Interior architecture thesis

Interior Architecture University of West Attica

Photorealistic render of the lobby/pool

Restructuring study for the reuse of the old oil mill in Elefsina into a business cooperation center (coworking space center)

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ABSTRACT

Restructuring study for the reuse of the old oil mill in Elefsina into a business cooperation center (coworking space center)

This project introduces the reuse of the old oil mill of Elefsina into a business cooperation center (Coworking Space).

The old oil mill of Elefsina was founded in 1875 and ceased to operate in the late 1960s.

In the post-industrial era we first have deindustrialisation, ie a reduction of industry and secondly there is an increase in demand for services. For this reas o n , m a n y n e w c o m p a n i e s a r e c r e a t e d t h a t o ff e r s e r v i c e s , i n c l u d i n g s t a r t - u p s .

The study area, Elefsina, is a typical case of a deindustrialized c i t y. I t u s e d t o b e t h e c e n t e r o f m a n y b u s i n e s s e s t h a t l a t e r c l o s e d .

Under these circumstances, the creation of a coworking space would encourage the new economy and the creation of start-ups which will contribute to the prosperity and economy of the region.

The proposal further aims to support the policy pursued by the municipality of Elefsina which is to encourage cultural services.

T h e a r e a o f t​​h e p l o t a m o u n t s t o 2 5 . 9 a c r e s a n d 2 3 r u i n e d b u i l d i n g u n i t s a r e s a v e d w i t h a t o t a l a r e a o f ​​a p p r o x i m a t e l y 11 , 7 0 0 s q . m . T h u s , i t w a s possible to organize a complete Coworking space with all the necessary and desired functions.

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Intervention Area

It i s th e c e n te r o f T h r i a s i o : i t b r i n g s to g e th e r th e m a j o ri ty o f i n d u s tr i e s , th e m a j o r i ty o f th e p o p u l a ti o n a n d th e m o s t i m p o r ta n t a d m i n i s tr a ti v e s e r v i c e s . Its a d m i n i s tr a ti v e b o u n d a r i e s a l s o i n c l u d e th e p o r t, th e s h i p y a r d s , th e m i l i -

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ta r y a i r p o r t a s w e l l a s o n e o f th e m o s t i m p o r ta n t a r c h e ol o g i c a l s i te s i n G r e e c e . In te r m s o f tr a n s p o r t n e tw o r k s , i t h a s 2 h i g h w a y s , A tti k i Od o s , th e S u b u r b a n R a i l w a y l i n e s a n d th e o l d a b a n d o n e d r a i l w a y l i n e s .² ³

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23. Unknown author (no date) The sacred city of antiquity. The industrial city of the 20th century. The city of modern sustainable development.

Available at: eleusina https://elefsina.gr/el/sintomo-istoriko

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T h e a rea is easily a ccessib le by r oad and r ail, while in c on t a c t w i t h t h e p o r t o f t h e c i t y.

Bo u n d a r i e s o f th e M u n i ci p a l i ty o f El e fsi n a

Railway station

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T h e h i ghways tha t cross th e c it y : The upper is t he At t ik i r o a d a n d t h e l o w e r i s t h e n at i o n a l road.

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Old Olive Oil Factory T he f irst factory in El ef s ina was t he Rilaou S oap Factory. It wa s f ounded in 1875 by brothers Lysan dro s and Em m anuel Char i laos who arrived from G alat s i, Rom ania.

