¨Harmony Hills¨ Multi-theme Park in Desfina, Delphi

The Desfina Multipurpose Park is one of the largest public-private partnerships in Greece in the field of touristic and cultural development. It is based on an idea of Angelos Sikelianos and his wife Eva Palmer-Sikelianou who envisioned the creation of an international cultural center at Delphi, the location of the most famous spiritual center in classical antiquity and the “navel of the world” according to the ancient Greeks. The project includes a University, a School of Fine Arts, an Art and Knowledge Park, a Technology and Innovation Center, a Planetarium, a Health Center for tourists, residential areas, as well as extensive parks and a lakes. The present study (www.bim-cad.info/mentor) was developed by the office of “Giamakos Architects” (www.giamakos-architects.com) on behalf of Mentor S.A., and relates to the second phase of the project (Master Plan). It includes general design and area layout, exploratory architectural modeling, and investment estimates in accordance to the officially approved Urban Plan of Desfina (published in the Government Gazette FEK 483 / 31-12-2013). The project for the construction of the Desfina Multipurpose Park at Delphi started in 2003 as the brainchild of Sophocles and Ourania Diaconiannis, key shareholders of Mentor S.A. The park will have the potential of accommodating up to ten thousand visitors and host events for up to twenty-five thousand spectators. The structures will grow harmonically around an artificial lake located in a hilly countryside close to the famous archaeological site. The planned construction area spans approx. a thousand acres (four million square meters) of land.