GREEN SPACE
2014
GREEN SPACE
NEA ERITHREA
The park introduces facilities for athletics, play, recreation, youth programmes, social interaction, and cultural activities for the local population. The design includes four interconnected spaces: a mini football and a basketball court, a skatepark, a coffee shop overlooking a concrete civic plaza for events and community gatherings and a recreational area that consists of a small open air theatre and a large children’s play area with play structures, swings, and natural play features. The landscape design is inspired by natural forms, incorporating simple and fluid shapes. It is centered on a long paved mainwalk which forms the spine of the park leading to the central plaza: a dominant gathering point, an element that brings people together and can be used for art installations and concerts. The park has a pronounced green character, with spacious botanical gardens, plantings of native tree species and large-scale shade trees as well as a community run kitchen garden.
Lawn areas were minimized to conserve water and low-maintenance. By emphasizing on materials and plants considerations, planting species were selected to tolerate drought in order to minimize uses of water. Storm-water detention areas were incorporated to maximize on-site water retention and infiltration. A large pond was introduced to enhance an atmosphere and also act as a collective rain water source for the plantations in dry seasons. The project also included the design of custom furniture, stone paving, fencing, wooden pergolas and site amenities.
Commissioned by HERON Ltd
In collaboration with Nadia Krikou & Christina Daragianni
landscape architect: Haris M. Roidis & Associates
bioclimatic design: Efi Eliopoulou
MEP design: Antonis Barkoulis
civil engineer: Athanasios Mantzanas