Listed among the 20 finalists. The competition brief asked the participants to design 4 stops in the
city of Thessaloniki in Greece, in order to be used by waterbuses to improve
the circulation and traffic jam in the city.
Thessaloniki is a city situated at the seaside and the design of a
project placed between the city and the sea is a big challenge. The stops will
be visible at 4 strategic parts of the city and will eventually become landmarks.

Our goal is to design in order to allow the user to move as comfortable
as possible in the stop. We want the boat passengers to be able to move fast
through the stop when needed but at the same time to be in a pleasant
environment where they can relax while waiting the next boat to come. The
challenge for each stop was evaluated equal and we decided that all of them
should be treated as one piece and have the same design.

1.     Water cube

Given the fact that the stops are
placed at the edge of the city front our decision is to extend from the water
side to the city. Our intension is not to disturb the natural but to highlight
it!
A water curtain around the given perimeter
of the stop is the sea extension that hugs the stop and makes it part of the
natural environment. The water cube created is there to remind the passengers
that they are leaving the city and the man made to move in a natural
environment for a while.
Inside the water cube extends a system
based on a 2x2 meter grid that helps the movement of the passengers, and the
easiest boarding of them. Bigger volumes that host the needs of the stop are
divided to smaller ones and are placed in such a way to create routes glimpses
and relaxation areas.
A main 3,50m wide route spreads along
the stop in order to move the passengers and allow them to meet the main
provisions of it. (Tickets, waiting area) At the same time two lateral routes are
there for the passengers arriving by the boats to move to the city promptly.
The once coming from the city side to take the boat move through the main
corridor and in their way find the ticket office, a place to leave their bikes
and a small shop where they can buy coffee or a magazine from. At the end of
the corridor they can find a protected waiting area to seat until the boat
comes. Next to it an open waiting area serves the shop and tables are placed
there for people, passengers and not to enjoy their coffee.
2.     mechanical

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Photovoltaic panels

Photovoltaic panels (thin film) placed
in the roof are there to provide enough energy for the needs of the stop. The
photovoltaic panels cover the energy needed for the water pump that circulates
the water and of course the lighting of the installation.
The water pump brings the water to
the base of the platforms and then through horizontal tubes it spreads it at
the edges of the platform. Filters are placed at the water entrance to avoid
the junk to come up and in order to clean it from parasites.

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