MEDITERRANEAN SQUARE (IRINI PSILOU)
T
he
subject
of
the
course
was
the
planning
of
''The
Mediterranean
square''
in
the
space
where
today
lies
the
central
harbour
of
Patras.
This
is
found
at
the
end
of
the
road
of
Saint
Nikolaos.
Saint
Nikolaos
is
a
busy
pedestrian
precinct
in
the
centre
of
Patras
in
which
exist
mainly
shops
and
spaces
of
recreation.
After
the
careful
observation
of
the
region
at
all
the
duration
of
a
typical
dayI
recorded
the
crowd
and
age
of
persons
that
moved
in
the
centre
of
the
city
as
well
as
the
direction
and
frequency
of
their
movements.
This
study
of
movements
of
persons
in
the
urban
web
led
to
the
need
that
this
movements
should
extend
itself
also
in
the
sea.
So
there
were
created
3
tentacles
which
begin
from
the
extension
of
axes
of
3
streets
that
lead
into
the
sea.
The
choice
of
this
streets
became
through
the
analysis
of
the
uses
of
the
wider
region.
The
central
axis
is
the
extension
of
Saint
Nikolaos
that
is
mainly
a
space
of
walk
and
recreation.
Thus
the
central
piece
of
the
composition is a space of walk.
The left axis is the extension of the road Ermoy. Ermoy street is a commercial street with
mainly shops of clothing and footwear. Thus the left axis of the composition is
commercial. Finally the right axis is the extension of the road Aratoy. Aratoy is a street in
whichone can find mainly services. Therefore in the right axis of the composition I placed
the harbour for only passenger cruise-ships. These 3 tentacles-routes, like the movements
in the city are crossed, involved, are sunk or raised. Some of the buildings create in their
loft routes that link the 3 tentacles with each other.
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