This thesis concerns the design of a museum with the aim of preserving traditional shipping as well as upgrading the area of Anavros in the city of Volos, part of which remains neutralized, of no interest to the citizens.
On the occasion of the Εuropean Union's program, which seeks the destruction - cutting of traditional boats, which contributed to the destruction of maritime shipbuilding and the cultural heritage of Greece, the creation of a museum for the preservation and safeguarding of traditional shipping, will preserve and spread the knowledge that almost disappeared.
The aim is to create a museum that will house the archives of the city of Volos, exhibition areas of real boats, shipbuilding models and mock-ups, as well as tools, plans, patterns and accessories for boats. It will be possible to carry out actions and activities of groups in the sector, as the premises of the Naval Club of Volos are located on the plot, where they will aim to introduce students and the general public to shipbuilding.
However, apart from the shipbuilding side, the building itself is called upon to upgrade the area, located on a plot with a slight slope, under the hill of Goritsa, which ends at the coast above the sea, being an element of harmonious union, without dividing the urban landscape. Its composition and design will follow the aesthetic principles of a modern architectural approach regarding the penetration of nature into the urban landscape, and its harmonization with it.The orientation and the basic outlines of the building are based on the logic of launching ships from the water towards the land, which is why part of it seems to enter the water, but without interrupting the coastline.
The location was deemed the most ideal, as it is in a short distance from the center of Volos and due to the natural landscape reminiscent of a carnage, it offers the right conditions for observing, studying and learning shipbuilding activities, attracting visitors and enlivening a deserted piece of the city web.
