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Download date 23/09/2021 16:59:30 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/554422 design of a prototype community in greece master,s project u.a. 1982 basil papadimitriou DESIGN OF A PROTOTYPE COMMUNITY IN GREECE by Basil Papadimitriou A Project Submitted to the Faculty of the COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 19 8 2 ■ • : i r r - "" - /rr'-' ' 7 '• 7 J s * * * c\ WcoVvES TABLE OF CONTENTS P a rt Page FOREWORD...................................................................................................................... v i I . INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1 O v erp o p u latio n ......................................................................................... 1 P o llu tio n .... T ra n s p o rta tio n . to »-* > Lack of Open Spaces n Planning Program . ro S e le c te d A r e a ............................................................................................... 11 I I . H IS T O R Y ................................. 18 The A n cien t S e ttle m e n ts and House ........................................... 18 The Planning Concept of the ............................................... A n cien t Greek S e ttle m e n t ......................................................... 18 C o n c lu s io n .............................................. 27 V e rn a c u la r H o u s in g .......................................... 28 D e f i n i t i o n s ..........................................................................................28 Factors in Vernacular Architecture . ............................. 34 Aegean Towns—M e g a s tr u c tu r e s ...................< .........................37 Characteristics of Towns ........................................................ 40 The D w elling U n i t ............................................................................42 I n t e r i o r o f th e H o u s e ...................................................................45 E x te r io r o f th e H o u s e ...................................................................46 C y c l a d e s ..................................... 48 The Island of S antorini ....................................................................... 51 Introduction ...... ......................................................... 51 H i s t o r y ................................................................................................... 51 O c c u p a tio n ...............................................................................................53 The M o n a s t e r y ..................................................................................... 53 T o w n s ........................................................................................................54 The Roof T e r r a c e .................................................................................62 The S t r e e t ...............................................................................................62 Transportation ...................................................................... .... 66 Water Supply ............................................... ........ 66 A g r i c u l t u r e ...................................................................... 68 The H o u s e ........................................................... 69 iii iv TABLE OF CONTENTS — C ontinued Page Q u a litie s o f C o n s tru c tio n .................................................... 73 D e s c rip tio n o f a House (P re s e n t S ta te ) ........................ 73 Non-Vernacular Elements ........................................................ 78 New C o n s tr u c t io n ...................................................................... 79 S i p h n o s .............................................................................................................83 Introduction .................................................................................... 83 History and Occupation ................................................................... 83 Castle (Kastro) of Siphnos ..... ............................ 85 C e n tra l S e ttle m e n t ...................................... 95 O utdoor S p a c e s ........................................................ 110 Indoor Spaces ................................................................................... I l l C o n s tru c tio n M ethods . ......................................................... 112 M orphology o f th e House ......................................................... 113 C h u r c h e s ..................................... 115 C o n c lu s io n .................................■...................................................... 117 A n d r o s ....................................................-............................... .....118 In tro d u c tio n ..................................................................................... 118 H i s t o r y ............................................................ 118 O c c u p a t i o n s ........................................................................................119 Towns o f A n d r o s ...............................................................................119 The S t r e e t ............................................................................................ 122 The D w elling U n i t ..........................................................................122 T y p ic a l P lan o f a H o u s e ............................................................124 Construction .................................................................................... 131 C o u r t y a r d .............................................................................................132 N a x o s ............................................................................................................... 133 Introduction .................................................................................... 133 H is to ry and Developm ent o f th e T o w n ................................133 Structure of the Physical Environment ........................ 134 C h a r a c te r is tic s o f th e S tr u c tu r e ...................................... 135 The D w elling U n i t ............................ 136 C o n s tru c tio n ..................................................................................... 146 The Pedestrian Street ............................................................. 147 Space A r t i c u l a t i o n ..........................................................................150 R e p e t i t i o n ..................................................................t .....................152 Assimilation Potential ............................................................. 154 Human S c a l e ................................................... 156 Human B e h a v io r ................................................................................... 157 C o n c lu s io n ............................................................................................ 158 T e n o s ............................................................................................................... 160 Introduction ............................................................ 160 O c c u p a tio n ............................................................................................ 160 Town S t r u c t u r e ................................................................................... 161 The H o u s e .............................................................................................161 V TABLE OF CONTENTS — C o n tinued Page Town o f P y r g o s .................................................................................164 The Dove-Cote . ............................................................................ 165 The Wind M ill .................................................................................... 166 Conclusion ..............................................................................................168 The E a s te rn Aegean I s l a n d s ................................................................. 168 Introduction ................................................... 168 H i s t o r y ...................................................................................................168 Description of the Islands ....... ................... 170 P a tm o s .................................................................................................................175 I n t r o d u c t i o n ..................................................................................... 175 H i s t o r y ................................. 176 P e rio d s o f E v o lu tio n ................................................................... 177 Types o f A l t e r a t i o n s ...................................................................... 184 G en eral O b se rv a tio n