New Athens: City in layers

This imaginary vision for high-in-density urban environments, such as Athens, proposes a new experimental layer for the city by turning disadvantages into opportunities. Emergent networks pierce through the built city fabric, whereas its busiest parts, such as streets, remain on the ground. By taking advantage of the density between buildings, interiors can be transformed into public spaces, roofs become connected and pathways sprout from within buildings. This infrastructure improves pedestrian mobility and promotes social interaction across these interconnected public spaces; namely, elevated squares, amphitheaters, observation points, communal areas and the like.

Different scales of the idea are captured in the hand drawing through various perspectives and drawing techniques, which illustrate specific qualities of the concept such as architecture, vision and user experience. These unravel in detail once you zoom in on the drawing.

Personal Scale - Elevated Bridge (Foreground)
Domestic Scale - Apartment Block (Section)
Urban Scale - Network (Background)