T he hea dq ua rters o f t he f ac t or y was be tw een th e coa st o f the ar c heologic al s it e, w est of the city of Elef s ina. At t he beginning of its op era tion , it em ploy ed about 20 em p loyee s a nd us ed s t eam as it s m ain energy so urce.In 18 92 t he m anagem ent of the f acto ry pa ssed in t o t he hands of t he chemists

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K anellop ou los Nikola os . The pr oduc t ion of the Oil Mill in cre ased t o 500, 000 bar r els of soap, o f which 1 25 ,000 wer e ex por t ed t o Medit erra ne an co un tr ies . The f ac t or y was renam e d “Ch orila os - Kanellopoulos SA. ” and be ca me kno wn a s t he “ O il M ill” . ² ⁶

I n 1 9 0 0 t h e “ Wi n e r y - Wi n e C o m p a n y C h a r i l a o s a n d C o . ” w a s fo u n d e d b e h i n d the Olive Mill by Epamineondas Charil a o s i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i th L e o n ta s Eco n omidis. After 6 years it was renamed “ H e l l e n i c S o c i e t y o f Wi n e s a n d Sp i r i ts” k n o w n a s Vo t r y s a n d c e a se d i ts o p e r a ti o n i n 1 9 8 6 . ² ⁷ U n t i l 1 9 3 9 t h e Ol i ve Oi l Fa cto r y p r o d u c e d l i n s e e d o i l s, b o m b o i l s, co c o n u t o i l s , s e e d o i l s , r e fi n e r i e s, p i e s fo r a n i m a l f e e d a n d c o m m o n so a p su ch a s t h e “ S a p o n E l e f s i n o s ” t yp e o f M a r se i l l e s.

A f t e r t h e w a r, t h e g e n e r a l m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e c o m p a n y w a s t a k e n o ve r b y N i ko l a o s E p a m . C h a r i l a o s w h i l e t h e d i r e cto r o f th e f a c t o r y w a s D i m i t r i o s N o . Pa p a d i m i tr i o u .

A t t h a t t i m e , t h e f a c t o r y p r o d u ce d se e d k e r n e l o i l s , c a s t o r o i l s , l i n se e d o i l s, so a p s and steatine.

26. Belavilas N., Saiti T., Psarioti K., (2011) Industrial heritage in Elefsina and the Thriasio field, Athens, Piraeus Group Cultural Foundation, p. 7

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27. Belavilas N., Saiti T., Psarioti K., (2011) Industrial heritage in Elefsina and the Thriasio field, Athens, Piraeus Group Cultural Foundation, p. 7 28. Advertising poster from the archive of the Kalamenidis family.

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T he Oil Fa cto ry stop pe d oper at ing at t he e nd of t he 1 96 0s. The pl ot now belongs t o t h e Nat ion al Ban k, which has gr ant ed it t o t he Mun icip ality of El ef s ina in or der t o o rganize the a nn ua l Su m m er Fes t iv al of “ A eschylia”.The Festiva l of Aeuc helia has b een taking p lace at the O liv e M ill s inc e 2 007 wit h p erfo rman ce s of anc ient dr am a, a rt exhib ition s an d oth er c ult ur al ev ent s .

The complex o f th e Olive M ill is m aint ained a lmost as it wa s whe n i t c eas ed t o oper a t e. Its me ch an ica l eq uipm ent has been d estroyed or tra nspo rted t o an unk nown t i m e.

From t he 70 ’s the ind us t r ies s t ar t ed t o c l ose w ith th e re su lt tha t now it is not an i ndustrialized are a b ut a deindus t r ializ ed a rea which is fa cin g a s er ious pr oblem s uch as une mplo yme nt a nd pov er t y.

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Green diagram Areas of cultural importance T he o il mill is lo ca t ed in a z one of c ult ur al ac t iv i t i e s .

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T h e a r e a a mounts to 25.9 acres In 1 9 3 5 t h e area was 1 9.1 acres while in

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a t o t a l b u ilding area of ​​ approximately 11 , 7 0 0 s q .m. a re p reserved. One of the main f e a t u re s o f th e b uilding units is the many a d d i tions b oth in height and con s e q u e n t l y w ith a ch ange of the building s y s t e m s . T h e b uilding units are divided b a s e d o n th e different moments of the f a c t o r y. T h e building ty pes date from t h e l a t e 1 9 th century with the average n u m b e r o f buildings dating from the in -

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I t i s a l s o t h e o nl y a d m i n i s tr a ti o n b u i l d i n g s i n c e a l l th e o th e r s w e r e industrial plants.

