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Science Complex, University of Crete
Heraklion, 1986
This complex, together
with the University Hospital and School of Medicine, will constitute
the core of the new campus of the University of Crete outside the city
of Heraklion. The site is typically Mediterranean in aspect and has
splendid views of Crete's major mountain range.
The first phase of the programme will provide
laboratories for Biology, Physics and Chemistry in two square buildings.
The second phase will consist of long building with teaching labs and
administration. The buildings have been organised along two dissimilar
piazzas (avle) which are oriented towards the mountains and the sea.
The complex is entered through a gate-like opening created by two back-to-back
lecture rooms located in the teaching block, at the point of intersection
of the two piazzas. The buildings are connected on the second level
by bridges, which in some cases combine with coffee lounges for the
teaching and administrative staff. The laboratories have been typologically
developed to reflect the nature of the research and above all,
to render the working environment as pleasant as possible. Construction
is of reinforced concrete throughout.
In their siting, spatial organization and elevations
expression, the buildings reinterpret the Greek classical and vernacular
traditions. The strong light of the Mediterranean has generated the
deep wall treatment of the facades, which are diversified according
to their orientation and location. Above all, a major concern has been
the creation of a 'public space' for the university community.
The project has been designed in association with the Technical Office of the University of Crete.
Collaborators
:Giuseppe Filiputti, Mark Blake, Julian Reid, William Lo
Photos: Ch Louzidis assisted by E Panousi
Below
: Main floor plan; Overall axonometric
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