Education for production_ School of industrial design engineering on Iera Odos

Students: Giorgos Gourlis, Sofia Lagopati
Supervisors: Dimitris Papalexopoulos, Giorgos Chaidopoulos
Consultant: Manolis Manios
N.T.U.A. School of Architecture
Presentation: 4 November 2010

The purpose of this diploma project is to analyze and understand the context of training of industrial designers and to design a school that meets their educational and creative needs.

The placement of this function is chosen to be on the Iera Odos road near the Metro of Elaionas, coupled with the park spaces that have been sited there.

The complex is constructed from two linear buildings on the boundaries of the site. The building standing on the Iera Odos is placed on the ground creating a clear boundary, showing though to the public the very special function of the laboratories. The second building covers the theoretical classes and offices, and rises from the ground, letting the view from the park pass to the inside.

In the space between the two buildings, the ground vibrates, creating the entrance, the large auditorium, the library, an outdoor amphitheater and the central open space of the complex which combines and connects all the previous as well as the exhibition hall and the cafeteria. In addition it is a reference point for the workspaces, the recreational areas and the building's traffic that overlook it.