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1,2 & 3 A l l t h e b u i l d i n g s th a t m a k e u p th e p l o t h a v e l o a d - b e a r i n g s to n e w o r k .

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D e s p i te th e a dditions, the buildings have an au t h e n t ic historical industrial character such as t h e r uin s, the mixing of stone structures, con c r e t e , wo oden trusses and metal windows, which I t r i e d to preserve and to highlight.

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The reuse of the old oil mill in Elefsina into a Coworking space

In the post-industrial era we first have deindustrialisation, ie a reduction of industry and secondly there is an increase in demand for services. For this reason, m a n y n e w c o m p a n i e s a r e c r e a t e d t h a t o ff e r s u c h s e r vices, including start-ups. When the industries close i n o n e a r e a , i t i s u n a v o i d a b l e t o d i e f i n a n c i a l l y. T h e region thus degrades and unemployment and poverty rise. The post-industrial economy must therefore be encouraged.

The study area, Elefsina, is a typical case of a d e i n d u s t r i a l i z e d c i t y. I t u s e d t o b e t h e c e n t e r o f m a n y businesses that later closed.

Under these circumstances, the creation of an area of b ​​ u s i n e s s c o o p e r a t i o n w o u l d e n c o u r a g e t h e new economy and the creation of start-ups which will bring prosperity to the economy of the region.

The proposal further aims to support the policy pursued by the Municipality of Elefsina which is to encourage cultural services (Elefsina was the cultural capital of Europe). It goes hand in hand with this goal because the creation of this Coworking space will allow the use of it for cultural events as it consists of a l a r g e s q u a r e a n d a n o u t d o o r a m p h i t h e a t e r, w h i c h makes it more attractive and more sustainable. Its structure can therefore accommodate complementary uses of culture for example such as events, theatrical performances and conferences in amphitheaters and indoor and outdoor spaces.

T h e p l a c e w h e r e th e i n te r v e n ti o n p r o p o s a l i s p l a c e d h a s v e r y g o o d t r a ns p o r t a c c e s s : 1 ) W i t h t h e A t he n s - P a tr a s h i g h w a y 2) With the line of suburban and supra-local railway of Peloponnese 3 ) W i t h t h e a d j a c e n t p o r t o f E l e fs i n a 4 ) W i t h t h e f u tu r e s e a p o r t to b e b u i l t i n th i s p o r t

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The future waterway

The Me tropolitan Water Park will be built on a p l o t a n d an e xisting p ier of ten acres in the Port of E l e f s i n a .

The aim of the design is to create a proje c t w h e r e t h e tra vel e xperience starts from the moment t h e t r a v e l e r enters a nd n ot upon arrival at the destinat i o n . F o r t h i s re ason the building is connected conceptu a l l y, v i s u a l ly and e xperientially with both the “place” a n d t h e d e s tin ations.

The Me tropolitan Aqueduct develops linear l y a l o n g t h e p ier and is wrapped in a circle on two level s . W i t h t h i s circu lar organization of the spaces, visual e s c a p e s a r e created to the horizon, the gulf of Eleusis, t h e S ar o n i c Gu lf and the island of Salamis.

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Check-in points on the patio.

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Event hall above the piers.

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Through the combination of these proposals, Elefsina is given the opportunity to become a nucleus of events, collaborations and development, which means that it will no longer be a city far from Athens, but on t h e c o n t r a r y w i l l b e v e r y c l o s e . W i t h t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e w a t e r w a y, a r r i v a l i n E l e f s i n a w i l l b e p o s s i b l e b y c a r, t r a i n a n d p l a n e s . T h e r e f o r e , t h e r e g i o n i s e v o l v i n g e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p l y, b u t t h e r e i s a l s o t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f p a r a l l e l d e v e l o p m e n t i n t h e b u s i n e s s , t o u r i s m a n d c u l t u r a l s e c t o r.

