The historic building, built in 1975 by architects Konstantinos Fine and Konstantinos Papaioannou, representatives of Greek modernism at the level of public buildings, sets the hopes for a new era. Cause student residence of the Zografu University of Technology, which at the end of September last year showed the pitiful face that had been hidden for decades – at least from public opinion – behind its walls. It became a preserved … center of crime, as the large area proved. Greek police operation for drugs and other criminal activities while her rooms were occupied by non-university students.

Yesterday, as stated by his leadership NTUThe Inter-Ministerial Committee approved the application submitted by NTUA to the General Secretariat of Public-Private Partnerships for inclusion in the list of PPP projects for the complete renovation of the old student residence of the Zograf Polytechnic University (SEZ) with a budget of 40,000,000 euros. .

It is a central building of 10 floors, with a total capacity of about 552 beds (454 rooms), as well as a cinema and a restaurant, with a total indoor and semi-outdoor area of ​​about 23,090 sq.m. sq.m. The project will create open spaces and surrounding space with a total area of ​​approximately 2,500 sq.m.

The study is a donation from the Onassis Foundation and the project, with a budget of 40 million euros, will be implemented through a public-private partnership.

We remind you that the definitive and applied studies were prepared Alexandros S. Onassis Charitable Foundation and were delivered to NTUA at the expense of a donation. Once approved, the PPP is followed by a selection process of consultants (financial, legal, technical) who, together with NTUA, will launch a tender process for the selection and selection of a private partnership body that will undertake the study, funding, renovation and maintenance of the student house of the Zograf Polytechnic Institute for 28 years .

The construction period is expected to last two years. Thus, the symbolic project for the Athens university community is expected to radically change the current discouraging image of student housing. It had been a year since the hostel had stopped accepting new students, at least those it could accept in unoccupied rooms, as it was getting ready for renovations.

restart

“The end of an era for a long-suffering center that began about 50 years ago as an important architectural project and a model student housing complex, but eventually fell into functional collapse and became a hotbed of crime. The new center is designed taking into account all the characteristics of a modern student hostel, with a capacity of 531 beds. Its evacuation by several resident students will be completed very soon.” About this “K” said the rector of the educational institution Andreas Buduvis., adding that cooperation between the public and private sectors for the implementation of the project contributes to the acceleration of its implementation. Vice Chancellor for Finance, Planning and Development Evangelos Sapundzakis was responsible for all preparations for the membership application.