The rapid population increase of Greek cities since the 20th century (refugee populations, urbanization, development of industrial centers) led to repeated expansions of city limits. But, this fragmented planning in city zoning, which was not incorporated into wider town planning regulations, resulted in city expansions with "inherited" issues.
One of the aforementioned issues is the confinement of large areas that cannot be re-planned, within the urban grid, while maintaining their original use (military camps, industrial spaces etc). These urban gaps, not only disrupt the cohesion of the urban grid, but burden the city with their respective use (traffic congestion, aesthetic pollution, carbon footprint).
Another issue is the confinement of City administrative Services within the commercial zone of each city. Such services were developed in these zones under past conventions, but are now suffocating among the intense commercial and entertainment activities of the city, due to major issues related to accessibility to the services as well as traffic congestion as a direct impact of their location.
In the present dissertation, we are proposing the re-utilization of the military camp that hosts the Headquarters of Tactical Airforce in Larissa into a City Hall for the city and the creation of a cultural space adjacent to urban green areas.