The title of the present thesis is “Back to the future - Aretsou” and was conducted by the student Zoumpouli Isavella Angeliki under the supervision of Professor Gavrilou Evelyn, the academic year 2021-2022.

 The coastal front of the Municipality of Kalamaria, in the area of Aretsou, is defined as the study and intervention area. Driven by the modern character and the need for upgrading and reuse of this coastal area, and in combination with the publication of the general Special Spatial Plan (EHS May 2021) of the wider coastal front of the Thessaloniki Urban Complex, the topic of the renovation of Aretsou, part of the aforementioned area, is identified. The area includes the nautical boat shelter of the Nautical Club of Kalamaria in Mikro Embolo, the historic beach and the marina of Aretsou.

 Considering the key importance of the front as an “estuary”of the urban landscape at sea and the impact on the daily lives of the residents and visitors to the area, Aretsou is defined as a reference point for both the Municipality and the overall Urban Complex.

 The coexistence of the various existing sub-uses located in this area, delimit a place of meeting, transaction and exchange, daily life, culture, sports, entertainment and relaxation that serves the spirit, soul and body of the people who visit it. In this, the insufficient installations and configurations are contrasted, which in some places “disrupt” both the access and the proper use of the space. The history and the occupation with the sea that characterize this section, as an integral part of the commercial and social life of Aretsou, intensify the need for modernization of the coastal front. Finally, the special morphology of the ground creates an obvious slope strip along the beach, which separates connecting the city with the coast, adding to the peculiarity of the study area.

 The primary goal is to try to harmonize architectural elements of the past that are reflected in some existing installations of past decades, with those of the most modern waterfront architecture, landscape and sustainability in addition of the rising evolution that sea tourism has to offer nowadays.