The current thesis examines the recovery of the city's natural landscape. The main issue is the transformation of an urban area into a naturally changing environment that will act as a living organism in the metropolis through building demolition and recycling process.
Building waste is being managed differently, according to a process that is closely related to the notion of sustainable development. It is intended to build an C&D materials (construction excavation and demolition recycling) factory in a setting where the ideas of recycling, reuse, and recovery are frequently addressed and taught. It is situated in the Rizoupolis neighborhood of Athens, precisely on the site where the renowned Columbia factory formerly stood. The recycling factory no longer falls inside an exclusion zone.
The vibration screens, which are visible from both the site and the city, are simultaneously emptying of the recycled materials. The factory shapes the new soils using the sifting method in order to recycle building materials.
As urban factors of the city (Fatti urbani - Aldo Rossi), the Columbia building and the entrance are kept in place to house laboratories in close proximity to the new structure and the brand-new, constantly-changing three-level topography.
The natural environment, urban infrastructure, vegetation, insects, and birds are regarded as layers of the site. The aim is to connect the natural and the urban environment as a unique ecosystem.
