open mall info kiosk
Project data
ΜΜΑV architects
Androniki Manavi
Ioanna Vouzi
Marina Alexandridi
Stauros Mistakidis
Location: Alexandroupolis,Greece ,68100
Sqm: 15spm
Date completed: May 2016
The project has been completed in May 2016 and it is a warm collaboration of four architects located in Alexandroupolis.
It is about an information kiosk within the urban web of Alexandroupoli that was created in terms of the Open Mall program, which aims to help the touristic and commercial development of the city. In the interior of the information kiosk there is an 84″ -2 square meter 4Κ high resolution screen that supports NEVMA Kinect® with the ability of Gesture Control, the gives the user the possibility to search for any kind of information about the city from a distance of 3 meters.
The aim of this composition is to create a kiosk with an outgoing and dual-aspect character and at the same time with a functional introversion and privacy. The kiosk is the result of three design levels -structural layers-, wooden indoor box-,– base- and – surface-.
The interiority is self rejected not only by various perforations on its multiple sides but also by its intense embossed roof. The clear reference of part of it to classic Greek roof was consciously chosen in order for the visitor-user to feel familiar with the surroundings, while at the same time there is an effort to abort this archetype through different inclines of the ridge, so that a modern and contemporary style is created.
The strict monochrome of the masses aims to highlight the minimalistic and monolithic character of the project in such an intense multicolor urban environment, as well as to create the necessary obfuscation for the effective functioning of the screen.
The kiosk, both internally and externally, is surfaced with dark color aluminum panels. The interior part is padded with vinyl panels in the form of wood to create coziness.
The elements of oak wood in the interior is obvious on the floor that ends up opposite the screen creating a sitting area for the visitors to rest.
The special morphology of the info kiosk makes it recognizable by the visitor, without reminding other typical forms of info kiosks thus establishing it as an architectural figure that decorates the public space of the city.
The team consists of two offices, HIVE and IOMA, who for the purpose of open mall adopted their new brand name MMAV architects.Architects:
