Marguerite HOLLANDER

MARGUERITE HOLLANDER AGROPOLIS | CULTIVATING A SHARED VISION IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE THESIS ADVISOR: JOHN DEFAZIO

Knitting a fragmented city together through a renewed sense of place and purpose allows for organic community growth. Architecture has the ability to break down invisible boundaries through the paradigm of shared identity.

THESIS STATEMENT

EDUCATE

WORSHIP

WORK

DWELL

SHOP

COWORK INCUBATE

COMMERCIAL ENGINE

MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY

MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY GATHER

NEIGHBORHOOD OF STREET TYPOLOGIES

MASTERPLAN PROGRAMMING IDEA 1

LACHANOKIPI BROWNFIELD SITE

THERMAIC GULF

COMMERCIAL ZONE (SCATTERED VACANCY)

THESSALONIKI

AMPELOKIPI-MENEMI BOROUGH

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE (99 VACANT BUILDINGS)

N

PLACE [as a natural nexus] YOUNG GREEKS

URBAN CONTEXT ABANDONED BROWNFIELD SITE

REFUGEES

PEOPLE V

[in flux]

V VV V V

V

V ACTIVITY / INACTIVITY AROUND THE PORT

SITE VISIT 2

= VACANT BUILDING

ARCHITECTURE [placeless]

GROWING POPULATION

PRIMARY ISSUE

NEGATIVE WORK CULTURE

SUB-ISSUE

HUMAN ACTOR NON-HUMAN ACTOR

ECONOMIC PRESSURE

LIMITED RESOURCES NATIONAL DEBT OUT-MIGRATION OF YOUTH WORKFORCE IMMIGRATION OF REFUGEES

RACISM

Can a changing workforce offset the debt crisis?

SOCIAL PRESSURE STASIS OF CULTURAL IDENTITY

LACK OF SOCIAL SERVICES

DEMOGRAPHICS

CORRUPTION / FALSE PROMISES

LACK OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

400k 350k

POPULATION OF THESSALONIKI

385,406

LACK OF EU SUPPORT

324,755 PEOPLE

300k PEOPLE 250k 200k

IMBALANCED PRECIPITATION DEMANDS

150k

FUEL/PLASTIC-CENTRIC INDUSTRY

50k ‘01

‘02

‘03 ‘04

‘05

‘06 ‘07

‘08

‘09 ‘10 ‘11 AIR POLLUTION

50

AVERAGE AGE IN GREECE

43.9 YEARS

ENVIRONMENT

40 30

PROXIMITY TO THERMAIC GULF

38.5 YEARS

20

LACK OF EU SUPPORT

10 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 25%

21%

20%

UNEMPLOYMENT IN GREECE (%)

15%

How can Thessaloniki respond to the challenges it is facing?

DIFFERENT CULTURAL VALUES

8.8%

LACK OF JOBS

10%

5%

HISTORY OF FORCED MIGRATION

‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 ‘16

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH 3

GEOGRAPHY

REFUGEE CRISIS

PESSIMISM AND STASIS

AGE DEMOGRAPHICS

NATIONALISM

vs.

THESSALONIKI LOOKS OUT

CITY COMPARISONS

4

ATHENS LOOKS IN

1 MAPPING G THE TOPIC O C

2 OBSERVING THE CITY 5

BEAUX ARTS PLAN

THESSALONIKI TODAY

by Ernest Hebrar

3 ANALYZING THE ISSUES AT MULTIPLE SCALES This site has the opportunity to be a key player in the response to the city’s Resilient Thessaloniki Strategy, released in July, 2017.

It could successfully:

- Reconnect citizens to the waterfront - Demonstrate aspects of an integrated city - Encourage a healthy economy

4 STUDYING EXISTING PROPOSALS 6

SMALL GROUP REVIEW

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DOWNTOWN THESSALONIKI DOW

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SITE ISSUES

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SITE OPPORTUNITIES

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(INITIAL ZONING PLAN) 3 2

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SMALL GROUP REVIEW

INITIAL CLIMATE ANALYSIS Thessaloniki’s climate is sub-humid Mediterranean, with humid winters and dry summers. This poses challenges as there is more need for water in the summer months for agriculture as well as an increased tourist population.

Researchers are currently analyzing the potential of reusing wastewater for agriculture, including crop, forestry and landscape irrigation, to accommodate the difficult natural conditions.

THESSALONIKI HAS COLD WINTERS AND DRY/WARM SUMMERS.

ANNUAL TEMPERATURES OF THESSALONIKI

ANNUAL TEMPERATURES OF THESSALONIKI THE SITE IS ON THE LOW END OF THE CITY’S NATURALLY SLOPING GRADE.

LOWEST PRECIPITATION LEVELS ARE DURING PEAK AGRICULTURAL AND TOURISM SEASON.

ANNUAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION

8

TOPOGRAPHY OF THESSALONIKI

COMMUNITY

SMALL GROUP REVIEW

PROGRAM AT SMALL GROUP REVIEW Agropolis - Updated District Program User:

COMMUNITY

Program

QTY

Multi-family housing Studio / 1 bdr apartments Daycare Pre-K

SF

Agropolis - Updated District Program RESIDENTIAL TOTAL SF

2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 5

15000 35,000 10,000 70,000 2500 3000 25,000 1000 300 200

30000 35000 30000 70000 2500 3000 25000 1000 1800 1000

200 300 6 6

1200 500 600 400

240000 150000 3600 2400

Park - Buffer Zone Greenway Pocket Parks Waterfront Park Community Library Tool Library Market Playground Arts Galleries Test Kitchen

RESIDENTIAL

S

User:

EDUCATION

COMMUNITY WORK

Program

QTY

Adult job training Adult services Tutoring center School Co-working Business incubator spaces Cafeteria Training center Offices

SF

S

TOTAL SF

4 2 2 1

6000 800 2000 6000

24000 1600 4000 6000

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2000 20,000 5000 2000 50000

14000 120000 20000 8000 700000

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total masterplan sf

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EDUCATION

EDUCATION

PRECEDENTS STREET TYPOLO PRECEDENTS: O GY COMPARISONS LOCATION WORK

EARLY STREETS

MODERN STREETS LOCATION

Thessaloniki, Greece

Thessaloniki, Greece CENTERED ON RELIGION

Damascus, Syria

USER GROUP WORK

Greeks, Romans Ottomans, Jews

Algiers, Algeria

TAVERNA

COURTYARD HOUSES

Arabs - Muslim

SOUK

SHOPS

COURTYARD HOUSES

Arabs/Berbers-- Muslim

KASBAH

SHOPS

COURTYARD HOUSES

INTROVERTED, ORGANIC PLAN

Algeria ORGANIC TOWNSHIPS

MARKET/ BAZAAR

DEFINED BY APARTMENT BLOCKS

Syria ORGANIZED HIERARCY

ARCHITECTURAL TYPOLOGY

INTROVERTED PLAN WITH AXIAL RELATIONSHIPS

9

Research | Built Environments

SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES ROOVES AT MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE BUILDINGS

AT LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/HEAVY INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

White membrane reduces cooling load, mitigates the urban heat island effect

Solar panels can help harness naturally sourced energy to reduce reliance on limited fuels.

BALCONIES AT MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE BUILDINGS

Are natural bris soleil shading devices on the South side of buildings.

STORMWATER COLLECTION AT ROOVES/BALCONIES

Water is collected and gravity-fed into the underground cisterns under major courtyards

10

TECHNICAL REVIEW

CONTINUING A DIAGONAL AXIS THAT PASSES AN EXISTING CIVIC AMENITY REINFORCES THE CONNECTION OF THE NEW DISTRICT TO THE REST OF THESSALONIKI

3 20 .

NW WIND

1 .

20

BEAUX ARTS PLAN B

ORIENT STREETS, BUILDINGS, COURTYARDS AND FACADE ELEMENTS TO ENABLE CROSS VENTILATION

AEG

EAN

SEA

2

PLANNING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT 11

THROUGH STREETS THAT DIRECT THEMSELVES TOWARDS THE WATER, AND BUILDINGS THAT STEP DOWN BETWEEN THE INLAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE WATERFRONT

TECHNICAL REVIEW

DENDROPOTAMOS ESTUARY AND FLOOD ZONE

PARK

WATERSHED BOUNDARY

EARTHQUAKE LOADING COMPARISON

FAULT LINE

THESSALONIKI

142.1 (%G)

SACRAMENTO

48 (%G)

PHILADELPHIA

28 (%G)

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS 12

FINAL REVIEW

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YOUNG GREEKS

REFUGEE FAMILIES

>

LOCAL GREEKS EXISTING CONDITIONS

REMEDIATE THE LAND

MASTERPLAN

PHASING PLAN

PROGRAMMING [design for the varied users’ varied needs]

PUBLIC SPACE

ORIENTATION

[collective greenways]

[connection with waterfront through wind, sun, views]

MASTERPLANNING PRINCIPLES

R A IL YA R D S

VACANT / INDUSTRIAL

DOWNTOWN DISTRICT

PORT

13

C W OM AT M ER ER FR CI O AL N T

MASTERPLAN DEVELOPMENT

FINAL REVIEW

MASTERPLAN PARTI | CELEBRATING FRAGMENTS

14

15 MINUTE WALKING RADIUS [.25mi]

EXISTING RAILYARD

MANAGEMENT

READING ROOM STUDIO ST O APTS A S

TOOL LIBRARY

STUDIO APTS

MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL

PRAYER ROOM

MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL LIVE WORK

MIX ED WOR -USE KPL ACE

LI INDU GHT STR IAL

LIVE WORK

FER

PAR K

MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING

MIXED-USE WORKPLACE

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL

BUF

FLEXIBLE MARKET

MEZZANINE (RESIDENTIAL TYPOLOGY) SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

FIXED MARKET

CULTURAL CENTER

MIX COM ED-USE MER CIAL

MANAGEMENT MODULAR SHOP S AND RENTABLE SPACES

MANAGEMENT

LIVE/WORK SHOPS

AEGEAN SEA

PORT OF THESSALONIKI

PATTERNS TELL THE STORY OF TIME AND LIFE. AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE GRAMMAR OF ORNAMENT BY OWEN JONES, BOTH GREEK AND ARABIC CULTURES UTILIZED DECORATIVE, NON REPRESENTATIONAL PATTERNS.

GROUND FLOOR (RESIDENTIAL TYPOLOGY) SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

N SCALE: 1” = 100’-0”

SITE PLAN 15

PRECEDENT

MARKETPLACE 16

ENTRY TO COURTYARD

17

N/S SECTION, CONNECTION TO THE CITY

18

N/S SECTION, CONNECTION TO THE WATER

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Special thanks to: my my my my my

family, including Mom, Dad, Michael and Daphne friends, including Marie, Liz, Serena and Jen Greek family, including Eleni at the Embassy and Dimitra in Athens MGA family, including Sara, Chris and Matt mentors and teachers over the last 6 years!!!

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