Essai

Active Ground-floors

Dimitra GkiokaMaria Xanthopoulou

The project is located in Thessaloniki, in a very distinct neighborhood, in the western part of the city center. Characteristic of this place is the social, economic and urban degradation and the large number of vacant and non-operative ground floor spaces. As we began our field study, we also noticed a large number of informal local communities, from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, who were willing to interact with us and engage with their neighborhood. ¶ The typology of buildings in this area is the classic...