Project Summary

Environmental Protection

PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR THE PROJECTS: "CONFERENCE CENTER IN COMMUNITY OF ORGANI AND NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM IN THE REGION OF KEHROS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THESE AREAS, IN PREFECTURE OF RODOPI"

Client: Development Enterprise of Rodopi
Year: 2001

ISSUE
The purpose of the study was the approval of the environmental terms and the preliminary design of the Conference Center of Organi and the Museum of Natural History of Kehros for the enhancement of these areas.

SOLUTION                                                              
The construction of the proposed interventions includes materials which are environmentally friendly and cause the least impacts to the environment.                                                                 
                                                                                       View of Kehros Community   
The interventions for the community of Organi are the following:

• Construction of a conference center (with a surface area of 240m2) on municipal land with an area of half hectare which is located in the center of the community across the existing mayor’s building. The building includes reception area with information stand, one office, 2 WC (men and women), storage area, dining room and a conference room with capacity of 40 people.
• Construction of mild architectural interventions which develop on the hill covered with pine trees, northeast of the community, which include the construction of a view point with appropriate shade shelters and benches and opening of a pathway which allows access in the area from the south side of the hill.
• Restoration of traditional buildings in the broader area including the community of Organi for accommodating the visitors and users of the conference center.

The interventions for the community of Kehros are the following:

• Construction of a Natural History Museum, with a surface area of 240m2, located north from the former mayor’s building of Kehros at distance of 200m. The new building has one floor and a basement and includes exhibition room, administrative offices and auxiliary facilities (WC, warehouses). The surroundings of the building will include plantings and trees, gardens with various species of plants, benches, wooden fence around the area, lighting poles, pathways covered from stone and shistolith. For the visitor’s convenience, a pavilion will be placed with shade shelters and a wooden pergola.
• Development of appropriate recreation facilities, view points with a kiosk, benches, stone fountain and pathways which allow the access of the visitors to the intervention areas. Throughout the project, lighting poles were installed and wooden litter bins were placed in order to keep the area clean.

In the current study, the exact location for the construction of the works was identified and the existing condition of the natural and human environment was examined. Additionally, the feasibility of the works was demonstrated and a technical description of the works was performed.

Finally, the environmental impact from the construction and operation of the works was described and the mitigating actions during the construction and operation phases were provided.

BENEFIT
The study was submitted to the environmental public authority for the approval of environmental terms. The proposed actions contribute to the enhancement of the region.