The subject of present diploma thesis is a building group of hospitality in the city of Veria. The parcel of application is found in the fringes of centre of city, in the banks of river Trjpotamos. The wider region has been characterized as a region of particular natural beauty. Simultaneously, in small distance of the study area, is the traditional settlement of Barbouta, which at the previous century constituted the Jewish district. At the same time, refugees from the coasts of Turkey, Mikra Asia, were positioned, in 1922, in this area.
The existence of congress centre of Pan-Hellenic scope in combination with the Balkan centre of Architecture, already found in the Barbouta, creates the need for the manufacture of a building that might cover the existing void regarding to the hospitality of research teams, the conduct of congresses and remaining educational programs. Thus, in the building program, beyond the staying areas, are also predicted workstations, a exhibition area and presentation areas. Because the uses that are included to the building group, acquires a public character, it is addressed not only in research teams but also in the residents of city.
The research was focused mainly in the integration of building group of hospitality, in a environment where the natural element has one very intense presence while at the same time it constitutes a part of urban architecture.