on the map of Volos and then through the construction of a multiplex at the area of Palaia, which includes art studios, a projection hall and auditorium, a dining rooms and teaching halls, there comes a suggestion of several ways of penetration and connection of the existing buildings with new particles. The ways in which this can be achieved can be either by adding new volumes that comprise older (intercalary in basic points), By removing some non-structural elements, the empty space of which is able to define aesthetically interesting and practical spaces, or even the use of connection particles, such as stairs, ramps and corridors. There could practically be a creation of a building pattern in cases of dense housing and lack of space, as a result of additions, deletions or substitutions of volumes.

In the main area studied one can observe all three cases of connections. From the main volume particles have been removed, creating a semi-open square on the ground floor and an open space on the first floor. Apart from the basic elements of the ground floor as the information office, the auditorium and the foyer used as a dining room, one can observe the second connection particle: the corridor, which continues and runs the next level of the building, bringing one into direct contact with the digital material projection hall, the computer lab and the stage, which covers the largest part. By adding strong building materials on the roofs of the old stone warehouses of the area, we have the creation of metallic halls above them, which are used for cultural events, for walks, observation, and resting. Finally, we have the creation of some spaces within the stone warehouses, used as art studios.

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