Photo Render of LATRAAC Space

Construction began in July 2014 by a volunteer team of architects, skateboarders, artists and others.

Transition Skateboarding/First Bowl in Downtown Athens

Photo Render of LATRAAC Space

 The LATRAAC bowl will be the first bowl in downtown Athens.  Computational design is being used to create a world class structure which will have provide a much needed social re-creative space .

LATRAAC Structure: 609 digitally fabricated birch plywood profiles

Location: Kerameikos

Kerameikos moments from our blog: http://latraac.tumblr.com/

With a history spanning back to classical antiquity, Kerameikos provides the context to the project with a historical and cultural mix of archaeology, neoclassical buildings, street art, a traditional Roma community and an emerging China town. This successful diversity makes an ideal home for transition skateboarding in Athens.

Design Innovation/Digital Fabrication

LATRAAC plywood profiles: Section D, Layer 01

LATRAAC combines transition skateboarding's organic curved surfaces with computational design creating an intuitive hybrid architecture. 609 CNC cut plywood profiles form the surface structure.

Urban Gardening

LATRAAC gardeners Isabel and Miyon

Green is the new black. Naturalists and professional gardeners Miyon and Isabel are the curators of the LATRAAC garden.
Native varieties of plants are being used to provide shade and create a lush green setting, but also to promote environmental awareness and sustainability as well as establish a platform for sharing knowledge and information about plants and gardening through LATRAAC workshops.

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Free Entrance/Social Business

Entrance to LATRAAC will be free. Revenue will be generated through the licenced garden tea house and the hosting of community engaging, arts and crafts events. By combining urban gardening with transition skateboarding LATRAAC will appeal to a broader spectrum of people culturally cross pollinating between a range of activities and social groups.

Garden view of the LATRAAC bowl

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