Uranus Rag

Athens, Greece

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Uranus Rag

Athens, Greece

Firm

Dimitris Giannisis architecture

Type

Landscape + Planning › Playground

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2013

SIZE

100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft

BUDGET

$0 - 10K

This proposal is about the design of a large – void industrial space that intermittently houses an amusement park. The design put forward suggests the creation of an artificial environment inspired by natural elements and using structures that at the same time emphasize the space continuum and create a familiar feeling by relating both aesthetically and conceptually the multi-form games and rides placed on the site. The sense of playing is captured in the design with the use of colors and evident allu¬sions to summertime and vacation. The visitors drift from the hot summer light to the freshness of darkness. It all adds up to an interchange of impressions, light and color that accents the rec¬reational character of the place. A cheap material (ribbon) super¬poses the area and functions as a creative means of arrangement and unification of space. The design is intentionally not stylized and emphasizes on the top with a thick canopy of stripped ribbon forming an artificial sky inspired by natural elements.