This thesis concerns the restoration and reuse of abandoned buildings in the old town of Corfu in order to house the Music Studies and Audio & Visual Arts departments of the Ionian University. Specifically, these two departments are housed in buildings that no longer meet their new needs, as due to their evolution and progress, the spaces are no longer sufficient. At the same time, these two departments which deal with the arts at an academic level are far from each other and thus it becomes difficult to collaborate and experiment with each other with a more interdisciplinary approach.
At the same time, in addition to the various spaces that are necessary, such as for example performance rooms, recording rooms, etc., an equally important problem is the difficulty of students accomodation due to the extremely expensive rent and the proliferation of short-term rental apartments in the old city and not only. So, the aim of the thesis is the utilization of five abandoned buildings which are located nearby, in order to create new spaces for the above departments and student residences that they will be managed by the university itself.
Thus, these buildings will accommodate either students or, in a more general context, people related to the university, while at the same time activities will be carried out within the departments and free experimentation between students within or outside the academic boundaries. Finally, as a result of the proposal, a new type of neighborhood emerges in which a separate soundscape is created.