Reconstructed Wetland
Kyani Akti, Elis, GR
Aimilia Karkoulia, Katerina Roussou
The scheme re-defines the ecological, cultural and economic potentials of the area through the restoration of the wetland. The re-flooding of Lake Mouria, thus sets the criteria for the rehabilitation and sustainable management of the region. The new lake surrounded by a dense forest and farmland will occupy 2.200 hectares. A small marina for docking fishing and sailing boats, a fish farm, a swimming pool, extensive decks and floating platforms, an info point, bird-watching sheds, will all frame the lake’s coastal zone. A cycling route and pedestrian pathways will interconnect the aforementioned programmes, allowing for the exploration of the area.
Along the seafront zone, the former illegal structures of the existing settlement are attributed new uses that cater for a time-sharing hotel. Thus the houses will be offered as rental accommodation during the tourist season, while during the rest of the year they will be re-used by their original owners. The strategy defines the selective demolition of several existing structures -especially the structures along the seafront-, the remodelling of others and their integration into a new network of blocks, streets and pathways.
Finally, the scheme prescribes new structures for common uses: a piazza, mini market and shops, restaurants and a day-care centre.
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