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This is the construction of a new control station of the Municipal Port Fund of Nafplio, located in the port of Nafplio Argolis. The building is located within the zone of the Port of Nafplion, in a way so to constitute a distinct filter and boundary between the control areas and the Free Access Areas to and from the city. The aim is to act as a multi-complex control gate, Entry-Exit, of the controlled part of the port and the city.
The building and its supporting body is defined by construction canvas, per 7.00m. in terms of length and every 6.00 m. according to the transverse axis. The load-bearing body of the building consists of metal pillars with a square section and main beams, axially placed on the axes of the canvas. The main structural element of the building is the roof/shelter, which occupies the entire area of the construction canvas. The latter is defined and made of stone wool panels, placed horizontally and inclined. The roof has been shaped in a way so to allow the penetration of natural light into the waiting and resting areas, creating a different effect depending on the space.
Location: Port of Nafplio
Year: 2022
Status: In Progress
Client:Municipal Port Fund of Nafplio
Area: 666.4 sqm
Type: Construction Team: K. Apostolidis, I. Dimaki, M. Kofaki
Around the perimeter of the four sides of the building, a vertical enclosure is formed from perforated aluminum panels that function as a shade and an unifying element of the building as it follows the lines and outlines of the facades and the roof.
The usable internal height of the building, the visitors circling and waiting areas, is 4m. The architectural proposal and concept are based on the creation of volumes of smaller height (3.00m.), ‘box in the box’, where all the offices, the WC, as well as the special spaces defined by the building program, are located.
Moreover, spaces with visible concrete masonry are designed in the two antidiametrical corners of the building, in extension of the main architectural rythm. The idea behind this strategy is to create a dialog between the building and its load-bearing body.
In the outdoor area, lower walls are created, in order to define the moving and resting areas and to underline the boarders of the building. A large part of the outer shell is covered by aluminum frames, which allows natural light to pass through the building. In selected places, HPL siding panels are placed with the aim of highlighting and enhancing the view towards the sea, the planting and the old town of Nafplio.
All the aformentioned materials, colors, volumes and surfaces, converse and communicate with each other, but also with the use of each space, giving a special architectural character and oncoplastic effect to the port area of Nafplion.
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