RAIL & CITY CODE - ATHENS

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1 RAIL & CITY CODE - ATHENS.. Work Team: Magdalini Panoussi, Architect, Head of the Urban Planning Department Ismini Kalogianni, Architect, MSc in Urban & Regional Planning Vasilliki Koufopoulou, Architect, MSc in Urban & Regional Planning Christina Makantasi, Architect, MSc in Restoration & Rehabilitation of Monuments and Historic Sites Elisavet Papageorgiou, Architect Athens, April 2015 MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS DIVISION OF CITY PLAN & BUILDING CONTROL URBAN PLANNING DEPARTMENT

2 CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION ATHENS PLAN

3 CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION / URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY PRESENCE OF THE MoA / ONGOING INTERVENTIONS FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS

4 CENTRAL R.S./ URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS 1 SURROUNDING AREAS 2 3 4

5 CENTRAL R.S./ URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS TRANSFORMATION OF THE RAILWAY COMPLEX THROUGH TIME PELOPONNESUS STATION Inauguration1884 Designed by the famous architect of the time, Ernst Ziller- nowadays listed Serviced the area connecting Piraeus to Athens and Peloponnesus Was in use until 2005 whereupon its functions were transferred to the nearby Larissis Station Later on the line to Peloponnesus stopped running and was partially supplanted by the suburban line The building is due to be restored and is going to prove a shelter to museum exhibits

6 CENTRAL R.S./ URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS 1 TRANSFORMATION OF THE RAILWAY COMPLEX THROUGH TIME LARISIS STATION Inauguration1904 It connected Athens with the- thennorthern border of the Greek State Renovation and expansion which gave a modernist facade In 2000 the Station was externally connected to the metropolitan subway of Athens, bearing its name to the subway station In 2004 was connected to the suburban railway system

7 CENTRAL R.S./ URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS LOCATION OF THE RAILWAY COMPLEX Background: Map of Athens and surroundings, y Em. Kallergis Background: Survey map of 1890 by J. Kaupert

8 CENTRAL R.S./ URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS INCORPORATION IN THE CITY PLAN INCORPORATION OF THE AREA FOR RAILWAY STATION USE : Background: Κ.Mpiris: Map of the city of Athens in 1930 with the,until then, expansions of the city plan.

9 CENTRAL R.S./ URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS 1 THE APPROVED CITY PLAN TODAY 2 3 4

10 CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION / URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY PRESENCE OF THE MoA / ONGOING INTERVENTIONS FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS

11 THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY 1 APPROVED LAND USES RESIDENCE RESIDENCE LOCAL TRADE

12 THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY 1 DENSITY OF HOUSING 2 3 4

13 THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY WESTERN NEIGHBOURHOODS KOLONOS HILL SKOUZE HILL PLATO S ACADEMY

14 THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY WESTERN NEIGHBOURHOODS

15 THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOODS

16 THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOODS

17 THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOODS

18 THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY CONNECTION TO NATIONAL ROUTES N

19 CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION / URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY PRESENCE OF THE MoA / ONGOING INTERVENTIONS FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS

20 PRESENCE OF THE MoA / ONGOING INTERVENTIONS 1 LARGE SCALE INTERVENTIONS PLATO S ACADEMY ELEONAS ATHENS URBAN INTEGRATED PLAN

21 PRESENCE OF THE MoA / ONGOING INTERVENTIONS COMPLEX OF PUBLIC USES

22 PRESENCE OF THE MoA / ONGOING INTERVENTIONS COMPLEX OF PUBLIC USES NURSERY SCHOOL LIBRARY

23 CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION / URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS THE SURROUNDING AREAS TODAY PRESENCE OF THE MoA / ONGOING INTERVENTIONS FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS

24 FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT RECONSIDERATION OF THE LAND USES RECIPIENTS OF THE PLANNED REDEVELOPMENT IMPACT ON NEIGHBOURING AREAS

25 FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS BORDER CHALLENGE DISCONTINIUTY OF THE URBAN FABRIC PURPOSE TO CONNECT BOTH ADJACENT AREAS

26 FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS UPGRADE WESTERN NEIGHBOURHOODS CULTURAL ROUTE

27 FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS UPGRADE WESTERN NEIGHBOURHOODS FUTURE TRAFFIC LOAD AT KONSTANTINOUPOLEOS STREET

28 FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS UPGRATE OF EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOODS REUSE OF ABANDONED EXISTING FABRIC CREATION OF OPEN PUBLIC SPACES REDEVELOPMENT OF ATTIKI SQUARE SIDEWALK BETWEEN ATTIKI & LARISSIS STATION

29 FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS RECONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC AND SOCIAL USES REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SURROUNDING AREA OF THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX LEGAL APPROVAL OF PUBLIC SPACES CONNECTION OF LARISIS & PADAZOPOULOU SQUARES

30 FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS STIMULATION OF URBAN TOURISM ```

31 FUTURE URBAN INTERVENTIONS / CONSIDERATIONS STIMULATION OF URBAN TOURISM ```

32 THEN AND NOW RAIL & CITY CODE - ATHENS