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Choice of Coworking Space Uses

Th e Elefsina Oil Mill is a large building c o m p lex a nd th us gave me the opportunity to o r g a n ize a co mplete Coworking space with a l l t h e n ecessary and desired functions.

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Reception area

Warehouse

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Photorealistic of the reception area The m a i n p a t hs in the area are marked by alternating fl o o r m a t e r i a l s ( w o o d a n d m a r ble). T h e e l e vator sh aft is transparent so as not to obs t r u c t t h e u n i t y o f t h e s p a c e .

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Photorealistic of the restaurant

T h e r e s t aurant is located in building 1 which is co m p l e t e l y d i l a p i d a t e d . Th e r u i n w as ch o s e n to re main in tact and a new transparent s h e l l i s m a d e o f m e t a l c o n st ruc t i o n a n d g lass in side so that the ruin is visible a n d n a t u r a l l i g h t i s p r o v i d e d .

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Photorealistic of the exterior stair of the guest house

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Photorealistic of room The bathroom shell is L C D g l a s s s o t h a t w h e n t h e d o o r i s c l o s e d , t h e g l a s s b l u r s a n d p r e v e n ts v i s i b i l i ty.

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Swimming pool

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Private officesAdministration

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Open plan office

Ground floor plan of closed offices

Open plan office

Top view of the 1st floor of administration offices

Outdoor space - square

I n t h i s a r e a t h e b e a m s h a v e b e e n k e p t e x a c tl y a s th e y w e r e i n th e i r c u r r e n t c o n d i t i o n s o t h a t th e y c a n b e u s e d a s a g r i d i n o r d e r to c r e a te l o fts th a t t h e a d m i n i s t r a t o r o ffi c e s w i l l b e “ p l a c e d ” o n .

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Photorealistic section of administration offices Lofts create a gam e o f d i ff e r e n t l e v e l s c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y t r a n s p a r e n c y a n d p l e n ty o f n a tu r a l l i g h t.

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Bird view photorealistic of administration offices

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Mechanical workshop

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Top view of arts workshop

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Photorealistic section of arts workshop

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Outdoor photorealistic I cr e a t e a square that addresses different senses. I t a d d r e s s e s t h e v i s i o n b y o ff e r i n g a g e n e r a l v i e w o f t h e b u i l d i n g c o m p l e x , i t i n c l u d e s g r e e n , th e s c u l p tu r a l c o m p o s iti o n o f t h e sma ll a mphitheater and the water elemen t t h a t r u n s t h r o u g h t h e s p a c e . W i t h t h e s e e l e m e n t s i t a dd r e s s e s th e o th e r s e n s e s , o ffe r i n g a m u l ti - s e n s o r y s p a ti a l exp e r i e n c e .

Th e i n t e gration of the complex, together with the squ a r e , i n t h e u r b a n f a b r i c i s s o u g h t i n o r d e r t o b e c o m e a n i n te g r a l p a r t o f th e c i ty o f E l e fs i n a .

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Photorealistic of amphitheater T h e o utdoor a mphitheater that was designed is s m a l l i n s i z e s o a s n o t t o o c c u p y t h e f r e e s p a c e o f t h e sq u a r e a n d a t th e s a m e ti m e to b e a s c u l p tu r a l r e fe r e n c e point that will strengthen its role.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY Unknown author (no date) The sacred city of antiquity. The industrial city of the 20th century. The city of modern sustainable development. Available at: eleusina https://elefsina.gr/el/sintomo-istoriko

Belavilas N., Saiti T., Psarioti K., (2011) Industrial heritage in Elefsina and the Thriasio field, Athens, Piraeus Group Cultural Foundation.

Pagona Lapsati (2020) << Elefsina, ready to take off >> The daily. Available at: https://www.kathimerini.gr/k/ k-magazine/561151588/eleysina-etoimi-gia-apogeiosi/, accessed on: 23-2-2022

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