Transit Park

The 'Transit Park' project looks at the public square as a transit point. Urban squares are often important transit points and used for gathering information, planning the rest of a the journey, to do money transfer and exchange, and to meet others. These sites usually lack attention and facilities, and often considered as a nuisance to the neighboors.

The chosen site is the Victoria Square in Athens, known as a main gathering spot for refugees passing through Athens. In February 2016, there were approximately 100-200 refugees spending the night in the park, and over 500 refugees gathered there during the day. Many of the refugees sleept in camps and came to the park during the day. Others spent up to two or three days here planning the rest of their journey.

The main concept of the project is to add two layers of structures, one with permanent facilities serving refugees, tourists and city dwellers, and a second, temporary level serving as resting areas for the refugees currently occupying the ground space of the square. Long-term impact of immediate interventions: improving the square for the local population and tourists by leaving some of the added facilities and structures behind.