Speculative Railway Transformation for 2100
Individual Studio Project|Advised by Bas Smets|
Fall 2024 | Athens, Greece
This project envisions the future transformation of Athens’ Metro Line 1 into a railway park system by 2100, responding to a projected 5°C temperature rise that will render much outdoor space unlivable.
The proposal reimagines the decommissioned metro as a connec tive landscape integrating two systems: the historic metro line and Athens’ largely invisible but culturally significant water networks.
The project uses mapping, sectionsal study and oblique drawings to extract a layered understanding traversing the ground.Nine prototypes integrate the metro and water systems for new land scapes, with reference to local materials and plants. Finally, the design is applied to two specific railway stations for a more livable, adaptive cityscape in Athens, 2100.
a. Method
Mapping
Oblique Matrix
b. Prototype Design
a-1 Bioswale
b-1 Terrain Wall
- c-1 Green Roof
a-2 Wetland
b-2 Daylighting
c-2 Underground Oasis
a-2 Wetland
b-2 Daylighting
c-2 Underground Oasis
c. Design Node: Omonia Station