Ammoudaras Sea-Front Design Competition Malevizi Crete Greece
The park of theogony is awarded with the first prize in a greek architectural competition for the reconstruction and development of Ammoudara sea front in Crete, organized by the municipality of Malevizi.
After analyzing all the charasteristics of the area, we searched to find a parameter that could lead to a unified design. We were looking for an idea that was going to act as a link between the present, the past and the future.
We finally realized that our choice has always been in front of us, both physically (the Giouxtas mountain and the Dia island) and historically (Idi mountain). Mythological and historical references show that there has been a strong bond between Crete and the father of all Gods , Zeus. This bond is clear especially in the project’s area, from the East to the West. In the eastern part we have wonderfull views to the Giouxtas mountain whereas the western part is dominated by the Idi mountain.
The park of theogony, as we named the total of theme parks, consists of seven “snapshots”, each of them inspired from the Theogony of Isiodos. Basic design principle is the linear illustration of Zeus mythical life, from the time of his birth to his rise at the kingdom of the Olympic Gods.
The story is summed up in the following seven “snapshots”:
A1. Birh of Zeus
A2. Amaltheia’s Garden
A3. The “Battle of Titans ” theater
A4. The “Kourites” area
A5. The Zeus’ gift
A6. The trip of Europe
A7. Zeus’ rest
These seven theme parks are actually the main poles that link practically and symbolically the west to the east part of the site. After all, the paths and the seating areas between them are giving a common character to the design which was the main challenge in the first place.
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under construction |
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municipality of Malevizi |
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36000m² |
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Ammoudara-Crete |
This project refers to the design of a ground floor private residence with surrounding fencing, in the farm area of Epanomi (municipality of Thermaikos) which has a total area of 11557.50 sq.m. The ground floor house has been designed and developed based on the topographical details of the area . The building has visual engravings on the southwest, its entrance is located on the northeast and evolves around a outdoor living room. More specifically, the exterior seating area consists of a semi-outdoor area with a pergola, which includes the entrance to the house.
The main living spaces are located in the northwest part of the property. There is the kitchen with the dining room and the living room, as well as two bedrooms and a laundry space. To the southeast there are three guest bedrooms, one with a private bathroom and two with a shared one.
The external staircase located on the main patio leads to an outdoor seating area, which is designed on the roof, with a pergola. On the exterior space of the building one more pergola creates a shading system that serves the outdoor parking space. The outdoor space also hosts a hot tub, in connection to the master bedroom.
The central and connecting element of the composition is the atrium, from which there is access to the all the interior spaces. The design offers privacy where it is needed with large openings to the surrounding view.
