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PIRAEUS Cultural Coast Competition

In our initial proposal for the ‘museum’ we took slightly a different path; instead of a conventional understanding of a museum space for exhibiting ancient objects, we added leisure activities to the program.
Performing both as a museum and an entertainment centre, we included  alternative spaces such as, playgrounds, roof beach, diving cells, and under water elevators, to the main function of the complex as Museum for underwater antiques with open-spaces showrooms.
In our proposal, the historic industrial characteristic of the building has been kept untouched and even fully emphasized. However there are minor changes such as the openings in lower stories and growing elevators on roof .

 
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Status: Competition Entry
Location: Piraeus, GR
Additional Credits: ExArchitecture in collaboration with PAUSE Studio
Architects : Saeed Saraie, Mani Sadraei

 
Plans
Plans
Building and surrounding area @ Night
Building and surrounding area @ Night
Longitudinal Section-Perspective
Longitudinal Section-Perspective
Diagrams
Diagrams
Central core, Permanent Exhibition
Central core, Permanent Exhibition
Amusement vs. Boredom
Amusement vs. Boredom
Lift Exhibitions and Diving Cells
Lift Exhibitions and Diving Cells
Main Ramp @ Level +5.00
Main Ramp @ Level +5.00
Roof / Lift Exhibitions, Diving Exhibitions and Educational Part
Roof / Lift Exhibitions, Diving Exhibitions and Educational Part