Analysis of design codes of Athens and their impact on the urban fabric of Athens

Petrinić, Lucija (author), Fikfak, Alenka (mentor)

The thesis investigates how urban building codes shape the morphology of Athens, a city defined by historical layering, cultural continuity, and unregulated urban expansion. It questions whether codified design limits urban character or enables more sustainable forms of growth. Drawing on principles of green urbanism, new building codes were developed and tested to address contemporary needs. It demonstrates the multiscale impact of regulation, showing how codes influence neighbourhood density, building configuration, and even apartment layouts, while mediating relationships between public and private space. Findings reveal the dual role of urban codes: providing spatial clarity and resilience while constraining architectural diversity. The research positions coding as a critical framework for balancing environmental performance, social interaction, and urban legibility.

• Language: English
• Keywords: urban codes/Athens/green urbanism/density
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: FA - Faculty of Architecture
• Publication status: Published
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: VII, 45 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-175097
• COBISS.SI-ID: 257978115
• Publication date in RUL: 16.10.2025

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Analiza urbanih kod Aten in njihovega vpliva na urbano tkivo Aten

Abstract

Ta diplomska naloga raziskuje, kako urbani gradbeni predpisi oblikujejo morfologijo Aten, mesta, zaznamovanega z zgodovinskimi plastenji, kulturno kontinuiteto in pretežno neregulirano urbanistično širitev. Sprašuje se, ali kodificirano oblikovanje zmanjšuje urbani značaj ali pa omogoča bolj trajnostno in odpornejšo rast. Na podlagi načel zelene urbanistike so bili razviti in preizkušeni novi gradbeni predpisi, namenjeni reševanju sodobnih urbanih izzivov. Raziskava dokazuje večnivojski vpliv regulacije, saj predpisi oblikujejo gostoto sosesk, zasnovo stavb in celo razporeditev stanovanj, hkrati pa posredujejo razmerje med zasebnim in javnim prostorom. Ugotovitve poudarjajo dvojno vlogo urbanih kodov: zagotavljajo prostorsko jasnost in odpornost, hkrati pa omejujejo arhitekturno raznolikost. Študija na koncu umešča kodifikacijo kot ključni okvir za uravnoteženje okoljskih zmogljivosti, družbenih interakcij in urbane čitljivosti v prihodnjem razvoju Aten.

• Keywords: urbane kode/Atene/trajnostni urbanizem/gostota