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CasaVerde
TheCasaVerdeprojectchalengesthetransformationofaformerapartmentandstoresbuildingintoa
smalhotelof9roomsamongitstwofloors.LocatedinthemainsquareofthetownofLagada,just1.5km
from localByzantinethermalbaths,and26km from Thesaloniki’scitycenter.
Thecompleteredesignoftheexistingbuildingcombinedwiththeadditionofnew floorsgavethenew
buildingneoclasicalcharacteristics,accordingtotheowner'swishtoradicalychangetheaspectofthe
degradedbuildinglocatedaroundthesquare
TheCasaVerdeisaClasicalblock:featuresavastrectangularplan,withaflatroofandanexteriorrich
inclasicaldetail.Theexteriorisdividedintomultiplelevels,eachofwhichfeaturesarepeatedclasical
patern,enrichedwithaseriesofcolumns.Theoveralimpresionamongsuroundingbuildingsisadominantclasicaly-decoratedrectangularblock.
Basicfeatureoffacadesisthenew balconiesofthebuildingandtheadditionofplasterdecorations,followedthelanguageofthevolumetriccompositionwithneoclasicalcharacteristicssuchassymmetry,
goldenratiorules,centricityoftheurbanblock,respecttothecultureoftheareaaccompaniedbyits
functionalities,includingatthesametimeinnovativeusesthatalow theairandsuntocomeintothe
building.Thenew hotelprovidestothevisitorsatransitionfrom thesquaretotheroofgardenoverlooking
thearea.
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