The present project studies the current state of the historical area of the Patras Fortress (Upper Town) and proposes its regeneration in three scales.
Scale of:
a. the city (1: 5,000), where a public transport route is created, stopping by the important existing monuments of the historic center, including the fortress, the most significant among them.
b. the area (1: 2,000), where a park area around and inside the castle is designed and
c. the point interventions (1: 250), where a part of the existing “neighborhood” is being reconsidered, the old hospital is being converted into a city museum and a connecting “middle-space” construction between the new museum and the fortress is being proposed.
General aim of the proposal The aim of the proposal is to treat the fortress area as a unity, taking into account all the structured and unstructured environment. It is trying to respect what was already in the area but also to criticize it. At the same time, the main concern is to reconnect this historic ar
