Location Athens, Greece
Client LAMDA Development
Services Program Management, Project Management, Resiliency and Disaster Recovery
Project Value N/A
Hill is providing Project Management Consulting (PMC) services for the Infrastructure and Landscape Program of the Ellinikon Project, Europe’s greatest waterfront urban regeneration program.
The Ellinikon is located just 8 km southwest of Athens’ city center and comprises an area of approximately 6.2 million SM. For comparison, the site is three times the size of Monaco, and enjoys a magnificent 3.5 km waterfront along the Athenian coastline as well as a marina.
Inspired by LAMDA Development and master planned by internationally acclaimed design firm Foster & Partners, the Ellinikon Project is a mega development with a total planned investment of more than $9.5 billion, with work planned in phases over the next 15 years. LAMDA’s vision for the Ellinikon is to create a landmark destination for Athens anchored by a world-class park fostering sustainability, enhancing connectivity, and transforming the waterfront through integration with the park. Essentially, the Ellinikon will realize a new “city within the city” and once complete will include a spectrum of uses and typologies, including residential, hospitality, cultural, educational, healthcare, and others. The heart of the Ellinikon will be the Metropolitan Park, rivalling London’s Hyde Park and New York City’s Central Park in size, beauty, and functionality. At more than 2 million SM, Metropolitan Park will connect the sea front with the Hymettus mountain through fixed-track transport. This will provide direct access to the park and to the sea front from all over the Attica basin. The development’s Infrastructure & Landscape Program also involves the construction of all new roadworks and utility networks, the development of the Metropolitan Park and other open areas, 50 km of pedestrian and bicycle paths, marine works to upgrade the waterfront, the creation of a 1 km long public beach, new solid waste management and wastewater management plants, associated flood protection, and other works.
Hill is supporting the development’s Infrastructure & Landscape Program, which involves the construction of all new roadworks and utility networks, the development of the Metropolitan Park and other open areas, 50 km of pedestrian and bicycle paths, marine works to upgrade the waterfront, the creation of a 1 km long public beach, wastewater management plants, and other works. Given the scope and location of the development, resiliency against weather and rising sea levels is key to overall success. The Hill team will help ensure compliance of the works execution with all applicable resiliency regulations and standards, including elevations and floodwalls, and confirming plantings and other landscape features can support resiliency functions.
Image credit: Foster and Partners
